Chapter 1320
Demon Corpse True Fire, Outer Lair
Just as Song Xuanfeng was about to reveal the other party's hiding place, his voice suddenly stopped.
Suddenly, a pair of eerie eyes appeared in his mind.
Immediately afterwards, a strange black flame suddenly erupted from Song Xuanfeng's chest, instantly enveloping his body and sizzling as it was roasted.
Song Xuanfeng then let out a scream and fell straight down from mid-air.
"what."
"not good!"
Upon witnessing the astonishing scene that suddenly unfolded on Song Xuanfeng, Song Qingming's expression changed drastically, and he quickly cast a spell to control the "Yin-Yang Twin Rings" to cover the other party's body.
Just as Song Xuanfeng was about to speak, he unexpectedly triggered a special restriction hidden above his body by the demon.
Clearly, the other party had anticipated this and had already prepared this backup plan.
When Song Qingming cleared the seal above Song Xuanfeng's natal spirit, he didn't notice that there were other hidden restrictions on him.
For a moment, it was quite unexpected.
He intended to activate the black jade ring to absorb the eerie black flames on Song Xuanfeng's body.
But to Song Qingming's surprise, this strange black flame was like a bone-deep infection, firmly attached to Song Xuanfeng's body and impossible to forcibly break free from.
Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately activated the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" to strengthen the spiritual treasure in his hand.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming's "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" also reached the early Nascent Soul stage in terms of power.
With the enhancement of the technique, the black jade ring's spiritual energy greatly increased, which forcibly absorbed most of the black flames on Song Xuanfeng's body into the air, slowing down the rate at which they burned his flesh.
Even so, Song Qingming was still unable to eliminate the black flames.
Seeing that he still couldn't completely extinguish the flames on the other party's body, Song Qingming had no choice but to grit his teeth and summon the "Sacred Star Disc" to bring Qu Bai out from within.
"Brother Qu, is there any way to help me seal the true fire within him?"
"Huh! This is... Demon Corpse True Fire."
Looking at Song Xuanfeng in front of him, Qu Bai shook his head and said, "No! The Demon Corpse True Fire is not something that you cultivators from the lower realm can easily break."
With our current supernatural powers, there is no way we can seal this restriction.
The only way to save his life now is to discard his physical body and preserve his vital spirit.
"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Qu!"
Upon hearing that Qu Bai had a way to preserve Song Xuanfeng's natal spirit, Song Qingming nodded without hesitation.
Qu Bai immediately used magic to retrieve the Golden Cloud Light Sword and brought the giant golden sword to Song Xuanfeng's side.
As soon as the sword light fell, a small gash was instantly cut into Song Xuanfeng's already charred shoulder by the sword light.
The next moment, Qu Bai activated his sword light to shatter the true fire near the gap, and then used his magic to forcibly pull Song Xuanfeng's unconscious primordial spirit out of his body.
Only after Qu Bai nodded slightly did Song Qingming stop casting the spell.
Without the suppression of the "Yin-Yang Twin Rings," the Demon Corpse True Fire quickly returned to its previous ferocious state, enveloping Song Xuanfeng's body once again.
In the blink of an eye, his physical body was burned to charcoal by the true fire and slowly turned into ashes.
And those black flames, as if they had completed their mission, quickly dissipated into the world.
Seeing this, Song Qingming's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant.
Unexpectedly, a physical body at the Nascent Soul stage was so vulnerable in the face of these black flames, utterly powerless to resist them.
Although they couldn't save Song Xuanfeng's physical body, they at least managed to save his "life spirit" from being consumed by the demonic fire.
Fortunately, he happened to be right next to Song Xuanfeng when Song Xuanfeng triggered the restriction.
Otherwise, before he even woke up, his "natal spirit" and physical body would have been destroyed by the flames.
After putting away the magical treasure in front of him, Song Qingming immediately stepped forward to examine it carefully.
He breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that Song Xuanfeng's "original spirit" was unharmed, only unconscious.
