Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Song Qingming didn't care too much about whether Chen Shutian could help him or not. As long as she could help him find the target on the scroll, that would be enough.

Like Song Yuanli, Chen Shutian was also a cultivator who had just reached the Golden Core stage not long ago. Her cultivation was only at the peak of the second level of the Golden Core stage. Even if she wanted to help, it would be difficult for her to intervene in the battle between Song Qingming and other late-stage Golden Core masters.

"Brother Song is so confident, so I won't say much. I will personally send you to Fenglei Island in a few days."

Seeing that Song Qingming sounded quite confident about this matter, Feng He nodded slightly relieved.

After Chen Shutian reported the news to Feng He, she quickly left the market.
In the next few days, Feng He told Song Qingming all the information he knew about "Fenglei Island" and the ancient secret realm, and gave him a magic weapon that he had carefully refined, preparing Song Qingming for his next foray into the secret realm.

When Feng He was still in the Jindan realm in his previous life, he had entered the secret realm twice and obtained many spiritual objects there. He was very familiar with the situation in the secret realm.

In addition to the "Thunder Infant Fruit" that helped him successfully form a baby, the "Soul-Devouring Art" technique that Feng He gave to Song Qingming was also found by him in this ancient secret realm.

After several days of careful preparation, Feng He took Song Qingming and set off for the "Fenglei Island" thousands of miles away.

Feng He sent Song Qingming all the way to a place several hundred miles away from the island before he stopped and turned to Song Qingming and said:

“Brother Song, some of those Yuanying ghosts may have already come to the island by now. If you approach them rashly, they might notice you. I will just stop here and see you off.

Don't worry, brother. The major sects had an agreement that no matter who has a grudge, no one will fight on Fenglei Island. Just go there with peace of mind."

"Take care, senior!"

Hearing Feng He's instructions, Song Qingming responded calmly, then took out the "Phantom Boat" and turned into a beam of light, leaving the spot directly.

Hundreds of miles away, there is an island that is about dozens of miles long and wide, covered with dense forests.

There is no spiritual energy coming out of this island, making it look like a desolate island with no people, but the entire island is now completely covered by an invisible light shield.

After a while, three beams of light suddenly flew over from the northeast direction of the island and stopped directly above the island. Soon, the figures of three monks appeared.

These three people were standing on the void, with a faint spiritual light emanating from their bodies. They were all Jindan cultivators who had achieved success in their cultivation.

The leader of the three was a young woman in white. After glancing at the island below, a smile slowly appeared on the woman's face.

"Master Qi, this should be Fenglei Island, right?"

An old man with a hunchback standing behind the woman in white heard the other party's question and immediately replied with a hint of respect: "Junior Sister Long is right, this place is Fenglei Island.

Two hundred years ago, when I had just formed my elixir, I was lucky enough to come here while traveling nearby. Unfortunately, my cultivation was not very high at that time, and I didn’t get anything good after entering the secret realm for a while. "

"Well! Well, let's go down and take a look first." After the woman in white said this, she fell directly under the island.

The hunchbacked old man and another woman in black palace dress who had been following her looked at each other and quickly flew up to follow. The three of them soon arrived in front of the island formation.

After arriving here, the hunchbacked old man immediately took out a sound transmission talisman, whispered something to himself, and sent it directly into the formation.

After a while, a transparent vortex suddenly emerged from the formation, and slowly formed a circular hole more than ten feet wide.

Upon seeing this, the three of them immediately flew into the formation, and the vortex immediately returned to normal.

After the three women in white disappeared, not long after, several beams of light flew over from the horizon, their destination all being this desolate island devoid of any spiritual energy.

Among these people, there are Jindan masters who have achieved great success like the three women in white, as well as foundation-building cultivators who are riding on flying swords.

But no matter what level their cultivation was, as long as they sent a sound transmission talisman into the formation, they would be allowed to enter the island. In less than an hour, five or six groups of cultivators had successfully arrived here.

In the air more than ten miles away from the island, three foundation-building monks were struggling to travel, and their destination was also the island not far ahead.

The three of them had originally been traveling together, but in order to save some energy they did not fly separately on their swords. Instead, they boarded a small second-level flying boat together and took turns casting spells to propel the boat forward.

Seeing the island appear not far ahead, a look of joy appeared on the faces of the three people.

"My two fellow Taoists, Fenglei Island is ahead. We will be there soon."

Hearing what his companion who was controlling the flying boat said, a middle-aged man standing behind the flying boat immediately smiled and nodded in response: "I thought this island was in the sea and we might encounter monsters on the way.

I didn't expect this trip to be so smooth. We didn't even see a single monster. We are so lucky!"

“Haha! Fellow Daoist, you may not know that when the Fenglei Island secret realm is opened, even the Yuanying ancestors will be present. Even if those sea monsters are rampant, they dare not approach at this time.

Before I got here, those big sects should have sent people to clean up the surroundings. Otherwise, if so many monks came and something happened on the way, they would have suffered a great loss. "

"Fellow Daoist Du is right. This secret realm is jointly controlled by the major Yuanying sects. They charge hundreds of thousands of spirit stones to us cultivators every time we enter and leave. If they can't guarantee this level of safety, who would dare to come here to join in the fun next time?"

"My dear friends, may I ask, is this Fenglei Island?"

Just as the three people on the flying boat were looking at the island ahead and talking, a voice suddenly sounded behind them, making them look surprised.

