Qinghe Immortal Clan.

From the moment he entered the cave, Song Qingming had a vague feeling that the owner of the cave deliberately built the cave in such a secluded place, seemingly not only for his own safety, but also to hide some unknown secret.

Seeing so many corpses of cultivators in front of him, Song Qingming finally guessed something. The other party was hiding here, definitely to practice the corpse refining technique that was considered taboo by the righteous cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation.

The techniques of corpse refining and corpse puppet refining are basically the same in principle.

However, when practicing the art of corpse refining, many of them directly use living people, and the speed of cultivating refined corpses is much faster than that of Song Qingming and others cultivating corpse puppets.

As long as there are sufficient resources, a Jindan cultivator can easily cultivate a dozen or so Foundation Establishment stage corpses. If used well, this can definitely be a huge boost to the combat power of an ordinary Jindan cultivator.

However, because of the corpse refining technique, the act of directly using living people to refine it is really too cruel, and it is no different from the behavior of the evil monks.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the world of immortal cultivation regarded the art of corpse refining as a taboo. As long as it was discovered that someone was practicing this evil method, the righteous cultivators would attack in groups.

After so many years, there is no longer any sect in the world of immortal cultivation that is famous for the art of corpse refining, and many books and techniques related to this art have been lost.

However, because the corpse refining technique can enhance the combat power of cultivators after practicing it, even though the righteous cultivators in the immortal world have regarded it as a taboo technique, there is still no way to completely eliminate this technique. Many independent cultivators will choose to find a secret place to hide and practice secretly. The owner of the cave in front of him is most likely one of them.

However, the other party has not been found yet. Although Song Qingming had some guesses in his mind, he did not choose to tell Chen Yuting and the others directly, as he did not want to scare them all of a sudden.

After Song Qingming explained, his gaze turned to the wall behind the wooden boxes. Just as he was about to go forward to investigate, there was a sudden movement from a wooden box nearby.

"Senior, this corpse puppet seems to be still alive!"

Hearing Chen Yuting's reminder behind him, Song Qingming quickly turned around and discovered that the bodies of the foundation-building cultivators he had just found suddenly came back to life.

As soon as Song Qingming turned around and walked over, the corpses jumped out of the wooden box and started fighting with Chen Yuting and Luo Li who had already taken out their magic weapons.

Seeing that the eyes of these corpses of Foundation Establishment monks were still emitting a strange green light, Song Qingming immediately realized that his previous guess was correct. These were all refined corpses that had been controlled by someone.

There are a total of four corpses in the Foundation Establishment stage. Their cultivation base is not high and the most powerful one is only in the middle Foundation Establishment stage. Moreover, because they have not been active for a long time, their strength has weakened and is not as good as in their prime.

Although their number was twice that of their opponents, the strength of the corpse refiners without independent consciousness was still somewhat different from that of ordinary cultivators. They did not gain any advantage against Chen Yuting and Luo Li, two cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building.

Seeing that the two women were not in any danger, Song Qingming did not rush to intervene. Instead, he stood aside and quietly observed these corpses, wanting to see who was controlling them.

Seeing that Song Qingming did not directly intervene in the battle, as if he wanted to test the strength of the two, Chen Yuting and Luo Li each used their most powerful magical powers, trying to quickly resolve the enemy in front of them.

Luo Li and Chen Yuting were born in the East China Sea world of immortal cultivation, and they also often dealt with sea monsters. Although their fighting abilities were not very strong among the foundation-building cultivators, they were by no means weak.

Song Qingming had already noticed this when he met the two of them that day, so he felt at ease leaving these Foundation Establishment Stage corpses to them to deal with.

Although they had no experience in dealing with this kind of refined corpse at the beginning, Luo Li and the other man could only barely keep their footing and fought the opponent to a draw.

However, as time went on, Luo Li was the first to find the weakness of these corpses that they were afraid of fire spells, and found an opportunity to use a second-level fire talisman on his body to directly eliminate his opponents.