"Brother Song, who is this guy to you? Why did you go to such lengths to save a demonic cultivator?"
"He is a junior member of my family, but he was framed by a demonic cultivator in his early years and went astray."
Now that I need his help in searching for the demon's whereabouts, I can't let anything happen to him.
When asked by "Qu Bai", Song Qingming did not hide anything and directly revealed Song Xuanfeng's identity.
Upon hearing that Song Xuanfeng was actually Song Qingming's junior, Qu Bai was somewhat surprised, but he didn't seem to mind too much.
"Hehe! I never expected that among your descendants there would be a demonic cultivator at the Nascent Soul level. It really surprised me."
However, this kid doesn't seem to have improved his cultivation normally. He should be a true demon puppet created by those demonic cultivators who forcibly infused his body with true demonic energy.
Now that you have preserved his primordial spirit, he should be able to restore his cultivation and supernatural powers once he finds a suitable physical body.
However, those demons love to tamper with people, so you still need to be careful.
"Yes! Thank you for your help, Brother Qu."
After nodding slightly to "Qu Bai" beside him, Song Qingming then cast a spell to cover Song Xuanfeng's "natal spirit".
It took Song Xuanfeng quite a while to wake up.
Having just escaped the control of others, he then went through a life-or-death ordeal.
He was almost burned to ashes by the demonic fire that bound his body, and his eyes still looked somewhat dazed.
"Third Great-Uncle!"
“Xuanfeng, it seems they’ve tampered with you. You shouldn’t say anything rash for now.”
"Yes! Don't worry, Third Uncle, the restrictions on my body have been activated, so I should be fine now."
In response to Song Qingming's words of concern, Song Xuanfeng nodded slightly and boldly continued:
“Third Uncle, I’ve been to where they’re hiding; it’s up there.”
"Above! Are you perhaps referring to the outer void?"
Seeing Song Xuanfeng look up at the sky, Song Qingming quickly realized what was going on and directly expressed his guess, which was then confirmed by the other party.
Back when he fought against these demons in the "Dark Cloud Mountains", Song Qingming was teleported to the heavens by the woman in white and almost perished there.
Even now, I still remember this incident vividly.
Since encountering the woman in white and her group again a few years ago, Song Qingming had suspected that their hideout might be there.
Now that Song Xuanfeng had confirmed it himself, he immediately believed his own guess and couldn't help but sigh.
"These guys are quite cautious, actually thinking of building their lair in the void beyond the nine heavens. No wonder no one has been able to find their whereabouts for so many years."
"Xuanfeng, are Senior Chen and the others trapped there?"
Do you remember how they got you up there?
"What my third uncle said is correct. Senior Chen and the others were forcibly teleported there back then. I also experienced this."
However, at that time, I was already under their control and had no choice but to become their accomplice.
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With Song Xuanfeng's "original spirit" slowly explaining, Song Qingming quickly gained a general understanding of the other party's plans over the past few hundred years, as well as the experiences of Chen Qingxuan and the others.
After being persuaded by Song Qingming, he returned to the "Floating Cloud Mountains".
At first, Song Xuanfeng just wanted to find a quiet place to cultivate alone, not wanting to bring any harm to his family because of his identity as a demonic cultivator.
However, as time went by, Song Xuanfeng, who lacked a suitable place to cultivate, found that his cultivation speed was getting slower and slower.
To break through and advance in cultivation, Song Qingming would need to risk being discovered and find a suitable place for him to cultivate in seclusion.
Later, Song Xuanfeng, whose cultivation had reached a point of no further progress, decided after some thought to leave the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" and travel.
After going around in circles, he returned to the "Dark Cloud Mountains" where he had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.
With the help of the true demonic energy in the "Dark Cloud Mountains", Song Xuanfeng's cultivation speed immediately increased by leaps and bounds, and he successfully advanced to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
But just as Song Xuanfeng was secretly cultivating in the "Dark Cloud Mountains," one of the demonic cultivators from back then suddenly found him in the valley.
