Qinghe Immortal Clan.

After following the steward to the second floor, Song Qingming was quickly invited to a separate private room.

As soon as the two of them walked in and sat down, someone immediately brought them two cups of fragrant spiritual tea. Xue Jinling smiled and exchanged a few polite words with Song Qingming before putting down the tea bowl in his hand and asking:

"May I ask, Senior, are you going to the outer sea this time to find someone to team up with and hunt monsters, or to search for some spiritual objects?"

"I want to go to Yuxuan Island to find something. Can your treasure ship take me there?" Song Qingming stated his purpose directly with a calm face.

"Yuxuan Island? That's not a good place. Why did you take the risk to go there to look for spiritual objects? Could it be that you are also looking for the relics of ancient monks?"

Upon hearing that Song Qingming was going to "Yuxuan Island", Xue Jinling, who had always behaved very calmly, suddenly showed a look of surprise on his face and couldn't help but ask again.

"Well! I want to go to that area to look for a spiritual object I need. I wonder if your treasure ship can take me there. If it can, just quote a price. If not, then I can only go somewhere else and think of a solution!"

Seeing Xue Jinling's big reaction, Song Qingming's expression did not change much. It was obvious that he had expected it and he responded to the other party calmly.

Xue Jinling thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Don't worry, senior. We are using a third-level medium-quality treasure ship on Nanling Island. Even those powerful demon kings can't do anything to our treasure ship. If we want to go to the vicinity of Yuxuan Island, there will definitely be no problem.

However, seniors should also know that the area nearby is not very safe. Our treasure ship can only get as close as one hundred miles outside Yuxuan Island.

If you think this is okay, you can leave your address first, and I will arrange to notify you in advance when the treasure ship sets sail next month!"

"Well! That's fine too. Let's make it a deal. These spirit stones will be my deposit to you!" Seeing that the other party agreed to take him to the destination, Song Qingming nodded slightly and immediately took out a small bag of spirit stones and placed it in front of Xue Jinling.

Seeing Song Qingming being so generous, Xue Jinling immediately accepted the spirit stones with a happy look on his face, and promised Song Qingming that when the treasure ship set sail, he would reserve the best guest room for him on it.

Song Qingming's expression remained unchanged. After asking the other party a few more questions about the situation near "Yuxuan Island", he immediately stood up and said goodbye and left.

The "Yuxuan Island" where Song Qingming is going next is also one of the seven addresses he bought from the Tianji Pavilion, and it is a place related to Yuxuan Mountain.

However, as Xue Jinling said, "Yuxuan Island" is much more dangerous than the other places Song Qingming has been to. Li Mengchen had already reminded him of this when Song Qingming purchased the information, and he had specially marked it for him on the bamboo slips.

Although "Yuxuan Island" is not far from the continent of Donghuang Xianzhou and can be reached in about half a month by taking a large treasure ship, it has always been a relatively mysterious place compared to the cultivators along the coast near Nanzhou.

Tens of thousands of years ago, when the ancient true demons descended to the mortal world and caused chaos, a very fierce battle between immortals and demons took place near "Yuxuan Island", and many powerful high-level monks died there.

Therefore, until now, there are still many monks who have heard these ancient rumors and go to the vicinity of "Yuxuan Island" to try their luck and search for one or two relics left by the ancient monks.

Having heard that Song Qing was going there before, and since it was his first time on "Nanling Island", Xue Jinling naturally regarded him as a cultivator who also wanted to go treasure hunting.

However, in the last few thousand years, some changes have begun to appear near "Yuxuan Island". Often, high-level cultivators would be inexplicably trapped there for several months after arriving nearby, and many people would disappear.

There were even cultivators who, after arriving nearby, saw that the island was suddenly filled with demonic energy, and the entire sea area within a radius of dozens of miles was entangled in a demonic energy, as if a very powerful demon had descended on the island.

This has also caused cultivators in the coastal areas of Nanzhou to turn pale when talking about "Yuxuan Island" in recent years, and few brave cultivators dare to go there to look for treasures.

After all, compared to the dangers of monsters in the outer sea, a strange place like "Yuxuan Island" that may be involved with those high-level demon cultivators is even more frightening to many cultivators.

Song Qingming had not originally planned to go to "Yuxuan Island" so early, but because he was escorting Li Xuanyi back to Nanzhou, he was already near "Yuxuan Island", so he had to go and take a look.

Although this "Yuxuan Island" was said to be very dangerous by the low-level cultivators nearby, Song Qingming did not care too much about it.

In the world of immortal cultivation, these kinds of rumors spread among each other are most likely inconsistent with the actual situation. If there really is such a powerful demon on the island, I'm afraid that no cultivator who has been there would be able to come back alive.

