Chapter 1279
A Noble Person's Help, White Ancient Jade
Two streaks of light flew swiftly from the distant horizon and landed on a high mountain.
"Qingyu, Senior Sister Li, you're finally back!"
"Junior Sister Xu, is everyone here?"
"Hey, what are you doing here? When did you get here?"
Song Qingyu had just glanced at the person in front of her when she noticed a seven or eight-year-old bald monk had appeared in the crowd. A look of surprise flashed across her face.
"Hehe! Greetings, both of you. A few months ago, I made a divination by chance and learned that an opportunity had appeared in the northwest, so I came here to take a look."
"I never expected to run into you all so coincidentally. It is truly fate that has brought me such good fortune."
"Hmph! You little monk, you're full of clever words and a sharp tongue. You can talk a good game as if everyone is a VIP!"
"I'm truly sorry, but without a Heavenly Passage Token, you can't enter the next level. Even if we wanted to be your benefactor this time, we're afraid we're powerless to help."
Since arriving at the "Floating Cloud Mountains" with Song Qingming and the others, Monk Jinyun has remained in Funiu Mountain to cultivate and rarely leaves.
Song Qingyu never expected that this little monk, who almost never travels far from home, would be interested in coming to the "Tower of Babel".
Seeing that Song Qingyu didn't seem very welcoming to him, Jin Yun, who was already used to being overly friendly, didn't seem to mind at all.
"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, rest assured, since this humble monk has already foreseen the benefactor, there is no need for the Tongtian Token to seek help from others."
After saying that, "Monk Jinyun" reached out and touched his body, and quickly took out an iron plate that everyone was familiar with.
Upon seeing this item, a hint of surprise flashed across Song Qingyu's face once again.
"Where did you get the Heavenly Token?"
"Uh, a benefactor helped me!"
"Hehe! Senior Sister Song."
Since Master Jin Yun carries the Heavenly Token, let him come up with us; it'll be better for everyone to look out for each other.
“Junior Sister Xu is right. Master Jin Yun’s cultivation is no weaker than ours. He will definitely be able to help us when dealing with the demon race.”
Xu Ziyan, Zhou Ziyang, and others have been aware of the fact that Monk Jin Yun remained in Funiu Mountain for many years.
Although we weren't very familiar with each other, we weren't strangers either.
When Xu Ziyan happened to encounter the other party earlier, she tried to bring the other party into her team, hoping to add a helper to her team when they entered the second floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion".
Although the five members of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" have joined forces, they are no longer afraid of other opponents in their quest for treasure.
However, with the opening of the Tower of Babel this time, the demon race also brought many powerful and unfamiliar Nascent Soul experts, whose strength should not be underestimated.
At present, gaining another Nascent Soul helper will definitely be beneficial to Song Qingyu and his group's next actions.
Moreover, "Monk Jinyun" has already reached the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and his supernatural abilities are evident. He is by no means weak.
Seeing that Xu Ziyan and Zhou Ziyang both spoke up to persuade him, Li Xuanyi gave him a wink.
After thinking for a moment, Song Qingyu didn't say anything more, which was considered as agreeing to let the other party join the team.
However, although Song Qingyu did not refuse the other party, there was still a hint of doubt in her eyes when she looked at "Monk Jinyun".
Who gave this little monk the "Heavenly Decree"?
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Inside the cave, Song Qingming and Xia Mo sat facing each other.
There were two steaming cups of spiritual tea on the table, which had not yet been tasted.
"So that's how it is. I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Song had already met Senior Xuantian six hundred years ago."
I remember that at that time, you had only recently formed your core and were at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.
To be able to successfully enter the ninth level of the Tower of Babel, to find such an opportunity in this extremely dangerous Tower of Babel, where Nascent Soul cultivators are everywhere.
No wonder you were able to successfully cultivate such a difficult technique to the late Nascent Soul stage.
After listening to Song Qingming's detailed explanation, Xia Mo still looked at him with a hint of disbelief.
