Chapter 1277
Revisiting an Old Site, the Hidden Secrets Within
In the world of cultivation in the heavens and seas, there is "Wind and Thunder Island".
A man in a green robe stood alone atop a giant rock on the west side of the island.
The sea breeze, carrying giant waves, roared in and crashed directly onto the boulders, as if it would swallow people up in the blink of an eye.
But facing the towering waves before him, the man in the green robe showed no fear in his eyes, and his figure remained as steady as a rock.
Suddenly, a streak of light appeared in the distance, flying swiftly towards the island and landing above it, revealing several figures.
"Fellow Daoist Song, I never expected you to dare to come here alone. Such courage is truly admirable."
"I am deeply grateful for the personal welcome from all of you fellow Daoists."
As the sound reached the sky, a figure in a green robe suddenly appeared in mid-air, scanning the people in front of him with a slight smile.
There were four Nascent Soul cultivators in total. In addition to Yuan Luohua and Xiao Haoran from the Qingyang Sect, there was also Fairy Yunxia from the Golden Cloud Palace and True Man Wude from the Jade Sword Sect.
All four are recognized as the four Nascent Soul True Monarchs with the highest cultivation levels in the "Tianhai Immortal Cultivation World".
Even though the four of them came together, looking at the green-robed man who was now surrounded by them, a hint of fear couldn't help but show in their eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Song, over the years our alliance has abided by the agreement between the two sides and has not started a war with your Floating Cloud Mountain Range."
"May I ask, fellow Daoist, what brings you to Wind and Thunder Island?"
"I have already told Fellow Daoist Xiao that I only wish to use your precious land to cultivate my techniques, and I have no other requests."
When Yuan Luohua asked him a question, Song Qingming, who was standing in front of everyone, simply replied with a calm expression.
Upon hearing this, Master Wude immediately showed a hint of displeasure and said:
"Wind and Thunder Island is the foundation of our Tianhai cultivation world. Fellow Daoist, you expect us to open the secret realm for you with just a word? You are far too disrespectful to us!"
"We have long been aware of Fellow Daoist Song's reputation, and the Tianhai Alliance has no intention of making things difficult for you."
However, Fenglei Island is different from other places. Even if we agree to this, the other sects in the Tianhai cultivation world will not agree.
Fellow Daoist, how about we find another place to cultivate?
"Other places are useless for my cultivation techniques, only this place is suitable, and I must enter here today!"
Despite the attempts of the people in front of him to persuade him, the man in the green robe remained adamant and shook his head at them.
This immediately made Yuan Luohua and the others in front look rather ugly.
“We have already treated you with courtesy and offered kind advice today. If you take advantage of this further, it would be going too far.”
"Fellow Daoist Song, if you don't leave soon, don't blame us for being rude."
As soon as he finished speaking, Master Wude had already drawn his natal flying sword, and a powerful sword intent emanated from his body.
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Half a day later, on the beach on the west side of "Fenglei Island".
As a familiar magic circle was slowly opened, a look of satisfaction appeared on Song Qingming's face. He turned to look at the people who were casting spells beside him.
"Thank you for your hard work, fellow Daoists. I will leave on my own after I have finished cultivating my techniques."
After speaking, Song Qingming slightly raised his hand to the people in front of him, turned around and entered the magic array, then disappeared from everyone's sight.
Only after Song Qingming's figure disappeared did Fairy Yunxia withdraw her magic and look at Yuan Luohua, who was not far away.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, Song Qingming should keep his promise, right?"
"Hmph! What's the use of Fellow Daoist Yun worrying about this now? With his supernatural powers, if he doesn't want to keep the agreement, what can we do about it?"
Hearing the indignant words of "Martial Virtue Master," Yuan Luohua, whose cultivation was the highest, couldn't help but show a hint of helplessness in his eyes. He quickly spoke up to appease everyone:
"Song Qingming has already caught the eye of the Tianyu Sect leader. In the end, he is expected to become a Nascent Soul cultivator. Since he has already made a promise to us, he is unlikely to go back on his word."
Rest assured, the Thunder Infant Fruit Tree has been specially protected and is now connected to the aura of the entire secret realm's earth veins.
Even if he were a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, he wouldn't be able to touch this thing.
