Qinghe Immortal Clan.

However, over the past tens of thousands of years, although many cultivators of the "Tianxuan Sect" have cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage, no one has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and they have never been able to take back the Tianyuan Sea from the monsters.

It was not until more than two thousand years ago, after Zhao Jibai took over as the head of the "Tianxuan Sect", that he came to the Tianyuan Sea twice and entered the secret realm to search for spiritual objects.

With his talent, he had already cultivated to the ninth level of Golden Core before he was 300 years old, and there was a good chance that he would be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. After Zhao Jibai came out of this secret realm for the second time, he was unfortunately besieged by several powerful demon kings on his way back to the sect. After a hard fight, he was seriously injured. After he fled back here, he died here not long after.

Also, because the "Tianxuan Sect" has tried to cover up the secret of this secret realm for so many years, each generation of sect leaders has passed it down by word of mouth, and few people in the sect know about it.

After Zhao Jibai died here, no other cultivators from the "Tianxuan Sect" came to look for him for many years until Song Qingming accidentally came here while avoiding the "Tianfeng Beast Tide" and discovered his bones.

The reason why Zhao Jibai left this suicide note in his storage magic tool before his death was to explain these things clearly.

In addition to hoping that someone would find this place in the future and bring his remains and relics back to the "Tianxuan Sect", he also did not want the secret of this secret place to be buried with him.

After reading this suicide note, Song Qingming was greatly shocked. He could never have imagined that this inconspicuous stone chamber actually hid a secret realm opened up in an independent space.

You know, a secret realm developed by ancient cultivators is basically a foundation that only sects above the Nascent Soul stage have the ability to possess.

The Xiaoyao Sect has been established for thousands of years, but it cannot own the only secret place, Taiyue Lake, in its territory alone, and needs to share it with other surrounding sects.

It can be seen that the preciousness of this secret realm is such that once it is known by outsiders, even those large Nascent Soul sects in the world of immortal cultivation will be very excited and come to fight for this place upon hearing the news.

It is no wonder that the successive leaders of the "Tianxuan Sect" have attached great importance to protecting this secret.

Compared with such a secret realm that can enhance the foundation of the Nascent Soul Sect, the spiritual objects in Zhao Jibai's storage magic tools in front of him, although also very precious, there is still a big gap between the two.

Following the message on the suicide note, Song Qingming quickly found a snow-white jade magic weapon and a bamboo slip that recorded the details of this secret realm among the many relics left by Zhao Jibai.

After a while, Song Qingming, who was holding the white jade tablet in his hand, cast a spell. The jade tablet quickly emitted a burst of spiritual light and flew into the air. Then it automatically came to the middle of the stone chamber and began to frantically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

After a long time, the white jade plate, which had absorbed enough spiritual energy, began to spin rapidly in the air, slowly forming a huge spiritual energy vortex with a radius of more than ten feet.

After carefully observing the vortex of spiritual energy in front of him, Song Qingming cast a spell to test it before raising his hand and taking the white jade plate in the air back into his hand.

Without the active traction of the jade token, the huge vortex of spiritual energy that was constantly rotating in the air slowly stopped, and then quickly disappeared. The spiritual energy that was surging in the cave also gradually returned to normal.

"The barrier of this space channel is so strong that it is difficult for ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators to break through it. It's really a bad time for us to come here!" After Song Qingming sighed lightly, he put the jade token and bamboo slips in his hand directly into his own storage magic tool.

According to the secret realm notes on Zhao Jibai's body, there are many precious high-level spiritual herbs and medicines in this secret realm, and even the main medicine used to refine the "Foundation Building Pill" can be found there.

However, this secret realm is the same as the "Taiyue Lake Secret Realm". You cannot enter it at any time. It needs to wait until a specific time when the space barrier is weaker before it can be opened.

When the "Tianyuan Sect" was still in existence, there was a spiritual object left behind by the sect's late Nascent Soul elder that could open a secret realm, which could be opened about once every thirty years.

But after the demise of this ancient sect, the spiritual object was lost. The white jade plate in Song Qingming's hand was copied by a later leader of the "Tianxuan Sect" based on some records left by his predecessors.

Although this imitation spiritual object can be used to barely open this secret realm, the actual effect is much worse, and it needs to be opened about once every seventy or eighty years.

Song Qingming just tried to explore the space barrier leading into the secret realm and found that it was much stronger than the one recorded in the notes that the secret realm could be opened. It is estimated that it will take at least a few decades before he can try to reopen the secret realm.

