Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The person in front of him was Wu Xiang, who was the first one to track the white-haired old man into the cave.

However, at this moment he was being chased by a ball of flames, and he was relying on a jade magic weapon to resist and desperately ran forward. His robe had been burned with several large holes, and he looked very embarrassed.

After being trapped in the Yin-Yang Eight Extremes Formation for such a long time, Song Qingming was well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of Yin-Yang, water and fire in this formation. If it were not for the support of Xia Mo's "Xuanbingzhu" magic weapon and the "Tiangang Five Elements Formation" he had set up, it would have been difficult for both of them to hold on until now.

He thought that Wu Xiang had already run out of power and been swallowed up by the yin and yang, water and fire in the formation, or had been captured by the enemy. He didn't expect that Wu Xiang could hold on until now alone. He couldn't help but show a bit of surprise on his face.

Without waiting for Song Qingming and the others to call out to them, Wu Xiang turned around and discovered the "Tiangang Five Elements Formation" where they were. He immediately increased his speed and moved towards Song Qingming and the others.

"Junior Sister Xia, Fellow Daoist Song, I'm so glad you're all okay!"

When Wu Xiang saw Song Qingming and Xia Mo hiding in the "Tiangang Five Elements Formation", a hint of joy instantly appeared on his face.

Without waiting for him to continue speaking, Song Qingming, who was in the formation, immediately opened a corner of the formation and took the exhausted Wu Xiang in.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, I'm glad to think that you're okay. We haven't seen you since you came in, and we thought you were in trouble." Seeing Wu Xiang walk in, Song Qingming immediately stepped forward and greeted him with a smile.

"Alas! I wanted to catch up with the enemy, but I lost sight of him not long after I entered the cave. When I turned around, I found that you were gone too.

I wandered around in the cave for a long time but couldn't find a way out. Then I realized that I had fallen into a trap set by the other party. Unfortunately, I didn't understand the art of formations and couldn't find a way out for a long time.

This strange Yang Fire appeared from behind and kept chasing me. I finally escaped to this place. Fortunately, I met you unexpectedly while being chased by this Yang Fire. Otherwise, I would have lost my life here today.

This old guy is so insidious that he actually set up such a powerful magic array here, trapping us all inside. I don’t know how Junior Sister Han is doing now.”

When Wu Xiang saw Song Qingming and the other two, he immediately told them his experience with some resentment, and he did not forget to worry about Han Yutong who was alone outside.

"Oh! So that's how it is. Fellow Daoist Wu is indeed lucky. Not long after we entered the cave, we encountered this Yin Yang, Water and Fire. We have been unable to escape from here and can only rely on the formation to resist temporarily.

This formation is indeed quite powerful. Daoist Xia and I have studied it for a long time, but we still can't think of a way to escape. We can only stay here for the time being." Seeing that Wu Xiang was still worried about Han Yutong outside, Song Qingming sighed helplessly.

Wu Xiang couldn't help but blame himself when he heard this, "Oh! It's all my fault for being impatient. I fell into his trap. Who knew that old man had this trick up his sleeve?

Now not only have we failed to rescue Junior Sister He, but we are all trapped here, and Junior Sister Han's life and death are uncertain. If something happens to her, how can I explain this to my uncle when I return?"

"Good things come naturally to those who are lucky. Senior Brother Wu, don't blame yourself too much. We are all trapped in the cage now. Even if we want to go out and rescue Junior Sister Han, we are powerless.

It is better to recover first and wait until we can figure out a way to escape!"

After hearing Xia Mo's comfort, Wu Xiang's face looked better. He quickly found a corner, took out a medium-grade spirit stone, and began to meditate to restore his spiritual power.

After an incense stick of time, Wu Xiang's magic power was finally restored. His complexion also looked much better than before and gradually returned to normal.

"Junior Sister Xia, Fellow Daoist Song, the water and fire outside seem to have weakened a lot now. Should we go out and check the situation and see if we can find a way out?"