Otherwise, the Thunder Infant Fruit Tree wouldn't have remained in the secret realm for tens of thousands of years without anyone bothering to harm it.
"Yes! Fellow Daoist Yuan, what you said is true. I have also seen relevant records in the sect's books, so I am not worried about that."
As long as the fruit trees are fine, everything else is up to fate.
Fellow Daoists, after we return, we should send more people to the island to guard the restrictive formations here.
"To avoid any problems that might arise here, so that when he comes out, it will be difficult to explain and he'll blame us."
After saying this, "Martial Virtue Master" vanished from the spot in a flash.
The other three exchanged glances, all showing a hint of helplessness, and nodded slightly before transforming into streaks of light and disappearing into the distance.
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In the valley, several hungry wolves, their bodies entirely crimson, were staring fiercely at the unfamiliar figure that had suddenly appeared before them.
As several beams of white light fell, before the crimson wolf could even utter a sound, its corpse had already fallen at the opponent's feet.
The next moment, a five-colored spiritual light surrounded him, and every corner of the entire valley appeared clearly before Song Qingming's eyes.
"Just as before, this place is perfect for cultivating the Heavenly Myriad Spirits Technique. I don't think it will disappoint me."
After experiencing the secret realm for a while, Song Qingming withdrew his divine power with a smile.
Hundreds of years ago, when Song Qingming first came to the "Tianhai Immortal Cultivation World" with Feng He, he had been here before.
In order to kill Qiu Wuxin and lure out Qiu Daoping behind him, Song Qingming, under Feng He's instruction, successfully infiltrated the "Feng Lei Island" secret realm.
It was here that he inadvertently discovered that the spiritual energy here was special and very suitable for cultivating the "Heavenly Myriad Spirits Technique" within his body.
With less than thirty years until the Tower of Babel opens, Song Qingming has chosen to enter this secret realm once again.
He wanted to cultivate in seclusion here, successfully break through to the late Nascent Soul stage, and fulfill the requirements set by "Xuantian".
The "Wind and Thunder Island" secret realm is jointly owned by all the major sects in the Tianhai cultivation world.
The main forces responsible for guarding this place were the numerous Nascent Soul sects, led by "Qingyang Sect," "Jade Sword Sect," and "Golden Cloud Palace."
Not only did they send many cultivators to guard the vicinity, but they also set up numerous high-level magic arrays and restrictions on the island to prevent outside cultivators from approaching the place.
With Song Qingming's current supernatural abilities, which have reached the half-step Nascent Soul stage, it would naturally be no difficult task for him to force his way onto the island.
However, the entrance to the "Wind and Thunder Island" secret realm is still protected by profound restrictions set up by various sects.
Trying to break the restrictions here without alerting them is also a troublesome matter.
Therefore, after observing the surrounding area, Song Qingming decided to send a message to Xiao Haoran of the Qingyang Sect, directly informing him of his desire to enter the secret realm for cultivation.
Although the cultivation world of the "Tianhai Alliance" and the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" has been at peace for hundreds of years.
However, the two sides were mortal enemies who fought each other for thousands of years and still have little contact with each other. Their relationship is just not very good.
Upon learning that Song Qingming intended to enter the "Wind and Thunder Island" secret realm for cultivation, Yuan Luohua, "Martial Virtue Master," and others naturally would not easily agree to this and quickly rushed to the island to stop him.
After a battle of wits, the result shocked everyone in the "Tianhai Alliance".
Even with the four of them working together, they were still no match for Song Qingming's supernatural powers.
After being easily persuaded, Yuan Luohua and the others had no choice but to agree to the matter and took the initiative to open the secret realm's restrictions to let Song Qingming in.
In return, Song Qingming agreed on the spot that he would not intentionally damage the spiritual objects in the secret realm.
This way, they can have an explanation to give to other sects in the Tianhai cultivation world in the future.
After successfully entering the secret realm, Song Qingming tried to activate his internal cultivation technique, and the effect, as expected, made him very satisfied.
After taking out the map he had prepared in advance and examining it, Song Qingming quickly determined the direction and used magic to leave the spot.
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Several hours later, Song Qingming landed in the northern part of the secret realm, in a place shrouded in white mist.
