Yunmeng Immortal Clan

"Although your spiritual root aptitude is not good, you are skilled in alchemy. I can take you back to the sect and entrust a senior in the inner sect who has profound attainments in alchemy to take you as a disciple. What do you think?" Du Ruisong pondered for a moment and asked Song Daoxuan.

But Song Daoxuan's answer surprised Du Ruisong. Without thinking, he refused Du Ruisong's request. What a joke! This so-called Zhuxi Sect has too many people and too many eyes, which will make it very inconvenient for him to operate the Qi Gathering Gourd in the future.

Furthermore, once he joined the Bamboo Creek Sect, his every move would be under the watchful eyes of powerful figures. He would have to be more careful and shrewd, which was like entering hell for someone who was used to living in the Qing Sui Peak medicinal fields. How could he possibly endure it?

"If you don't want to, then so be it. My Zhuxi Sect doesn't need another first-level alchemist!" With that thought in mind, Du Ruisong didn't insist on anything.

Then, Du Ruisong selected several members of the Song family on Qinglian Island. However, he only selected one with decent three-spiritual-root aptitude, while the others were all pseudo-spiritual-root aptitude, which was within Du Ruisong's expectations.

After all, in the world of cultivation, those with spiritual roots are one in ten thousand, and those with decent aptitude are even rarer.

After returning to his cave, Song Daoxuan entered another period of seclusion, but this seclusion was extremely short, lasting only a year. He consumed more than a dozen Yellow Sprout Pills and some spirit stones. When his internal energy reached its peak, his dantian was almost full.

Thus, his cultivation level naturally broke through from the eighth level of Qi Refining to the ninth level. To reach the peak of the tenth level of Qi Refining, he only needs to cultivate diligently and continuously; it's just a matter of time.

Having just emerged from the pass, it was early spring on Qing Sui Peak.

Outside Qing Sui Peak, where Song Daoxuan was located, several uninvited guests with vertical, eerie green pupils arrived at the place.

There are about thirty cultivators at the Qi Refining stage on Qing Sui Peak, but after some went out, there are only a dozen or so left to guard the mountain.

Qing Sui Peak was originally guarded by my second uncle.

Unfortunately, shortly after the start of spring, the mortals in the rest of the family's territory were attacked by monsters, their crops were destroyed, and many people died.

It is said that the attacking monster was a second-tier low-level monster, a terrifying existence comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stage. Several Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family were sent out to deal with it.

Now, the Foundation Establishment cultivators have gone out, leaving only the Qi Refining cultivators to guard Qing Sui Peak.

Soon, the true forms of more than a dozen figures finally emerged from the forest. These were the Azure Moon Demon Wolves, a type of demonic beast that often appeared in the southern part of the Great Li Dynasty.

An adult Azure Moon Demon Wolf is already comparable to a body cultivator in the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining. If an Azure Moon Demon Wolf were to undergo a bloodline mutation and evolve into the bloodline of the Azure Moon Wolf King, its strength would be even more terrifying, comparable to a top cultivator at the ninth level of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

Song Daoxuan opened his eyes. The cave he had created was still some distance from the place where the demon wolf roamed. He was not awakened by the appearance of the Azure Moon Demon Wolf, but by wave after wave of magical energy fluctuations.

The other Qi Refining cultivators from the other families on Qing Sui Peak also engaged in combat with the Azure Moon Demon Wolf!

On Qinglian Island's Qingsui Peak, a group of Qi Refining cultivators from various families gripped their magical artifacts, their spiritual energy surging as they battled the Azure Moon Demon Wolf.

There were as many as fifteen Azure Moon Demon Wolves. Fortunately, of these fifteen, only one was an adult Azure Moon Demon Wolf with strength comparable to the mid-to-late stage of the Qi Refining Realm. The other fourteen were merely cubs of the Azure Moon Demon Wolves, comparable to cultivators in the early stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators of Qing Sui Peak were not present; Song Daoxu had gone out to seek opportunities.

Among the thirteen Qi Refining cultivators, the one with the highest cultivation level is Song Hongding, a cultivator of the Hong generation, whose cultivation level has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

According to the generational naming conventions, Song Hongding should be addressed as Seventh Uncle by Song Daoxuan.

Among the remaining cultivators, Song Hongsheng and Song Hongen were the next most powerful, both having reached the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.

However, apart from these three cultivators who had slightly higher cultivation levels, the rest of the family cultivators were all low-level disciples of the Qi Refining Realm.

These family cultivators led over a thousand Song clan mortal warriors who resided at the foot of Qinglian Peak, drawing their bows and arrows, and unleashing a barrage of ranged weapons at the Qingyue Demon Wolves in the forest.

Among the family cultivators, Song Hongding led the way, with Song Hongsheng and Song Hongen leading the Hong and Dao generation cultivators. Taking advantage of this brief moment, their magical artifacts instantly shone brightly, transforming into arcs of light that shot towards the Azure Moon Demon Wolf in an instant...

However, just as these attacks landed on the location where the Azure Moon Wolf pack was gathered, the leader of the adult demon wolf's eerie green eyes flashed, and the wolf pack swiftly dodged the attacks.

Only one cub of the Azure Moon Wolf suffered some damage, while the entire Azure Moon Wolf pack was almost completely unharmed.

"Damn it! These beasts are truly cunning. If we are no match for these demonic wolves, we will surely be killed by them..."

Song Hongding pressed his hand against a long, green-edged sword, his expression extremely unpleasant.

"Ordinary attacks are ineffective against these beasts. Let's all work together and try using magic!"

