Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The next moment, a blue and white light appeared in the sky.

Just as Song Qingming transformed into a beam of light and headed straight for the location of the "red vortex" above his head, he did not expect that the other party suddenly flashed a beam of light, and then disappeared on the spot in a flash.

"Hey, he's still alive!"

After the escaping light turned into a human form, Song Qingming took a close look and saw that the "red vortex" had appeared and stopped not far from his side. He couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

".."

Half a month later, a ball of red flame suddenly flew out from the "green copper furnace".

Soon, a fireball formed by red flames fell directly several feet away from the copper furnace, and then a blue light appeared above it, extinguishing all the surrounding flames.

After the blue light dissipated, an ordinary-looking figure in a green robe emerged from inside. It was Song Qingming who had taken the initiative to enter the "Bronze Furnace" to break through the level.

After putting out the flames on his body, Song Qingming discovered that there were several large holes burned on his clothes, and he looked really embarrassed.

Seeing this, Song Qingming put away the "blue light shield" on his body, looked at the "bronze furnace" in front of him, and couldn't help but sighed softly with a hint of helplessness.

When Song Qingming entered the "Bronze Furnace" before, he quickly discovered the exit of the "red vortex" inside.

But what he didn't expect was that the exit formed by the "red vortex" was not a fixed location. As long as Song Qingming got a little closer to the opponent, he would suddenly escape.

His speed was actually much faster than Song Qingming, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, making it difficult for him to approach him for a moment.

Moreover, due to the constant invasion and obstruction of the red flames in the "Bronze Furnace", Song Qingming could not fully display his two secret methods of "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape" and "Blood Shadow Escape" to increase his escape speed.

Every time he wanted to use secret techniques or talismans to speed up his escape, the "Red Flame" would suddenly increase the intensity of its attack, forcing him to stop and deal with the flames' attack.

Even though he was wearing the "Fire-Proof Robe", he would not be easily hurt by the high temperature flames inside.

But Song Qingming couldn't stay in the "Bronze Furnace" for too long, and his magic power could only last for half an hour at most.

It took a full half month, and Song Qingming entered the "Bronze Furnace" more than a dozen times to try, but he still failed.

In the end, he could only choose to withdraw with a bit of regret on his face.

"This level tests the cultivator's own strength. If one's own ability is not enough, it is unlikely to pass the level by relying on external forces.

It seems that I can only wait until my strength is improved before trying to break through the levels slowly."

Although after Song Qingming practiced the Tongtian Wanling Jue technique, his magic power was a bit stronger than that of ordinary cultivators of the same level.

But even though he tried his best to chase after his opponent, he still couldn't keep up with his opponent's speed.

According to Song Qingming's own estimation, he would need to improve his cultivation by at least one more level before he could be sure of passing this level.

Seeing that he had tried so many times but still could not get close to the exit of the "Red Vortex", Song Qingming, who knew that it would be difficult for him to pass this level, could only temporarily extinguish this idea in his mind.

After all, according to the experience of entering the murals twice before, in addition to this level in the passage, there will be another obstacle when entering the stone chamber where the spiritual objects are stored.

Even if he could force his way through this level, it doesn't mean he can easily get the things inside. There is really no need to waste too much time here.

After taking out a new robe from the storage bag and putting it on, Song Qingming took another look at the "bronze furnace" in front of him, then turned around and left.

Not long after, Song Qingming, who had rearranged the underwater restrictions, left here directly.

After coming out of the "Qinghe Cave Mansion", Song Qingming did not rush back to the "Chiyun Mountain", but rushed eastward to the vicinity of the mineral vein located in the "Yinfeng Ridge".

As one of the few medium-sized mineral veins in "Qinghe County", more than two hundred years have passed since the Song family discovered the "Yinfengling" mineral vein.

This important mineral vein, which brought the Song family hundreds of thousands of spiritual stones in revenue, has now gradually passed its peak production period, and the annual output of ore has begun to gradually decrease.

In recent years, the Song family and the "Xiaoyao Sect" have gradually begun to reduce the number of cultivators stationed here, and now there are less than two hundred people left in the mine.

It is estimated that in another hundred years or so, the "Yinfengling" mineral vein will be completely exhausted and become an ordinary spiritual vein in the "Yunwu Mountain".

By then, it will have no value and no one will be willing to stay here, and the mountain will gradually fall into the hands of the surrounding monsters.

As soon as he fell to the bottom of the canyon, he saw a white mist coming from not far ahead, which instantly enveloped his surroundings.

Seeing this, Song Qingming's face suddenly showed a strange look.

Before he could release his spiritual sense to observe the surroundings, a black figure suddenly walked out of the white mist and quickly came to Song Qingming.

"Yu Shan meets the clan leader!"

