Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 999 Who is the mole? One miscalculation.

Most of the people present were Nascent Soul cultivators with powerful spiritual senses, and even through the restrictions around the cave, they could easily cover a radius of dozens of miles around the "teleportation array".

From the moment the violent tremor suddenly occurred, Song Qingming and the others had already sensed the extremely unusual fluctuations in spiritual energy within the "mountain-protecting array" outside.

However, since the protective array of Xuanqing Temple was a high-grade level four, it was hard for them to believe that the protective array could be broken so quickly without seeing it with their own eyes.

Upon hearing the news, and seeing that the two Nascent Soul elders from the Xuanqing Temple still looked somewhat hesitant, Yu Ning, who was sitting to the side, quickly spoke up:

“Fellow Daoists, since it is the Qingyuan Sect that has come to our door, they must have made some preparations.”

The situation outside is unclear, and with so many of us gathered here, we might be playing right into the enemy's hands. We should quickly seal the array, activate the teleportation array and protective array, and go out to help.

Otherwise, if the enemy manages to get close and destroys the formation again, it will be too late to regret it.

"What Fellow Daoist Yu said is true. Without the mountain-protecting formation to block it, it would be difficult for Senior Brother Xuanku and the others to hold off the opponent."

"Junior Brother Chen, the situation is urgent. Our priority is to protect the great formation. We can discuss other matters after we get through this!"

Upon hearing his companion agree with Yu Ning's statement, the Nascent Soul Elder surnamed Chen from the Xuanqing Temple hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Soon, the two of them changed their spellcasting movements and led everyone to begin casting a spell to seal the unfinished array in front of them.

At the same time, Yu Ning of the "Heavenly Dao Sect" looked at Song Qingming and the others beside her and said softly:

"Fellow Daoists, we have unfortunately encountered this matter today. We hope that you can lend a helping hand after we leave."

"After we defeat the Qingyuan Sect, we will never forget your kindness."

"Fellow Daoist Yu is right! If you fellow Daoists are willing to help repel the enemy, our sect will certainly reward you with generous gifts afterward, and we will never let you work for nothing."

As soon as Yu Ning finished speaking, Elder Chen from the Xuanqing Temple, who was sitting opposite her, immediately chimed in while busy casting a spell.

A fierce battle suddenly broke out outside, and upon learning that the "mountain-protecting formation" had been breached by the enemy, they were extremely anxious as they sat in the cave. They hurriedly began to rally Song Qingming and others who had come to help them fight the enemy.

Of the eight Nascent Soul cultivators currently in the cave, only Song Qingming, Li Jinyue, and "Old Daoist Qingping" remain.

The remaining five people were Yu Ning and Ma Boyun from the "Heavenly Dao Sect", two Nascent Soul elders from the "Mysterious Green Temple", and a Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Wu who they had invited from a nearby sect to help.

Yu Ning and Ma Boyun, needless to say, shared common interests and were definitely going to stand on the side of "Xuanqing Temple," and had already spoken up to help win over others.

The other cultivator surnamed Wu seemed to have a good relationship with the Xuanqing Temple. Upon hearing Elder Chen's invitation, he also nodded and accepted without much thought.

Only Song Qingming, Li Jinyue, and "Old Taoist Qingping" hesitated and did not immediately respond to the invitation to join the battle.

The three of them had only been invited by the other party to help repair the teleportation array; they had not previously agreed to help deal with the people from the "Qingyuan Sect".

Getting them to help fight to the death against the other side isn't something that can be done with just a few words.

Sure enough, just as Song Qingming was still pondering whether to agree to the other party's request, "Old Daoist Qingping" immediately spoke up.

“I say, Fellow Daoist Yu, when I came here this time, I agreed that I would only help repair the great formation, and I did not agree to help you deal with the people of Qingyuan Sect.”

This old Taoist priest is of low strength and is merely a rogue cultivator; he dares not easily offend them, and hopes that you all can understand.

Seeing that the usually cunning "Old Taoist Qingping" had directly rejected her, Yu Ning's face immediately showed a slightly unpleasant expression.

The Elder Chen from the Xuanqing Temple, who was sitting not far away, gritted his teeth and immediately spoke:

"Fellow Daoists, if you are willing to lend a hand, our sect can give you a fourth-grade spiritual herb afterward. That should be enough to persuade you!"

"A level four spiritual medicine!"

"Hehe. Since your sect is so sincere, then this old Daoist will risk his old life to fight them today."

Upon hearing that Xuanqing Temple was willing to offer such a precious spiritual item as a fourth-grade spiritual medicine, Daoist Qingping's expression changed drastically, and he immediately agreed with righteous indignation.

"And what about those two fellow Daoists?"

