Chapter 1348
Everyone Gains Something, Heading to the Outer Heavens
A vast expanse of white emptiness.
Song Xinyuan slowly opened her eyes, and saw clusters of white clouds floating around her.
"Tear! Where am I?"
Touching her still-painful wounds, Song Xinyuan wiped her eyes, a wave of doubt washing over her.
When he encountered that Nascent Soul expert from the demon race before, although he fought hard, he still couldn't bridge the huge gap between Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators.
I remember that I was clearly suppressed by the other party's sound waves and had no power to resist.
But before my consciousness faded, a strange white light seemed to appear, and then I woke up here.
Strange, if I have already perished, what are these wounds?
Even after a person dies, can they still feel this much pain?
Just as Song Xinyuan, with a hint of doubt, reached out to touch her waist with a spell, she discovered that the "storage magic item" was also perfectly intact.
Moreover, the healing pills inside could be easily retrieved.
As soon as Song Xinyuan swallowed a pill, her injuries were immediately relieved, and the pain was greatly reduced.
It was only when he felt it so realistically that he came to his senses.
"Could it be that I am not dead?"
"Haha, young friend, you are clearly alive and well, how can you say such a thing!"
Just as a hint of joy appeared on Song Xinyuan's face, a gentle voice came from not far behind her.
As soon as he turned around, a man in white appeared beside him, looking at him with a smile.
When his divine sense landed on the other party, it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea; he couldn't figure it out at all, which instantly made Song Xinyuan's expression tense.
"Senior, may I ask where this place is?"
"This is the third floor of the Tongtian Pavilion. I am the spirit that guards this place. You can just call me Xuantian."
"Senior Xuantian."
"Hehe, the reason I brought you here is that I have a great opportunity to offer you. Young friend, please follow me!"
As "Xuantian" raised his hand and gently waved it, a circular passage appeared out of thin air in the white mist ahead.
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Two weeks later, in the courtyard in the valley.
Looking at the many Nascent Soul cultivators in the scroll before him, who had all obtained their treasures and left the second floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion," he stared at Song Qingyu above with a hint of surprise on his face.
"Liu Qingyin really came prepared, and she was able to secretly win over the Starry Sky Sect and the White Water Sect for assistance."
She managed to snatch a Profound Spirit Pill this time. Could it be that the Hunyuan Sect is about to produce a great cultivator?
Even if you obtain the Profound Spirit Pill, it doesn't necessarily mean you can enter the late Nascent Soul stage.
In my opinion, their cultivation foundation is still somewhat insufficient. They'll likely struggle to achieve anything with just one Profound Spirit Pill unless they find other fortuitous opportunities.
"Oh! Even Sister Xia says so, it seems I was a little too happy too soon."
However, to be honest, I also went into seclusion three times before successfully breaking through my bottleneck. If it weren't for Seventh Brother's tireless help, I probably wouldn't have achieved anything in this life either.
After saying that, Song Qingyu sighed and her gaze fell on Song Yuanhao in the painting on the other side.
At this moment, he was on the ninth floor of the "Tower of Babel," staring excitedly at a golden elixir he had recently acquired.
This time, the "Tower of Babel" is open.
Because of the large number of Nascent Soul cultivators who came to participate, Xia Mo intentionally placed more spiritual items in the Tongtian Wanbao Map.
Even the rare and precious spiritual item, the "Mysterious Spirit Pill," appeared in three forms at once, a feat that was unprecedented.
One of them, unsurprisingly, fell into the hands of Song Yuanhao, who represented the "Xiaoyao Sect".
After all, in this competition for the spiritual treasure, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" sent six Nascent Soul elders, along with Nascent Soul cultivators from several affiliated sects to offer their assistance.
It was expected that Song Yuanhao would be able to obtain the "Mysterious Spirit Pill" smoothly.
Besides the strongest human clan, the "Xiaoyao Sect," the "Thunder Crane Demon Emperor," representing the demon clan, also successfully seized a "Mysterious Spirit Pill."