Ever since he was rescued by Qu Bai, Song Yushan has been practicing alone in this canyon all these years, and has also served as the person who guards Qu Bai's cave.

Although I have been in this dark canyon and rarely go out.

However, Song Yushan's cultivation did not fall behind. After Song Qingming gave him a "Foundation Building Pill" a few years ago, he successfully broke through the Foundation Building realm and is now a second-level Foundation Building cultivator.

Seeing Song Yushan bowing in front of him, Song Qingming couldn't help but flash a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then smiled and asked him:

"Yushan, why haven't I seen this formation before? Was it Senior Qu Bai who set it up here?"

“Reporting to the clan leader, I was the one who set up this formation. I received some pointers on formation techniques from my seniors before, so I wanted to give it a try.

I didn't expect that I didn't notice it in time and actually disturbed the clan leader. I really made a big mistake. I hope the clan leader won't blame me."

"Oh! This formation was set up by you."

After hearing Song Yushan's reply, Song Qingming was slightly surprised, and then he nodded and said, "It has only been more than ten years since you established your foundation, and you have already upgraded your formation skills to level two.

I didn't expect that you have some talent in formation. You are much stronger than other people in the family. You can be said to be a young person to be feared.

These are some of my previous insights into formations. You can study them. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me directly next time.”

After saying that, Song Qingming took out a green book from his body and handed it to Song Yushan.

This "Formation Book" contains some of Song Qingming's personal insights from his research on formations over the years, as well as many formation atlases below level three.

Over the years, there has not been any talented person in the Song family in the "array skills", and the best one is only at the second-level upper level.

Seeing that Song Yushan in front of him could become a second-level "Formation Master" so quickly, Song Qingming felt relieved and couldn't help but want to train him.

You know, Song Yushan has been staying in this canyon for all these years. Except for Qu Bai's occasional guidance, he has been practicing and studying alone most of the time.

In such an environment, he was able to become a second-level "Formation Master" so quickly. His talent in formation is definitely among the many cultivators of the Song family.

If he could concentrate on his training, and with Song Qingming's instruction, he might be able to advance to become a third-level "Formation Master" in the future.

Holding the "Formation Book" handed to him by Song Qingming himself, Song Yushan couldn't help but flash a hint of excitement in his eyes, and he quickly bowed to the ground with excitement.

"Yushan thanks the clan leader for the reward!"

"You promised Senior Qu Bai that you would stay here for a hundred years. Now nearly half of it has passed. It won't be long before you can get out.

When you have fulfilled your promise, I will send someone to pick you up. Don't be impatient and neglect your own cultivation."

"Don't worry, clan leader. No matter what happens, Yu Shan will definitely not break the agreement with the seniors. I will leave here with honor."

When he first fell into the canyon, Song Yushan made a hundred-year agreement with Qu Bai in order to save his life. He once thought that he would probably die of old age in the canyon.

Unexpectedly, his fate soon changed.

Not only did he gain recognition from the clan leader Song Qingming, who provided him with cultivation resources far superior to those of other clan disciples, but a few years ago he also specially sent him a "Foundation Building Pill" to support him in successfully building his foundation.

You know, Song Yushan was over 40 years old before he was able to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his talent for cultivation was not particularly outstanding among the many cultivators in the Song family.

If it weren't for this sudden encounter, with no background at all, the probability of him obtaining the "Foundation Building Pill" through normal practice in the family would be extremely low.

Unexpectedly, this century-long agreement to live and die would become a great opportunity for him, allowing Song Yushan to successfully build his foundation and practice to his current stage.

Now that he has become a foundation-building cultivator, he naturally understands why he has achieved his current success.

Although he still yearned for the outside world and wanted to leave this cage as soon as possible, Song Yushan would never be able to hold back and rashly tear up the agreement with Qu Bai.

Hearing Song Yushan's firm and resolute reply, Song Qingming also showed a bit of relief on his face.

"Okay! I'm relieved that you can understand this."

After saying this, Song Qingming took out a storage bag that he had prepared long ago and threw it directly to Song Yushan in front of him.

“This time I also brought you a lot of medicinal pills and spirit stones, you can keep them first.

Next, I may be away for a while and I don’t know when I will be back. If there is any emergency here, or if Senior Qu Bai has any instructions, you can send a message directly to Yuan Fang in Funiu Mountain.

I will tell him about these things.”

"Don't worry, Patriarch. Yu Shan understands!"

After explaining something to Song Yushan, Song Qingming nodded slightly, then walked around him and went directly to the cave where "Qu Bai" was.

As soon as he entered the cave, a gust of cold wind blew towards him, and soon a humanoid "puppet" with green eyes appeared in front of Song Qingming.

After glancing at the "puppet" in front of him, Song Qingming smiled and bowed to it. "Greetings, senior. I am honored to be here!"