Song Xuanfeng originally thought he was doomed, but to his surprise, the other party took the initiative to let him go and invited him to help him smuggle himself to the upper realm in the future.
To show his sincerity, the demon also gave Song Xuanfeng a very profound demonic cultivation technique that could help him advance to the Nascent Soul realm.
At that time, Song Xuanfeng had already become very confused about his path of cultivation because he had switched to the demonic path.
Upon learning that the other party had a way to smuggle himself to the upper realm, Song Xuanfeng ultimately could not escape the temptation and fell into the trap that this demon had carefully crafted for him.
Besides the "old Taoist in green robe" who seduced Song Xuanfeng.
There were also the "young Confucian scholar," "woman in white," "woman in long robe," "man in green robe," and "girl in black" that Song Qingming had seen.
These six people did not have names for each other, only code names.
Their goal was the same: to smuggle themselves back to the upper realm.
Subsequently, Song Xuanfeng modified the cultivation method given to him by the demon, and his cultivation level was successfully raised to the late Nascent Soul stage.
They then used a method of infusing his body with demonic energy, which allowed him to successfully advance to the Nascent Soul realm.
Just as Song Xuanfeng broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, a mysterious person hiding behind these demons suddenly appeared in front of him.
This man was dressed in black robes, and his supernatural powers far surpassed those of the six demons.
Song Xuanfeng was powerless to resist in her hands and was instantly subdued. His "natal spirit" was sealed and his physical body was reduced to a true demonic puppet controlled by others.
Later, "Song Xuanfeng," who was controlled by the demon, became a subordinate of the old Taoist in green robes and others, and followed them to plot and create demonic disasters all over the Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent.
Seven years ago, Chen Qingxuan and others went deep into the "Northern Frontier" to quell the demonic disaster.
It was in Crescent Valley that they fell into the trap set by that mysterious "black-clad demon".
At that time, "Song Xuanfeng," who was controlled by the demon, also participated in this great battle and witnessed Chen Qingxuan and the others being trapped by the black-clad demon's spell and teleported to the heavens.
"Third Grandfather, do you still remember the teleportation array we saw in the Black Cloud Mountains? It was there that I followed them to the outer heavens."
By the way, he also had a silver circular array plate in his hand at the time, which seemed to be used to communicate the restrictions between the two places.
"A teleportation array in the Dark Cloud Mountains, a silver circular array plate?"
"The array plate you mentioned, could it be this?"
Song Qingming, who had already experienced teleportation before, was very familiar with the teleportation array in the "Dark Cloud Mountains".
The "circular array" that Song Xuanfeng mentioned connects the two places.
After pondering for a moment, Song Qingming quickly remembered the Sacred Star Disc in his hand and used magic to retrieve it. As soon as Song Qingming placed the jade disc in front of him, Song Xuanfeng, upon seeing it, nodded in surprise.
"Third Uncle, I remember it very clearly, it is this very thing."
"Where did you obtain this array?"
"It really is the Sacred Star Compass. No wonder they were so emotional when I took it from them. It turns out this was a token they used to teleport back to their lair."
Back in the "Illusory Sea Desert," Song Qingming fought a fierce battle with the man in green robes and finally obtained this item from him.
At first, Song Qingming did not realize the value of the "Sacred Star Plate" and thought it was just an ordinary array plate.
It wasn't until later, when he went to the "Northern Frontier" with Qu Bai, that he learned the true function of this item under the guidance of others.
It is not only a replica of a magical artifact, but also has the special effect of breaking through spatial restrictions.
Recalling the green-robed man's excited and reluctant expression when he took the treasure, Song Qingming guessed that this item must be very important to them.
Unexpectedly, the "Sacred Star Disc" was actually the token they used to communicate with outer space.
Upon learning that the "Sacred Star Disc" in his hand could connect to the enemy's lair, Song Qingming's face immediately lit up with excitement.
"Third Grandfather, that black-clad demon is extremely powerful. Even Senior Chen didn't gain any advantage when he fought him."
If you are going to rescue Senior Chen from outer space, please be very careful.