Afterwards, Chen Yuting and Luo Li fought more and more courageously, gradually gained the upper hand and suppressed each other.

The fight between the two sides lasted for half an hour, and only a corpse with a higher level of cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building was left on the battlefield. The other three opponents had been dealt with by Luo Li and the other two.

Just as Luo Li and Chen Yuting were preparing to kill the last corpse together, a wisp of blood mist suddenly emerged from the body of Ci Liao who was forced into a corner, followed by a strange blood light.

"Be careful, stand back!"

Seeing the abnormal changes in the corpse, Song Qingming immediately spoke up to remind the two girls, then flashed and moved directly to their side.

Just as Chen Yuting and Luo Li were stepping back, the spiritual energy of the corpse in front of them suddenly began to surge, and in a moment the whole body exploded.

However, at this time Song Qingming had already quickly rushed to the front of the two women, and used his hands to hold up a protective light to block in front of them, resisting the power of the corpse's self-explosion.

"Blood Explosion Technique! These refined corpses actually have this kind of vicious secret technique set up inside them. The person who created it must be really vicious."

Seeing this refined corpse suddenly explode, Chen Yuting and Luo Li were still a little frightened.

If Song Qingming had not acted in time, although the two of them were confident that they could avoid most of the power of the corpse's self-explosion, they would probably have suffered minor injuries.

After hearing Chen Yuting's words, Song Qingming was about to ask a question when he suddenly felt a danger coming from behind. He quickly turned around and used his life-saving magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", to protect himself.

Song Qingming had just taken defensive measures when he felt an extremely strong force that pushed him back several steps. He quickly strengthened his magic power and injected it into the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to stabilize his body.

After blocking a sneak attack, Song Qingming felt that his opponent was as strong as himself, so he immediately took out a defensive magic weapon, the "White Dragon Ruler", and used it to protect himself.

As the smoke and dust around him quickly dissipated, Song Qingming could also see clearly the person who attacked him not far away. He was a white-haired old man wearing a gray Taoist robe and looking a little haggard.

This person was holding a very sharp third-grade top-quality flying sword in his hand. He stood not far away and stared closely at Song Qingming and the other two. The pressure he emanated from his body was even greater than Song Qingming's cultivation level. It seemed that he had reached the ninth level of the Golden Core realm.

Seeing that the other party's cultivation was so high, Song Qingming was a little caught off guard and couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Seeing that the other party had been looking at him strangely and had no intention of speaking, after thinking for a moment, Song Qingming took the lead and asked: "Daoyou, are you the owner of this cave?"

Hearing Song Qingming's question, the old man in gray robe did not answer.

After a while, just when Song Qingming was about to ask again, a red light suddenly appeared in the gray-robed old man's eyes, and then he disappeared from the spot in a flash. The next moment, he appeared in front of Song Qingming and slashed his sword directly on the protective shield formed by the "White Dragon Ruler".

Facing the sudden attack from the gray-robed old man, Song Qingming was also well prepared. He desperately poured the magic power in his hand into the "White Dragon Ruler" and steadily blocked the opponent's flying sword.

With a loud "bang", the old man in gray robe was bounced back by the white shield formed by the "White Dragon Ruler", and the whole person hit the wall not far away.

The "White Dragon Ruler", a third-grade top-grade magic weapon, was found by Song Qingming from Zhao Jibai at the entrance to the secret realm of "Tianyuan Sect".

The defensive capability of this magic weapon was already outstanding. After Song Qingming used the "Green Jade Treasure Refining Technique" to strengthen it, its power became even stronger than before.

Even though the gray-robed old man's cultivation was higher than his own and he had reached the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, it was unlikely for him to break the defense of the "White Dragon Ruler" with one strike.

After defending against the opponent's attack, Song Qingming felt more confident when he saw that the opponent was not as difficult to deal with as he had imagined.