Moreover, "Yuxuan Island" is not too far from the coast of Nanzhou. If there really is a big demon above the Nascent Soul stage hiding in such a close place, it is impossible for the major immortal sects near Nanzhou to ignore this matter for so many years and allow such a powerful demon to hide and cause trouble under their noses.

Song Qingming's current cultivation level has almost reached the peak of the fifth level of the Golden Core, and "Golden Wind" has also successfully broken through to the second level of the Golden Core not long ago. His fighting ability is also not weak among the Golden Core cultivators.

In addition, he has several powerful magic weapons on him. As long as he doesn't encounter those powerful demon cultivators above the ninth level of the Golden Core, ordinary opponents will definitely find it difficult to stop him. There is no need to worry too much about this.

However, there are many high-level monsters in the "Falling Star Sea", so Song Qingming has to be careful when going to the "Yuxuan Island".

Therefore, although the location of "Yuxuan Island" was roughly marked in the bamboo slips given to him by Li Mengchen, Song Qingming still chose to spend some spirit stones to build a treasure ship to "Nanling Island" to go there just to be on the safe side.

This can not only prevent yourself from not being able to find an island to rest during the journey, but also avoid being harassed by high-level monsters, which would be difficult to deal with alone.

In the world of immortal cultivation, in places where people rely on the sea for their livelihood, it is inconvenient for cultivators to go out to sea, so they invented and built many treasure ships of various sizes.

Although the speed of these "treasure ships" is not as fast as that of the flying boats controlled by Jindan cultivators like Song Qingming, they are very safe and can travel long distances for a long time.

Before coming here, Song Qingming had seen many similar treasure ships in the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World", so he already had some understanding of them.

"Treasure ships" above level three are basically made of the skeletons and furs of some high-level sea monsters. After the formation masters arrange the corresponding magic array, their defense capabilities are outstanding. As long as sufficient spirit stones are prepared, they can sail for a long time in the dangerous open sea.

After making an agreement with the other party, Song Qingming stayed on the island for more than half a month. Finally, he received the news sent by Xue Jinling and boarded the treasure ship to the "Yuxuan Island" in the outer sea.

The treasure ship of "Nanling Island" would carry many cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage every time they set out to hunt monsters in the open sea. Some of them, as Song Qingming had said before, would go to the open sea to look for some precious high-level spiritual objects.

The "treasure ship" went southeast and soon went deep into the open sea.

Just as Song Qingming guessed, since there was a third-level medium-grade "treasure ship" guarding it, the cultivators from the "Nanling Pavilion" who controlled the treasure ship were also very cautious after entering the open sea, and took a relatively safe route with fewer monsters.

Even so, the "treasure ship" was still harassed by many monsters along the way, and there was even a dangerous situation where several monster kings besieged the "treasure ship" at the same time.

However, the magic array set up by the "Nanling Island" cultivators on the ship was also very powerful. There was no need for Song Qingming and other Jindan cultivators to take action. The many "Nanling Island" cultivators who controlled the treasure ship relied on the formation on the treasure ship to repel the attacks of these demon kings.

Although there were many dangers along the way, Song Qingming did not worry about anything and arrived at the waters near "Yuxuan Island" smoothly.

"Fellow Daoist Song, the treasure ship will return in a month. We will wait for you here then. However, we can only wait for you for half a day at most. If you can't make it, you can only find a way to go back by yourself. I hope you know this and don't miss the time.

In addition, I would like to remind you that this island is indeed a bit dangerous and strange. You'd better not get close to it, so as not to get into any trouble."

After taking the remaining spirit stones from Song Qingming, the Jindan cultivator from "Nanling Island" who was in charge of leading the team out to sea kindly gave Song Qingming a word of advice before he left.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming nodded slightly to thank the other party, then he boarded the "Phantom Boat" and left the treasure ship, flying straight towards the direction of "Yuxuan Island".

The distance was less than a hundred miles and it only took about an incense stick of time for Song Qingming's eyes to light up and he saw a huge island appear in front of him.

This "Yuxuan Island" is much larger than Song Qingming had imagined. It is at least thousands of miles long and wide. It looks about the same size as the "Tiandan City" that Song Qingming had visited before.

After arriving not far from "Yuxuan Island", Song Qingming did not rush to the island immediately, but first stayed on a large reef on the north side of the island.

After setting up a concealment magic circle to hide his body, Song Qingming, hiding on the reef, began to carefully observe this island which was rumored to be somewhat mysterious by the outside world.

