Qinghe Immortal Clan.

From the moment those foundation-building corpses first appeared, Song Qingming already knew that they were all running out from behind the wooden boxes, and he immediately agreed with Chen Yuting's words.

However, it is still unknown whether there are other dangers in the cave. For safety reasons, Song Qingming asked Luo Li and the others not to get close to there until he has checked the situation clearly.

After searching carefully behind the wooden box, Song Qingming quickly found a very hidden secret door on the wall. After opening it, a small hole that was only big enough for one person to pass through was revealed behind the secret door.

After finding the entrance, Song Qingming gently slapped the spirit beast bag on his waist and released two "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" to command them to enter the cave directly.

After a while, after sensing the information coming from the "Golden Illusion Butterfly" in the cave, Song Qingming waved to Luo Li and the other person beside him and took them into the cave.

After walking about a few dozen feet into the small hole, Song Qingming quickly jumped into a cave that was several times larger than the outside.

This cave is much cleaner and tidier than the outside. There is not too much clutter. Apart from some daily necessities, there is only a desk and several rows of wooden shelves filled with various books.

As soon as he walked into this place, Song Qingming felt a strong spiritual energy coming from the surrounding area, which seemed to have reached the standard of a third-level spiritual vein. After walking a few steps forward, he found that this strong spiritual energy came from a spring.

"It turns out there is a spiritual spring eye here. No wonder a Jindan cultivator would choose this place as his cave residence." Chen Yuting, who followed Song Qingming in, saw the spring eye not far away and immediately couldn't help but sigh.

The spiritual energy emanating from this "Eye of the Spiritual Spring" is close to the middle third grade, which is enough to accommodate the daily cultivation needs of a Jindan cultivator. This thing is something that even some Jindan casual cultivators outside would envy.

It’s a pity that this “Eye of the Spiritual Spring” cannot be moved. Looking at the spring in front of her, Chen Yuting couldn’t help but sigh with regret.

Seeing this, Luo Li also stepped forward to take a look, then said with a smile: "Sister Chen, don't worry about these things that can't be taken away. Let's quickly go find other spiritual objects. A Jindan senior's cave must have a lot of good things."

Hearing Luo Li's comfort, Chen Yuting immediately came back to her senses and began searching the cave with her.

Song Qingming took the initiative to walk to the desk and looked at some books placed on it, trying to see if he could find any information about the owner of the cave.

Just before coming in, Song Qingming had used the "Golden Fantasy Butterfly" to carefully explore the cave and did not find any strange aura. He had already ruled out the danger here, so the three of them acted bolder than before outside.

After taking a quick look around, Song Qingming discovered that the books on the table were basically classics related to learning alchemy and refining. It can be seen that the owner of this cave is very studious and talented.

Not finding anything useful on the table, Song Qingming turned his attention to the wooden shelf at the back and scanned all the books and secret techniques he could see.

It was not until he picked up a circle of relatively ancient bamboo slips that Song Qingming's originally very calm expression finally became a little serious.

"The art of corpse refining, there really is such a thing." After Song Qingming used his spiritual sense to explore the secret method in the bamboo slips, he picked it out and put it aside.

"Senior Song, please come quickly, we found a secret room here!"

Just when Song Qingming was about to check other books, he suddenly heard Luo Li calling him not far away. He quickly put down the book in his hand and walked towards her.

Luo Li and Chen Yuting were standing in front of a mountain wall. Song Qingming, who had just walked over, saw a crack on the wall and immediately realized that there must be a secret room here.

After letting the two women retreat, Song Qingming took out the "White Dragon Ruler" and protected himself, then stepped forward and pushed hard.

Soon, with a creaking sound of stone friction, a stone chamber about four or five meters wide appeared directly in front of Song Qingming.

Looking inside, he found several figures standing not far away with their backs to him. Song Qingming suddenly became a little nervous and poured the magic power in his hand into the magic weapon in front of him.

However, what surprised Song Qingming was that these figures just stood there motionlessly, and there was no powerful aura emanating from them.

Song Qingming slowly breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that the other party seemed to be a "corpse refiner". He turned around and waved to the two women behind him, then walked directly into the stone chamber in front of him.

When Luo Li and the others entered the room, they were shocked to see several "refined corpses" standing inside.

However, when they saw that Song Qingming was approaching those "refined corpses", they were still motionless and no aura was emanating from their bodies. They instantly understood and walked into the stone chamber with confidence.

"This should be the place where that person made the refined corpses. These refined corpses should be semi-finished products that have not been fully refined, otherwise they should have gone out to deal with us just now."

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Chen Yuting and the others nodded quickly, and then began to search the stone chamber again.

In addition to several "refined corpses" near the door of this stone chamber, there is also a huge refining furnace, as well as a variety of materials and ores used for refining.