After glancing around and confirming that the scene matched his memory, he immediately started walking forward.
As soon as he entered the white mist, the originally calm mist suddenly surged towards Song Qingming, and a greenish color immediately appeared outside the protective escape light.
Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately used magic to make a pair of "black and white jade rings" float above his head.
As the white light enveloped him, the surrounding poisonous mist was quickly absorbed by the jade ring above and dispersed to other places, and the protective aura immediately returned to normal.
"This mist is indeed quite poisonous; even cultivators below the late Nascent Soul stage would likely find it difficult to withstand."
When Song Qingming first came to the "Wind and Thunder Palace," it happened to be during a time when the power of the restriction weakened, which happened once every hundred years, and he passed through the place with great ease.
However, the secret realm has not yet opened, but the power of the restrictions here is already quite formidable.
Fortunately, Song Qingming is no longer the lowly Golden Core cultivator he was hundreds of years ago; he has now formed his Nascent Soul and become a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator.
Even when facing the forbidden poisonous fog at its peak, it did not seem to be too difficult.
Before long, they successfully passed through the poisonous fog and arrived in front of a huge, somewhat dilapidated palace.
"Finally in, it's pretty much the same as before!"
As Song Qingming glanced at the palace in front of him, many memories of his first visit here flashed through his mind.
When Song Qingming first came to the "Wind and Thunder Hall" that year, he not only successfully killed Qiu Wuxin, but also fulfilled his promise to Feng He.
They also met Long Ziyun, Qi Yun, and others, and brought out a "Thunder Infant Fruit" from the secret realm.
In addition, in order to avoid the people of "Qingyang Sect" and "Jade Sword Sect", Song Qingming accidentally entered a secret room containing the "Devouring Heaven Thunder Control Technique" and obtained many opportunities from it.
Although Song Qingming did not anticipate what would happen later when he entered this place.
However, if he hadn't obtained these opportunities and spiritual items here, he probably wouldn't have had such a smooth journey to reach the critical juncture of Nascent Soul formation.
Looking back, hundreds of years have passed.
Of those old acquaintances I interacted with back then, very few are still alive today.
After standing there for a moment of reflection, Song Qingming quickly cast a spell and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for one side of the palace.
Before long, his figure appeared in front of a giant black tree.
Looking up, one could see that the top of the giant black tree was emanating a powerful pressure, and faintly revealed a trace of lightning.
"This is the Thunder Infant Fruit Tree!"
When Song Qingming first entered the secret realm, he was unable to reach the depths of this spiritual herb garden because his main purpose was to kill Qiu Wuxin.
Now I finally have the opportunity to see this legendary spiritual tree from the "Heavenly Sea Immortal Cultivation World" with my own eyes.
As Song Qingming gradually approached the "Thunder Infant Fruit Tree," the sound of thunder and lightning above became more and more frequent.
As soon as he looked up, several familiar-looking spiritual fruits appeared before him above the spirit tree. He cast a spell to release a giant white hand, and soon two ripe spiritual fruits fell into it and were brought to Song Qingming's front.
Although they verbally promised Yuan Luohua and others that they would not touch the "Thunder Infant Fruit Tree".
But he hadn't agreed to accept the ripe spiritual fruit mentioned above.
After all, it wasn't easy to get into this secret realm, so we couldn't leave empty-handed.
After successfully picking two ripe spiritual fruits, Song Qingming immediately took out a wooden box that he had prepared beforehand, put the fruits inside, and then turned and left with a satisfied expression.
Next, I'll find a suitable place to retreat and cultivate in seclusion.
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Twenty years later, on the north side of "Fenglei Island".
On this day, a thunderclap suddenly resounded on the originally calm sea, followed by countless clouds and mist rolling around, and the sky instantly darkened.
A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in mid-air and plunged directly into the sea.
The fish swimming around were instantly frightened and scattered in all directions, hurriedly moving away from this area of the sea.
This sudden celestial phenomenon quickly reached the island, and five or six streaks of light shot out and arrived above "Wind and Thunder Island".
Upon seeing the rolling lightning appearing in the dark clouds ahead, the group was instantly startled.
One of the middle-aged women, who was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, quickly asked:
"Fellow Daoist Qin, what's going on here? Could it be that some demon king is undergoing tribulation here?"