"You haven't been here for a long time, why did you think of me today? Do you need my help again?"

Hearing Qu Bai's strange tone, Song Qingming immediately smiled and shook his head:

"Senior, you misunderstood me. I came to see you today for no reason. I just came to say goodbye!"

"Goodbye? I won't stop you from going anywhere, so why are you saying goodbye to me? Don't you plan on coming back?"

Seeing "Qu Bai" looking at him in confusion, Song Qingming quickly explained: "Senior, you are joking. This is where my family is. How can I not come back?

However, this time I’m going on a long trip and I don’t think I’ll be able to come back in a short time.

I'm afraid that you might have any misunderstandings, so I came to say hello to you before leaving.

I remember that I promised to do something for you back then. I wonder if you have made up your mind now, or do you want to wait until I come back to talk about it?"

"Going out to travel?"

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, "Qu Bai" paused for a moment, and then quickly said, "There is no rush for the thing I want you to do, just go ahead and do it.

But if you go out, remember to help me find the thing I mentioned to you before.

This thing is very important to me. If you can find it, I will definitely not treat you unfairly.

Don't worry, I will be in seclusion for a while soon, so I don't have anything to trouble you with.

As for the little guy outside, I don't have anything else to do with him right now, so if you're worried, just take him away."

"I will take note of what you said, senior."

"Since Yu Shan made a promise with the senior, he should fulfill his promise to you. I will not interfere too much in your affairs."

After Song Qingming nodded in response, he bowed to "Qu Bai" again and then turned and left.

The humanoid puppet controlled by "Qu Bai" did not say much when he saw this. He turned around and disappeared into the dark cave.
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Half a day later, Song Qingming appeared outside "Guyang Mountain" again.

This time when he returned to the sect, he did not alarm too many people. Instead, he quietly passed through the "Mountain Protection Array" from the other side of the mountain gate and came directly to the outside of the cave where Bai Yuxian was.

Bai Yuxian, who was in seclusion recuperating from his injuries, was surprised to see Song Qingming suddenly come to visit him. He hurried out to greet him in person and invited him into his cave.

"Junior Brother Song, I heard that Zi Yan found you some time ago. Did she not cause you any trouble?"

"Don't worry, Senior Sister Bai. I have already told Junior Sister Xu everything I should have said. I think she should be able to understand this matter.

Besides, I don’t have many good deeds now, and I have to take care of Siyuan in the future. Even if I don’t say it, everyone knows it.”

When they discussed the sect's restructuring and placed the "Infant Peidan" in the sect's Good Deeds Pavilion, Song Qingming, Li Mufeng, and Bai Yuxian also made a private agreement that they would not directly intervene in the exchange of this item within ten years.

The reason for making this agreement was to avoid disputes among the many monks in the sect and prevent them from all coming to them for help at once.

After all, the good deeds done by the three of them are enough to change the outcome of exchanging for the "Infant-Nourishing Pill". Once such a situation occurs, it is very likely that the monks in the sect will engage in internal fighting over this, and by then the gain will outweigh the loss.

Secondly, it was also to slow down the matter and test the many cultivators in the sect to see who among them was more suitable to get this "Infant-Nourishing Pill".

After all, the matter of forming an infant is different from the matter of building a foundation or forming a pill. It not only tests the spiritual talent of the cultivator himself, but also the cultivation, state of mind and even opportunity are extremely important.

Thinking back to the past, there were people as talented as the old leader Yao Qianshu, and there was also Chen Xuanxin who failed twice in forming a fetus.

Without exception, both of them are rare and talented people in the sect in the past thousand years.

Even with such a strong talent, his luck was a little lacking and he was ultimately unable to cross the step of forming a Nascent Soul and could only miss the path to the Nascent Soul stage.

In the past, because there were too few monks in the sect, there were only one or two who were suitable for cultivating infants. The sect did not have many choices but to support them with all its strength.

But now, with the expansion of the strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect", there are now as many as four or five people in the sect who are suitable for forming a baby.

For Song Qingming and others, how to make a decision is also a big test.

Therefore, the three of them made this agreement in order to see who in the sect was more suitable for forming a baby within ten years, and then consider helping them.

In order to show the fairness of this matter, they did not announce it publicly, but closed the door to visitors and refused everyone to use their good deeds.

Ten years later, the good deeds of Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian and Li Mufeng can determine the ownership of the sect's "Infant-Nourishing Pill".

By then, the sect might find a second "Infant-cultivating Pill" or some other spiritual object that can form an infant.

But one thing is that each of them has enough good deeds to provide support, and once they make the wrong choice, there will be no chance to regret it.

Hearing Song Qingming's response, Bai Yuxian nodded slightly and continued:
“Don’t worry, Junior Brother Song, since we have already agreed, Senior Brother Li and I will have no objection whether you want to support Siyuan or someone else in ten years.

