Chapter 1290
Transformation into a Divine Being and Proving the Dao, the Flower Returns in Bloom
"Heavenly Sword Pavilion", Jade Sword Peak.
Over a thousand disciples of the "Heavenly Sword Pavilion" each held a flying sword and formed a giant magic array around the mountain peak.
Above everyone's heads, a dozen figures stared intently at the strange celestial phenomenon that appeared in the sky ahead.
These usually aloof Nascent Soul Grand Elders of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion now looked solemn, their faces showing a hint of tension.
The silver-crowned man at the head of the group raised his hand and summoned his natal flying sword, then slowly uttered a voice that shook the soul.
"All disciples, heed my command! We swear to protect Jade Sword Peak to the death!"
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As the colorful glow in the sky grew richer, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth rapidly gathered towards "Jade Sword Peak".
Located in the sword tomb behind the "Heavenly Sword Pavilion", countless flying swords began to tremble continuously, and gusts of wind swept through the valley, constantly impacting the sealing array above.
After an unknown amount of time, the sealing array above the Sword Tomb was finally pierced by a beam of golden light.
Immediately afterwards, countless flying swords emerged from the canyon, hovering above the sword mound and gathering into a black sword dragon.
Then, to everyone's surprise, it flew to the sky above "Jade Sword Peak".
At this moment, the flying swords in the hands of everyone around also began to tremble, as if they were locked by an invisible force and about to be released.
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Just as everyone was surprised, a crimson fireball suddenly appeared in the northwest sky and quickly approached the location of "Jade Sword Peak".
Not long after the crimson light appeared, another beam of spiritual light suddenly shone in the void ahead.
Immediately afterwards, another figure emerged from inside.
"Fellow Daoist, you have come from afar. I, Jin, am honored to greet you!"
Upon seeing the "Golden Ancestor" appear before them, the crimson light vanished instantly, revealing the figure of a woman in a red robe, who looked at the other party with a hint of displeasure.
"Jin Luo, I didn't expect you to be waiting here so early. Are you trying to block my way?"
"Hehe! I have already promised to protect you, young friend, so naturally I will do my best."
Obstructing people's path is contrary to the way of Heaven.
Although Fellow Daoist Yulong has some grudges with the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, we are all human cultivators after all. How can we fight amongst ourselves at this time?
These principles, I presume you understand them without me needing to elaborate.
"Hmph! I just happened to be passing by and came here to take a look. When did I ever say that I wanted to block anyone's path? Fellow Daoist Jin, your words are too harsh."
“Fellow Daoist, since you are not here to obstruct the path, why must you insist on going forward? You can travel in another direction.”
"Where I go is none of your business to tell me what to do. Do you really think I wouldn't dare to fight you?"
A hint of displeasure flashed across the red-robed woman's face, and flames immediately erupted from her body, emanating a powerful aura.
Seeing this, the "Golden Ancestor" did not back down at all and directly used his magic to summon the "Azure Jade Pot" from his body.
Just as the two were about to clash, a five-colored golden light suddenly shone in front of them, instantly reducing their tense atmosphere by more than half.
A crescent-shaped lotus platform, several meters wide, appeared in the spiritual light, upon which sat a round-faced monk whose robes emitted bursts of dazzling golden light.
The old monk looked at the woman in the green robe in front of him with a slight smile, and greeted her with his hands clasped together.
"Fellow Daoist Yulong, it's been many years! I hope you're well!"
"You bald monk, you've always refused to be involved in worldly affairs, so why are you here today?"
When the woman in the green robe questioned him, the old monk quickly explained:
"Auspicious energy has been born here today. This humble monk has come to do my part and asks Fellow Daoist Yulong to be so kind as to do so!"
"When the jade lotuses in the temple ripen another day, this humble monk will send some to the Xuanhuo Palace as a token of my gratitude to you, fellow Daoist."
"It's rare for Master Baiyue to be so generous. My Xuanhuo Palace will accept this gift."
Seeing that the two were targeting him, "Grandmaster Yulong" knew that it was not a good day to go any further. After greeting the two, he disappeared from the spot.
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Above Jade Sword Peak, a black sword dragon coiled endlessly!