Upon hearing this, the leading old man in the late Golden Core stage, dressed in a Daoist robe, shook his head repeatedly.
"The tribulation of the demon race is no less powerful than the tribulation of heaven and earth for our human cultivators. It can cover at least dozens of miles around, and it is definitely not as loud as this."
Moreover, this aura is also strange; it doesn't seem like someone is breaking through their cultivation here.
Could it be...?
"Senior Brother Qin, what exactly happened? Tell me quickly!"
Faced with the urging of his companions, the old man in the Taoist robe frowned and explained, "Do you fellow Daoists still remember that we were sent here by our sect to guard this place?"
What is it?
"Well, Brother Qin is right."
Upon hearing the Taoist elder's reminder, the group immediately realized what was happening and all looked surprised.
Just as the group was still in shock, thunder rumbled in the sky again, and a white light suddenly appeared out of nowhere, illuminating the surrounding sea.
As soon as the white light disappeared, a streak of light appeared above the sea.
Before anyone could see clearly, the streak of light had already disappeared into the distance.
"Thank you for your hard work, young friends. Please give my regards to your sect. I'll take my leave now!"
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Upon hearing this, the Taoist elder and his companions were immediately surprised and hurriedly bowed in greeting.
"Respectfully seeing you off, senior!"
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"Floating Clouds Mountain Range", Guyang Mountain.
As a sword light flew in, a disciple of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" dressed in a gray robe strode into the main hall.
"Uncle Yao, a message has arrived from the Wanling Sect of the Qin Kingdom!"
"Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, give it to me!"
After nodding slightly, Yao Muling immediately put down the bamboo slip in her hand and accepted the letter that the other party had presented.
A moment later, Yao Muling, who had been calm, suddenly showed a hint of surprise in her eyes and hurriedly got up and walked out of the hall.
"Senior Brother Yao, has something happened?"
Seeing that Yao Muling, who was usually so composed, had suddenly changed like this, the other two Golden Core elders in the hall looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
“That thing has appeared. I must go and report to Master immediately. I will trouble my junior brothers and sisters to look after this place.”
After saying that, Yao Muling ignored the two still somewhat surprised people and disappeared from the spot.
"Junior Sister Fu, what exactly is that thing that Senior Brother Yao mentioned?"
"I don't know either!"
Hearing her companion's question, the woman in blue, who also looked somewhat puzzled, shook her head.
But after only a moment, the woman surnamed Fu suddenly came to her senses and her face showed excitement.
"Oh, I remember now, could it be that place that Senior Brother Yao was referring to!"
"What kind of place is this? Tell me quickly, junior sister!"
Hearing the other party urging her, the woman surnamed Fu did not answer immediately, but instead waved to the many disciples beside her.
Only after dismissing the disciples beside her and casting a spell to create a soundproof barrier around the two of them did her somewhat tense expression relax a little.
He turned to look at his companion, whose face was already showing anticipation.
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Yuling Peak is located on the north side of Guyang Mountain.
Su Mo led Xu Ziyan to the front of the White Jade Immortal Cave.
As a sound transmission talisman entered, a voice quickly came out from inside.
"Junior Sister Xu, please come in and talk to me!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ziyan immediately strode into the cave, where she saw Bai Yuxian already waiting in the main hall.
"Senior Sister Bai, news just came from the Myriad Spirits Sect that the Tower of Babel has appeared in the world, located in the northwest of Yue Kingdom."
"The northwest of Yue Kingdom is quite close this time."
Upon hearing the news of the "Tower of Babel" appearing in the world, Bai Yuxian's expression remained calm. She nodded slightly and gestured for Xu Ziyan to sit beside her.
On the jade cushion, Xu Ziyan accepted the spiritual tea handed to her by Bai Yuxian, and then looked at the person in front of her.
"The appearance of the Tower of Babel is a rare opportunity for all the major sects of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. I don't know why Senior Sister Bai doesn't seem to care about it."
"Does Senior Sister have other matters to attend to and is not planning to go this time?"
Upon hearing Xu Ziyan's cautious inquiry, Bai Yuxian put down her teacup and immediately smiled as she explained, "We Nascent Soul cultivators are all here for the treasures in the Tongtian Pavilion."