Before the gray-robed old man could stand firmly, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" beside him had already been controlled by him to surround his opponent from all sides, trying to trap him directly on the spot.

The gray-robed old man holding the flying sword was about to continue his attack, but found himself being attacked by several huge bronze mirrors. He hurriedly swung out a few sword lights to resist the bronze mirrors in front of him, and took advantage of the gap before the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" completed the encirclement to escape directly from it.

The gray-robed old man who had just escaped saw that Song Qingming not far away seemed difficult to deal with. He suddenly looked at Song Qingming with some anger, then suddenly turned around and ran towards the cave entrance, as if he wanted to escape from the cave.

However, when he arrived at the entrance of the cave, a man in a black robe was already waiting there. He swung a sword to block the gray-robed old man's way, forcing him to stop.

From the moment he entered the cave, Song Qingming, who sensed something strange inside, had been on guard. The man in black was none other than "Jinfeng", whom he had specially left at the entrance of the cave to guard against any unexpected events.

The gray-robed old man was blocked by the "golden wind", and this pause also gave Song Qingming, who was chasing him, an opportunity. He took the opportunity to cast a spell and control two golden ring magic weapons to put on the gray-robed old man, making him unable to move for a while.

Then, the five huge bronze mirrors transformed from the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" immediately followed, surrounding the gray-robed old man from all sides and trapping him inside.

Trapped by the two magic weapons, "Golden Treasure Halo" and "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", the gray-robed old man felt something was wrong and struggled hard to escape from this golden cage that made him feel uncomfortable.

However, Song Qingming obviously didn't want to let him out easily. He poured his magic power into the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" and manipulated the "Xuan Yang Qi" stored in the magic weapon to produce a strong aura that burned the opponent continuously. The gray-robed old man seemed to be a little afraid of the Xuan Yang Qi in the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror". Facing the burning of these hot auras, he actually cried out in pain.

Seeing that it seemed difficult for him to escape from the predicament on his own, the gray-robed old man's eyes once again flashed with a strange red light, and he suddenly let out a roar that shook the entire underground cave slightly.

Before Song Qingming could see clearly his opponent's movements, he felt a sudden loud noise coming from the place where the large wooden boxes were placed not far behind him.

Song Qingming, who was struggling to control the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", turned around and saw that more than twenty Foundation Establishment stage corpses had appeared from nowhere and were rushing towards him quickly, as if they wanted to help rescue the trapped gray-robed old man.

The strength of these Foundation Establishment stage corpses is obviously stronger than the ones Chen Yuting and the others had just dealt with. The lowest level of cultivation is at the middle Foundation Establishment stage, and many of them have already cultivated to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately gave instructions to "Jinfeng" who had been guarding the entrance of the cave, asking him to go and stop these corpses in the Foundation Establishment period so as not to affect his dealing with the gray-robed old man.

Although these corpses in the foundation-building stage are far less powerful than "Jinfeng", who has already reached the fourth level of the golden elixir.

However, what surprised Song Qingming was that they actually knew how to form a formation. More than twenty Foundation Establishment Stage corpses formed a strange formation and fought against the "Golden Wind". For a while, they were not at a disadvantage.

"Don't worry, Senior Song. We will stop these corpses!"

Seeing that the other party had summoned these Foundation Establishment Stage corpses which were somewhat difficult to deal with, Chen Yuting and Luo Li, who were watching the battle on the side, immediately stepped forward with their magic weapons to help, assisting "Golden Wind" in resisting those Foundation Establishment Stage corpses.

After observing for a while, seeing that they had stabilized their position and were not in any danger, Song Qingming gradually felt relieved and concentrated on controlling the magic weapon to deal with the gray-robed old man trapped in the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".

After fighting with the opponent for so long, Song Qingming gradually realized that this gray-robed old man was not a living cultivator, but a person who had been dead for many years just like the corpses next to him.

