Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The valley in front of him was somewhat similar to the one where Song Qingming first helped Huo Feng enter the secret realm to look for elixirs. The valley was surrounded by thick fog, obscuring the view and making it impossible to see clearly what was inside from the outside.

Places like this are usually guarded by formations and barriers. Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, who have practiced Taoism for many years and become Jindan cultivators, naturally noticed something unusual in the valley at a glance.

After opening the notebook on his body to confirm again, Song Qingming nodded slightly to Huang Siyuan and took her to the entrance of the valley.

As soon as the two arrived in front of the valley, the white fog around them became thicker and thicker, and soon completely covered the surrounding scenery.

Seeing this, Song Qingming calmly took out five silver formation flags and shot them around the two people. Then he cast a spell to drive a gust of wind that quickly blew away the fog in front of them.

After walking forward for several hundred steps, a cold wind suddenly blew in front of them, and the temperature around them began to drop rapidly. Soon, a somewhat transparent ice wall appeared in front of them.

Seeing this ice wall with huge cold air, Song Qingming, who was walking in front, suddenly looked happy. After holding up a protective shield to resist the cold around him, he immediately walked quickly to the front of the ice wall.

"Yes, this should be the entrance to the Spiritual Medicine Garden. According to the notes left by that senior, there is a mysterious ice formation guarding this place. One must be at least at the Golden Core Stage to open the restriction at the entrance."

"Hmm! This restriction looks quite powerful. There must be some important spiritual object in the valley, otherwise there wouldn't be such a powerful formation guarding the door."

After hearing Song Qingming confirm that they had come to the right place, Huang Siyuan's face showed excitement, and she was full of anticipation for what was behind the "Xuanbing Formation".

"You'll know what spiritual object it is when you go in. The method to break the formation is also recorded on this formation. Please wait a moment and I will go see how to break the formation." After Song Qingming finished speaking, he put away the note and walked forward.

Just as Song Qingming was studying the "Xuanbing Formation" in front of him, Huang Siyuan, who was standing aside and scanning the surroundings, suddenly focused his eyes on a somewhat black bluestone not far away.

The black marks on the bluestone looked like they were burned by some kind of flame and were obviously not formed naturally.

"Hey! It seems like some monster has been here, husband."

Hearing Huang Siyuan's question, Song Qingming immediately stopped what he was doing and turned to her side.

After seeing the marks on the bluestone in front of him, Song Qingming's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and he nodded to Huang Siyuan beside him:
"It looks like it was left here not long ago. There are many monsters in this secret realm. It's not surprising that a monster would break into this place. We need to be careful."

After saying that, Song Qingming turned around and walked back, and continued to study the "Xuanbing Magic Array" in front of him.

After about an incense stick of time, Song Qingming, who was already 70% sure of breaking the formation, took out four formation flags and inserted them around the "Xuanbing Formation", then began to cast a spell to try to break the restriction before him.

This "Mysterious Ice Array" is a relatively rare ice-attribute restriction, and its power is equivalent to that of an ordinary third-level intermediate-grade defense array. If an ordinary Jindan cultivator encounters it, it would be difficult to break this restriction in a short period of time without the cultivation level of the late Jindan stage or above.

Although Song Qingming's cultivation has not yet reached the late Jindan stage, he is already a third-level formation master with a high level of formation skills. In addition, with the help of the notes left by Zhao Jibai to guide the weak points of the restriction, it is not that difficult for him to break the restriction.

After Song Qingming cast a spell, several rays of spiritual light from the surrounding formation flags merged into the ice wall, quickly blocking the flow of most of the spiritual energy in the ice wall and weakening the power of the restriction.

When the cold air emanating from the "Xuanbing Formation" had weakened to about half of its original strength, Song Qingming stopped casting the spell, took out his magic weapon "Mobai Sword", and slashed it at the ice wall in front of him.

After a loud "bang", a crack gradually appeared on the ice wall.

Seeing that the restriction in front of him had loosened, Song Qingming smiled slightly, and once again poured the magic power in his body into the "Mo Bai Sword" in his hand, and launched another attack on the ice wall.

After more than a dozen sword lights were slashed out, a sound of shattering was heard, and Song Qingming finally had a five or six foot high hole chiseled out by him in the ice wall in front of him.

Seeing that the ice cave in front of them was wide enough for passage, Song Qingming put away the "Mobai Sword" in his hand with a look of satisfaction, and walked in with Huang Siyuan.

Shortly after the two of them passed through the ice wall, a figure covered in red suddenly appeared outside the ice wall.