It would be best if you took me with you; maybe I can help you find them faster.
"Yeah! I understand."
“Xuanfeng, now that you have lost your physical body, why don’t you possess it for now? I will summon you if I need anything.”
Having said that, Song Qingming raised his hand and cast a spell, directly summoning the "Golden Wind" that had followed him for many years.
This corpse puppet, which had followed Song Qingming since the Core Formation stage, had its cultivation level raised to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage over the years thanks to Song Qingming's medicinal materials.
Although it's not suitable for Song Xuanfeng to possess the body now, as he can't unleash his full strength.
However, at the moment, Song Qingming did not have a better vessel, so he could only temporarily have Song Xuanfeng's natal spirit reside in "Golden Wind".
Upon hearing what Song Qingming said, Song Xuanfeng nodded slightly without making any demands, and directly cast a spell to enter the corpse puppet's body.
Only after putting "Golden Wind" back into his storage bag at his waist did Song Qingming take the initiative to lift the surrounding restrictions and return to Bai Yuxian and the others.
"Seventh Brother, how is Xuanfeng?"
Previously, Song Qingyu and the others were focused on casting spells to control the great array, and only sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from it, without knowing what had happened.
It wasn't until Song Qingming resolved the matter that he recounted it to everyone.
Only then did Song Qingyu and the others realize that Song Xuanfeng's physical body had been destroyed by the forbidden demonic fire, leaving only his "natal spirit".
Most importantly, Song Qingming's actions saved Song Xuanfeng's life and led to the discovery of the missing Chen Qingxuan and others from him.
Upon learning that Chen Qingxuan and the others were trapped outside the Nine Heavens, Song Qingyu, Bai Yuxian, and the others were also surprised.
They never expected that after searching for so long in the valley, they would be so far from their destination, having wasted so much effort.
Bai Yuxian looked somewhat worried after learning that there was another extremely powerful "black-clad demon".
"Junior Brother Song, when do you plan to set off for the outer heavens?"
"Senior Chen and the others have been trapped for so long, their situation must be quite precarious. This matter should not be delayed any longer."
I plan to contact Fire Phoenix and Fellow Daoist Baiyang immediately to discuss with them going beyond the Nine Heavens to rescue people.
Senior Sister Bai, this matter is settled. You can take Siyuan and Yuanhao back first.
"My lord, this demon is so powerful that even Senior Chen and the others fell for its tricks. Perhaps I should stay and go with you!"
As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, Huang Siyuan immediately shook her head, unable to let go of Song Qingming and the others and wanting to stay and help.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuxian also spoke up:
“Junior Brother Song, we are now familiar with this Star Array. When we use the array to cast spells, we can also resist the divine powers of Nascent Soul cultivators. If we act together with you, we can at least lend a hand.”
The Celestial Fox Clan in the northern border has now signed a treaty and will not come south to harass us.
With Junior Sister Xu and Junior Brother Zhou in the sect, nothing should happen.
"Yes! Right now we're short-handed."
"Seventh Uncle, let us go with you!"
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"So be it! Now that things have come to this, we can't remain uninvolved here either, so let's all stay!"
Seeing that Huang Siyuan, Bai Yuxian and the others did not want to leave and wanted to stay and cooperate with him, he realized that they were all going to stay and work together.
After thinking for a moment, Song Qingming finally nodded in agreement with their idea.
After discussing the matter with everyone, Song Qingming activated the talisman in his hand that allowed him to contact Huo Feng and the other person, and transmitted the information he had received to them.
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Half a month later, "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World".
In the deep valley of the Wuyun Mountains, dozens of streaks of light descended from the sky and landed near the altar.
"Fellow Daoist Song, is this the place?"
"Yeah! I went to the Nine Heavens from here back then, so I still remember dealing with those guys."
After nodding slightly to the "White Sun Demon Saint" beside him, Song Qingming immediately turned to look at the many Nascent Soul cultivators who had followed him.
"Everyone, that place is a place devoid of spiritual energy. Even with our cover for teleportation, we may still lose some of our own magical power."