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth had gathered over the entire mountain peak, and then the countless flying swords in the hands of the people below seemed to be summoned by something and began to float up into the air on their own.
The next moment, a gigantic humanoid phantom, thousands of feet tall, appeared out of thin air.
Countless flying swords rose rapidly and circled around him.
At this moment, the entire "Jade Sword Peak" was shrouded in a boundless sword intent, and tens of thousands of flying swords were all under the control of the opponent's mind.
This caused many sword cultivators below to involuntarily kneel down.
The enormous humanoid phantom, comparable to the Jade Sword Peak, slowly opened its eyes and scanned the crowd below.
He instantly exuded a powerful aura far surpassing that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Before long, the illusory image of the Dharma quickly dissipated, and a middle-aged man appeared in mid-air.
This man was dressed in a green robe, wore a silver crown, and had a rather dignified appearance.
Looking at the remaining people, he slowly began to speak:
"I have cultivated for over 1,600 years, and after many twists and turns, I have finally achieved the Dao by transforming into an infant, and become a god by controlling a sword, thus forging this supreme sword intent!"
"Thanks to the help of my fellow disciples, I, Ling, am deeply grateful for this great kindness!"
Upon seeing this, more than a dozen Nascent Soul elders from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion immediately showed a hint of excitement and stepped forward to bow in respect.
"We congratulate the Grand Elder on achieving the Nascent Soul stage and attaining enlightenment!"
Seeing this, the green-robed man nodded slightly. With a gentle wave of his hand, the countless flying swords that had gathered in mid-air quickly fell back into the hands of the crowd.
At this moment, in the courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
Zhou Jue looked at the several flying swords falling from the sky and hurriedly stepped forward to pick them up.
"Senior Song, what exactly happened on the mountain? Why was my flying sword suddenly controlled by someone else?"
"I don't know either, don't worry, it probably isn't a bad thing."
Standing in the courtyard, Song Qingming watched Zhou Jue carefully putting the flying sword into his "storage bag," but his heart remained unsettled for a long time.
Although he was standing at the foot of the mountain, he did not approach "Jade Sword Peak".
But based solely on this familiar celestial phenomenon and the overwhelming sword intent that had just appeared...
Song Qingming could easily tell that someone on the mountain was attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, and the commotion seemed to be much larger than he had seen before.
Since breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming has witnessed many people, including Zhao Wuling, "Jin Chen Daoren," and Qin Yuntian, attempting to reach the Divine Transformation realm over the past few hundred years.
Without exception, all of these people failed in their attempts to break through to higher realms.
But this time, Song Qingming had a distinctly different feeling.
If nothing unexpected happens, the person who attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul realm in the mountain has most likely succeeded.
After so many years of cultivation, this was the first time Song Qingming had personally witnessed someone successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage.
Seeing this scene was incredibly moving, and it gave me many new insights that I had never had before.
After reaching the half-step Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming began to study the final step of the three Nascent Soul stages: transforming into a god.
To transform from an infant to a god, the first thing to do is to adjust one's own internal state to a good condition before one can control the "natal nascent soul" to gather the primordial energy of heaven and earth and guide the two to merge into one.
All that remains is for the "natal nascent soul" to successfully merge with the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
Next, the cultivator can transform the nascent soul into a primordial spirit state and completely integrate it into the physical body, thus reaching the realm of transforming the nascent soul into a god.
For decades, trapped in the "Tower of Babel," Song Qingming and Xia Mo did nothing but search for a way to escape.
The two also tried to draw upon the primordial energy within their bodies in an attempt to break through this final barrier.
What Song Qingming didn't expect was that no matter how many times he tried to go into seclusion over the past few decades, he was unable to successfully activate the spiritual energy within his body.
Although Xia Mo was more talented than him, she could only barely draw upon a trace of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and was still far from merging with his "natal nascent soul".
After decades of unsuccessful attempts, Song Qingming felt that his mindset was lacking, and ultimately he did not choose to stay in the "Tower of Babel".
However, seeing someone break through to the Nascent Soul realm this time stirred something within him.
After turning around and returning to the house, Song Qingming immediately closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, and his nascent soul began to emit bursts of spiritual light.