Seeing everyone looking in his direction, Song Qingming pondered for a moment, and was about to answer when his expression suddenly changed, and he flashed away from where he stood.

The next moment, a very strong white light suddenly shone in the cave.

While still in mid-air, Song Qingming quickly covered his eyes upon seeing this. When he opened his eyes again, he suddenly found himself in a vast white space.

"What's going on? Where are you all, fellow Daoists?"

Upon discovering that the cave next to him had not only changed drastically, but that all the other people had also disappeared, Song Qingming quickly cast a spell and shouted loudly.

To his surprise, the sound was transmitted back quickly after it entered the surrounding white light, and for a moment all he could hear were the words he had just shouted, which made his scalp tingle.

Sensing something amiss, Song Qingming immediately cast a spell to release his natal magic treasure, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," to protect himself and the surrounding area, blocking the echoes outside the protective barrier.

After the noise outside gradually subsided, when Song Qingming looked around again, he suddenly noticed two figures appearing above his head.

It was Yu Ning, who had been sitting next to him not long ago, and the Nascent Soul Elder surnamed Chen from the Xuanqing Temple.

At this moment, Yu Ning had a blue Ruyi on her head, which released bursts of purple shields, while the old man surnamed Chen held a blue jade flute in front of him for protection.

Upon seeing Song Qingming not far away, the two quickly used magic to approach him.

"Fellow Daoist Song, are you alright?"

"Fellow Daoists, what has happened?"

After casting a spell to check that the two people in front of him did not seem to be hallucinations, Song Qingming quickly joined them and asked a question.

Hearing Song Qingming's puzzled question, Yu Ning and the elderly man surnamed Chen shook their heads with somewhat unpleasant expressions and replied:

"Fellow Daoist Song, we don't know what happened either. We just saw a white light suddenly appear, and then we found ourselves teleported here."

We don't seem to see any other fellow Daoists besides us. We only came here because we heard your voice.

"This is really strange. We didn't see any enemies attacking just now, so how could this suddenly happen? Where are we?"

"Spatial teleportation? How is that possible? Could someone have tampered with it?"

"Fellow Daoist Song, Fellow Daoist Yu, you're here too!"

Just as the three of them reunited and exchanged a few words, a familiar shout rang out again from not far behind them, followed by another figure flying rapidly toward their location.

The person who arrived was none other than the talkative "Old Taoist Qingping".

He too was horrified at this moment. He hurriedly asked everyone for their opinions, but like Song Qingming, he got no results.

Not long after, the remaining elderly man surnamed Wu and Ma Boyun and the others also gathered at their location and regrouped in one place.

After some explanation, everyone realized that they had all encountered similar situations, having been inexplicably drawn into this place by a white light.

"Hey! Where's Junior Nephew Liang?"

Hearing Yu Ning's somewhat puzzled voice from the side, Song Qingming and the others looked at each other and found that everyone had arrived, except for one Golden Core cultivator surnamed Liang from the "Heavenly Dao Sect".

This Golden Core cultivator surnamed Liang, although only at the late Golden Core stage, possessed an array formation skill that was not much lower than that of the other cultivators present. He was also a fourth-grade low-level "array master".

Seeing that one of her people was suddenly missing, Yu Ning's face showed a slight anxiety, and she quickly released her divine sense to scan the white mist in the distance.

At this moment, Li Jinyue, who was standing to the side, saw that the other party was a little anxious and quickly said, "Since everyone is missing people, let's split up and search around, and also look for an exit nearby."

But as soon as he finished speaking, "Old Taoist Qingping," who was standing to the side, immediately waved his hand and said:
"Fellow Daoists, since we did not experience any weakness in our spiritual senses after the teleportation, it should not have been a spatial teleportation."

The old Taoist priest guessed that we must have fallen into someone's trap to suddenly find ourselves trapped here.

Judging from what just happened, the white light suddenly appeared near us without anyone else showing up. It's highly likely that one of us was the one who made the move.

We are now in an unknown and dangerous place. We have finally managed to gather together, so we must not separate again. We should first think about how to escape before searching for the others!

Otherwise, we risk falling into their trap, being separated one by one and trapped here to die.

“That does seem to make some sense. When the white light appeared, no one else was present. Even if someone was hiding in the shadows and made a move, it would be impossible for them to evade the divine senses of so many of us.”

As soon as "Old Taoist Qingping" finished speaking, everyone looked at him with suspicion in their eyes.

"Hmph! Someone is plotting against us, and they're even among us. Could the person you fellow Daoists suspect is our sect's missing junior nephew, Liang?"

Upon hearing Qingping Laodao's analysis, Yu Ning looked at him with a strange expression.