Located in the innermost place, there was a golden cushion with a hint of luster, which immediately attracted the attention of Song Qingming and the other two.

Just as the three of them were about to put away the spiritual object, the sharp-eyed Luo Li saw a dusty round jade pendant behind the cushion and hurried over to pick it up.

After wiping off the dust on the jade pendant, Luo Li hurriedly shouted to Song Qingming who came to his side: "Senior, look, this looks like a storage magic weapon."

Taking the jade pendant handed over by Luo Li, Song Qingming tried to wrap the jade pendant with his own magic power. He immediately felt a trace of spatial spiritual energy coming from it, and a happy smile immediately appeared on his face.

"We are really lucky. This is indeed a storage device that can only be used by Jindan cultivators."

"Oh! It really is a storage magic weapon, that's great. I haven't found the owner of the cave yet, and I thought that this was all I had gained. I didn't expect that the storage magic weapon was hidden here.

It's just a little strange. We have found the storage tools, but why can't we find the skeleton of the cave owner? Could it be that he really didn't pass away in this cave?"

After seeing Song Qingming confirm that the jade pendant in front of him was a storage device, Chen Yuting's face first lit up with joy, and then she spoke out her doubts.

There was nothing else around the cushion except the storage device found by the few people. Basically, everything in the entire stone chamber was in full view.

Since the three of them came in, they have searched the entire cave but have not found the most important remains of the cave owner. Chen Yuting couldn't help but feel a little worried. The storage magic tool in front of her might be abandoned by the cave owner and there was nothing good in it.

Hearing what Chen Yuting said, Song Qingming smiled and nodded slightly, saying: "This matter is indeed a bit strange, but since we have obtained this storage magic weapon, let's open it and take a look!
Even if there are no other spiritual objects in it, this jade pendant alone can be exchanged for a lot of spiritual stones. Although our trip here was a bit dangerous, we also gained something. What happens next depends on fate. "

“What the senior said is true. Since we have found a storage magic tool, let’s open it and take a look. If it is really the opportunity we deserve, there will naturally be something inside.

We have done our best to come here to search for treasures this time. If the things in this cave are really beyond our reach, it can only be that our luck is not good enough. "As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, Luo Li on the side also echoed him.

When Song Qingming and Chen Yuting heard her words, they both smiled slightly.

Although they both knew that opportunities could not be forced, they still held a glimmer of expectation for the things in the storage device. In this regard, they were not as open-minded as Luo Li.

After casting a spell to cremate the "corpses" in the stone chamber, Song Qingming came to the "Eye of the Spiritual Spring" outside, and with the help of the abundant spiritual energy here, he began to cast a spell to break the restriction on the jade pendant that was a storage magic weapon.

This storage magic device had not been used for at least several hundred years, and the restrictions set by the original owner had automatically weakened a lot. It took Song Qingming less than a day to successfully break the restrictions on the jade pendant and successfully open this storage magic device.

Seeing Song Qingming probe his spiritual sense into the jade pendant, Chen Yuting and Luo Li, who were standing nearby, also showed a hint of nervousness on their faces.

After a while, seeing Song Qingming open his eyes calmly, Chen Yuting asked hurriedly: "Senior Song, is there any spiritual object inside? Is this the storage magic tool of the cave owner?"

Hearing this, Song Qingming smiled and nodded to the two girls, saying, "I just took a quick look and saw quite a few spiritual objects and tens of thousands of spiritual stones and other miscellaneous items inside. They must belong to the owner of the cave."

"Haha! If that's true, then our trip this time was not in vain." Hearing what Song Qingming said, Luo Li and Chen Yuting immediately hugged each other excitedly.

Seeing the two girls so happy, Song Qingming smiled and said nothing more. He directly cast a spell to take out all the spiritual objects in the jade pendant.

Seeing the mountain of spirit stones and various high-level spiritual objects in front of Song Qingming, Chen Yuting and Luo Li were dazzled for a moment, and could hardly believe that these things in front of them were what they had just found.

Seeing Song Qingming put the jade pendant aside and began to count the spiritual objects in front of him, Luo Li and the others immediately stepped forward to help. It took the three of them another quarter of an hour to count all the spiritual objects inside. The more valuable spiritual objects in this storage magic tool included three magic weapons, five third-level spiritual talismans, a third-level medium-grade flying boat, and more than 20,000 spiritual stones.

In addition, there are a bunch of secret manuals on martial arts, and many classics on learning cultivation skills such as refining equipment and alchemy, as well as some refining materials and other sundries.

While sorting out these martial arts books, Song Qingming accidentally came across several secret methods of corpse refining, so he picked them up and read them carefully.

Chen Yuting, who was standing beside him, glanced at the three words "Tianshi Jue" written on the secret book held by Song Qingming, and suddenly showed a look of surprise.