The cultivators understood each other perfectly, forming hand seals in quick succession, and their surging magical power rose once again.

Countless magic seals floated in mid-air, and various elemental spells burst forth from them, meeting the Azure Moon Demon Wolf.

Fireball, Water Arrow, and Wind Blade are three commonly used offensive spells, which are also suitable for Qi Refining stage cultivators to comprehend and master.

While the Wood Binding and Freeze spells do not cause damage, they do serve a control function.

The combination of the two spells instantly blasted a hole in the pack of Azure Moon Demon Wolves.

The three cubs of the Azure Moon Demon Wolf died instantly.

A fireball scorched a black hole in a sycamore tree as thick as a bowl behind the Azure Moon Demon Wolf, and the surrounding weeds were uprooted by a gust of wind and turned to ashes in mid-air.

The adult Azure Moon Wolf roared in resentment upon seeing its cubs killed.

Damn those two-legged sheep! They actually hurt my child! But not only is the flesh and blood of these two-legged sheep a top-quality tonic, but all the spiritual herbs on the mountain, if we consume them, will likely give us a great chance to advance to the second tier of demon beasts in the future.

At that time, the status of the Azure Moon Wolf Clan in this mountain wilderness will rise significantly.

Thinking of this, the Azure Moon Demon Wolf, as if it had no regard for its own life, bared its fangs and transformed into a phantom, biting off the heads of several mortals in succession.

Song Hongding slashed with his cyan blade, the arc of the blade falling in the blink of an eye, creating a cloud of blood mist among the Azure Moon Wolf pack, and another Azure Moon Wolf cub died instantly.

Who would have thought that the leading adult Azure Moon Demon Wolf would recklessly charge at Song Hongding at this moment?

This Azure Moon Demon Wolf was extremely powerful, and Song Hongding dared not confront it head-on. At this moment, he took out a yellow talisman from the pouch at his waist.

As magic power was poured into it, the talisman transformed into a yellow light shield that enveloped him completely.

A first-tier, mid-grade light shield talisman can protect against a full-force attack from a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, this talisman is not cheap; each one costs seven low-grade spirit stones.

The Azure Moon Demon Wolf's sharp claws failed to directly ambush Song Hongding, but instead struck the light barrier. A recoil force forced the Azure Moon Demon Wolf to retreat several feet.

A moment later, the Azure Moon Demon Wolf opened its maw again and pounced, but this time Song Hongding was prepared and slashed with his Azure Edge Blade.

Unexpectedly, a cunning look appeared on the monster's face. It neither dodged nor avoided, but went straight for Song Hongding's face.

Song Hongding was taken aback. He was completely unprepared and had not expected that this monster would be so cunning as to resort to such a method of exchanging injury for injury.

"Oh no! My life is over!"

"Hongding, be careful!" However, at some point, a figure appeared beside Song Hongding, who was none other than Song Hongsheng, a cultivator at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Realm.

Song Hongsheng instinctively pushed Song Hongding away, raised his long sword, and took the full force of the attack.

Under a tremendous force, Song Hongsheng's head was smashed to pieces, turning him from a vibrant man into a bloody, mangled corpse that flew several meters away, a truly tragic sight.

Upon seeing this scene, Song Hongding's eyes reddened, but then he realized that this was not the time to be sentimental. So he widened his eyes, gripped his magic weapon, and glared fiercely at the Azure Moon Demon Wolf in the distance.

Song Hongen and the other cultivators present were also extremely grieved, but they all knew they could not show it at this moment.

The remaining Azure Moon Demon Wolves leaped onto Song Hongsheng's corpse and devoured the two-legged sheep feast.

Besides Song Hongsheng, dozens of ordinary warriors died in the battle just now, some of whom have already become food for the demon wolves.

The Azure Moon Wolf's several azure pupils flashed with a greedy light, and the leading adult Azure Moon Wolf licked its lips with satisfaction.

However, this Azure Moon Demon Wolf was not faring well either, as a gash was cut into its back by a magical artifact, from which blood gushed out incessantly.

Song Hongding and the others knew how powerful these demonic beasts were, but after several battles, their spiritual energy was severely depleted. So they each took out a very common Qi-replenishing pill from their storage bags and a spirit stone to replenish their lost spiritual energy.

Everyone knows that wolves have their own code. To the Azure Moon Demon Wolf, these people are merely its prey. From the other side's perspective, there is no right or wrong; they both just want to survive in this cruel world of cultivation.

With spirit stones and elixirs working together, cultivators and mortals launched another attack on the Azure Moon Demon Wolf pack.

However, just as everyone was locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Azure Moon Demon Wolf, a ghostly green figure emerged from the nearby bushes.

The cultivators were engrossed in their fierce battle, but they completely overlooked the fact that a hungry wolf was lurking in the shadows.

Surprisingly, this was another adult Azure Moon Demon Wolf. However, the one on the field was a female wolf, while the one in front of them was a male wolf. It had already discussed with the female wolf that it would wait until the group of cultivators were exhausted before making its move.

At that time, all the Qi Refining stage cultivators of the Song clan on Qing Sui Peak, along with all the mortals and the rare medicinal herbs on the spirit fields, will belong to the wolf clan!

The time to strike has come!

A fierce glint appeared in the male wolf's eyes as it launched a sneak attack on Song Hongding, the cultivator with the highest cultivation level on the field, who was at the seventh level of the Qi Refining Realm.

However, the male wolf suddenly heard a sharp, whistling sound like a sword.

A long sword suddenly slashed down, and a figure in a blue Taoist robe blocked the wolf's path, instantly shattering the wolf's plot!