Sensing a hint of displeasure in the other person's eyes, "Qingping Daoist" immediately waved his hand and said:

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. Young friend Liang's cultivation is only at the Golden Core stage. With his magical power, how could he possibly be able to trap us Nascent Soul cultivators?"

I never suspected him, but it's a different story with the others.

"If it's not Junior Nephew Liang, then it must be one of us. The one who can trap us must have a cultivation level of at least Nascent Soul."

My junior brother Ma, two fellow Daoists from Xuanqing Temple, and I have all sworn oaths within the sect that we would not easily betray it.

"Fellow Daoist Qingping was able to remind us just now, so I believe it shouldn't be you either." Just as Yu Ning finished speaking, the elderly man surnamed Chen from the Xuanqing Temple, standing to the side, also pointed to the cultivator surnamed Wu beside him and said:

“Fellow Daoist Wu and our sect are allies who have made a pact, and I also believe it cannot be him.”

"So, in that case, it's just me and Fellow Daoist Li who are more suspicious?"

Seeing that everyone's gaze seemed to be fixed on him and Li Jinyue after their analysis, Song Qingming calmly responded.

Upon hearing this, Li Jinyue smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist Song, please don't be angry. The other Daoists were just speculating, and there is no concrete evidence."

Having spent so much time together, I trust Fellow Daoist Song to a certain extent; I believe you are not the traitor.

"Hehe! I never expected that among so many people, the one who trusts me the most is actually Fellow Daoist Li."

"However, although you trust me, I, Song, am somewhat distrustful of you. Perhaps I could prove who the mole really is."

As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, he waved the spiritual light in his hand, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" immediately transformed into five streaks of light, heading straight for Li Jinyue's location.

Seeing Song Qingming suddenly attack without warning, Li Jinyue was slightly startled and quickly used a magic plate magic item on his body to block in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist Song, what are you doing? I have no ill intentions. Please do not listen to their attempts to sow discord between us!"

".."

Despite Li Jinyue's attempt to explain, Song Qingming remained unmoved, his magical power continuing to surge rapidly into the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror."

The next moment, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in mid-air shot out several golden beams, attacking Li Jinyue from all sides again.

Seeing the two suddenly start fighting, Yu Ning and the others standing to the side looked around but no one moved, simply watching quietly.

"Oh, this."

The "Old Taoist Qingping" who was standing to the side was about to say something when he saw several gazes suddenly shooting over from the side, which made him quickly shut his mouth.

Although Yu Ning chose to believe him for the time being, he would still find it difficult to shake off the suspicion of others until he confirmed who the real mole was.

Not far away, Song Qingming, having just failed in his first attack, once again had a flash of inspiration and manipulated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to surround his opponent, casting a spell to launch another attack.

Although Li Jinyue's cultivation level was only at the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul realm, he felt some pressure fighting against Song Qingming, who was at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

However, he showed no sign of weakness, unleashing two powerful magical treasures in quick succession to block all of the opponent's attacks.

After spending two months casting spells to repair the great array, everyone present was more or less exhausted. However, Li Jinyue seemed to grow stronger with each battle, causing Song Qingming to frown slightly.

Seeing that the opponent's strength was now significantly improved compared to what he had seen before, Song Qingming's eyes turned cold, and he waved his hand to take out the magic weapon "White Jade Halo".

The next moment, the white halo flew directly into the air and then grew dozens of times larger, enveloping Li Jinyue's head.

"go with!"

As Song Qingming quickly activated his spell, the "white halo" hovering above Li Jinyue's head immediately shrank and fell down.

Sensing the power of the "white halo" ahead, Li Jinyue's expression changed slightly, and he immediately dodged to the side.

However, although he was quick, Song Qingming had also anticipated this and moved quickly to block Li Jinyue before the other party could dodge the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".

Although the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror has only average offensive capabilities, its ability to trap enemies is much stronger than that of ordinary magic weapons.

With the combined effect of the two magical artifacts, Song Qingming still did not let his opponent escape, blocking Li Jinyue's surroundings and preventing him from having a chance to flee.

"combine!"

Before Li Jinyue could get rid of the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in front of him, the "White Jade Halo" above his head quickly descended again.

Seeing that he was about to be trapped by the opponent's magic weapon, Li Jinyue's face immediately showed a hint of surprise.

Just when Song Qingming thought he had trapped his opponent, the opponent's aura suddenly surged, and with one strike, he knocked away the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" blocking his way.

The next moment, Li Jinyue, who had stopped in mid-air, looked at Song Qingming in front of him and suddenly showed a smile.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Song is indeed quite capable. Today, I, Li, have had a rather satisfying beating."

"Oh! I'm glad Fellow Daoist Li is enjoying himself. However, I, Song, am not willing to waste any more time with you here today. Let me see your true skills."