After all, Song Qingming six hundred years ago was just a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage, and he didn't have any powerful magical abilities or treasures.
Then you can successfully infiltrate the ninth floor of the "Tower of Babel" and see Xuan Tian receive the cultivation technique from him.
For other people, it wouldn't be so easy to do.
Upon seeing this, Song Qingming quickly replied, "Back then, I only met a friend in the tower by chance, and it was with his help that I was able to enter the ninth floor."
However, my friend has a rather eccentric temperament and doesn't want people to know about her affairs.
Over the years, due to my agreement, I have never mentioned this matter to anyone. I hope you can understand.
"I suppose your friend must be a person with profound cultivation and powerful supernatural abilities, so it's not surprising that he has such a temper."
"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Song, I will keep this matter a secret from now on and will not mention it to anyone else."
The fact that he successfully entered the ninth floor of the Tower of Babel back then involved the demon expert Fire Phoenix.
Song Qingming couldn't explain too much to Xia Mo, so he could only force her to be one of his good friends.
Seeing this, Xia Mo, who was already used to this situation, naturally didn't ask any further questions.
After all, in the cultivation world, the higher the cultivation level of a high-level cultivator, the less they like others to pry into their affairs.
The person who helped Song Qingming get here back then was most likely a Nascent Soul cultivator, and their cultivation level is probably even higher now.
Song Qingming was able to quickly grow from a mere Golden Core cultivator to a half-step Nascent Soul expert.
Besides his own considerable talent for cultivation, he probably also has the support of others behind him.
The relationship between this expert, who could easily get Song Qingming into the ninth floor of the "Tower of Babel" six hundred years ago, and the person in front of us must not be so simple.
Having thought of this, Xia Mo understood immediately and did not ask any further questions.
"By the way, I wonder how Fellow Daoist Xia met Senior Xuantian back then."
This cultivation technique is so difficult to master, yet you, fellow Daoist, have successfully cultivated it to the late Nascent Soul stage in just three hundred years. You must have encountered some fortuitous opportunity along the way, right?
Seeing that Song Qingming had brought up the topic again, Xia Mo snapped out of her reverie and softly explained:
"Back then, after I obtained the elixir and came out of the second floor of the Tongtian Pavilion, I was chosen by Senior Xuantian and teleported to the third floor to receive the inheritance of the cultivation technique."
At first, my progress in cultivating this method was not fast, probably not much better than Fellow Daoist Song's.
Until a hundred years ago, I found a rare treasure in a secret realm in the outer sea that could help cultivators cultivate their divine sense.
With the help of this treasure, I was able to successfully cultivate my technique to the late Nascent Soul stage.
Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be here now.
After speaking, Xia Mo's hand flickered with spiritual light, and she took out a white ancient jade that floated in front of her.
This white ancient jade doesn't look like any kind of magical artifact, but Song Qingming sensed a familiar aura from above it.
It was surprisingly similar to the several "Mysterious Realm Heavenly Books" he had obtained before, causing him to pause in surprise.
"Could this item also have been passed down from the upper realm?"
Seeing that Song Qingming's expression was a bit off, Xia Mo asked with a hint of curiosity, "The Tongtian Wanling Jue is a Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique, and the cultivation speed is extremely slow."
Even a normal Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to achieve it even after a thousand years of dedicated cultivation.
Otherwise, that senior Xuan Tian wouldn't have been unable to find a suitable successor for so many years.
"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Song was able to successfully cultivate his technique to the late Nascent Soul stage because he also obtained the same extraordinary treasure?"
"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I did indeed obtain something similar that could help with cultivation techniques before."
I just wonder if it has any connection to the item in Fellow Daoist Xia's possession.
Seeing that Xia Mo seemed to have noticed something on his face, Song Qingming didn't hide anything and directly took out a Xuanjie Heavenly Book that he had obtained from a cultivator of the "Yunyang Sect".
Their eyes were fixed on the treasures in front of each other, and they immediately exchanged the spiritual items in their hands and began to examine them carefully.