The creature carefully looked at the ice cave in front of it, and after circling around it a few times, it finally couldn't help but drilled directly into the ice cave. After a while, it came to a valley full of red flowers and green grass.

Looking at the bright valley filled with magical herbs and medicines, the red mouse looked around curiously, and a hint of excitement suddenly flashed in its eyes.

After smelling the medicinal fragrance coming from the valley, the red rat demon did not rush forward, but turned and ran towards the other side of the mountain wall, wanting to devour a level 2 elixir there.

Just as it approached the second-level elixir, it sensed some danger and suddenly stopped, turned around and ran quickly towards the cave entrance it had just entered.

But just after it ran a few steps, five huge mirrors of different colors suddenly appeared around it and surrounded it.

The "Red Rat Demon" didn't react in time and crashed into the mirror in front of it and was bounced back.

Seeing that it was suddenly trapped, the "Red Rat Demon" shouted angrily, and suddenly spit out a ball of red flame from its mouth, trying to force back the bronze mirror in front of it.

However, what it didn't expect was that after the flame spell that it was so proud of burned for a while, the golden bronze mirror in front of it was not damaged at all under the protection of a green light.

Before the "Crimson Rat Demon" could launch another attack, five rays of light suddenly emitted from the surrounding bronze mirrors and locked it in mid-air, making it unable to move.

After a while, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, who had entered the valley before, suddenly appeared out of thin air in the bronze mirror. Looking at the "Red Rat Demon" that had been captured in front of them, a smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.

"I thought there was some powerful demon king hiding nearby, but it turned out to be a flaming rat that had just formed a pill. I really worried for nothing."

When Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan were breaking the formation outside, they had already discovered traces of magic nearby. They knew that not long ago a demon king of a high level had tried to break the ban and enter the valley.

However, they could not find where the demon king was hiding at that time, so they did not alert the enemy. After breaking the ban, Song Qingming left two "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" outside to monitor the movements outside before entering the valley.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before they discovered the "Flame Rat Demon" hiding nearby. The two of them ambushed nearby and caught it when it sneaked in.

Looking at the "Flame Rat Demon" still struggling in front of him, Huang Siyuan smiled and shook her head and said, "It was a rare opportunity for this rat demon to advance to the Golden Core Realm in the secret realm.

If no one comes in for another thousand years, when its cultivation reaches the late Jindan stage, the restrictions outside the valley will not be able to stop it, and most of the spiritual medicines in the valley will fall into its stomach. Fortunately, we discovered it in time."

"What a pity! It doesn't have that chance now."

As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, a flash of light appeared in his hand and the "Mo Bai Sword" appeared in front of him again. He walked towards the place where the "Flame Rat Demon" was.

The "Flame Rat Demon" was still struggling desperately, and when he saw Song Qingming, who was holding a flying sword and coming with ill intentions, a bit of fear suddenly appeared in his eyes. However, no matter how the "Flame Rat Demon" struggled, it still could not break free from the restraints of the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".

"I just wanted to steal a few spiritual herbs and didn't want to disturb you. I hope you two Taoist friends will show some mercy and forgive me!"

Just as Song Qingming was about to kill the demon king with a sword, a light and pleasant voice like that of a young woman suddenly came from it, causing Song Qingming to stop in his tracks instantly.

"Huh! It's just a demon king who has just formed a pill, but he can speak human language. This is really strange!" Huang Siyuan on the side also heard the voice and walked forward with some curiosity.

"I accidentally swallowed a kind of spiritual water several decades ago. I didn't expect that my cultivation base would increase greatly and after I formed the elixir, my spiritual intelligence would be opened prematurely. That's how I learned to speak.

I have been practicing here for more than 500 years, and I know that there are many places with high-level spiritual medicines. If you two Taoist friends want them, I am willing to take you to find them. I only ask that you let me go. "

"Flame Rat Demon" spoke while looking at Song Qingming and the others carefully, his words full of pleading.

"Haha! You dare to play tricks in front of us? You really made a wrong calculation. Whether you are here or not will not hinder us from finding the elixir. Besides, you have a lot of things we need, so there is no need to go through so much trouble."

Faced with the pleading of the "Flame Rat Demon" in front of him, Song Qingming remained unmoved and still wanted to kill the demon with one sword.

"My husband, it can actually awaken its spiritual intelligence in advance. It must be a rare opportunity for it to practice. I think we should give it a chance to live!" Just as Song Qingming was about to continue, Huang Siyuan on the side suddenly spoke up to stop him.

Huang Siyuan then came directly to the "Flame Rat Demon" and asked it, "You have fallen into our hands today. It is impossible for you to escape unscathed.

Because it is not easy for you to practice, we can give you a chance to live. It depends on whether you are willing to do so."

