Chapter 1349
Reunion with Xia Mo, Ascension Secret Technique
"Beyond the Nine Heavens," in the void beyond the boundary.
As a streak of azure light appeared from afar, Song Qingming stopped in front of a pile of rocks.
Just as he was looking around, the rocks in front of him suddenly began to move on their own, and soon revealed a black iron tower that had been shrouded below.
In a flash of inspiration, a figure in white appeared in front of Song Qingming.
Her eyebrows were like willow leaves, her eyelashes like silkworm silk, she wore a silver crown and jade beads, and her white clothes were whiter than snow.
Three hundred years have passed, and looking at the stunning figure before him, Song Qingming still couldn't help but reveal a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"It's been many years since we last met. I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Xia has not only cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, but has also gained control over the restrictions in the Heavenly Tower!"
Previously, Song was worried that he would miss his appointment with his fellow Daoists.
Looking back now, I feel somewhat ashamed that I underestimated such a peerless genius as you, fellow Daoist.
Back when Song Qingming and Xia Mo were trapped in the "Tower of Babel," they made a pact to do everything in their power to help each other escape.
When Xia Mo returned to Huayang Realm with the "Tower of Babel," it happened more than a decade earlier than Song Qingming had predicted.
At that time, he was still helping Granny Jin Yue and others set up formations at Lei Yuanhai, and did not stay on Qingyun Mountain.
When he received the message from Song Qingyu and returned to the Floating Cloud Mountains, he learned that Xia Mo had successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul realm.
After three hundred years, Xia Mo's cultivation has also reached the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, surpassing even Song Qingming's current level.
At this point, she was able to control most of the restrictions in the Tower of Babel, and could even step outside the tower to greet Song Qingming who had come from afar.
Thinking of Xia Mo's extraordinary talent, she was a peerless genius who was only seen once in a thousand years in the cultivation world.
Later, he inherited the legacy left by the powerful being "Tongtian Sanren" from the upper realm, which enabled him to successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage and reach where he is today.
While it was somewhat unexpected, it was also within reason.
Compared to the slight surprise on Song Qingming's face, Xia Mo's expression was more complicated when she saw him again.
"I owe my success to your help back then."
If it weren't for the inheritance left by the senior Tongtian, it's hard to say whether Xia Mo could have advanced to the Nascent Soul realm.
In contrast, Fellow Daoist Song voluntarily gave up this inheritance, yet he was still able to reach the Nascent Soul realm in just a few hundred years.
In my opinion, only someone like you, fellow Daoist, can truly be called a peerless genius.
"Oh, fellow Daoist, you flatter me. I am not worthy of such praise."
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Seeing that Xia Mo was very generous in praising him, Song Qingming gently shook his head.
After exchanging a few greetings, he changed the subject and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Xia, I heard from Qingyu that you didn't intend to stay after you came back this time."
I wonder if you did this because of the restrictions in the tower, which prevent you from staying in Huayang Realm to cultivate?
"I made a promise with you back then that if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask!"
Previously, Song Qingyu told me that Xia Mo did not intend to return to the "Hundred Flowers Palace" but would continue to cultivate in the "Tower of Babel".
Song Qingming thought that Xia Mo was unable to stay in Huayang Realm for long because of the restrictions in the tower, which is why he took the initiative to ask about this matter.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Xia Mo immediately shook her head at him.
"Fellow Daoist Song has misunderstood. I have completely mastered most of the restrictions in the tower and can leave the Tower of Babel and return to Huayang Realm at any time."
Actually, I had already returned to Hundred Flowers Palace alone half a year ago and met Junior Sister Yu and the others.
However, several hundred years have passed, and the sect has changed a lot. My former fellow disciples are now much strangers to me, the Grand Elder.
Now that Junior Sister Yu is in charge of the sect, and with Fellow Daoist Song and Qingyu also helping to take care of things, it's no worse than when I was here.
Whether or not I, the Grand Elder, am in the Hundred Flowers Palace doesn't really make a big difference.
"Moreover, compared to the insufficient spiritual energy of the sect's spiritual mountain, the Tower of Babel contains the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array left by the senior Tongtian, which is more suitable for my current cultivation."
Now that I have advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, my only goal is to seek the Dao and ascend to immortality. There is no need for me to stay in the sect and increase the burden on Junior Sister Yu and the others.
Fellow Daoist Song, you are also a Nascent Soul cultivator, you should be able to understand me!
Xia Mo's master had already exhausted his lifespan hundreds of years ago, and her senior sister Shen Bingling also passed away in her cave after failing to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage a hundred years ago.
Compared to Song Qingming, who has many relatives and Daoist partners by his side.