Just as Song Qingming had guessed, the white ancient jade in Xia Mo's hand was indeed a "Mysterious Heavenly Book".
However, unlike the several pieces in Song Qingming's hands, the cultivation method recorded on this "Mysterious Realm Heavenly Book" is a very complete divine sense technique.
With just one "Mysterious Heavenly Book", Xia Mo was able to successfully cultivate the Heavenly Myriad Spirits Technique to the late Nascent Soul stage.
If there are no other unexpected circumstances, it seems that this cultivation technique in the Heavenly Book should be of great help to her.
Just as Song Qingming was feeling somewhat sentimental, Xia Mo put away the white jade and nodded slightly to him.
"I had guessed something before, and it turns out that Fellow Daoist Song really does have this item."
It seems that we were destined to come to this place together.
Could this be fate ordained by heaven, that we are ultimately destined to clash on this path?
"If we can't avoid it, then we can only face it together!"
"Fellow Daoist Xia, rest assured. If Senior Xuantian truly chooses you, then it is a matter ordained by Heaven, and I will never intentionally hinder your attainment of Dao."
When Song Qingming first learned that Xia Mo was actually his rival on the path of cultivation, he found it hard to accept.
After all, the two had been friends for many years and had helped and protected each other in the past.
Even if it were another, more powerful opponent, Song Qingming really didn't want to take the initiative to fight Xia Mo to the death for the sake of their paths.
Fortunately, the two had already discussed the matter face to face, and Song Qingming was willing to hand over the decision-making power to the "Xuantian" senior in the tower.
Xia Mo did not object either, and nodded directly to Song Qingming.
“Yes! As you say, if Senior chooses Fellow Daoist Song, then I am willing to accept defeat.”
After saying that, Xia Mo hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "Fellow Daoist Song, to be honest..."
When I performed divination for my fellow Daoist that day, I saw some unpleasant images.
Our trip is unlikely to be smooth sailing.
I remember Senior Xuantian saying that this technique was not only passed down to the two of us.
Since we were able to keep our promise and come here together, others might be able to do the same.
If there are indeed other competitors coming here.
"Fellow Daoist Song, we must act decisively and not hesitate to act without considering each other's feelings."
"If what you say is true, I will make my own decision. There is no need for you to worry."
When Song Qingming first met "Xuan Tian", he heard him mention this matter more than once, and knew that besides Xia Mo, there were probably other competitors.
However, upon hearing Xia Mo's account of the ominous divination, Song Qingming didn't seem too concerned.
There are very few people in the world who can cultivate their skills to the late Nascent Soul stage in three hundred years like Xia Mo.
After all, not everyone is as talented as her, and has such great luck to find a treasure like the "white ancient jade" that helps with cultivation techniques.
Even assuming, assuming, that such exceptional geniuses truly exist, Song Qingming and Xia Mo have both already reached the half-step Nascent Soul realm, and their supernatural abilities already surpass all others in the Nascent Soul realm.
The two of them working together pose little threat to the opponent unless the opponent is a Nascent Soul cultivator in person.
Although she felt it was somewhat unlikely, Xia Mo's concerns were not entirely without merit.
Upon hearing the other party's reminder, Song Qingming nodded slightly in response, without offering any objection.
After the two reached a consensus.
They smiled at each other and picked up the spirit tea on the table together.
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Several days later, as the barrier above their heads showed signs of loosening, the many figures who had been waiting there flashed into the air.
"Senior Sister Li, it should be about time!"
As soon as Song Qingyu finished speaking, she took the initiative to summon her natal magic weapon, the "Mysterious Dark Golden Light Sword," which transformed into a giant golden sword tens of feet tall.
As the sword light fell, a crack instantly appeared in the sky.
"Let's all work together!"
Seeing that Song Qingyu had broken through the barrier, Li Xuanyi, Xu Ziyan, Zhou Ziyang and others all cast spells to activate their spiritual light.
With everyone working together, the newly opened barrier entrance was stabilized in no time.