"Thunder Crane Demon Emperor" comes from the ancient crane clan of the northern frontier.
This demon not only possessed a cultivation level at the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage, but also had a very powerful secret technique that he used to trap several other experts of the same level who were vying for the treasure.
In addition, the "Thunder Crane Demon Emperor" comes from the ancient crane clan, and his speed and supernatural abilities far surpass those of the cultivators present who are vying for the treasure.
Even Song Yuanhao, who was proficient in lightning escape techniques, was slightly inferior to his opponent in this aspect.
Song Yuanhao and "Thunder Crane Demon Emperor" each successfully snatched a "Mysterious Spirit Pill". The last spirit pill, unexpectedly, fell into the hands of Liu Qingyin, the Nascent Soul Elder of the "Hun Yuan Sect".
Although the Hunyuan Sect has developed rapidly in recent years, the strength of its three Nascent Soul elders is now approaching that of the Xingchen Sect and the Wanling Sect.
However, Liu Qingyin's cultivation had only recently advanced to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and she had not cultivated any particularly powerful combat techniques before.
When the secret realm opened, none of the people, including Song Qingyu, expected that she would be able to obtain the treasure.
When they entered the second floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion" to compete for the treasures, Liu Qingyin not only won over several Nascent Soul cultivators from the "Star Gate" and "White Water Sect" for help.
This woman even temporarily borrowed the Starry Sky Sect's treasured "Canglang Ruler" from Ye Linyuan.
With the help of this powerful magic weapon and the assistance of many companions, Liu Qingyin unexpectedly snatched a "Mysterious Spirit Pill" from among the heroes.
Song Yuanhao, "Thunder Crane Demon Emperor", and Liu Qingyin snatched the most precious Xuanling Pill, while other cultivators also gained some rewards.
Now that they have returned to the ninth floor of the "Tower of Babel," most of them have a smile on their face.
Besides Nascent Soul cultivators like Song Yuanhao, many Golden Core cultivators who had been vying for opportunities in the first floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion" below also gathered outside.
Compared to the many Nascent Soul elders vying for the treasures above, these people had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow on their faces.
Those who successfully passed the test of the illusion gained many opportunities and took a step closer to achieving Nascent Soul in the future.
However, many people were trapped in the illusion and remained inside for several days in a daze before being forcibly sent out.
After realizing what had happened, the cultivators all showed a hint of regret, feeling ashamed for having wasted such a good opportunity for training.
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Seeing that the first and second floors of the "Tongtian Pavilion" were closed, Song Qingyu also withdrew her gaze from the golden scroll and looked at Xia Mo, who was patiently sipping tea.
"Sister Xia, your cultivation has now advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. After this secret realm ends, are you going to return to the outer heavens, or do you plan to stay in the Huayang Realm to cultivate?"
"The cultivation method I practice is quite special, and there is currently no more suitable place in the Huayang Realm than here."
Next, I plan to continue my cultivation in the tower. Once my cultivation reaches the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, I can attempt to break through the barrier and ascend to immortality.
However, achieving this will not be easy and will likely take considerable time.
Having said that, Xia Mo raised her hand and took out a black ring from her body, then presented it to Song Qingyu.
"Qingyu, this is the Heavenly Ring that I had Xuantian help me refine. As long as you use the incantation I taught you to activate it, you can leave a message on it."
I have another identical token, which will also allow me to receive messages promptly.
If you need to contact me in the future, you only need to use magic to activate this item.
As for the Hundred Flowers Palace, I'll trouble you and Fellow Daoist Song to take care of it from now on.
"Don't worry, Sister Xia. As long as Seventh Brother and I are here, nothing will happen to Hundred Flowers Palace."
After receiving the "Heavenly Ring" from Xia Mo, Song Qingyu nodded earnestly at her.
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The Tongtian Pavilion has three floors.
Looking at the three jade slips that Song Xinyuan had selected from a pile of cultivation manuals, he saw them clearly.