"You all must stay close to us and prepare your own magical items to restore your power."
"Don't worry, senior, we are already fully prepared."
When the woman in white teleported him to the heavens, Song Qingming, whose magical power was completely exhausted, almost perished in that desolate place.
In order not to repeat the mistakes of the past, Song Qingming and his team brought mostly powerful cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage or above for this operation.
Moreover, each person is equipped with a high-level spiritual item that can quickly restore mana.
In case one's magical power is excessively depleted while fighting enemies beyond the Nine Heavens, it can be replenished in time.
Upon hearing Song Qingming's instructions, He Xiaofeng and the others, who had come fully prepared, immediately bowed and responded.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Song Qingming cast a spell to summon the "Sacred Star Disc" and led everyone to the array platform.
Over the years, with the help of "Qu Bai", Song Qingming has become very familiar with the many incantations inside the Sacred Star Plate.
Under his spell, he quickly found the correct incantation for teleportation, and a beam of white light instantly shone on everyone.
Immediately afterwards, a tremendous suction force came from above.
Seeing this, Song Qingming, "White Sun Demon Saint" and Fire Phoenix immediately cast spells to activate protective spiritual light around the many Nascent Soul cultivators.
All three had reached the Nascent Soul stage, and their protective qi was sufficient to resist the external gales during the teleportation process, so they would not lose too much mana.
The next moment, everyone fell into the white light and quickly disappeared above the array platform.
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Beyond the Nine Heavens, in the void.
A woman in white and an old man in a green robe sat cross-legged in front of a bronze mirror, in which a woman in black was reflected.
"What? You've already destroyed the True Demon Puppet?"
"That's right, he triggered the restrictions I set up himself. It seems someone must have broken the seal within him."
"Sigh, it's such a pity that we spent so much time nurturing him, thinking we could bring him back to the Holy Realm."
Upon hearing the woman in black confirm this, the old man in the green robe immediately showed a hint of regret.
"By the way, now that guy has broken the seal on his body, he might be able to find your location, so be sure to keep a close watch on the sealing array."
"Don't worry, even if they can search the soul of a True Demon Puppet, they won't be able to get here in a short time without the Holy Star Disc."
"Didn't you lose one of them back then? Have you forgotten?"
Seeing the confidence on the faces of the two women in white, the woman in black spoke up again to remind them.
Upon hearing this, the woman in white seemed to have thought of something.
"You mean the piece that the fourth brother lost? I remember it was in the hands of a group of Nascent Soul cultivators back then. How could they possibly have the ability to activate this treasure?"
Don't worry, even if they do manage to get up here, the restrictive array here is not something an ordinary person can withstand.
"If we just follow the plan, we'll be able to handle them."
"Yes! Just follow the plan and don't cause any unforeseen problems."
Otherwise, if it affects my plans, I'm afraid I'll never have such a good opportunity again in my life.
After saying that, the woman in black swayed and disappeared into the bronze mirror as if turning into clouds.
Meanwhile, the woman in white and the old Taoist priest in green robes turned around calmly and put away the bronze mirror that had been floating in mid-air, a few smiles appearing on their faces.
"Now that the main body's plan is progressing smoothly, it shouldn't be long before we can successfully return to the Holy Realm."
"Yes! It's just a pity that I didn't have the chance to bring him back with me."
"Hehe! It's just a True Demon Puppet at the Nascent Soul stage, what's there to regret?"
"Once we return to the Holy Realm and meet the Holy Venerable, we can create as many puppet avatars as we want."
"That makes sense!"
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Just as the woman in white and the old Taoist priest in green were chatting excitedly.
The next moment, as if sensing something, the smiles on the two people's faces suddenly stopped.
"Strange, didn't Lao Liu just get back? How come someone is teleporting at this time?"
"No, could it be...? How could it be so fast?"
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Just as the two women in white were filled with doubt, a ball of white light appeared in the void on one side of the hall.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of figures fell from mid-air. (End of Chapter)