After hearing Wu Xiang's suggestion, Song Qingming glanced at him and immediately shook his head and said, "This formation is quite tricky, and we can't just find a way to break it.

Moreover, the yin and yang, water and fire outside this formation are all controlled by the formation master. Once we go out and the other side suddenly attacks, it may not be so easy for us to come back. Fellow Daoist Wu should not take this risk and go out."

"Oh! This formation is so powerful. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, fellow Taoist, as I don't know anything about formations." After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Wu Xiang hurriedly bowed to express his apology.

"who?"

Just as Song Qingming and the other were talking, a strange spiritual power suddenly appeared outside the formation, startling Xia Mo who was meditating with her eyes closed.

Hearing Xia Mo's voice, Song Qingming and Wu Xiang immediately turned their heads to look outside the formation, and saw that a strange purple light had appeared outside the protective shield of the "Tiangang Five Elements Formation" at some point.

"Oh no! Someone is trying to destroy the center of the formation!"

Song Qingming shouted and was about to rush out of the formation to stop the other party, but at this time Xia Mo was faster than him. His body had turned into a beam of light and blocked the purple light.

Seeing that Xia Mo had released the magic flower basket in her hand and aimed it at herself, the strange purple light flashed away from its original place in an instant and turned into a mysterious man wrapped in a purple robe.

After the purple-robed man dodged Xia Mo's attack, he immediately cast a spell with both hands. A flying sword magic weapon appeared in front of him, and he launched a counterattack directly towards Xia Mo's location.

At the same time, the yin and yang, water and fire, which had originally been relatively calm, suddenly became extremely ferocious and attacked Xia Mo.

Under the cooperation of the opponent and the Yin Yang, Water and Fire formation, Xia Mo was caught off guard for a moment and could only use a defensive magic weapon to fight back desperately.

Seeing that Xia Mo was somewhat outmatched, Wu Xiang immediately said to Song Qingming who was standing beside him: "Fellow Daoist Song, you stay here, I will go help Junior Sister Xia."

Then, without waiting for Song Qingming's reply, Wu Xiang, who was somewhat anxious, flew out of the formation and used a golden flying knife magic weapon on his body, and began to accumulate power in the air.

A moment later, Wu Xiang poured most of his magic power into the magic weapon in his hand, and threw the flying knife in his hand directly out with all his might.

However, what was somewhat unexpected was that under Wu Xiang's control, the target of the flying knife was not the mysterious man in purple not far away, but a center of the "Tiangang Five Elements Formation" located not far behind him.

With such a close-range attack that accumulated power, Wu Xiang was already very confident that he could destroy the center of the formation. When he saw that his Fabao was about to attack the center of the formation, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.

But before Wu Xiang could be happy for a moment, a huge bronze mirror suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of the center of the formation, blocking the flying knife magic weapon he was trying hard to control less than ten feet away from the center of the formation.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, what do you intend to do?"

When Song Qingming saw Wu Xiang suddenly appear in the "Five Elements Tiangang Formation" before, he was actually a little puzzled to see that the other party could hold on in this "Yin Yang Baji Formation" for so long.

Especially when Wu Xiang later explained that he was lucky and did not encounter any large-scale attack at the beginning, he was able to persist and find them. Song Qingming was even more skeptical of what he said.

Nowadays, in this kind of life-and-death battle, once the opponent makes a move, there will be no room for maneuver. Expecting to survive by relying on such luck seems a bit weird no matter how you look at it.

Therefore, as soon as Wu Xiang left the formation, Song Qingming had already followed him out of the formation and promptly guarded against the opponent's attack that was intended to destroy the center of the formation.

Seeing Song Qingming, who had also come out of the formation and was staring at him with a puzzled look on his face, Wu Xiang realized that the other party had obviously been on guard against him for a long time, which was why he was able to block his flying knife magic weapon in such a timely manner.