However, what Junior Sister Xu was unaware of was that there were many restrictions on entering the Tongtian Pavilion.
Once a cultivator's cultivation level breaks through to the late Nascent Soul stage, they cannot use the Heavenly Token to enter.
Even if I wanted to, I would no longer be able to enter the Tongtian Pavilion to compete for spiritual items, so there's no need for me to get involved in this matter.
I'll hand over this Heavenly Decree to my junior sister.
After speaking, Bai Yuxian's hand flickered with spiritual light, and she took out the "Heavenly Token" that she had prepared beforehand, and generously presented it to Xu Ziyan.
The "Tower of Babel" secret realm, which occurs once every three hundred years, is a place that all sects and cultivators in the entire "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" yearn for.
Almost every time the secret realm opens, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" must first allocate the Heavenly Tokens and discuss the selection of people to go there.
When the Tower of Babel opened last time, Xu Ziyan's cultivation had not yet reached the Nascent Soul stage, so she naturally did not have the Babel Token that allowed her to enter the second floor of the Tower of Babel.
Xu Ziyan's main purpose in coming to Bai Yuxian was to try her best to secure a spot for herself.
Little did she know that Bai Yuxian was the one she was seeking on this trip.
Without the slightest hesitation, he took out the "Heavenly Token" that Xu Ziyan had been longing for for a long time.
"I never knew there were such restrictions in the Tower of Babel."
"No wonder, when I went to the secret realm with my sect back then, I didn't see a single Nascent Soul stage cultivator. I always thought that these people had too high a standard and looked down on the treasures inside."
In that case, neither Senior Sister nor Senior Brother Song will be going.
After hearing Bai Yuxian's explanation and realizing that the other party didn't seem to be joking, Xu Ziyan finally understood and accepted the token that Bai Yuxian handed her.
My cultivation level was too low back then, and I was unaware of many secrets.
Now that I've become a Nascent Soul cultivator, I also have the opportunity to witness the ultimate secrets of the "Tower of Heaven" and compete for the legendary "Mysterious Spirit Pill".
Thinking of this, Xu Ziyan couldn't help but feel excited.
Bai Yuxian, on the other hand, had anticipated this and was not surprised by Xu Ziyan's reaction.
He picked up the spirit tea and responded softly:
"Since we have no chance to compete for the treasure, I think Junior Brother Song definitely won't go. If Junior Sister wants to discuss this matter, why don't you go directly to Qingyu, Junior Sister Li, and Junior Brother Zhou?"
Now that your cultivation and supernatural abilities have improved, you should not be at too much of a disadvantage when facing the demon race inside.
As for other junior members of the sect who wish to go, Junior Sister, you can make arrangements accordingly. There's no need for you to come here specifically to find me.
There are many good things in the "Tower of Babel" secret realm.
But what could possibly move Bai Yuxian, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, was nothing more than the "Mysterious Spirit Pill" and many high-level magic treasures that might appear in the Tongtian Pavilion.
Knowing that she couldn't go in to seize the treasure, Bai Yuxian had long since lost interest in it, and directly transferred the "Tongtian Token" in her hand to someone else.
After giving Xu Ziyan some instructions, Bai Yuxian told her all the secrets she knew about the "Tongtian Pavilion".
They just sent him out of the cave.
After bidding farewell to Bai Yuxian, Xu Ziyan, having already obtained the "Tongtian Token," immediately took the sect's teleportation array to Qingyun Mountain.
They planned to first find Song Qingyu, Li Xuanyi, and others to discuss their next trip to the secret realm.
After Xu Ziyan left, another figure cautiously approached Bai Yuxian.
“Master, I just heard from Uncle Xu that…”
"The Tower of Babel is extremely dangerous. Your magical power has been honed to a high level. You should focus on cultivating your inner core now, rather than joining in the fun."
Before Su Mo could finish speaking, Bai Yuxian interrupted him, and a look of disappointment immediately appeared on his face.
“Master, my cultivation has now reached the ninth level of the Golden Core realm. My supernatural abilities are far beyond those of ordinary Golden Core cultivators. Why do you need to worry about your disciple so much?”
"Even Junior Nephew Chen perished there back then. You possess extraordinary abilities, but how do you compare to him?"
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