After all, if it weren't for you, it would have been difficult for us to obtain this fairy Ganoderma lucidum. In the final analysis, it is because of you that our sect benefited from this.

Junior brother, you came to see me today, it shouldn’t be just to see me, but is there anything else?"

Hearing this, Song Qingming nodded slightly, and then said calmly: "Senior Sister Bai, since my cultivation broke through the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, I feel that my cultivation seems to be a little difficult.

Now that the sect is at peace, I would like to take this opportunity to go out and travel around to see if I can find some opportunities.

The reason why I didn't dare to send a message and come in person was that I didn't want to leak the news in advance, so I came alone to disturb Senior Sister Bai.

As for Senior Brother Li, Senior Sister Bai, please help me to let him know in the future, and I won’t disturb his retreat.”

"If you want to go out for a walk, that's of course fine." After responding to Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian couldn't help but sigh again.

“Alas, in fact, after I broke through my cultivation level a few years ago, I had the same confusion as Junior Brother Song. I felt that my cultivation speed had slowed down a lot.

It’s a pity that my injury hasn’t healed yet, so it’s inconvenient for me to go out. Otherwise, I would like to go out for a walk with Junior Brother Song.

"Although Senior Sister's injury has not healed yet, it is not serious. I think she will be well again soon. By then, Senior Sister will be able to travel anytime she wants."

Hearing Song Qingming's words of comfort, Bai Yuxian smiled and waved her hand, then asked him, "Brother, have you thought about where you are going this time and when you will be back?"

In response to Bai Yuxian's question, Song Qingming just shook his head slightly.

“To be honest, I don’t have any specific plans for this trip, so it’s hard to say when I’ll be back.

I want to go west first, visit Donghuang Country, and then find an opportunity to take the "teleportation array" to visit Xihuazhou and other immortal cultivation realms.

Senior Sister Bai, rest assured, there are still several decades before the monster riots, and I should be able to return before then."

"Yes! I feel relieved with what Junior Brother said."

Bai Yuxian nodded slightly, then paused and continued, "Since Junior Brother Song is going to such a far place, he will have many opportunities to buy good things.

If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for a while before setting off. I will go to the Good Deeds Pavilion to collect some spirit stones for you and send them to Chiyun Mountain.

If you come across Nurturing Infants Pills or other spiritual objects useful to the sect outside, you can bring some back to save us from the headache of this every day in the Floating Cloud Mountains."

"Haha! This is of course possible. Let's listen to Senior Sister's arrangements." Hearing Bai Yuxian's proposal, Song Qingming immediately smiled and nodded in agreement.

After the two chatted in the cave for a while, Song Qingming left "Guyang Mountain" alone.

Originally, Song Qingming thought that Bai Yuxian just asked him to help buy some things.

Unexpectedly, a few days after returning to "Chiyun Mountain", he suddenly received a total of 400,000 spirit stones sent by Bai Yuxian. For a moment, Song Qingming couldn't help but be surprised by her generosity.

Although the entire "Xiaoyao Sect" can still easily take out hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

But taking out so many spirit stones from the "Good Deeds Pavilion" at once, Bai Yuxian was afraid that he had emptied the entire sect's "Good Deeds Pavilion".

As a result of her actions, it is estimated that in the next few years, all the disciples in the entire "Guyang Mountain" will find it difficult to exchange spirit stones from the Shangong Pavilion, and they will inevitably complain about this matter behind their backs.

But after all, it was done by the sect's Nascent Soul ancestor. Even if there are complaints behind his back, no one would dare to say anything more in front of Bai Yuxian.

As early as two years ago, after Song Qingming broke through to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, he had the idea of ​​traveling outside, and he had already obtained Huang Siyuan's consent.

After the spirit stones from Bai Yuxian were delivered to them, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan did not delay for too long. After explaining things to several Jindan cultivators at the foot of the mountain, they quickly set off and left "Chiyun Mountain".

Knowing that this outing would take a long time, in addition to Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming also brought all his puppets, spirit insects, etc.

Including the Nascent Soul spirit beast "Ice and Fire Dragon", Song Qingming also put it into the "Spirit Beast Bag" and carried it with him.

Originally, Song Qingming wanted to invite his senior sister Li Xuanyi to travel with him, but after hesitating for a while, Li Xuanyi finally chose not to go out traveling with them.

She still wants to stay in "Chiyunfang" and run her own small shop, hoping to find the thing that she was missing before she was born.

Song Qingming didn't say much about this, but just gave her some careful instructions and left his sect elder token to her.

After passing through the "Chiyun Mountain" mountain protection formation under the cover of night, Song Qingming and the others boarded the flying boat and headed west.

Soon the escaping light disappeared directly into the night. (End of this chapter)