Having left the sect for three hundred years, Xia Mo now has very few familiar friends left in the sect, and her feelings for the sect have obviously faded considerably.
Now, under Yu Mengning's leadership, the "Hundred Flowers Palace" is developing steadily, and its strength is no weaker than when Xia Mo was there.
In addition, they have always maintained a good relationship with the newly ascended Nascent Soul power "Xiaoyao Sect", and "Baihua Palace" is still the absolute overlord in the East Sea.
Xia Mo, upon returning to the sect, did not wish to disrupt the sect's existing peace with her return.
Moreover, Xia Mo's cultivation has now reached the Nascent Soul stage, and the "Hundred Flowers Palace" spiritual vein is only a fourth-grade superior one, which is definitely no longer suitable for her cultivation at this stage.
Looking across the entire cultivation world of the East Sea, there are currently no other high-level spiritual veins of level five or above that he can choose from.
If Xia Mo wants to stay in the sect to cultivate, she must do what Song Qingming did: either use the entire sect's resources to advance the spiritual veins or relocate the entire sect to another suitable place.
Both of these methods would require a massive amount of spirit stones, as well as a great deal of manpower and resources, and might even trigger a major war with other sects.
These are not problems that can be solved overnight.
In contrast, Xia Mo chose to continue cultivating in the "Tower of Babel," thus avoiding the need to worry about this matter.
Moreover, the Tower of Babel contains a Five Elements Grand Array set up by the Hermit of Babel, which perfectly matches the Babel of Babel Myriad Spirits Technique that Xia Mo is currently cultivating.
Now, after only two hundred years of cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage, she has already reached the peak of the second level of Nascent Soul, and is just one step away from entering the third level of Nascent Soul.
Xia Mo's cultivation in the tower was significantly more effective than that of an ordinary level-five spiritual vein.
This is also the main reason why she chose to stay in the "Tower of Babel" to cultivate.
After all, having reached the Nascent Soul stage, he had already stood at the pinnacle of this realm.
The sole objective of all Nascent Soul cultivators in the Huayang Realm, including Xia Mo and Song Qingming.
They can only break through the boundary and ascend to the upper realm to seek the path to immortality.
Song Qingming understood Xia Mo's choice perfectly and nodded in agreement.
"I truly envy Fellow Daoist Xia for being able to sever worldly ties and wholeheartedly pursue the Dao. No wonder my path to Dao has always lagged behind yours all these years."
However, the spiritual energy in Huayang Realm is now scarce, making it difficult for us cultivators to reach the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and ascend to the upper realm normally.
"After receiving the inheritance from Senior Tongtian, I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xia has successfully found a method to break through realms and ascend to immortality?"
Since advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming has been inquiring about various ways to break through realms and ascend to immortality, in addition to his daily cultivation.
He went to Lei Yuanhai to help "Granny Jin Yue" and the others set up a large array in order to learn about many details about the smuggling space nodes.
Having finally managed to see Xia Mo this time, Song Qingming couldn't help but ask her about this matter. After all, she had successfully inherited the legacy of "Tongtian Sanren," and perhaps it contained methods for traveling to the Upper Realm.
When Song Qingming asked about ascending to the upper realm, Xia Mo smiled slightly and nodded gently to him.
"Fellow Daoist Song, the reason I've summoned you here is indeed to discuss this matter with you."
However, this is not the place to talk. Please come inside with me, fellow Daoist, and we can have a leisurely chat!
"Yes! Thank you, fellow Daoist!"
Just as Song Qingming had guessed, Xia Mo had clearly obtained some information about breaking through realms and ascending to immortality.
Seeing the other party extend their hand to invite him to enter the "Tower of Babel" for a detailed discussion, Song Qingming quickly smiled and nodded in agreement.
The scenery in front of them changed in a flash, and they found themselves in that familiar courtyard.
The scene remains exactly the same as it was back then; nothing has changed.
Not far away, "Xuantian" was sitting at a wooden table, having already brewed several cups of spiritual tea, and smiling as he watched the two approaching.
"Greetings, Senior Xuantian!"
"Fellow Daoist Song is now a Nascent Soul cultivator, so there's no need to address him as 'senior' anymore!"
When they met again, "Xuan Tian" still had the same kind face as before.
However, Song Qingming's cultivation has now reached the Nascent Soul stage, and his aura is no less than that of his opponent.
After exchanging greetings, Xuan Tian, who had already completed his mission, immediately nodded to Xia Mo, who was standing to the side.
"You two keep chatting, I'm going back now."
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As Song Qingming took a sip of warm spiritual tea, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
"Hmm! This is indeed excellent tea."