"How could this person have the Heavenly Corpse Technique? Could he be the Heavenly Corpse Taoist who has been missing in the Scarlet Star Sea for over 600 years?"

"Tianshi Taoist? Where did this person come from?" After hearing Chen Yuting's words and seeing that the other party recognized the owner of the cave, Song Qingming immediately asked with some curiosity.

Seeing this, Chen Yuting paused for a moment to organize her thoughts before answering, "Senior Song, you may not know that this Taoist Tianshi was a Jindan cultivator who terrorized our Red Star Sea hundreds of years ago.

Not only has this person's cultivation reached the peak of the Golden Core stage, but he has also practiced a very powerful corpse refining technique. Although he is a casual cultivator, he is a person that all the major sects nearby dare not provoke.

However, Taoist Tianshi suddenly left the Chixing Sea six hundred years ago and disappeared without a trace. Some people said that he was about to die and went to other immortal cultivation worlds to seek an opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Others said that he died in a secret place outside.

This Heavenly Corpse Art is exactly the unique corpse-refining technique that he practiced. If I am not mistaken, it seems that this cave should belong to the Heavenly Corpse Taoist. No wonder so many corpses appeared to attack us just now."

"Oh! You mean his cultivation has reached the ninth level of the Golden Core? Could it be that the corpse in the late Golden Core stage that just fought with me outside is this person?"

After hearing Chen Yuting's introduction, Song Qingming suddenly remembered the gray-robed old man he had fought with before, and couldn't help but feel that this person was somewhat similar to the Taoist Tianshi she mentioned.

“What Senior Song said is indeed somewhat similar, but this Taoist priest Tianshi was already a famous figure six hundred years ago. I have only heard of him from the classics left by my family and do not know much about him.

However, I heard that Taoist Tianshi was also extremely brutal in his past. In order to practice the art of corpse refining, he destroyed several small sects in the Red Star Sea.

Later, several major Jindan sects in the Red Star Sea joined forces to hunt him down, and even attracted the nearby Yuanying sect to take action. As a result, the Taoist corpse also had extraordinary magical powers. He was surrounded by five Jindan ancestors on Baibi Island. After a fierce battle, he was still seriously injured and escaped.

In the end, it just forced Tianshi Taoist to disappear for a while, and he returned to the Red Star Sea not long after. However, his evil behavior was much more restrained than before, and few people saw him again.

It is really unexpected that the Taoist priest Tianshi has been hiding near the Red Star Sea. However, it is a bit early to say this now. I am not sure whether it is this person or not. "

"It doesn't matter! I'll know if it's him after I check it out."

After Song Qingming replied softly, he waved his hand and took out the flying sword magic weapon that the gray-robed old man had just put away, and put it together with several magic weapons found in the jade pendant.

He then cast a spell and used his spiritual sense to carefully investigate the marks of the cultivators remaining on them, and found that they were exactly the same as he had imagined. This also proved that these magic weapons were sacrificed and used by the same person.

"Yes, this person's aura remains on these magic weapons. I can confirm that the person I just fought with is the Taoist Tianshi."

They have been here for such a long time but still can't find the owner of the cave. They didn't expect that this person has already turned into a "refined corpse". This made the three of them look surprised.

"This thief practiced for hundreds of years and committed many evil things. At the end of his life, he turned into a refined corpse and could not enter the cycle of reincarnation. This is really karma!"

"The world has a cycle of reincarnation and cause and effect, but we cannot normally feel it. People who practice cultivation need to correct their character in order to achieve the great way." Hearing what Luo Li said, a thoughtful look appeared on Song Qingming's face.

Through previous observations and the corpse refining techniques that Song Qingming had seen before, Song Qingming could probably guess why this "Heavenly Corpse Taoist" had turned himself into a refined corpse.

This person's life span is coming to an end, and he has been unable to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. He is probably relying on this corpse refining technique to take some evil path, hoping to prolong his lifespan, but something went wrong and he ended up turning himself into a "refined corpse" with incomplete intelligence.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have left even his own storage magic tool with him, and it would have been thrown aside like an ordinary spiritual object.

In order to confirm his guess, Song Qingming opened the "Tianshi Jue" left by Tianshi Taoist and scanned it carefully. As he expected, he found a secret method similar to that of refining himself into a corpse king.

According to the above records, if this method can be accomplished, one can directly switch to the way of corpse ghost and turn himself into a "corpse king" with the same intelligence as ordinary people.

The so-called "Corpse King" is the same as the "Golden Core Ghost King" that Song Qingming had seen in the past. They both belong to the path of corpse ghosts that are not tolerated by righteous cultivators.

Although those who practice this method can enjoy a much longer lifespan than normal cultivators, their physical body has already turned into a corpse ghost. The path to advancement is much slower than that of ordinary normal cultivators, and it is difficult for their luck to be favored by heaven.