Knowing that there was a secret realm right in front of him but he couldn't enter it for the time being, Song Qingming felt a little disappointed and couldn't help showing a bit of helplessness. It turned out that his luck was still a little bad.

However, although I cannot enter the secret realm smoothly now, I now know the secret and have obtained the key to open the secret realm. As long as I wait patiently for a few decades, I will definitely have the opportunity to enter in the future.

Thinking of this, Song Qingming's mood slowly calmed down. He put away the disappointment on his face and turned his attention back to the many precious spiritual objects left by Zhao Jibai.

Regardless of whether there will be a chance to enter that secret realm to hunt for treasure in the future, at least this senior in front of me has left me a lot of good things.

After spending another half an hour carefully sorting out the many spiritual objects on the ground, Song Qingming slowly picked out those that were useful to him.

The first and most eye-catching thing is those colorful spirit stones. After Song Qingming counted them, he got a total of three top-grade spirit stones, 125 mid-grade spirit stones, and more than 10,000 scattered low-grade spirit stones. The total value added up to nearly 60,000 yuan.

Seeing the various spirit stones piled up like mountains in front of him, flashing with colorful spiritual light, Song Qingming felt very happy. No matter whether he was a Qi Refining cultivator or a Jindan cultivator, no one would think that spirit stones were too much.

After collecting these spirit stones, Song Qingming found five magic weapons of level three or above from Zhao Jibai's storage of magic tools. Except for one that was severely damaged and could not be used, the other four were still intact.

The best quality items are a magic jade ruler with a white dragon engraved on it called the "White Dragon Ruler" and a pair of palm-sized golden rings called the "Golden Treasure Halo".

These two magic weapons, one for attack and one for defense, are both of excellent quality and powerful third-grade top-grade magic weapons. When Song Qingming held these two magic weapons, he couldn't let them go, and a hint of joy couldn't help but appear on his face.

The remaining two magic weapons are a third-level medium-grade flying sword of similar quality to the "Mobai Sword" on Song Qingming's body, and a third-level low-grade round shield magic weapon.

Although the quality of these two magic weapons is not bad and they can attract some Jindan cultivators to fight for them if placed in the market outside, they are relatively ordinary compared to the above two magic weapons.

In addition to these four high-quality third-level magic weapons, Song Qingming also found a number of second-level magic weapons from these spiritual objects.

However, since the materials used to refine these magic tools are not as good as those of the magic weapons, most of them have become rusty and unusable after being kept in Zhao Jibai's storage bag for so many years.

Song Qingming searched carefully for a while before finally finding two or three pieces of good quality and usable items, and put them away.

After putting these useful magical instruments and treasures aside, Song Qingming picked out the talismans that were emitting spiritual light.

Compared with magical instruments, talismans can generally be preserved for a long time and will not be easily damaged as long as the spiritual energy is sealed during the refining process.

It’s just a pity that although Song Qingming found quite a few talismans on Zhao Jibai’s body, they were basically low-level talismans. There were only two high-level talismans above level three, and they were all low-grade level three talismans of average quality.

This also made Song Qingming, who was originally very much looking forward to this kind of spiritual object, show a hint of disappointment on his face.

I don’t know if it was because all the other high-level talismans on Zhao Jibai’s body were used up in the final battle when he was attacked by the demon king, or if he forgot to bring them with him when he went out.

In addition to these spiritual objects, Song Qingming also found a Jindan period practice method from the spiritual objects left by Zhao Jibai, as well as some low-level practices and some classics related to talisman making that are more common on the market.

There were remaining bottles, jars and wooden boxes containing various spiritual medicines, spiritual herbs and pills. After Song Qingming searched for a while, as expected, a bitter smile slowly appeared on his face.

Although these spiritual objects were sealed and preserved, the contents inside had long been damaged over time and even their original appearance could no longer be recognized.

However, all of this was actually within Song Qingming's expectations from the beginning. After all, two thousand years had passed since Zhao Jibai's death. Even spiritual medicines above level four would be difficult to preserve for such a long time, let alone other low-level spiritual objects.

Looking at the various spiritual herbs and medicines in the wooden box that had turned into black powder, Song Qingming showed a hint of regret on his face.

Many of these elixirs should have been brought out by Zhao Jibai from that secret realm. Unfortunately, they are no longer recognizable, and Song Qingming doesn’t know what good things he brought out from there.

From Zhao Jibai's storage magic tool, he obtained nearly 60,000 spirit stones and four high-quality third-level magic weapons. If we count other spiritual objects of lower value, the total amount is almost 100,000 spirit stones.