Xuan Tian glanced at it a few times before asking slowly:
"Young friend, once you've chosen something here, there's no going back. Have you thought it through?"
"Yes! Senior, don't worry, I've already decided. I'll choose these three sets of cultivation manuals."
"I am of dull wit, and those profound cultivation techniques would probably be of little use to me. I would be better off learning more life-saving methods."
"Since you have made your choice, I will remove the seals and restrictions on it for you."
However, you must remember that the techniques here can only be practiced by yourself; they cannot be copied or given to others.
After speaking, Xuan Tian raised his hand and cast a spell to cover the jade slip, then handed it to Song Xinyuan in front of him.
The next moment, Xuan Tian took out the "Xuan Tian Myriad Treasures Map" and spoke to it:
"Since you have already obtained the opportunity, young friend, I will not keep you any longer. You may choose a place to go wherever you wish."
"Wait, Senior Xuantian, before I leave, I have another question I'd like to ask you!"
Before I came here, I heard that only cultivators who possess the Tongtian Token could enter the Tongtian Pavilion. You suddenly brought me here and passed on this opportunity.
Are there other reasons for this?
"I am a spirit of an artifact, and I never lie."
You're right. I did bring you here for other reasons, but I haven't received permission from the master to do so, so I can't tell you now.
If you wish to know the reason, you will have to find out for yourself in the future.
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With a flash of white light, Song Xinyuan's figure quickly disappeared from Xuan Tian's sight.
The next moment, he raised his hand and put away the scroll in front of him.
Several days later, outside the Tower of Babel.
As a burst of multicolored light appeared out of thin air, beams of light flew out of the tower and landed in different locations within a radius of dozens of miles.
As the ball of light dissipated, a man in a red robe appeared in mid-air.
Several other human cultivators who appeared nearby immediately changed their expressions upon seeing the powerful aura emanating from this person.
"Everyone, run! He's a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor!"
"Hahaha, now that you're in front of me, where do you think you can run to!"
The man in the red robe opened his mouth and spat out several beams of spiritual light, which quickly caught up with the fleeing group, killing them on the spot before they could even let out a scream.
Upon seeing this, the man in the red robe immediately showed a hint of satisfaction.
Just as he opened his mouth wide, intending to swallow the corpse of the cultivator in front of him whole, he suddenly felt a chill beside him, which made him stop and shiver involuntarily.
The man in the red robe turned around and searched his surroundings, only to find a figure in green robes had appeared beside him at some point.
His cold, sharp gaze swept over him, as if countless sharp blades had already locked onto him.
"who are you?"
"Do you recall that you encountered a person in the tower who carried a sword talisman?"
"Sword Talisman, could you be his master?" "No, he's my nephew!"
After the woman in green finished speaking, she raised her hand and cast a spell, and a black sword dragon appeared out of thin air. A powerful pressure instantly pressed down on the location of the man in red robes.
Only now did he realize that the person in front of him had already reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm.
"A Nascent Soul Peak sword cultivator, this is bad!"
Faced with Song Qingyu, whose strength far surpassed his own, the man in red robes dared not fight him and turned to flee into the distance.
Only now did he recall the white-clad man with the sword talisman he had encountered that day, and he felt even more remorseful.
If only I had known earlier that the other party had such a powerful elder behind them.
Even if he had a few extra lives, he wouldn't have dared to provoke this person.
Just as the man in red robes turned to flee, the woman in green uttered a few words, and the black sword dragon in front of her, carrying a powerful aura capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, quickly chased after him.
This huge commotion instantly attracted the attention of the surrounding cultivators.
In the blink of an eye, the black sword dragon had caught up with the red-robed man and swept him into a black storm.
"Ah, Your Highness Baiyue, come and save me!"
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Despite his best efforts to resist, the red-robed man's cultivation was only at the third level of the Nascent Soul realm, making him completely unable to withstand this powerful black sword dragon.