"I'm willing to do whatever you want me to do for you. Just tell me." Hearing that there was a chance to survive, the "Flame Rat Demon" showed a hint of joy in his eyes. Seeing this, Huang Siyuan continued to speak: "Okay, if you agree, you can sign a blood contract with me. In this way, not only can you save your life, but I can also take you away from here to practice outside.

After all, the spiritual energy here is limited. If you stay here and want to practice, you can only reach the Golden Core Stage at best. It is impossible to go further. It is better for you to leave with me. Maybe you will have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future."

"Bloodline contract, are you going to take me in as your spiritual pet?" Upon hearing the words "bloodline contract", the "Flame Rat Demon" hesitated for a moment, with a hint of humiliation in his eyes.

Although it has been living in this secret realm, the "Flame Rat Demon" whose intelligence has been greatly developed obviously knows all kinds of common sense in the outside world of immortal cultivation, and knows what it means to sign a "blood contract" with human cultivators.

"Siyuan, this kind of demon king that has awakened its spiritual intelligence is not so easy to tame.

I think you should not waste time on it. Let's kill the monster and get the elixir. It will be easier and save us a lot of trouble."

Just when the "Flame Rat Demon" was still hesitating, a somewhat cold voice appeared in its ears again, instantly interrupting its thoughts.

When the two of them planned to capture this monster just now, Huang Siyuan liked its cute appearance. After knowing that the other party was a monster that had already awakened its intelligence in advance, she had the idea of ​​keeping it as a pet.

Therefore, she had just secretly sent a message to Song Qingming beside her, asking him to cooperate with her and play the bad guy to see if she had a chance to subdue this "Flame Rat Demon".

Seeing that Huang Siyuan wanted to cooperate with him to subdue the monster, Song Qingming naturally did not object. He pretended to be fierce and wanted to kill the monster and take the elixir, and walked towards the location of the "Flame Rat Monster" with flying sword in hand.

Seeing Song Qingming walking towards him slowly with a bad face, the intelligent "Flame Rat Demon" finally chose to compromise with them in order to save his life. He nodded unwillingly and agreed:
"Wait a minute, fellow Daoist. I can sign a blood contract with her, but you can't go back on your promise to take me out. I'm tired of staying in here and want to go out and see the outside world.

Also, if this fellow Taoist is no longer alive in the future, you must not restrict my freedom. If you agree, I am willing to sign a contract with her now and practice with her."

"Humph! You are already on the chopping block, yet you still dare to make so many demands on us. You are really brave. Aren't you afraid of death?"

Hearing that the demon king actually said that Huang Siyuan would not be alive in the future, Song Qingming's face changed and he suddenly became unhappy again. He glared at the "Flame Rat Demon" fiercely and couldn't help but want to go up and rip it open.

Seeing this, Huang Siyuan on the side immediately stepped forward to stop him, turned around and said to the "Flame Rat Demon" on the side: "We can definitely do what we promised you, don't worry, you will definitely get benefits from following me in the future, and I will not treat you unfairly.

If I am no longer around, I can set you free. If you are worried, you can add this sentence when signing the bloodline contract. That way you won’t have anything to worry about, right? "

"If that's the case, then I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master and leave here with you!"

Hearing that Huang Siyuan was willing to agree to his request, the "Flame Rat Demon" felt a little relieved and immediately nodded to agree to Huang Siyuan's request.

For a rat-like monster of the same level of cultivation, its lifespan is generally several times longer than that of a human cultivator. Signing a "bloodline contract" with Huang Siyuan does not mean that it will be controlled by others for its entire life.

As long as the master passes away, the "blood contract" on the monster will automatically become invalid. Even if it has to endure a few hundred years of temporary injustice, it still has a chance to regain its freedom.

After the "Flame Rat Demon" finished speaking, a light suddenly flashed on his head. He took out a drop of blood from his body and gave it to Huang Siyuan.

Seeing that the "Flame Rat Demon" finally agreed to sign a "blood contract" with her, Huang Siyuan was very happy. She hurriedly took out a scroll that had been prepared long ago and began the ceremony of recognizing its master for it.

A quarter of an hour later, after successfully refining the blood essence donated by the "Flame Rat Demon" into her body, Huang Siyuan also signed a "blood contract" with the other party and took it as her own spiritual pet.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately took back his own magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", and released the restraints on the "Flame Rat Demon".

The "Flame Rat Demon" who had just regained his freedom immediately leaped onto Huang Siyuan's shoulder and bowed to her respectfully to express his respect.

"I've met the master!"

"Well! From now on, you will be called Chiyan!"