"Fellow Daoist Song, what do you mean by this? Why are you attacking me?"

Before Song Qingming could say anything about the other party's strange behavior, Wu Xiang suddenly bit Song Qingming back and retreated directly to Xia Mo's side.

Xia Mo, who was concentrating on fighting with the purple-robed man, quickly withdrew from the battle and glanced at Song Qingming and Wu Xiang not far away with some confusion.

"Junior Sister Xia, be careful. Song Qingming is a traitor among us. When Junior Sister He suddenly disappeared, I was suspicious of this guy. It turns out that he is in cahoots with them."

Seeing Wu Xiang slandering him directly in front of Xia Mo, Song Qingming just looked at him with a smile and did not argue or explain.

Xia Mo, who had just retreated, glanced at Song Qingming and Wu Xiang, then looked at the man in purple robe not far away. Seeing this situation, a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes.

"Junior Sister Xia, this place is too dangerous. I will cover you, you go first."

"Brother Wu, if you want to leave, then go ahead. I won't leave." Before Wu Xiang could finish his words, Xia Mo suddenly interrupted him.

"Junior Sister Xia, what do you mean? You would rather believe this outsider named Song than believe what I, your senior brother, say?" Upon hearing Xia Mo's words, Wu Xiang's face suddenly showed a look of surprise, and he looked at her with some confusion.

"Brother Wu, I'll say it again, if you want to leave, leave immediately. I won't stop you. This is your last chance to leave. I hope you can think it over before making a decision."

Xia Mo's words were addressed to Wu Xiang, but her eyes were always fixed on the man in purple robe not far away, and she didn't seem to care too much about Wu Xiang standing beside her.

Seeing this scene, Wu Xiang still had a puzzled look on his face. Just as he was about to continue explaining, the man in purple robe not far away suddenly interrupted him.

"Okay! Stop pretending. She has already seen through our identities. Now even if we want to take a step back, there is no way out." The voice of the purple-robed person was a little feminine. It was obviously a woman's. Her voice also sounded familiar to Song Qingming. It was obvious that he had heard it somewhere before.

Seeing that the purple-robed man who had been silent just now suddenly spoke, Wu Xiang, who was standing not far from Song Qingming and the others, suddenly changed his expression and immediately revealed a bit of ferocity, no longer looking like the "good guy" he had just been.

Then Wu Xiang suddenly disappeared in a flash, and he moved away from Song Qingming and the others, and came to the side of the purple-robed man not far away.

Xia Mo stared at the two people not far away and said softly:
"Master had just gone into seclusion to practice, and Junior Sister He suddenly disappeared. Then, you, Senior Sister, happened to be out of the palace, leaving me alone to investigate the matter. It seems that all these coincidences were secretly promoted by you.

"You have spent so much effort to set up this trap just to deal with me. Senior Brother Wu, Senior Sister Chen, if I am not mistaken, you have been plotting this for a long time!"

“Hahaha, I have to say, I was surprised that you were able to see through Junior Brother Wu’s plan and guess our identities so quickly.

Everyone says that Junior Sister Xia is very smart, and even Master always praises you in front of me. How can we plan well against someone as smart as you? "

The purple-robed man chuckled and immediately pulled off the cover on his head, revealing a very mature female face.

At this moment, he finally saw the identity of the person in purple robe. Song Qingming remembered that he had met the woman in purple robe when he visited He Mengxin in the East China Sea decades ago.

The purple-robed woman who was hiding behind the scenes and planning all this was Chen Yurong, the Grand Elder of the "Hundred Flowers Palace", who had gone to the nearby "Red Dragon Island" with Song Qingming and He Mengxin to participate in the barter conference.

Although it was the first time they met, Chen Yurong left a good impression on Song Qingming. As the great elder, she was quite caring towards He Mengxin and several other junior sisters at the barter conference.