Before long, he was completely engulfed by the black storm, and even his nascent soul was unable to escape.
Just as the man in red robes fell, a white streak of light from the north also arrived late at the battlefield, revealing a beautiful woman in white.
The woman looked at the red-robed man who had already fallen not far away, and a hint of anger immediately appeared in her eyes.
"Song Qingyu, you openly killed a cultivator of my clan. May I ask what your intentions are?"
Our two races have clearly entered into a ceasefire agreement. Are you trying to break that agreement and start a war with our race by doing this?
"Fellow Daoist, you only saw me kill him, but didn't you see this person kill one of my clansmen? You really have wasted your eyes."
His killing here is a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement between our two races.
I kindly helped you get rid of this scoundrel, and instead of being grateful, you come to question me—that's rather laughable.
"Song Qingyu, you are slandering us."
"Hmph! Believe it or not, it's up to you."
"If you are not satisfied, you are welcome to question the flying sword in my hand."
As soon as Song Qingyu unleashed a powerful sword intent, the woman in white, though furious, dared not step forward.
After a while, she turned and left the spot with some anger.
“Song Qingyu, this matter is not over. I will definitely report to the Ancestor when I get back.”
"Haha, if you've got the guts, go ahead and tell Tianwei. I want to see if he has the courage to go to Qingyun Mountain."
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Once the numerous demon cultivators had departed, Song Qingyu joined Song Yuanhao and the others, and the group began preparing to return to Qingyun Mountain.
In the valley below where the crowd was, Song Xinyuan was about to put on her straw hat and leave when she was stopped by a somewhat familiar figure.
"May I ask, fellow Daoist, is your surname Li?"
"Fellow Daoist Yan, it's so good that you're alright too!"
"Fellow Daoist Li, it really is you!"
As soon as Song Xinyuan took off his straw hat, Yan Yue, who was still somewhat incredulous at the sight before her, couldn't help but let a tear well up in her eye.
Previously, when Song Xinyuan was fighting the Demon Emperor in the tower, she was rescued by Xuan Tian, and she was still worried that he had not been able to escape.
On Yan Yue's side, after receiving his telepathic message, she was suddenly blocked by a gust of cold wind, which swept her away to another place thousands of miles away.
Only after they came out together did they confirm that the other had also survived.
Having had a rare experience of sharing a life-or-death adventure, the two chatted happily until most of the other cultivators in the valley had left before bidding each other farewell.
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When Song Xinyuan returned to his residence at Qingyun Mountain a few months later, he found a figure that surprised him greatly waiting in the main hall.
"Father! When did you come back?"
"I've only been back for half a month. I heard you also went to the Tower of Babel for training. How was your trip? Did you gain anything?"
"this.."
Faced with Song Qingming suddenly appearing in front of her, Song Xinyuan recalled her experience of exploring the secret realm, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face.
After a moment of silence, she slowly began to recount her experience of exploring the "Tower of Babel" to her father, Song Qingming, in detail.
Unlike Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who rose through the ranks from the bottom, they were different.
Since birth, Song Xinyuan has been surrounded by many Nascent Soul elders such as Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi, and under their protection, she has never lacked any cultivation resources.
Besides participating in a major battle against the demon army under the care of his mother, Li Xuanyi, he also went to the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" for training.
He lacked experience in combat and decisiveness in the face of numerous difficulties.
After leaving the Tower of Babel, he felt extremely remorseful whenever he thought about how he almost died before being saved by Xuan Tian, and how he even used up the sword talisman that his mother, Li Xuanyi, had given him to protect him.
If only he hadn't been so greedy and rashly pursued the other party back then.
Perhaps they wouldn't have encountered that Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, and none of what happened afterward would have occurred.
Ultimately, it was his own lack of experience in handling affairs that almost led to a major disaster.
Thinking back to when her father was only at the third level of the Golden Core realm, he was not as disheveled as she was, Song Xinyuan felt somewhat ashamed.
