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Chapter 986 Floating Light Five-Colored Soil, Changing Situation

Qingyang Old Demon agreed to Nightmare Saint Ancestor's conditions and immediately sent her a telepathic message, offering only a slight guidance.

Qin Ming wasn't quite clear on the details either, but it seemed that Qingyang Old Demon had only said a few simple words, and Nightmare Saint Ancestor's face showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

It was clearly the key to the mystery in that dark book that was revealed by the old demon Qingyang.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Qingyang. I now understand what to do next."

Nightmare Ancestor was overjoyed and bowed to Qingyang Old Demon.

This is a Mahayana-level figure from the Demon Clan, and for him to make such a gesture shows the old demon great respect.

From her words, it was clear that the origin of the soul before her was extraordinary.

Qin Ming didn't ask, after all, this was the Nightmare Saint Ancestor's personal opportunity, which concerned the secrets of his cultivation.

After their conversation, the old demon Qingyang returned to Xiaoling territory with his hands behind his back.

The Devouring Rat was completely bewildered inside. Upon seeing the old demon enter, it immediately stepped forward and asked:

"Old Demon, how can you be so arrogant? Even that Demon Ancestor in the Mahayana stage has to treat you with utmost respect. You are truly amazing."

The old demon Qingyang stroked his beard and smiled inexplicably, glanced at it, and said leisurely:

"Hehehe, I am, after all, the ancestor of these demon brats. Isn't it only right that they show me some respect?"

The Devouring Rat glanced around, then cunningly approached Him and whispered, "Honestly, Old Demon, what exactly is your identity? There's no one else here, can you tell me?"

Upon hearing this, the Old Demon Qingyang smiled, pointed at the Devouring Sky Rat, having seen through its little scheme, and then leisurely turned and left.
The Devouring Rat snorted defiantly, "Hmph! What's so great about that! One day, I, the great one, will also become an immortal and an ancestor. At that time, you'll be begging me to tell you."

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Outside the cave of the Nightmare Ancestor.

After completing the first task, she seemed to be in a very good mood.

So he said to Qin Ming, "The second thing I told you about, Fellow Daoist Qin, will not be done in the short term. You can consider it."

"Otherwise, you'll still owe me a favor, and Senior Qingyang's help earlier can offset part of it."

Qin Ming pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "In that case, when I am able, I will naturally repay Fellow Daoist Zi Ling's favor."

Nightmare Ancestor nodded in satisfaction, and then began to toast Qin Ming again.

To be able to sit at the same table with the Great Ascension Demon Ancestor and interact with him as an equal is a unique occurrence not only in the Demon Realm but also in the entire cultivation world.

Within the Little Spirit Realm, the Sky-Devouring Rat blinked its eyes and said to the little silver fox and Tian Ling'er beside it:

"See that? Watch closely and learn from this. What does it mean to expand your network? Master has already climbed up to the Mahayana Demon Ancestor level. Who would have thought that the Succubus Star, whom I met by chance and shared a drink with, could actually advance to the Mahayana level? This is the importance of having foresight."

The little silver fox and Tian Ling'er listened intently to its analysis, their expressions serious.

After several rounds of drinks...

Nightmare Saint Ancestor said to Qin Ming, "Fellow Daoist Qin, I would like to exchange some more of your Great Dream Thousand Autumns Demon Wine to take back with me. If you need any spiritual items, you can tell me. Would you be willing?"

Qin Ming remembered that he had not yet gathered all the spiritual materials needed to grow Qingyuan Immortal Rice, refine True Dragon Pill, and Heavenly Azure Creation Pill.

Now that this demon lord has proposed an exchange, it's a good opportunity to see if she has anything like it.

So he nodded in agreement: "I do have some demon wine in stock here. Here is a list of spiritual items I need recently. Do you have any, Fellow Daoist Ziling?"

After saying that, he handed over a jade slip containing a list of materials.

After examining the items, Nightmare Saint Ancestor showed a hint of surprise: "I didn't expect that everything Fellow Daoist Qin needs is a rare treasure of heaven and earth of the seventh rank or above."

"I don't have most of these things either. They even need the essence blood of true dragons and phoenixes. Although it's only the essence blood of the Fusion level, it's not something that's easy to get."

"However, I have a sample of 'Floating Light Five-Colored Soil' here, which should be much better than the spiritual soil you need."

After saying that, the Nightmare Ancestor took out a box and opened it. Inside, a layer of five-colored light emanated, accompanied by an astonishing aura of Dao, clearly indicating that it was an item of extremely high quality.

Qin Ming took it and examined it carefully, revealing a look of delight: "It really is the seventh-grade top-level spiritual soil 'Floating Light Five-Colored Soil'. Fellow Daoist Zi Ling, this is enough."

Qin Ming learned about the legendary Five-Colored Floating Light Soil by chance from a secret book of spiritual plants.