The topography of "Yuxuan Island" is similar to what was recorded in the bamboo slips that Li Mengchen gave him. It is indeed a battlefield left over from the ancient war between immortals and demons. Even though tens of thousands of years have passed, some traces of the war can still be seen on the island.

Nowadays, the spiritual energy on this island is still very rich. Even though Song Qingming is more than ten miles away, he can feel a trace of spiritual energy. It is estimated that the spiritual veins on the island are at least close to the third-grade upper level.

If it weren't for the fact that this place is located in the open sea, making it difficult for cultivators to gain a foothold, the high-level spiritual vein on "Yuxuan Island" would have been occupied by those sects or high-level independent cultivators long ago.

After hiding on the big reef for more than ten days, the entire "Yuxuan Island" was very peaceful. There was no abnormal situation at all. Even the monsters in the sea around the island were very rare.

After hiding for more than ten days, Song Qingming finally couldn't stand it anymore. He put away the magic circle and turned into a ray of light, revealing his figure.

After circling around the "Yuxuan Island" for a long time, he chose a relatively flat place to land. After landing on the island, Song Qingming was a little surprised that the island was full of birdsong and flowers, and the spiritual energy was very rich. On the surface, it seemed to be no different from the fairy mountains and spiritual places outside. There was no trace of the terrifying demonic energy rumored by those casual cultivators outside.

However, these were not enough to make Song Qingming let down his guard. To be on the safe side, he used a round bead magic weapon to conceal his body, and then began to explore the island bit by bit.

After spending a day on the island, although Song Qingming had only explored less than one-tenth of its area, he was a little surprised that, apart from some ordinary wild beasts, there was not even a single monster that appeared in front of him.

Logically speaking, such a place with few people and abundant spiritual energy should be a gathering place for many monsters. Even if there are no foreign monsters, the wild beasts on the island may mutate into new monsters after absorbing spiritual energy for a long time.

But on the "Yuxuan Island" before him, Song Qingming did not see any Jindan and foundation-building level monsters, let alone low-level Qi-refining monsters. It must be said that this was indeed a bit abnormal in the world of immortal cultivation.

Seeing this, Song Qingming became even more nervous. He took out some "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" from the spirit beast bag and placed them around himself to prevent any danger from approaching him.

In this way, Song Qingming searched the island for another five days and finally came to the foot of a high mountain in the middle of the island.

Just after climbing over a ridge, Song Qingming sensed a sudden surge of spiritual energy in the valley ahead that was different from the surrounding area. He quickly stopped and fell from mid-air.

"This! It looks like a concealing magic circle."

After commanding several "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" in the surrounding area to go forward and investigate, Song Qingming immediately determined that the valley ahead seemed to be shrouded by a large magic circle.

After being on the island for so many days, he had not noticed anything unusual. When he saw a magic circle suddenly appear in front of him, Song Qingming's face immediately showed some excitement.

After testing with the "Golden Illusion Butterfly", Song Qingming felt relieved when he saw that the formation did not actively counterattack. He flew down the ridge and came to the valley entrance.

Outside the formation, after observing carefully, Song Qingming found that the power of the formation seemed a little too ordinary. He stretched out his hand and raised a ball of green spiritual light, then directly turned it into a green flying sword and gently slashed downwards in mid-air.

There was a flash of inspiration, and suddenly a white mist rose in front of his eyes. After rolling in front of Song Qingming, the white mist was divided into two sides, revealing the true appearance of the valley in front of Song Qingming.

"This is too perfunctory!"

Seeing that the formation in front of him was broken so easily, Song Qingming shook his head and muttered to himself. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he strode into the formation.

The valley covered by the magic circle seemed to be similar to what it looked like from the outside. In order to be safe, Song Qingming, who had entered the valley, tried his best to cast a spell to hide his body before slowly walking into the depths of the valley.

After walking about five or six miles, Song Qingming suddenly heard the sound of children playing in front of him. After turning a corner, Song Qingming saw a boy and a girl chasing a child.

The two children, the older one was probably only seven or eight years old, and the younger one was only about three years old, and they were running unsteadily.

The two children had delighted looks on their faces, and were only concerned with chasing and playing among themselves. They did not notice Song Qingming who was standing not far away, staring at them.

"Feng Qi, Feng Zhi! Why did you come so far? Your father has been looking for you two at the entrance of the village and can't find you. He is almost angry. Why don't you go back quickly? You will be in trouble when he finds you later."

Just as the two children were happily playing in a rice field, a scolding voice suddenly came from not far away. Then a woman in yellow clothes, about 20 or 30 years old, came running towards the two children with a two-foot-long bamboo whip.