Under Song Qingming's spell control, the "natal nascent soul," which had previously been unable to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within its body, was now successfully able to draw upon a trace of spiritual energy.
Upon noticing this unusual change, Song Qingming was also extremely excited, and even his "Nascent Soul" showed a hint of joy on its face.
"After so many failures, I've finally taken this step."
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"Floating Clouds Mountain Range", Qingyun Mountain.
In the "Qingyun Pavilion" on the mountaintop, a figure suddenly appeared, startling Li Xuanyi, who was sitting to the side examining the scroll in her hand, and she stood up.
"Elder, why did you emerge from seclusion so quickly?"
"Junior Sister Huang gave me a high-grade recovery pill last time. After refining it, my injuries have improved a lot and it's not a big problem now."
After sitting down on a wooden chair, Bai Yuxian accepted a cup of spiritual tea from Li Xuanyi and nodded slightly to her.
"Junior Sister Li, you've worked hard these past few days. I, as the Elder, am only taking on this responsibility for Junior Brother Song. From now on, please call me Senior Sister and don't stand on ceremony with me."
"Yes! Senior Sister Bai."
"By the way, how are Qingyu and Yuanhao's injuries? Have they come out of seclusion recently?"
"I asked my junior sister Chu Ling the day before yesterday, and Qingyu is still in seclusion healing her injuries. It seems that she has not yet recovered and will need some more time."
Yuan Hao, on the other hand, has already emerged from seclusion.
I visited him a few days ago, and his injuries are healing quite well. I estimate that with a few more years of recuperation, he should be fully recovered.
Ziyang, Siyuan, and Xu Shimei have all recovered quite a bit from their injuries, so it's not causing them any problems.
According to the message sent by Junior Brother Su from Guyang Mountain, Senior Brother Feng and Junior Brother Yao believe that the situation is quite serious.
If a suitable healing artifact cannot be found, it will be difficult to recover.
Although Qingyun Mountain had successfully repelled the northern demon army, they had also suffered considerable losses in the ensuing battle.
Especially in terms of Nascent Soul combat power, there was a significant gap between them and their opponents. Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, and others were all injured in the battle.
Bai Yuxian fared relatively well; her internal injuries weren't particularly severe, only damaging a few meridians. With the help of a high-grade elixir refined by Huang Siyuan, and after two years of healing and recuperation, Bai Yuxian's injuries have almost completely healed.
In contrast, the situation was more serious for the four elders: Song Qingyu, Song Yuanhao, Feng Yuan, and Yao Muling.
Song Qingyu's cultivation had just broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he was only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm.
Although she started as a sword cultivator, her supernatural abilities far surpassed those of other cultivators of the same level.
However, compared to the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," who has been famous for a long time and whose cultivation has reached the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingyu's personal strength is still significantly inferior.
In previous major battles, in order to contain this powerful opponent.
Despite using all her magical treasures and trump cards, Song Qingyu was still forced into dangerous situations several times by the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," and could only force her opponent back by relying on desperate measures.
After the battle, Song Qingyu not only suffered multiple physical injuries, but his natal magic weapon, the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword," was also severely damaged by his opponent.
Even after consuming numerous healing pills, he is still in seclusion in his cave, recuperating and has not yet fully recovered.
Song Yuanhao and Feng Yuan had previously been besieged by several Nascent Soul experts on the battlefield, and their injuries were not much lighter than Song Qingyu's.
Song Yuanhao's left arm was severed in half by the opponent, while Feng Yuan's right foot remained on the battlefield.
Fortunately, both of them were Nascent Soul cultivators, and their physical bodies could recover even if they were injured, but they would need at least one or two decades to go into seclusion to heal.
The battle had just ended, and the two immediately returned to their cave, where they have not yet emerged.
Among the more than ten Nascent Soul elders of the entire "Free and Unfettered Sect", Yao Muling, who had just formed his Nascent Soul, was the most seriously injured.
Although Yao Muling successfully condensed her Nascent Soul, her wood-attribute cultivation techniques and combat abilities were not strong to begin with. In addition, she had almost exhausted all her resources to form her Nascent Soul, and she did not have any powerful magic treasures on her.