As a seventh-tier spiritual soil, the Floating Light Five-Colored Soil not only contains extremely abundant immortal spiritual energy, but also carries a wisp of inexhaustible creative power, which can nourish the origin of all things.

Suitable for cultivating most of the rare treasures of immortal abodes, it is one of the few top-tier spiritual soils in the spirit world.

Qin Ming had been paying attention to this for a long time, but he had only seen a few words about it in books. He never expected to obtain a piece of spiritual land today.

Then his cultivation of Qingyuan Immortal Rice will be very promising.

'I didn't expect to gather both spirit soil and a seventh-tier spirit eye spring on this trip. I only need a few more rare and precious spiritual materials to plant the Cultivated Azure Immortal Rice, but it should be soon.'

Upon realizing this, Qin Ming felt extremely relieved, truly a case of fortune and misfortune being intertwined.

Unexpectedly, this powerful demon was also his lucky star.

Qin Ming was generous and directly took out two large jars of Great Dream Thousand Autumns Demon Wine from the Little Spirit Realm and handed them to her.

These seventh-tier demonic wines are sold by the drop, which can be considered as repaying the favor done to the other party for intervening in the Dragon Tree Ancestor's actions.

Otherwise, Qin Ming would feel uncomfortable if the Demon Ancestor always had his eye on him.

Seeing Qin Ming's generosity, Nightmare Ancestor took out another storage bag and tossed it to him:

"These are some spiritual items I've collected. I don't need them now, but they should be of some use to Fellow Daoist Qin."

Qin Ming took it, opened it, and glanced inside. He discovered that it contained some rare treasures of heaven and earth, including many seventh-order spiritual objects.

Many of them are even auxiliary materials that can be used to refine True Dragon Pills and Azure Creation Pills.

Nightmare Ancestor also saw Qin Ming's list and decided to give it to him as well.

"Then I thank you, Fellow Daoist Ziling," Qin Ming said, bowing in thanks.

The two talked for a while longer. Nightmare Ancestor seemed uninterested in the calamity of the alien races in the spirit world, focusing only on his own cultivation.

Several days later.

Nightmare Ancestor said to Qin Ming, "Alright, I have accomplished my purpose for coming here. I will have to return to the Ancient Demon Realm soon. This clone has many restrictions in the Spirit Realm and will not be able to stay for long. I hope we will meet again in the future, Fellow Daoist Qin."

Qin Ming asked in surprise, "Hasn't Fellow Daoist Zi Ling already successfully descended to the Spirit Realm? Why is she still restricted by the power of the Spirit Realm?"

"You may not know this, but the Demon Clan did not fully open the interface passage this time. Therefore, the Dragon Tree Saint Ancestor and I had to pay a price to descend through the formation, and we couldn't maintain it for long. However, once the interface between the Ancient Demon Realm and the Spirit Realm deepens and the interface passage is formed, even our true forms may be able to descend directly. But I can't reveal too much to you." After thinking for a moment, Nightmare Saint Ancestor finally explained to Qin Ming.

It clearly involves secrets within the Demon Clan, and even as a Saint Ancestor-level powerhouse, she held back some of them.

Qin Ming nodded, sharing a tacit understanding with her.

Then.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, until we meet again." Nightmare Saint Ancestor then saw Qin Ming out of the cave and said goodbye to him.

In an instant, her figure vanished into the void, transforming into countless purple petals.

Qin Ming watched him leave before taking in his surroundings.

After the Nightmare Ancestor left, the Sky-Devouring Rat finally dared to run out, looked around, and found that they were currently in the sky above a vast ice field.

It shaded its eyes with its hand and released its demonic energy to scan the outside, only to find that this place was an uninhabited, extremely cold land, with only some ice and water attribute demonic beasts present.

"Master, where are we?"

"Are we going back to the Immortal Origin Clan for the meeting?"

"Last time was terrifying; we almost ended up eating at the banquet."

It had no idea where it had ended up when it frantically opened the Devouring Realm Passage.

Qin Ming took out a jade map slip and began to peruse it. After a while, he looked thoughtful and said calmly:

"We are currently in the 'Extreme Ice Domain' next to the Immortal Origin Clan, which is the territory of the Ice Clan."

Upon hearing this, the Devouring Rat said with great puzzlement, "I thought we had already escaped the Spirit Realm. After all, that last great divine power consumed several drops of my essence blood. Master, look at me now, I'm still a little weak."

"In the end, we're still going in circles."

Qin Ming said, "It's far enough. After all, it's a distance that spans an entire region. Even someone at the Integration Stage would need a lot of time to get there."

"It is probably influenced by the power of the laws and divine abilities of the Holy Ancestor Longshu."

The Devouring Rat was somewhat relieved; otherwise, its bloodline abilities should have been greatly enhanced after its advancement.

"The power of Mahayana Buddhism is truly astonishing!" it exclaimed in amazement.