"These were all cultivated and planted by Xuan Tian and me. They can help cultivators calm their minds and concentrate their spirits."
I already sent some to Qingyu last time. If Fellow Daoist Song likes them, you can take some back to try later.
"Oh! Why did Qingyu never mention this to me? She actually kept it all to herself."
Seeing Song Qingming sigh helplessly, Xia Mo smiled slightly.
After a while, she stopped smiling and her expression became serious.
"Fellow Daoist Song, I heard from Qingyu before that someone invited you to go out and search for spatial nodes. I wonder what you have gained over the years?"
"To be honest, I have indeed seen a space node that allows for smuggling over the years."
However, the situation inside is very complicated, and the entire node entrance often riots, requiring the support of a large array to temporarily stabilize it.
Trying to sneak into the upper realm through a spatial node is extremely dangerous for us Nascent Soul cultivators; even Senior Chen Qingxuan wasn't very confident.
"With my current abilities, venturing in rashly would likely be fraught with peril."
When Xia Mo took the initiative to ask about the spatial nodes, Song Qingming did not hide anything from her and told her everything he knew over the years.
Including when he went to "Lei Yuan Hai" last time to help Granny Jin Yue and others set up the great formation, he saw that spatial node and briefly described it to Xia Mo.
Having personally participated in setting up the formation that day, Song Qingming experienced firsthand the oppressive feeling brought by the spatial storm.
It must be said that even a Nascent Soul cultivator like him, in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm, found it difficult to withstand the immense pressure of the spatial storm head-on.
What's most troublesome are those unpredictable spatial rifts.
These spatial rifts are hidden in the storm, and even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to detect with their divine sense. A moment of carelessness could result in severe injury.
Once a cultivator falls into a spatial rift, it can instantly tear apart their physical body and nascent soul, making survival almost impossible.
Previously, when Song Qingming participated in setting up the grand formation, he almost bumped into a spatial rift that suddenly appeared from within it.
Fortunately, he received a warning from Qu Bai, who was hiding in the "Sacred Star Disc," which helped him avoid danger and prevent him from getting hurt.
Hearing Song Qingming's detailed explanation, Xia Mo, who had also grasped a lot of information, nodded.
"Fellow Daoist Song, to be honest, our Hundred Flowers Palace's founder was actually a sect that split off from a Nascent Soul sect in Zhongyuan Immortal Continent."
There is still a handwritten note about spatial nodes left inside the door.
I've heard about all of this before.
Although our Huayang Realm has many spatial nodes, most of them are unstable. Even if one can enter one of them, it is difficult to successfully reach the upper realm.
In the past few thousand years, countless predecessors in the Huayang Realm have attempted to smuggle themselves across spatial nodes, but only a very few have succeeded.
"I am well aware of what you have said, but we are currently unable to cultivate normally to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."
If you don't find a way to break through the barrier of ascension, your lifespan will eventually run out.
Even if it's extremely dangerous, we probably have no choice but to take the risk!
Having said that, Song Qingming sighed helplessly.
"If one were to cultivate normally in the Huayang Realm, it would indeed be impossible to reach the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."
However, over the years I've spent in the Tower of Babel, I've examined many of the secret manuals left behind by the venerable Tongtian, and I've gleaned quite a bit about methods of ascension, gaining some valuable insights.
“Fellow Daoist Song, we have known each other for many years, and I do not wish to hide anything from you.”
I possess a secret technique that allows me to fuse the power of two mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators ahead of time, thereby elevating my magical power to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
Although this method is somewhat of a trick, it still cannot trigger the natural ascension of the origin of heaven and earth.
However, helping a cultivator to break through a relatively safe spatial passage is not difficult.
In this way, the chances of successfully smuggling into the space node should increase by another 20% to 30%.
Fellow Daoist Song's cultivation level is now comparable to mine. If we can both cultivate to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm, we should have a good chance of sneaking into the upper realm.
"This fusion technique you mentioned, can it be used as long as one's cultivation reaches the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage?"
Upon hearing that Xia Mo possessed a secret technique that could increase the probability of smuggling into a spatial node by 30%, Song Qingming's face immediately showed some surprise, and he asked her to confirm it.
But the other person simply shook their head with a calm expression.
There are two requirements for performing this method.
Firstly, one of the practitioners must be a master of the Tongtian Wanling Jue (通天万灵诀) to be able to use this technique; other practitioners cannot activate this secret method.
Secondly, the person performing the spell must be familiar with the other person and have a mutual understanding.
Otherwise, if during the spellcasting process, an abnormal fusion of the two people's magical powers causes them to repel each other, the spell will fail, injuring both of them and causing them to perish in the spatial passage.
"..." (End of Chapter)