Immediately afterwards, Li Xuanyi raised her hand and threw out a flying bird puppet, which transformed into a beam of light and flew into the barrier.
"The passage is fine, let's go!"
After confirming that the entrance ahead was safe, Li Xuanyi took the lead and entered first.
The others beside them also quickly followed, transforming into streaks of light and disappearing from the spot.
"This is the ninth floor of the Tower of Babel, but why is there nothing there?"
Bai Jingyun, who was visiting this place for the first time, glanced around at the empty surroundings and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
Surprisingly, the ninth floor of the legendary Tower of Babel, supposedly teeming with treasures, was completely devoid of anything.
Seeing the same expressions on the faces of so many people as when she first entered, Xu Ziyan and the others, who had been here before, were not surprised at all.
He then led everyone forward, hoping to find a safe place to set up a magic array and wait.
Just as the members of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" were moving forward, they suddenly saw a crack appear in the air in front of them, and then several powerful auras emerged from it.
"They're from the demon race!"
Upon seeing that the newcomers were all experts from the demon race, everyone's expression immediately changed.
Meanwhile, the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor," who had just entered the area not far away, also quickly noticed this place and his gaze fell on Song Qingyu, who was at the head.
"It's you, the Free and Unfettered Sect!"
"Thunder Flame Demon Emperor, I heard that you were so scared by Seventh Brother that you hid back in the Northern Frontier for so many years. I never thought you would dare to come back!"
It seems I'll have a chance to learn a thing or two from you this time.
"Hmph! Song Qingming isn't here, yet you dare to challenge me?"
"Song Qingyu, your brother stole my treasure back then. That debt can be settled with you to settle my grudge."
Upon seeing Song Qingyu ahead, the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" instantly recalled some unpleasant memories.
Three hundred years ago, when they entered the second floor of the Tongtian Pavilion to compete for treasures.
It was Song Qingming, the seventh brother mentioned by Song Qingyu, who defeated the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" head-on and even snatched the "Thunder Accumulation Stone," a magical artifact that the emperor had painstakingly crafted over many years, from his hands.
For hundreds of years, whenever the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" thought of this matter, he was extremely angry, and it had even formed a knot in his heart.
Hearing Song Qingyu provoke him, the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" was filled with unbearable rage and transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging towards his opponent.
Seeing this, Song Qingyu calmly looked at the other party and also cast a spell to summon her flying sword magic weapon.
"Perfect timing!"
Just as the two were about to clash, an even faster figure unexpectedly intercepted the enraged "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" first.
"Brother Lei, wait a minute!"
"We have come here today to seize the treasures in the tower; now is not the time to fight them."
We must hurry and reunite with our fellow Daoists, lest we fall into their trap.
Ahead of them, besides Song Qingyu, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, were five other Nascent Soul experts, including Li Xuanyi, as well as more than a dozen Golden Core disciples from the Free and Unfettered Sect.
On the demon race's side, there were only four Nascent Soul cultivators, which clearly put them at a disadvantage.
Upon hearing the newcomer step forward to offer advice, "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" pondered for a moment, but the anger on his face suddenly vanished, and he turned and left the spot.
Seeing the two leave, Song Qingyu, who was not far away, did not stop them. Instead, she kept her eyes fixed on the unfamiliar demon expert who had intercepted the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor".
This demon is also at the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and its escape speed is even half a step faster than the "Thunderflame Demon Emperor," so its strength should not be underestimated.
This caused a hint of seriousness to flash across Song Qingyu's eyes as she looked at the other person.
"Junior Sister Xu, where did that demon emperor come from? Have you seen him before?"
"This demon appears to be of the Feather Clan. This is the first time I've seen him. He shouldn't be near the Floating Cloud Mountains. I guess he came from the Northern Frontier."
"Qingyu, many powerful figures from the demon race have arrived this time. We must be careful and avoid acting rashly."
Upon hearing Xu Ziyan's reminder, Song Qingyu couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Don't worry, Junior Sister Xu. Seventh Brother has already told me about the Thunder Flame Demon Emperor's supernatural powers. I don't take this demon seriously yet."