On the battlefield, he was unfortunately ambushed by a mid-stage Nascent Soul demon emperor, and his physical body was torn apart on the spot.
Fortunately, his master, Xu Ziyan, happened to be nearby.
Seeing Yao Muling in danger, Xu Ziyan suddenly unleashed a powerful divine ability, rushed into the battlefield, and successfully took over the opponent's "natal nascent soul," saving him.
Although she survived, Yao Muling's physical body was destroyed, and it will not be easy for her to recover.
They still need to find high-grade spiritual wood and spend decades in seclusion to reshape their physical body, which will inevitably have some impact on their cultivation path.
Many of the Nascent Soul elders of the "Free and Unfettered Sect," including Liu Yuxin who came from the East Sea to help, all had some injuries after the battle.
Li Xuanyi was the only one who was lucky. She not only carried many defensive talismans, but also had a late-stage Nascent Soul puppet that helped her withstand a lot of danger.
She was one of the few Nascent Soul cultivators who survived unscathed until the demon army retreated.
After hearing Li Xuanyi recount the situation of all the Nascent Soul elders in the sect, Bai Yuxian, having understood the situation, nodded to him.
"Junior Brother Yao lost his physical body to protect Qingyun Mountain, and the sect cannot abandon him."
He then sent a message to Su Mo, instructing him to contact the Southern Continent to see where there was a suitable high-grade spirit wood to exchange for, so as to help Junior Brother Yao rebuild his physical body as soon as possible.
As for Junior Brother Feng, I'll trouble Junior Sister Li to ask the Heavenly Pill Alliance if they have any suitable healing elixirs.
The spirit stones needed to purchase healing items will all be provided by the sect's Merit Pavilion.
"Alright! I'll send someone to inquire right away."
Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, and others were busy in seclusion to heal their injuries, so managing many affairs naturally fell to Li Xuanyi, who has been extremely busy in recent years.
Only after Li Xuanyi had finished her many tasks did she return to the "Huixian Pavilion" and take the initiative to sit next to Bai Yuxian.
"Senior Sister Bai, the northern demon race has been relatively quiet lately, so they probably won't be heading south anytime soon."
If you have nothing else to do here, I'd like to visit the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom in a few days!
"Why does Junior Sister suddenly want to go to Donghuang Kingdom? Could it be that you're doing this for Junior Brother Song?"
Upon hearing what Li Xuanyi said, Bai Yuxian's face showed a slight hint of doubt, and she asked the other party a question in confusion.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuanyi did not hide her thoughts and said directly, "My husband has been missing for so long, we can't just sit here and wait for news forever."
Since my husband disappeared along with Fellow Daoist Xia, I think they might have been trapped somewhere.
Over the years, Qingyu and I have searched the Floating Cloud Mountains, but we have not found any trace of him.
I suspect my husband and the others have gone to the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom. I know there are many powerful secret realms there, and I want to go and explore them first.
More than seventy years have passed since Song Qingming left Qingyun Mountain.
At first, Li Xuanyi and the others thought that he was hiding somewhere to cultivate his skills, as he had said before, which was why he had not returned for so long.
But as time flew by, the other party never returned.
Later, the group learned from Yu Mengning of "Baihua Palace" that Xia Mo had suddenly disappeared, which further confirmed that Song Qingming might be with her.
Although the soul lamp left by Song Qingming in the sect has remained intact, there has been no news from him for so long.
Everyone was very worried about this.
Before the "monster disturbance", Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu had secretly searched the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" for a long time, but they did not find any trace of Song Qingming.
Faced with Li Xuanyi's idea of going to "Donghuang Kingdom" to find Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian fell silent.
“Junior Sister Li, I know you are worried about Junior Brother Song, but if we search without any clues, it will probably be difficult to find them.”
Moreover, it is said that monsters have appeared again in the Illusionary Sea Desert.
I'm worried about you going to Donghuang Kingdom alone.
Why don't we wait until Qingyu comes out of seclusion, then I'll have her go to Donghuang Kingdom with you. With her by your side, we'll feel more at ease.
Otherwise, if something happens to you and Junior Brother Song returns, how will I explain it to him?
Bai Yuxian was well aware of Li Xuanyi's feelings for Song Qingming, but she was worried about his safety, so she reluctantly offered him some advice.