If Song Qingming had not seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to imagine that Chen Yurong, as the Grand Jindan Elder who had already entered the core of power of the "Hundred Flowers Palace", would actually collude with Wu Xiang and outsiders to set up a plan to attack the sect's saint Xia Mo.

After seeing the appearance of Chen Yurong, who was planning all this behind the scenes, Song Qingming, who was originally a little confused, finally saw the whole situation clearly.

Xia Mo, who was standing next to him, did not seem to be too surprised by the appearance of Chen Yurong and Wu Xiang. She kept a very calm expression on her face and wanted to persuade Wu Xiang to stop in time.

However, Wu Xiang, who was standing next to Chen Yurong, did not pay too much attention to what Xia Mo said before. Standing next to Chen Yurong, he looked at Song Qingming and Xia Mo with only ferocity in his eyes.

Chen Yurong looked at Xia Mo with a smile on her face, and seemed to be slightly displeased that she remained calm after seeing her.

"Junior Sister Xia, although you have seen through our plan, even the wisest man can make mistakes. Now that you are trapped here by us, don't you think it's a little too late to discover these things?"

Xia Mo's eyes were still fixed on Chen Yurong. After she finished speaking, she asked in a serious tone after a while:
"Sister Chen, although I have figured out these problems now, I still don't quite understand why you did this?

Ever since I joined the sect, I have always respected my senior sister over the years. Even if Xia Mo has done some things lacking in daily life, it is not worth it for you, senior sister, to plot to murder me like this!
Before coming to Floating Cloud Mountains, I actually felt that someone was watching me from behind, but I didn't expect that the person behind the scenes would be the senior sister.

I hope you can help me understand why you would rather betray your master than attack me. Haven't you ever thought about how upset Master would be if he knew about this?"

Facing Xia Mo's question, Chen Yurong changed her previous dignified demeanor and smiled fiercely, "Junior Sister Xia, there is no need for you to pretend anymore. Don't you really know why I am doing this?

Master and the others always think that you have better talent in cultivation than me, so they reserve all the good things for you first. Now, even if it concerns my own path, I still need to give in to you, my junior sister, first.

Now, it’s time for me to take some back. Senior Sister, I’ll take the infant-nourishing pills from you first.

Junior sister, don't worry. I will not betray the sect even after you die. When I return, I will explain this matter to Master and will definitely not make her feel upset.

From now on, the Hundred Flowers Palace will only be missing a Saint Maiden like you. A new Saint Maiden will appear soon, so it won’t have much of an impact. When I condense my Nascent Soul, the sect will be even more powerful than before in the East China Sea’s immortal cultivation world.”

As Chen Yurong spoke, there was a hint of excitement in her eyes, as if she was about to become a Nascent Soul cultivator and stand at the top of the world of immortal cultivation.

After hearing Chen Yurong's confession, Xia Mo's expression did not change much. She just sighed slightly and said, "Although Master is more optimistic about my ability to condense Nascent Soul in the future, he has always been cultivating you, Senior Sister.

You also got a Nurturing Pill back then, but you still couldn't break through your cultivation. Even if you get this pill from me, do you think you can successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage, Senior Sister?
And I didn’t bring the infant-nourishing pills with me this time, I’m afraid this will disappoint Senior Sister!”

"Haha! You don't have to worry about this, Junior Sister. As long as you die, I will be the only one in the sect who can form a Nascent Soul. No matter if you have the Nascent Soul Pill or not, Master will support me in condensing my Nascent Soul.

I already have a secret method that can increase the probability of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. As long as I have another Nurturing Pill, the probability of breaking through the Nascent Soul stage will be at least 30%. It is worth my gamble.

It's a pity that Master is unwilling to trust me again and would rather place all his hopes of condensing his Nascent Soul on you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to plan for so many years to do this.

Junior Sister Xia, if Master had two infant-cultivating pills in his hands right now, I wouldn't want to be your enemy.