Except for people like "Heavenly Corpse Taoist" who are nearing the end of their life span and are unwilling to reincarnate and cultivate again, normal cultivators would not have the idea of ​​following the path of corpse ghosts abandoned by the Heavenly Dao.

This "Heavenly Corpse Taoist" tried to refine himself into a "Corpse King" and wanted to practice the way of corpse ghost to prolong his life, but he failed in the end and turned himself into a "Refined Corpse" with incomplete intelligence.

Because of this, although the "Heavenly Corpse Taoist" who turned into a corpse refiner still had magical powers that were not inferior to those of a Jindan cultivator, due to his lack of spiritual intelligence, he could not even open the restrictions he had originally set up, and was trapped in the cave for hundreds of years.

It was not until Chen Yuting brought Song Qingming to this place by chance that she finally killed him and allowed his soul to escape into reincarnation.

But then again, this "Heavenly Corpse Taoist" had such powerful magical powers when he was alive. If Song Qingming met him in his prime, he would probably not get any advantage in a fight with him.

Fortunately, the opponent had turned into a "refined corpse" with incomplete intelligence, and could not even use half of his magical powers. Otherwise, Song Qingming would not have been able to deal with this "Heavenly Corpse Taoist" so easily just now.

Thinking of this, Song Qingming felt somewhat comforted. This was a blessing in disguise for the three of them.

When flipping through the Tianshi Jue left by the "Tianshi Taoist", Song Qingming's attention was suddenly attracted by a secret method on it. After looking at it carefully, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Heavenly Corpse Puppet Formation! No wonder those Foundation Establishment Stage Refined Corpses were able to form a formation to resist Jin Feng in such a short period of time. It turned out to be because of this Heavenly Corpse Puppet Formation."

According to the "Heavenly Corpse Puppet Array", after practicing this secret method, the controlled corpses can be combined into a force to fight the enemy. As long as the number of Foundation Establishment corpses is large enough, they can even cross levels to fight against ordinary Jindan cultivators. The power is no worse than the array controlled by ordinary cultivators of the same level.

Moreover, this "Heavenly Corpse Puppet Formation" is not limited to the control of corpses. Similar things such as corpse puppets and puppets can be used to practice this formation.

Seeing the method of refining the "Heavenly Corpse Puppet Array" in his hand, Song Qingming couldn't help but start to fantasize in his heart.

If the "Heavenly Corpse Taoist" formation could be improved and those Foundation Establishment stage corpses could be replaced with Golden Core stage corpse puppets or puppet controls, the power it would display would probably be enough to make even Nascent Soul cultivators wary.

Although Song Qingming currently only has one golden elixir corpse puppet "Jinfeng" on him and cannot use this method to form a magic array, as long as he has spirit stones in his hands, he will always have the opportunity to use this secret method in the future.

After standing there and thinking for a while, Song Qingming directly put away the "Heavenly Corpse Art" in his hand and several exercises on the corpse refining technique next to him, and then turned to Chen Yuting and the other person beside him and said:

"These sets of skills are of some use to me. I'll put them away first. You can share more with other spiritual objects later."

Seeing Song Qingming put away the "Heavenly Corpse Art" in his hand, Chen Yuting thought that he wanted to take it away in advance because he was afraid that the two of them would try to practice it in the future, so he immediately replied with a smile:
"These evil techniques are useless to us. If you find them useful, please take them directly. No need to be so polite. Let's follow what we agreed on before. You can take half of all the spiritual objects first, and Luo Li and I can divide the rest equally."

The three people who came to explore the cave this time went through many dangers. Chen Yuting now knew very well that without Song Qingming's coming, even if they could get in, they would not be able to take anything away, and they would most likely lose their lives in vain.

When it came to dividing the spiritual objects, Chen Yuting naturally did not dare to let Song Qingming, the biggest contributor to this trip, suffer any loss, and she would be willing to do so even if she got less.

However, apart from the "Heavenly Corpse Puppet Array" that he had put away, Song Qingming did not pay much attention to the other spiritual objects in front of him. When he heard what Chen Yuting said, he immediately waved his hand and said:
"After all, you found this place, so this way of dividing it is a bit unfair to you. I think we should take 40% of all the spiritual objects, and the remaining 20% ​​will be given to Luo Li."

"Well! Then let's do as you say, senior." Upon hearing Song Qingming's initiative to propose the plan to divide the spiritual objects, Chen Yuting didn't say much and immediately nodded in agreement.

Luo Li on the side felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. Her main purpose this time was to gain experience. She had not wanted to share any spiritual objects from the beginning, nor had she made any contribution in the action just now.

When she heard that Song Qingming and the others wanted to give her 20% of the spiritual objects, Luo Li immediately opened her mouth to refuse, but because Song Qingming and Chen Yuting were very insistent, she had no choice but to give in and nod to agree to their distribution plan. (End of this chapter)