The only difference between him and other refined corpses is that this grey-robed old man not only has a high level of cultivation, but also knows how to summon other refined corpses to help. He doesn't seem to be controlled by anyone.

Moreover, when the opponent saw that he was difficult to deal with, he immediately fled. Obviously, he was not an ordinary corpse without self-thoughts. It is very likely that he has developed some intelligence.

But we still don’t know who he is, why he is trapped here, and who is controlling all this behind the scenes.

The gray-robed old man who was trapped in the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" was gradually becoming exhausted by the burning of the "Xuan Yang Qi", but he had not seen the Foundation Establishment Stage corpses outside come to help for a long time, and he was becoming extremely anxious.

Seeing that the reinforcements outside could no longer be relied upon, the gray-robed old man suddenly spat out a cloud of blood mist from his mouth. His aura instantly rose a few points, and then he smashed the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in front of him with his bare hands.

Although he was prepared, the power of this attack still surprised Song Qingming. Just one punch was enough to create a crack in his own magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".

Seeing that the opponent was desperate and started to fight desperately, Song Qingming also knew that the battle had reached a critical moment.

He took out a drop of "Millennium Spirit Milk" from his body and swallowed it directly. Song Qingming's magic power, which had been mostly consumed, was quickly restored. Then he poured all the "Green Jade Treasure Refining Technique" he had practiced for many years into the life magic weapon in front of him.
At this moment, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" immediately glowed with spiritual light, and a layer of faint green spiritual light gradually covered the golden bronze mirror.

Then, under Song Qingming's strenuous control, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" shot out dozens of white rays of light, which transformed into a giant hand in the air and grabbed the gray-robed old man who wanted to continue attacking the bronze mirror.

This huge white hand formed by spiritual light carried a large amount of "Xuan Yang Qi" on it. As soon as it grabbed the gray-robed old man, it burned him so much that he screamed. Its power was much stronger than the "Golden Yaobao Halo" that Song Qingming had controlled before.

The white spiritual light in the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" is the same as the purple spiritual light that could imprison the opponent's magic weapon before. It is the second magical power of Song Qingming's innate magic weapon, "Xuan Yang Flame", which he had just cultivated not long ago after this magic weapon was promoted to the late Jindan period.

This "Xuan Yang Fiery Hand" is a magical power with relatively strong offensive capability. Once an ordinary Jindan cultivator is caught by it, it will be very difficult to escape. It contains white light with a very powerful "Xuan Yang Qi", which can be transformed into flames to continuously burn and consume the opponent.

After learning the powerful magical power "Xuan Yang Flame", Song Qingming now has an additional powerful offensive method when fighting with others.

Although it was the first time that this magical power was used in battle, the power it displayed made Song Qingming look somewhat satisfied.

After the gray-robed old man was caught by the giant hand transformed from the "Xuan Yang Flame", he first activated the blood light on his body and the black corpse gas in his body, trying to break free from Song Qingming's control.

However, even though he had tried his best, it was still in vain. He could only watch helplessly as the corpse qi in his body was slowly refined by the white flames.

Although using the magical power of "Xuan Yang Flame" consumes a lot of the cultivator's mana, Song Qingming has a fragment of the map that can help restore mana, so using this magical power is easier for him than for ordinary people.

When his magic power is running low, he can take "Millennium Spirit Milk" to replenish it. This is also his greatest confidence in fighting with the opponent. As long as the opponent can't break free from the control of "Xuan Yang Flame", he will be defeated by him sooner or later.

On the other side, "Jinfeng" and Chen Yuting also firmly blocked those Foundation Establishment Stage corpses who came to support at all costs. At this moment, Song Qingming and his companions had already gained an absolute advantage on the battlefield. They only needed more patience to defeat their opponents.

Half an hour later, seeing that the corpse qi of the gray-robed old man trapped in the "Xuan Yang Flame" had been completely refined by the white light, Song Qingming felt relieved and opened the giant white hand.