Seeing the cute behavior of the "Flame Rat Demon", Huang Siyuan gave it a nice name, tapped its little head gently, and then took out a bottle of elixir that the demon beast liked to devour and gave it to it.

Seeing Huang Siyuan being so generous, "Chi Yan", who had a new name, felt very happy and his liking for her as his master increased instantly.

Unlike the "Ice and Fire Dragon" hatched by Song Qingming, the "Red Flame" which has already developed intelligence and is a spiritual beast that was conquered halfway are basically forced to sign a "blood contract".

Although this kind of spiritual beast is also controlled by humans because of the "blood contract", it has no feelings for its owner. If you don't try your best to cultivate a good relationship, it may turn against the owner in a critical moment.

Huang Siyuan had just tamed "Chi Yan", so she naturally understood the importance of this point. She also tried her best to show some flattery towards this newly acquired spiritual pet.

After subduing the demon king that followed them into the valley, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan did not delay any longer. They continued to move forward while asking "Chi Yan" about other things in the secret realm.

"Chi Yan" is a demon king who was born and raised in this "Tianyuan Sect Secret Realm" and has lived here for four hundred years.

It was originally a little confused, but one day it secretly drank a sip of a spiritual spring somewhere else. Unexpectedly, it accidentally awakened its bloodline and opened up its spiritual intelligence ahead of time. Not long after, it, which was only in the late stage of foundation building, broke through its cultivation and advanced to the golden elixir realm.

"What kind of spiritual water has such an effect?" After hearing "Chi Yan" talking about the spiritual water he had swallowed, Song Qingming, who was walking in front, turned back with some curiosity.

However, when "Chi Yan" heard Song Qingming's question, he immediately shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know either.

As a Jindan demon king, "Chi Yan" has been living in this secret realm. Most of what he knows is learned from some notes left behind by some monks from the "Tianyuan Sect" who entered the secret realm to train.

It itself does not recognize many of the spiritual creatures here. Most of them, like other ordinary low-level monsters outside, use smell to determine whether they are useful to it.

"Master, I know that place and I can take you there, but it has been occupied by a more powerful guy recently. If we want the spiritual water, we need to defeat it first."

"An even more powerful monster, what is its cultivation level?"

"Chi Yan" replied somewhat unwillingly: "That guy is a black bear who has practiced for thousands of years. He is much stronger than me and has advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Core. I have fought with him several times over the years but failed to snatch the spiritual water.

I had no choice but to come here to look for elixirs. I didn't expect that after spending several months, I could still get in and bump into the two masters. I can be said to have walked into a trap this time."

"That's not necessarily true. If you follow us, you might have greater opportunities in the future. After I finish the things at hand, I will go find the black bear. This time, I will definitely help you get revenge!" Song Qingming smiled and shook his head at it.

"Haha! Then I would like to thank both masters first." When he heard that Song Qingming wanted to help it get revenge, and thought that he would have the opportunity to taste the "Red Flame" of the spiritual water again, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

As they were talking, they had already walked deep into the valley. As the spiritual energy around them became stronger and stronger, soon a large area of ​​herbs emitting various spiritual lights appeared in front of them, shocking Song Qingming and others who had just arrived here.

In this large spiritual medicine garden located deep in the valley, there are at least thousands of spiritual objects of various kinds planted, including various spiritual herbs, spiritual medicines, and flowers, fruits and trees emitting dazzling spiritual light. There are also some varieties that neither Song Qingming nor Huang Siyuan have ever seen before.

Among these spiritual objects, most of them are spiritual medicines of level two or above, and many have already broken through to level three in quality, which made Song Qingming and others dazzled for a moment.

There is also a small spirit gathering array located in the middle of the spiritual medicine garden, with a few special spiritual medicines planted in it. The aura it exudes seems to be approaching level four.

"Wow! There are so many magical herbs here. We are so lucky."

Seeing the spiritual medicine garden appearing in front of them, "Chi Yan", who had been standing on Huang Siyuan's shoulder, suddenly jumped down with joy and ran quickly towards the spiritual medicine garden.

However, before it ran far, a ray of light suddenly appeared in front of it, blocking its way.

"Don't mess with these elixirs!"

Hearing Song Qingming's somewhat cold voice coming from behind, "Chi Yan" who had bumped into the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" immediately turned around with his head shrugged and returned to Huang Siyuan's hands.

"I'm sorry to inconvenience you for a moment, I will reward you later."

Looking at the somewhat aggrieved "Red Flame" in her hand, Huang Siyuan stroked it with a smile, threw a pill to it, and then put it into a white spirit beast bag. (End of this chapter)