Upon hearing the voice of the woman in yellow, the older boy was so frightened that he stood still and dared not run. When he saw the bamboo whip in the woman's hand, he became even more afraid and pulled down his head.

The younger girl did not show any fear at all when facing the aggressive woman. She kept pulling her brother to continue playing with her.

However, the woman in yellow was obviously a little angry. After coaxing the little girl for a while and seeing that she was still unwilling to leave, she simply picked her up and, regardless of the grievance on her face, took the boy back to the valley along the same route.

"This is a mortal!"

Song Qingming, who was standing in the distance hiding his figure, saw the scene that just appeared in front of him. His face was full of surprise and a bit of disbelief.

On an island as deep in the open sea as "Yuxuan Island", which is extremely dangerous, even ordinary cultivators find it difficult to survive in the vicinity for a long time. How is it possible that there are still mortals living on this island?
Just when the woman in yellow and the two children had walked not far away, Song Qingming thought about it and removed his disguise. He flashed to a place not far in front of her and blocked their way.

"Who are you? Why are you here?!"

Seeing Song Qingming suddenly appear in front of her, the woman in yellow was startled and hurriedly reached out to hug the two children beside her.

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and bowed to him, explaining: "I was just traveling on the island and didn't want to get into this valley by mistake. May I ask you where this place is?"

"Oh! You are the immortal master from outside. We rarely have outsiders coming in here. I hope you will forgive me for my impoliteness just now!"

When she heard that Song Qingming had accidentally entered the valley from outside, the woman in yellow instantly realized that the other party was a cultivator, and she hurriedly bowed her head and saluted him.

Seeing this, Song Qingming did not stop the other party, and asked again: "Have you always lived in this valley, or did you move here from outside? Are there other immortal masters here?"

"Reporting to the Immortal Master! We live in Yanhu Village in front. We grew up here. In addition to our Yanhu Village, there are several other villages in the valley. Everyone has lived here for generations.

But we are all ordinary mortals. If you want to find a master, there happens to be one in our village. Do you need me to take you there?"

Seeing the immortal master Song Qingming, the woman in yellow looked very respectful, but she did not show too much fear. She answered the other party's questions slowly and calmly.

"Okay then! Thank you for your help." Hearing that the woman in yellow was going to take him to see the village's immortal master, Song Qingming hurriedly nodded and agreed.

The few of them walked forward along the path in the valley for about two or three miles, and suddenly the view ahead opened up to dozens of acres of fertile fields, with many mortals working in the fields.

Seeing this paradise-like scene, Song Qingming instantly remembered the time when he had just come down the mountain and was stationed at Lingyuan Mountain for his family.

At that time, Yuehu Village on Lingyuan Mountain was no different from the small village in the valley before us, with men farming, women weaving, and children playing and fighting.

“Work at sunrise and rest at sunset!”

However, time flies, and nearly two hundred years have passed in a flash. Now Song Qingming has achieved the Golden Core and is no longer the little Qi-refining cultivator who could only hide in the magic circle when facing monsters.

"Ayu, have you found Feng'er and the others?"

Just as Song Qingming was still recalling the past, a sturdy man in the distance suddenly ran towards them.

The man who ran over heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the two children beside the woman in yellow.

Just as he was about to step forward to help hug the little girl in front of the woman, his eyes suddenly caught sight of Song Qingming who was standing behind the woman in yellow. His face suddenly changed and he stood there in a daze.

Seeing the surprise on her husband's face, the woman in yellow quickly pointed at Song Qingming and explained, "Wang Qin, this is the immortal master from outside. I met him at the entrance of the valley just now when I was looking for Feng'er and the others.

He wants to see the village's Master Zheng. You can take him there directly. The sun is setting and I have to go back to cook, otherwise your mother will start nagging again!"

"Master from outside?"

"Oh! You go back first. I will go home right after I send the immortal master over." After hearing his wife's instructions, the man nodded and agreed quickly, for fear of making the woman unhappy.

Seeing that the family had such a good relationship, Song Qingming did not disturb them. After nodding slightly, he followed the man to the village not far away.

Along the way, the surrounding mortal villagers saw Wang Qin bringing a stranger into the village and cast curious glances at him. After hearing Wang Qin's explanation that he was an immortal master from outside, they also hurriedly bowed to Song Qingming.

"Master, Master Zheng lives in the house in front. Follow me and we'll be there soon!"

After following Wang Qin to the outside of an ordinary courtyard in the village, Song Qingming heard the sound of an axe chopping wood coming from inside, which immediately made him curious.

"Wang Qin, just let him come in by himself, you go back first!" (End of this chapter)