Afterwards, Qin Ming looked at the map for a moment, then had the Devouring Sky Rat once again ride the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle and leave the place.

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About half a month later.

In a secluded immortal city near the Immortal Origin Clan, Qin Ming and Yun Gu Zi were waiting for someone in a cave.

Yun Gu Zi was knocked unconscious by the Nightmare Saint Ancestor's spell, and he knew nothing of what happened afterward.

All he knew was that Qin Ming had saved him and that he had traveled all the way to this place.

After Yun Gu Zi woke up, he was extremely grateful to Qin Ming. If he hadn't come out with him this time, he probably would have perished.

The person they were waiting for was Elder Kui Mu of the Star Palace.

On their way back, Qin Ming and his companion sensed the extra communication talisman they had left on them and made contact with Elder Kui Mu.

The group agreed to meet at this unassuming alien immortal city.

Not long ago, the Demon Ancestor descended upon the Spirit Realm and massacred the Immortal Yuan Clan in the Void Realm City. This event, like a tidal wave, swept across the surrounding alien races and continued to ferment.

The arrival of demons at the Mahayana stage was something that happened hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Now, the ancient calamity is once again unfolding in the spirit realm in a bloody manner, causing everyone to feel insecure and deeply fearful.

Even within this alien immortal city, security was tight, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The Demon Ancestor fought fiercely in the Void City that day, directly interrupting the Hundred Races Alliance Conference. It is said that this resulted in the deaths of many participating cultivators, including high-ranking members of their respective races.

This led to the conference ending in failure.

Half a day later.

A familiar figure entered the cave dwelling that Qin Ming and his companion had rented; it was Elder Kui Mu of the Star Palace.

However, he looked extremely weak and his expression was very gloomy.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Yun Gu Zi."

The moment Elder Kui Mu entered, he was stunned. Looking at the two of them, who appeared completely unharmed, he could hardly believe it.

They all escaped from the clutches of the Demon Ancestor, so why is there such a big difference between them?
To escape, Elder Kui Mu self-destructed several treasures brought by the Star Palace and sacrificed thousands of years of his lifespan in a blood sacrifice, barely managing to escape with his life.
They almost got caught and perished.

Inside the main hall of Kongjie City, they split up to escape, with only Yun Gu Zi following Qin Ming's side.

But the old man acted as if nothing had happened, looking radiant and even having a hearty appetite, being served good food and wine.
Seeing Elder Kuimu's miserable and disheveled appearance, Yun Gu Zi had a vague sense of foreboding. He stepped forward, invited him to sit down, and asked:
"Elder Kui Mu, what's going on?"

"Where is Fellow Daoist Fu Xiaochen? Didn't you escape with him back then?"

Qin Ming also looked at him with a questioning expression.

"Alas! Fellow Daoist Fu... he couldn't escape the clutches of evil and perished," Elder Kui Mu sighed. "Not only that, Fellow Daoist Qinglongzi of Jade Capital City and Fellow Daoist Sun of Myriad Manifestations Heaven City also perished."

Upon hearing this, Yun Gu Zi was greatly surprised and jumped up from his chair, saying:

"What?! Fellow Daoist Fu and the others have all perished?"

Qin Ming also showed an extremely solemn expression, and couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.

'I never expected the Dragon Tree Ancestor's methods to be so powerful. Even entangled with another Mahayana cultivator and suppressed by the interface, he could still unleash such formidable strength. If his true form were present, that Mahayana cultivator from the Immortal Origin Clan would likely be no match for him.'

'Thankfully, the Nightmare Ancestor appeared and stopped this demon for me; otherwise, I would have been badly injured, if not killed.'

The combined demise of Fu Xiaochen, Qinglongzi, and the other two humans is also extremely heavy news.

After all, these three Nascent Soul cultivators are the backbone of the human race, each guarding a major city. Whether it is their cultivation level or their supernatural abilities, they are all top performers in the Nascent Soul stage.

In this way, the human race will inevitably suffer a great loss of vitality, and it is unknown how many years it will take to accumulate the resources needed to cultivate a Nascent Soul cultivator.

That's terrible, the Demon Ancestor wiped them all out.

Elder Kui Mu continued, "If it weren't for the other Mahayana cultivators of the Immortal Yuan Clan arriving in time, and the Palace Master leaving me a life-saving talisman, I'm afraid even I would have met the same fate."

"It's a miracle that I was able to escape with my life."

Next, Elder Kui Mu recounted to Qin Ming and his companion some of the events that later occurred within the Immortal Origin Clan, as well as the changes in the situation with the alien races.

It can only be said that the arrival of the Demon Realm's Holy Ancestor caused a great shock to the Immortal Yuan Clan, making them extremely anxious and fearful.

The surrounding major races dared not send delegations to the Immortal Origin Clan again, lest they invite trouble while the Demon Ancestor was still alive.

As a result, the alliance of all races was put on hold and reached a stalemate.

(End of this chapter)