This is Song Qingming's biggest gain after so many years of practice, except for his trip to the "Tower of Babel" decades ago.

When Song Qingming entered the "Tower of Babel", the reason why he was able to obtain so many spiritual objects was not only because of the help of the Fire Phoenix, but also because he himself had gone through numerous dangers and fought life-and-death battles with the devil cultivators several times before finally gaining something.

The reason why Song Qingming was able to obtain these spiritual objects from Zhao Jibai this time was mainly because he found this place by chance while escaping from a disaster.

Apart from spending some effort to seal the "Golden Sun Five Thunder Formation" at the door, he basically did not encounter any major danger. Compared with the dangerous trip to the "Tower of Babel", Song Qingming's trip this time was extremely easy. This also made Song Qingming secretly feel fortunate for his good luck.
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Let me break the chapter for a moment!
After collecting all the useful spiritual objects he had picked out beside him, Song Qingming found a cloth bag, wrapped up Zhao Jibai's skeleton on the ground, carefully placed it in the storage magic tool, and then turned and walked out of the stone chamber.

In order to cover up this stone chamber and prevent other outsiders from discovering the secrets here, Song Qingming was not in a hurry to leave this underground cave.

First, he dismantled the "Golden Sun Five Thunder Formation" that was guarding the stone chamber outside. He patiently spent a lot of time and effort to restore it to its original power before he redeployed it in its original location.

Then he rearranged a second-grade top-grade concealment magic circle at the entrance of the stone cave outside, completely covering the stone cave, and only then did he feel relieved.

Although the stone cave had become an empty and deserted cave after Song Qingming's treatment.

But in order to prevent someone from accidentally entering this place like himself and attracting other high-level cultivators to discover the secret of the secret realm inside the stone chamber, Song Qingming patiently set up several protective measures outside before leaving.

Fortunately, this stone chamber is located in an underground cave beneath the entire island and is relatively hidden. Otherwise, no one would have found it for two thousand years.

In addition, Song Qingming repaired the "Golden Sun Five Thunder Formation" at the door. Except for those strong people in the late Jindan stage or above, it is impossible for ordinary cultivators to survive even if they can find this place.

After doing all these things, Song Qingming had already stayed under the cave for nearly a month. After seeing that there was nothing wrong, he left directly.

Following the instructions in the secret notes left by Zhao Jibai, Song Qingming found a small pool filled with sea water among these interconnected caves without much effort.

Song Qingming jumped directly into the pool, cast a spell to perform the "Water Avoidance Technique", and then fled forward along a passage deep in the bottom of the pool.

After walking down for about twenty or thirty feet, Song Qingming's eyes lit up and he felt as if he had escaped into the deep sea. He quickly floated to the surface of the water.

After feeling the long-lost sunshine, Song Qingming glanced around and realized that he had come to the other side of the island. He couldn't help but sigh to himself.

"The entrance to the cave below has always been hidden in the deep sea and has been covered by sea water all year round. No wonder it is difficult for outsiders to find it."

After feeling around and not finding any powerful monsters, Song Qingming immediately left the sea and flew to a huge rock on the shore of an island not far away.

Taking a closer look at the desolate island where he was, Song Qingming recalled some of the things that happened when he came here. It still seemed like a dream to him.

From coming out with full confidence to hunt monsters, to encountering the "Sky Wind Beast Tide" and escaping the disaster, to accidentally entering a cave and finding an opportunity left by a senior Jindan cultivator.

In just over two months, Song Qingming had experienced so many ups and downs and twists and turns that it still felt a little unreal to him.

After standing there for a long time, Song Qingming slowly raised his right hand, cast a spell to release the "Phantom Boat" on his body, then jumped onto the flying boat and turned into a white light and disappeared on the spot.

After leaving the deserted island, Song Qingming did not want to look for any traces of his other companions. The flying boat headed directly west and sped towards the sea.

After separating from Li Xianyun and others that day, everyone agreed to return to Linggui Island and reunite. Although Song Qingming didn't know whether they had escaped the attack of the "Sky Wind Beast Tide" like himself, more than a month has passed now. If they were still alive, they should have returned long ago.

More than half a month later, at the port of Linggui Island.

Suddenly, a white light flew quickly from the horizon and landed on a reef next to the port.

Standing at the place where he started a few months ago, Song Qingming took a look at the familiar Linggui Island. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and a smile slowly emerged.

On the way back from the Tianyuan Sea, except for an encounter with a demon king in the middle stage of the Golden Core, which Song Qingming quickly got rid of, they did not encounter too many obstructions from demon beasts. They returned to the relatively safe human territory safely.