Although there was still a glimmer of blood in the gray-robed old man's eyes at this time, there was no longer any corpse energy on his body. He didn't even have the strength to stand up. He could only lie on the ground and look unwillingly at Song Qingming who was walking towards him.

"Since you are already dead, don't stay in the world and continue to cause trouble to the world. You need to reincarnate as soon as possible so that you can be reborn as a human being. I hope you will take care of yourself!"

After Song Qingming finished speaking, a white talisman appeared in his hand, which he placed directly on the other party's forehead. He then cast a spell and gently tapped the talisman. The gray-robed old man was stunned for a moment, and then he became motionless.

After a while, a cloud of white mist suddenly emerged from the body of the gray-robed old man and transformed into a human-shaped shadow in mid-air.

This phantom was the soul of the old man in gray robe. After looking at Song Qingming, he did not hesitate any more and went directly into the underground underworld to reincarnate.

Although there are always fights among cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation, generally speaking, unless they are mortal enemies who are extremely evil, after killing their opponents, the cultivators will release their souls to reincarnate, so as to avoid being involved in the cause and effect of this world for no reason.

Only when faced with the demonic inheritance that does not belong to this world will they choose to kill the other party's soul, in order to prevent the demonic soul from taking over another body and being reborn, continuing to wreak havoc on the world.

Although this old man in gray robe is a refined corpse, because he was refined by someone during his lifetime, his soul has been trapped in the corpse and he has been unable to reincarnate for hundreds of years.

Song Qingming did a good thing by releasing his soul this time, as it helped him to be completely freed and be reborn as a human being.

After dealing with the gray-robed old man, Song Qingming put his body and the flying sword magic weapon beside him into a storage magic device, then turned around and immediately came to "Jinfeng" who was still entangled with those foundation-building and corpse-refining people.

At this time, the "Golden Wind" group had already gained some advantages and had defeated seven or eight opponents. After Song Qingming joined the battlefield, he immediately accelerated the battle and ended the process. In less than a quarter of an hour, he knocked them all to the ground.

Ever since she discovered this cave dwelling of her predecessor, Chen Yuting had thought that there might be some dangers inside, but she really didn't expect it to be so dangerous after entering. Even the corpse of a Jindan stage cultivator escaped.

If Song Qingming had not been brought along this time, if Chen Yuting had entered this place alone, she would undoubtedly be walking into a tiger's mouth and committing suicide. Not only would she not get any spiritual objects, she would also die.

Having just finished the battle and looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, Chen Yuting, who was still a little frightened, immediately turned around and came to Song Qingming, bowed and saluted, saying:

"I didn't expect that there are so many powerful corpse refiners hidden here. If you hadn't come here with me, I would not be able to get out alive even if I could get in today. Thank you for saving my life."

Hearing this, Song Qingming immediately waved his hand and said, "Since we have agreed to come together, I will naturally help if there is anything. You don't have to think too much. Get up first."

After comforting Chen Yuting, Song Qingming took the two women to search these foundation-building corpses and found a lot of the second-level magic weapons they used. Then Song Qingming cast a spell and burned all the corpses with Dan fire.

Looking at the flames in front of him slowly burning, Luo Li couldn't help but say, "I don't know who the owner of this cave is. He actually refined so many living people into refined corpses. His heart is really vicious."

As soon as Luo Li finished speaking, Chen Yuting immediately pointed to the location where these refined corpses had just appeared, and said to Song Qingming beside her:

"Senior, these corpses seem to have all run out from behind those wooden boxes. I think there must be some kind of secret mechanism hidden there. Let's go and look for it. Maybe we can find the place where the owner of the cave is hiding."

"Well! You guys stay here and don't go over. I'll go check out the situation first."

After Song Qingming finished speaking, he gave an order to "Golden Wind" and arranged for him to continue guarding the entrance of the cave, and then he walked alone to the back wall where the wooden boxes were piled. (End of this chapter)