When the white light suddenly appeared in the cave, Song Qingming couldn't see the exact location, but he judged from the direction the light was coming from that it was to his right.

However, besides Li Jinyue, there were several other cultivators, including Ma Boyun, sitting to his right casting spells, so he couldn't immediately determine who had done it.

It wasn't until he heard "Old Taoist Qingping's" analysis and heard the reactions of everyone present that Song Qingming's suspicions gradually became clearer.

Compared to the others, Li Jinyue was located just a short distance to his right.

Moreover, when he was facing doubts from everyone, he clearly wanted to muddy the waters and make himself fall into the same doubts as him, which was quite inconsistent with his previously low-key personality.

Before taking action, Song Qingming was not entirely certain of Li Jinyue's identity as the mole.

Now, after exchanging blows with his opponent, Li Jinyue displayed a completely different level of strength than before, which made Song Qingming no longer doubt him.

For a Nascent Soul Level 3 cultivator to be able to forcefully repel his "natal magic weapon" means that Li Jinyue's true strength is definitely no weaker than that of a Nascent Soul Level 2 cultivator.

Having confirmed his doubts, Song Qingming no longer held back. He patted his storage bag at his waist and took out six figures that landed beside him.

"These are Nascent Soul puppets! How can he have so many puppets?!"

"To be able to control so many high-level puppet beasts at the same time, could it be that he has cultivated some special technique?"

Seeing Song Qingming take out six puppets at once, three of which had reached the Nascent Soul stage, Yu Ning and the others who were watching the battle widened their eyes in astonishment.

Previously, when they fought against the monsters in the "Nebula Sea", they had seen Song Qingming take action, but they had never seen him control or use the "Puppet Beast".

Unexpectedly, Song Qingming, who came from a small sect and had been very humble in front of them all the way, had so many high-level puppets on him.

At the same time, Li Jinyue, who was standing in front of Song Qingming, was also surprised to see that the other party had taken out so many "puppet beasts" at once, and stared at the other party with a fixed gaze.

I never expected that the other party would have such a powerful trump card hidden in their possession.

However, when Li Jinyue saw Song Qingming unleash the "Puppet Array" and his aura instantly more than double, his face immediately turned even uglier.

"I never imagined you could control a puppet array. No wonder you have so many puppet beasts with you!"

After forming the formation, Song Qingming did not say much to the others. The next moment, he manipulated the magic weapon in his hand to attack the opponent's location again.

Although he had taken precautions, Li Jinyue still underestimated Song Qingming's strength, given his sudden increase in cultivation.

This time, facing the pursuit of the opponent's magic weapon, Li Jinyue's speed was obviously not keeping up with his opponent, and he was quickly overtaken by the "White Jade Halo" again before he was not paying attention.

Although he managed to activate his two magical treasures to defend himself, his cultivation level was significantly lower, and he was ultimately struck by the "White Jade Halo" and fell from mid-air.

Before he could regain his footing, Li Jinyue was locked in place by the "white jade halo" controlled by Song Qingming, making it impossible for him to move.

Feeling that most of his magical power had been restricted by his opponent, Li Jinyue's face immediately turned ugly as he watched Song Qingming walk towards him.

Seeing that the battle had been decided, Yu Ning and the others all moved closer to this side.

"Fellow Daoist Li, now that you've lost, shouldn't you open this door and let us out?"

"Hehe, I didn't expect that even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw. There was actually a master like you hidden here. I, Li, have really miscalculated!"

"But Fellow Daoist Song, do you think you can catch me with this?"

Even though Song Qingming had restrained his body, Li Jinyue's face showed no sign of panic, and he suddenly unleashed the same powerful aura as before.

Song Qingming, who thought the other party wanted to break free from the control of the "White Jade Halo", was still trying his best to cast spells to control the magic weapon.

Unexpectedly, countless white light swords suddenly shot out from the surrounding white light, heading straight for the group's location.

"Oh no! This guy has activated the restriction."

Those who had just arrived near Song Qingming saw this situation and quickly cast spells to release shields in front of them, including two additional shields beside Song Qingming.

Clearly, through their battle just now, they had determined that the one controlling the nearby restrictions was not Song Qingming, but Li Jinyue, whom he had trapped.

Just as everyone was reacting, countless white sword lights shot over, instantly accompanied by a series of intense collisions.

"Gentlemen, my mission was simply to stall you. I had intended to stay here with you a little longer, but I didn't expect you to discover my identity so quickly. I miscalculated."

"In that case, I won't play with you anymore."

Li Jinyue, who felt that he had activated the "White Jade Halo", glanced at the crowd in front of him who were being suppressed by the white light sword, and couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

The next moment, just as he turned to leave, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

(End of this chapter)