But these words did not stop the other party from speaking to Li Xuanyi.
"Senior Sister Bai, I know it's unlikely we'll find a husband on this trip, so I don't want to make things difficult for you. Let Qingyu stay here instead."
I am now a Nascent Soul Level 6 cultivator, how could ordinary low-level demons possibly harm me?
I'm quite familiar with the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom because I used to travel around there a lot in my younger days, so there shouldn't be any danger there.
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. If there's still no news of my husband after ten years, I'll come back and we can think of other solutions together."
“Since you insist on going, then wait a few more days. I will have the Good Deeds Pavilion prepare some spiritual items for you.”
"Xuanyi thanks Senior Sister for making this possible!"
Seeing that she couldn't persuade the other party, Bai Yuxian had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Seeing this, Li Xuanyi nodded slightly, then turned and left the "Meeting Immortals Pavilion" to return to her cave.
Bai Yuxian watched Li Xuanyi's departing figure and could only walk to the window alone, gazing at the scenery outside.
It is already March, and spring is in full bloom everywhere in Qingyun Mountain.
I remember it was around this time of year when Song Qingming left.
Flowers bloom and fade, decades have passed, yet that person has never returned.
When Bai Yuxian mentioned Song Qingming in front of Li Xuanyi, she was still able to maintain a calm expression.
Now she was all alone in the hall, and a look of helplessness appeared on her face.
"Junior Brother Song, where are you now?"
"Could it be that you really would, as Senior Brother Li said, abandon everything around you without a word for the sake of your own cultivation path?!"
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Several days later, in the cave at the top of the mountain.
"Junior Sister Li, please take good care of your safety while you are out there, and remember to return safely soon!"
"Don't worry, Senior Sister Bai and Sister Siyuan."
No matter where my husband is, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground in the heavens, I will find him.
If he is truly blinded by some spiritual path and refuses to return to Qingyun Mountain, I will definitely send a message to my two elder sisters.
No matter what, we can't let him off easily in this lifetime.
Having already packed up the spiritual items, Li Xuanyi took the "storage bag" handed over by Bai Yuxian and immediately nodded in response to the two people in front of her.
After changing into a black robe, he smiled and bid farewell to the two.
Li Xuanyi immediately boarded the flying chariot, transformed into a beam of light, and passed through the "mountain-protecting formation" to the west.
As she watched the sacred mountain recede into the distance, a hint of determination appeared in Li Xuanyi's eyes.
Although she didn't know where she should search for Song Qingming's whereabouts on this trip.
But Li Xuanyi was absolutely determined to find him no matter what.
As the flying chariot beneath her feet sped forward, Li Xuanyi raised her hand and used magic to retrieve a jade plate, which she held in her hand.
This jade plate magic artifact contains a drop of Song Qingming's life essence blood. As long as it is within a range of ten thousand miles, it can be activated by casting a spell to find the other party's trace.
Previously, Li Xuanyi had already searched almost the entire "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" with the jade plate, but she found nothing and failed to obtain any of the information she wanted.
She took out the item again without much hope, but instinctively cast a spell to activate it and see if the artifact could be used normally.
But the next moment, a wisp of crimson light suddenly appeared on the jade plate, which immediately surprised her.
"Huh! What's going on? Could there be something wrong with the magical artifact?"
This place is only a few thousand miles away from "Qingyun Mountain".
Looking at the magical artifact in his hand that had been silent for many years, he suddenly saw it react, a result he could hardly believe.
Just as Li Xuanyi looked puzzled and chose to activate the magic weapon in her hand again.
Unexpectedly, she received the same result as before.
Within the jade disc, a beam of crimson light appeared, pointing directly at the location in front of the flying chariot, and the distance between the two was getting closer and closer.
"How is this possible!"
Just as Li Xuanyi was looking at the jade plate in her hand with a lot of confusion.
The next moment, his divine sense suddenly detected that a powerful aura moving at an incredibly fast speed was rapidly approaching from the front.
It seems that not only Li Xuanyi, but the people who came have also noticed her presence.
"Could it be that you came here specifically to see me, fellow Daoist?" (End of Chapter)