Song Qingming, who had been traveling all the way, was a little tired at the moment. After entering the city, he went straight back to the cave he rented.

Just as he walked not far in front of the cave, a very handsome figure ran towards him quickly.

"Senior! It's great that you're finally back."

Seeing Luo Li coming towards him with excitement, Song Qingming smiled at her for the first time and asked softly, "No one has come to my place recently, right?"

Before Song Qingming left the cave to go out hunting monsters with Li Xianyun and others, he left the "Ice and Fire Dragon" in the cave because it had not yet completed its advancement.

In order to prevent anyone from breaking into his cave when he was away, Song Qingming spent some spirit stones and asked Luo Li to look after the cave before he returned.

Ask her to come here for patrol every day, and if she finds anyone breaking the restrictions outside her cave, she should immediately notify the monk in charge of renting the cave on Linggui Island at the foot of the mountain.

For Luo Li, who made a living on Linggui Island all day, just coming to help look after Song Qingming's cave every day would result in a reward of dozens of spirit stones. This was a rare good thing that fell from the sky, so he agreed without even thinking about it.

After hearing Song Qingming's question, Luo Li quickly replied:
"Senior! A month ago, a senior came here to look for you several times. He also left me an address and asked me to notify him as soon as I saw you back. It seemed that he had something urgent to talk to you about.

No one else has been here except him.”

"Oh! What does this person look like? Tell me first." Song Qingming asked with a hint of curiosity.

"That senior is about the same height as you and looks a bit cold..."

After Luo Li slowly described the appearance of the senior who was anxiously looking for him, a hint of relief slowly appeared on Song Qingming's face.

The person who came here to look for him several times was none other than Li Xianyun, who went out hunting monsters with him.

Hearing from Luo Li that Li Xianyun had already returned to Linggui Island safely, Song Qingming was somewhat happy for him. He took out ten spirit stones and gave them to Luo Li, asking her to help him send a letter to Li Xianyun to report his safety.

Seeing the spirit stone in Song Qingming's hand, Luo Li waved his hand and declined, contrary to his usual behavior:
"I'm just going to help pass on a message. Senior, you don't have to give me so many spirit stones. You've already given me so many spirit stones before. If I take your spirit stones again, Luo Li would be too greedy!
Don't worry, senior. I will help you deliver the letter right away. If you have any instructions, just contact me. I will take the initiative to tell you about the spiritual stones that need to be collected."

Seeing that the little girl looked serious, Song Qingming did not insist any longer. After putting away the spirit stone in his hand, he watched her leave quickly with a happy look on her face.

"Knowing how to make choices and when to advance and retreat, this character is really similar to me!" After standing there and muttering to himself with a smile, Song Qingming turned around and came to the front of his cave.

After carefully checking the several restrictions he had set up at the entrance of the cave and finding that no one had touched them, Song Qingming felt at ease to open the restrictions and walked into the cave.

As soon as I entered the door, a blue figure flew towards me in the air.

Seeing this! Song Qingming immediately released a golden shield in front of him, and bounced back the blue figure that suddenly attacked him.

But the next moment, when Song Qingming saw clearly what was the thing that just wanted to "attack" him, a trace of guilt suddenly appeared on his face.

"Why is it you? Hey. Judging from this aura, you have successfully broken through the realm!"

Seeing the "Ice and Fire Dragon" in front of him, whose body had grown several times larger and whose aura had changed greatly, Song Qingming was suddenly surprised and a hint of surprise slowly appeared on his face.

The "Ice and Fire Dragon" that was bounced to the side looked at Song Qingming with some grievance, then slowly crawled towards him and landed on Song Qingming's shoulder.

After being away for several months, Song Qingming unexpectedly found that the "Ice and Fire Dragon" had also advanced smoothly and successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. This really gave Song Qingming a big surprise.

After spending a lot of energy, resources and spiritual objects over the years, Song Qingming is very pleased to finally see some results.

Once a monster with a strong bloodline like the "Ice and Fire Dragon" grows up, its strength will definitely be several points stronger than that of ordinary monsters. As long as Song Qingming is willing to spend more time and effort to cultivate it in the future, it will be able to advance to the Golden Core realm sooner or later.

The "Ice and Fire Dragon" had been trapped in the cave for a long time. When it saw its master Song Qingming coming back, it immediately clung to him and refused to come down.

It was not until Song Qingming took out a blood-red first-level spiritual fruit from his storage bag and threw it to it that he returned to the spiritual beast bag with a satisfied look on his face. (End of this chapter)