"I am foolish and impatient during this training. I did not listen to my aunt and mother and almost perished in the Tower of Babel."
It is truly unfilial of me to cause you and your mother worry!
“Xinyuan! I know that you have been wanting my and your mother's approval all these years, which is why you chose to leave us and move down the mountain alone.”
Actually, we have been paying attention to you all along, and we have seen your hard work and progress.
Your determination to prove yourself is commendable in my opinion.
However, some things must be done step by step.
Just like spiritual practice, we need to be patient and not rush things.
Otherwise, one could easily suffer a qi deviation and be devoured by one's own magical power.
"My father's achievements today are not the result of a single day's work; he has gone through many hardships to get to where he is today."
I believe that everyone will achieve their own success, and you will not be much worse than your father in the future.
But before that, you need to be patient and prepare before you have a chance to find your own opportunity.
"Yes, Father, I have experienced life and death this time and have come to realize how difficult cultivation is."
I now understand why Senior Xuantian saved my child that day.
Don't worry, no matter what happens in the future, I will be more patient and won't be as eager to prove myself as I am now.
Seeing Song Xinyuan nod earnestly, Song Qingming could also sense the change in his mindset from the other party's tone.
Although Song Xinyuan didn't gain many opportunities during this training trip, her personal character has indeed matured considerably.
For him, who is about to undergo the process of nascent soul formation, this is not necessarily a bad thing.
Upon hearing this, Song Qingming's face showed a hint of relief.
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After chatting with Song Xinyuan in the hall for a while, Song Qingming gave her some more instructions regarding the matter of Nascent Soul formation for the couple.
Over the years, Song Xinyuan and Liu Yuling have had five children, which has somewhat affected Liu Yuling's personal cultivation.
Liu Yuling's cultivation has now reached the peak of the Golden Core stage, and she can begin to attempt to form her Nascent Soul through seclusion.
Song Xinyuan's cultivation has reached the eighth level of the Golden Core realm. After returning from this training, he should be able to break through to the ninth level of the Golden Core realm soon.
At this moment, Song Qingming still hoped that the two of them had already focused their attention on Nascent Soul formation and would not be distracted by other things.
Faced with Song Qingming's instructions, Song Xinyuan nodded in agreement.
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At the "Huixian Pavilion" on the mountaintop, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi sat around a table enjoying tea.
"Why hasn't my husband returned yet? Could something have happened to Xinyuan again?"
"Don't worry, Senior Sister Li. I personally witnessed Xin Yuan's experience at the Tower of Babel."
Although he encountered some dangers, he was able to find so many spiritual items and kill so many demon kings of the same level all by himself, so his overall performance was still quite good.
Seventh Brother would at most criticize him a few times; he wouldn't really reprimand him for so long.
However, Senior Sister Li, Xin Yuan's face is too beautiful; he's not as safe as Seventh Brother.
I suspect that more trouble will inevitably come knocking in the future.
"The more you look good, the more trouble will come your way."
"Qingyu, are you praising Xinyuan or criticizing him?"
Seeing that Song Qingyu seemed to have a hidden meaning in her words, Li Xuanyi immediately showed a hint of curiosity.
Before Song Qingyu could reply, a figure appeared at the top of the stairs, instantly drawing their attention.
"My husband, you're back!"
"Qingyu, has Fellow Daoist Xia replied to your message yet?"
After nodding and greeting the two people in front of him, Song Qingming immediately asked Song Qingyu, who had already taken out a black ring from her body.
"Seventh Brother, there's already a reply on the Heavenly Ring. You should check it yourself!"
As she spoke, she handed the ring in her hand to Song Qingming.
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"I need to go to the outer heavens immediately. Qingyu, you and Xuanyi stay here to oversee Qingyun Mountain."
I need to use this item a little longer, so I'll keep it for you and return it later.
After glancing at the "Heavenly Ring" in his hand, Song Qingming was about to turn and leave when Li Xuanyi stopped him.
"My husband, may I go with you?"
"..." (End of Chapter)