However, the winged expert beside him was someone they were seeing for the first time; they should be careful if they were to face him.
"Hmm! Since so many experts from the demon race have come, we need to plan this carefully."
"Let's find a safe place quickly and send a message to Fellow Daoist Ye and the others to come and discuss this matter so we can all act in unison."
After discussing something in mid-air, the group quickly left the spot.
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On the other side of the sky, more than a dozen figures emerged from the air; they were Chu Lingyun, Liu Qingyin, and the others who had entered a little later.
Shortly after they entered, a dark cloud suddenly flew in from not far ahead, instantly alerting everyone.
"Yes, demonic cultivator!"
"These damned demons, who usually dare not show their faces, actually dare to come to the Tower of Babel to their deaths."
After exchanging glances, the group immediately followed Chu Lingyun's lead and used magic to chase after the location of the black cloud.
In the dark clouds ahead, the expressions of the two figures in black changed.
Faced with pursuit from numerous human cultivators, the two hurriedly manipulated the black clouds beneath their feet, splitting them into dozens of shadowy figures, and scattered in all directions to escape.
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Half an hour later, a dark shadow slowly emerged from mid-air above the open space surrounded by white mist.
A moment later, the dark figure transformed into a person clad in a black robe, who cautiously surveyed the surroundings.
"These righteous cultivators are all like mad dogs."
Fortunately, I prepared a substitute clone in advance, otherwise I would have been doomed here today.
"If I had known it was so dangerous here, I shouldn't have listened to Old Ghost Mo and come to wade into this mess."
After muttering a few words to himself while standing in mid-air, the figure in black robes was about to cast a spell to leave when he suddenly discovered a strange woman's figure appearing in front of him.
"Who are you?"
The black-robed figure was shocked to find that he could not see through the other party's cultivation level when his divine sense swept over him.
This woman was able to approach him silently, without him being able to discern her cultivation level.
Could she be a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?
Isn't it said that cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage cannot enter the Tower of Babel? What's going on here?
"Oh no, this person is too dangerous!"
Gazing at the woman in white ahead, the figure in black robes pondered for a moment before turning around, intending to use magic to escape the area.
Unexpectedly, another man blocked their way.
The aura emanating from this person was in no way inferior to that of the woman in white; he was also a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Where are you going, sir?
"Damn it, how can there be so many late-stage Nascent Soul experts in this place!"
Seeing that he was blocked from both sides, the dark figure immediately cast a spell to activate a secret technique, turning into countless black lights and scattering to escape, trying to use the same trick to escape the battlefield.
But before he could get very far, bursts of white light suddenly lit up the surroundings, followed by countless flames that engulfed the dark figure.
"what."
A scream rang out, and the demon, whose cultivation was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, quickly lost his breath.
Even his primordial spirit didn't have time to escape before it perished in the flames.
"Fellow Daoist Song's Xuan Yang True Fire is quite effective at countering demonic cultivators' supernatural abilities."
"He's just a demonic cultivator who recently advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. He's just unlucky to have run into us."
After casting a spell to retract the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in front of him, Song Qingming turned around with a smile to look at Xia Mo.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, let's find a safe place first, and then use magic to contact Senior Xuantian!"
Just as Song Qingming finished speaking, a white light suddenly appeared beneath his feet, enveloping him completely.
Looking up, Xia Mo, who was not far away, was also enveloped in a ball of white light.
"Huh! He found out so quickly."
Having already understood everything, the two did not use any magic to resist and were quickly engulfed by the white light, disappearing from the spot.
The next moment, when the two figures reappeared, they were already outside a stone pavilion.
In a stone pavilion not far away, a figure in white sat upright, smiling as he looked at the two people who had just arrived.
Seeing this, Song Qingming and Xia Mo stepped forward simultaneously and bowed respectfully.
"Junior greets Senior Xuantian!"
"..." (End of Chapter)