But when it comes to the path of cultivation, you and I only have this one chance to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. If I don't fight for it, I will have to sit in the cave and wait for death for the rest of my life.

In the world of immortal cultivation since ancient times, how many so-called opportunities can be predetermined by heaven? In the end, the so-called great way of fighting still depends on one's own efforts. If you want to blame someone, just blame the world for being too cruel!"

“This world of immortal cultivation is indeed very cruel, and it can force people to kill each other among their own sect.

But Senior Sister, you are wrong. You only have this one chance to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, but even if I don’t have this pill, I still have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Perhaps you won't believe it, but if my master asked me to give this infant-nourishing pill to you, I would definitely not hesitate too much.

Senior Sister, you think you have a 30% chance of condensing your Nascent Soul, but what you don’t know is that in the eyes of Master, your chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is probably not even half.

Even if I die here today, even if Master chooses to support other junior sisters to condense their Nascent Soul, he will definitely not choose to leave this Nascent Soul Pill to you."

"That's enough! Whether I can break through to the Nascent Soul stage is my business in the future. Anyway, you won't have the chance to see it. Today, you just need to die."

When Chen Yurong heard Xia Mo say that she had no hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, her face suddenly changed and she shouted angrily in frustration.

However, Xia Mo's expression remained unchanged, and she continued, "Senior Sister, I have actually felt that someone in the sect has been eyeing me over the years, but I didn't expect it to be you and Senior Brother Wu.

Now that we have come to this point today, I have one last word to say to you.

If you two are willing to take a step back, leave the sect, and stay away from the East Sea Immortal Cultivation World, there may be a glimmer of hope. If you still insist on not changing your ways, don't blame me for clearing the door for Master."

After that, Xia Mo had another transparent crystal ball in her hand, which was the magic weapon "Xuanbingzhu" that she had used before.

Seeing that Xia Mo was still trying to persuade her to stop, Chen Yurong suddenly chuckled and said sarcastically, "Xia Mo, Xia Mo, I really don't know if you are too naive.

It's come to this, and you still expect us to let you go? After all, we have practiced for hundreds more years than you. How can you scare us with just one word from us?

Junior Sister Xia, you really underestimate us!"

After Chen Yurong finished speaking, she didn't say anything else. She released the flying sword in her hand and rushed directly towards Xia Mo.

Wu Xiang, who was beside him, had a ruthless look in his eyes. He quickly took out the two magical swords in his hands and followed Chen Yurong towards Xia Mo's location.

Following them were the Yin and Yang, Water and Fire, which had been surrounding them. At this moment, their momentum suddenly increased several times. Under the control of the white-haired old man who controlled the formation, they transformed into two giant pythons and rolled directly towards Xia Mo.

However, facing the attacks of Chen Yurong and the others as well as the Yin-Yang, water and fire, Xia Mo remained calm and unhurried, activating the magic weapon "Xuanbingzhu" in her hand and directly froze everything around her.

Then he said to Song Qingming who was standing beside him: "Fellow Daoist Song, they are all from our sect, so you don't need to worry about them. Just retreat and guard the formation."

“Fairy Xia, we just need to hide in the formation and hold out for a few days. When Siyuan and the sect’s reinforcements arrive, they will surely retreat.

Now, there is no need to risk your life outside with them." Seeing that Xia Mo was going to fight Chen Yurong and the other two alone outside the formation, Song Qingming was a little puzzled and hurriedly persuaded her.

Although Xia Mo has extraordinary magical powers and many magical weapons on him, his fighting ability is definitely top-notch among Jindan cultivators.

However, the other side has two ninth-level Jindan cultivators, who are also not weaklings. In addition, they also have the help of Yin Yang Water and Fire in the "Yin Yang Eight Extremes Formation". Xia Mo wants to defeat them alone, which is absolutely risky in Song Qingming's view. (End of this chapter)