Yunmeng Immortal Clan

After finishing the alchemy and putting away the furnace, Song Daoxuan took out the secret technique he had created from the old demon of indulgence, the Netherworld Ghost Hand.

The Netherworld Ghost Hand technique is extraordinary, capable of contending with Song Daoxuan's Ink Spirit Bamboo Flying Sword. As Song Daoxuan read the description in the scroll, his expression gradually became solemn.

The Netherworld Ghost Hand uses spiritual power to transform demonic energy, and it has no restrictions on whether the cultivator is a righteous cultivator or a demonic cultivator.

Once a cultivator is ambushed by this Netherworld Ghost Hand during a battle, the wound will be extremely difficult to heal, and the cultivator may even be troubled by demonic energy for a long time.

The Netherworld Ghost Hand technique is different from other spells. Unlike other spells that correspond to specific cultivation levels, this technique's power gradually increases with the cultivator's own strength.

When he, at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, used this move, it was just an ordinary technique. But if a Nascent Soul cultivator used it, the effect would be to blot out the sky and cover the sun.

Song Daoxuan sat cross-legged on the ground, trying to comprehend the secret technique of the Netherworld Ghost Hand.

After about six months, Song Daoxuan finally opened his eyes. The secret technique of the Netherworld Ghost Hand was finally completed.

With this secret technique, Song Daoxuan undoubtedly had more options when engaging in magical battles.

Song Daoxuan set off immediately.

Preparing to head to the South China Sea.

This trip to the South China Sea was ostensibly to visit his parents, but in reality, he was preparing to go to Cangwu Valley in the South China Sea to find the final material for the Three Corpses Puppet Refining Technique—Cold Sinking Iron. He had already prepared the Soul-Splitting Wood and the Star Ore for extracting Star Silk.

Once I find the last material in the South China Sea, I will be able to begin refining the late-stage Foundation Establishment puppet of the Three Corpse Puppet Refining technique.

Once this puppet is truly formed, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would be unable to subdue it in this vast world of cultivation.

Compared to before, Song Daoxuan's dantian now contains an additional Xuan Yin Yin Yuan. This Yin Yuan is exclusive to female cultivators with the Xuan Yin Body in the cultivation world. Once a cultivator is stuck at a critical bottleneck, using this Yin Yuan can instantly break through the bottleneck.

It is no exaggeration to say that Song Daoxuan's current cultivation level is at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Once he uses this Yin Yuan and combines it with spirit stones to assist his cultivation, he will be able to break through his cultivation level instantly, from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator to a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, Song Daoxuan did not intend to do so. Firstly, he had not been in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage for long and his foundation was not stable. Breaking through at this moment would have a significant impact on his future cultivation.

Secondly, Song Daoxuan was almost certain that he would break through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection in the future. The Xuan Yin Yin Yuan could only be used to exert its greatest value at the critical juncture of condensing the Golden Core, but that was a matter for later.

However, during his trip to Cangwu Valley in the South China Sea, Song Daoxuan also took out the Ink Poison Wolf Spider from his cultivation chamber and placed it in his spirit beast bag.

Under Song Daoxuan's careful cultivation, all four of the Ink Poison Wolf Spiders grew to over ten feet tall, and their strength reached the peak of the first rank.

The Ink Poison Wolf Spider's current growth is largely due to Song Daoxuan's efforts over the past few days. Whenever he had free time, he would feed it with discarded pills. Sometimes, Song Daoxuan would even feed it with spirit-feeding pills he had refined. He would also casually toss some unnecessary first-tier pills to the Azure Moon Demon Wolf and the Ink Poison Wolf Spider when his storage bag couldn't hold them all.

With such dedicated cultivation, how could the spirit beasts under his control not grow rapidly?

Besides the Ink Poison Wolf Spider reaching the peak of the first tier, the Azure Moon Wolf King was already at the advanced level of the second tier when Song Daoxuan subdued it. After these days of cultivation, it has now actually crossed the threshold of the peak of the second tier.

At this moment, the Azure Moon Wolf King had actually transformed into a demonic cocoon, and once the time was up, it would be able to transform into a second-tier, early-stage spirit beast.

Song Daoxuan had assumed that spirit beasts like the Azure Moon Wolf King, which were nursed from a young age, grew up in the same way as humans. Now, however, it seemed that the way demon beasts grew was truly unbelievable.

If the Azure Moon Wolf King truly becomes a so-called second-tier spirit beast, it would undoubtedly be a huge help to Song Daoxuan.

However, a demon beast is a demon beast after all, and a demon beast is different from a human. If the Azure Moon Wolf King takes ten or more years to break through, Song Daoxuan would not be surprised at all.

Song Daoxuan entrusted a few words to his family members and left a communication talisman in his cave.

Once his Daoist partner Zhou Yuling returns to Qinglian Island, he will be able to give her a proper explanation.

Immediately, he stepped onto the White Bone Shuttle, which exuded a sinister aura. It transformed into a streak of light, swept across the vast and boundless Yunmeng Immortal Marsh, and headed towards the far south.

Song Daoxuan had originally expected the trip to be smooth sailing.

However, just a hundred miles outside the family compound, Song Daoxuan on the White Bone Shuttle frowned slightly.

He had already sensed that something was amiss.

Then came a surge of spiritual pressure from the late Foundation Establishment stage.

He calmed himself down and looked ahead. Just a hundred feet away, there was a cultivator dressed in a red Bagua Taoist robe, holding a purple bamboo flute in his hand.

"Hehe, you must be Song Daoxuan of the Qinglian Song Clan. You're not even fifty years old yet, are you? To be able to cultivate to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage at this age is still quite common in cultivation sects, but among cultivation families, this is already considered exceptionally talented!"

"However, you've become too prominent. Only death can quell the ambitions of certain individuals!"

This person's voice was loud and clear, deliberately transmitted to Song Daoxuan's ears using his divine sense.

This person couldn't possibly have calculated Song Daoxuan's route. So, there's only one possibility: this person had already set his sights on Song Daoxuan the moment he escaped from the so-called Green Lotus Islands.

"My spiritual power has reached 120 zhang, surpassing my cultivation level and comparable to the spiritual power of most late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators in the cultivation world. The fact that this person could track me for so long without my knowledge means that their spiritual power is at least above mine!"

"It seems that this person must have been lucky enough to cultivate a technique that can enhance spiritual sense. However, techniques that enhance spiritual sense are extremely rare in the cultivation world, and their grades are not very clear. Once a spiritual sense technique is used, a cultivator's spiritual sense will be slightly stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator."

Thinking of this, Song Daoxuan used the escape technique he had previously comprehended, controlling the White Bone Shuttle to instantly change direction and quickly escape in a certain direction.

However, a cold smile appeared on the lips of the red-robed cultivator in the distance.

"Ha! What a joke! After guarding this fish for so long, you managed to get away? That would truly make a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like me seem useless!"

The red-robed cultivator instantly unleashed his spiritual power, piloting a flying boat-shaped magical artifact. His entire body surged with spiritual energy as he chased after the hastily fleeing Song Daoxuan.