When the three of them turned around, they discovered that a white flying boat had suddenly appeared about ten feet behind the flying boat. On top of it, an ordinary-looking man in green clothes was looking at them with a smile on his face.

Although the man in green looked very young, the aura he exuded made it difficult for them to identify him at first glance. They immediately realized that the man was a Jindan senior with profound cultivation, and they hurriedly bowed to him.

"Juniors Du Fangling, Zhan Feng, and Wang Bailin greet you, Senior. What you just said is correct. The Wind and Thunder Island is just ahead. May I ask if you are here to explore the secret realm as well?"

After the three of them saluted, one of them, a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage named Du Fangling, quickly spoke up and answered Song Qingming's question.

Song Qingming nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "I am not a local cultivator, but I came here from the East China Sea. I heard that there is a secret realm here, so I came here to take a look out of curiosity."

"Oh! So you are from the East China Sea Cultivation World. No wonder you have never been to Fenglei Island. Like you, we juniors also want to try our luck in the secret realm.

If you don't mind, I am willing to lead you and introduce you to the secret place so that it will be easier for you."

When Du Fangling heard that Song Qingming was a Jindan cultivator from another place, a hint of excitement suddenly appeared on his face. He took the initiative to lead the way for him, hoping to get closer to this strange senior in front of him.

In the world of immortal cultivation, if there is a big difference in cultivation level between cultivators, their status will be vastly different.

However, for those with ordinary backgrounds like them, whose cultivation level is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, it is usually difficult for them to have the opportunity to get close to a Jindan cultivator.

Seeing that Song Qingming spoke very kindly and did not look down on them, he was obviously different from other Jindan cultivators who liked to be superior. This gave Du Fangling some courage to approach him.

After all, there are not many opportunities to deal with Jindan cultivators. If they are lucky enough to get some guidance from them, it would be considered a great opportunity for them.

Seeing that these three people were trying to please him, Song Qingming was silent for a moment, but he did not choose to refuse and nodded directly:
"I came here for the first time after hearing the news. I don't know much about this secret place. Since you are willing to help, I will trouble you for a while!"

"It's no trouble! We are very honored to be able to help you, senior. How dare we say it's a trouble."

After the three of them nodded and bowed a few words, they brought Song Qingming to the outside of the island formation.

Before Song Qingming could open his mouth to ask, Du Fangling took out a sound transmission talisman and threw it in. Soon, a passage opened up in the formation, allowing the four of them to walk in together.

Just after passing through the mountain protection formation, two foundation-building monks in gray Taoist robes came towards them.

When the two saw Du Fangling and the other two leading the way, they immediately reached out to stop them and said with a very arrogant look: "Every cultivator entering the island needs to hand in 20 spirit stones!"

"I thought I had to hand in spirit stones only when I entered the secret realm, why do I have to hand in spirit stones just after I got to the island?"

Upon hearing that they had to hand in spirit stones, Zhan Feng, the youngest of the three, couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.

However, even though they were somewhat unhappy, twenty spirit stones were not too much for foundation-building cultivators like them, so the three of them still took out the spirit stones and handed them over to the newcomer.

Song Qingming, who was standing at the back, waved his hand and took out 20 spirit stones and handed them over. But when the two monks who were collecting the spirit stones saw Song Qingming, they did not accept his spirit stones. Instead, they smiled and bowed to him, saying:
"We were short-sighted and didn't realize it just now. You are a Jindan cultivator and you don't have to hand in spirit stones when you enter the island."

"Oh! Then those who came with us don't have to hand over the spirit stones, right?" Seeing their faces change so quickly, Song Qingming asked again with some confusion.

The two who understood Song Qingming's meaning hurriedly returned the spirit stones in their hands to Du Fangling and the other two, and said with a smile: "Since you are traveling with us, of course you don't need to charge us spirit stones. I'm sorry for misunderstanding you guys just now."

When they saw that the spirit stones they had just given away were returned, Du Fangling and the other two immediately showed a hint of joy on their faces. They happily accepted them and then walked towards the center of the island with Song Qingming with a respectful look on their faces.

Although there is still about a month before the secret realm opens, many monks have already gathered on the "Wind and Thunder Island".

Song Qingming and his companions walked forward not far and soon arrived at a makeshift town.

This place looks very similar to the small markets that Song Qingming usually saw outside, except that the things sold by the shops are obviously much higher-level, and most of them are spiritual objects of grade two or above.

Even the third-level spiritual objects that are rarely seen in normal times can be seen here, but the prices of these high-level spiritual objects are about 20% to 30% more expensive than in the outside market.

The shops selling these spiritual objects were obviously well prepared, knowing that the monks who came to "Wind and Thunder Island" to explore the secret realm would need these spiritual objects, so they raised the prices uniformly and took the opportunity to make a fortune.

As a Jindan cultivator who has practiced for many years, Song Qingming naturally understood all this. In order not to waste too many spirit stones here, Song Qingming had already prepared all the spiritual objects he needed before setting off.

"Senior, I just went over to inquire. There are no caves to rent on the island now. There are only some tents on the west side. It only costs ten spirit stones to rent one.

These people think we, the foundation-building cultivators, are indifferent, and what they say may not be true. Senior, do you want to ask them again? Maybe they still have caves left behind."

After the few people arrived at the market town, Du Fangling obtained Song Qingming's consent and then went to find the cultivator who managed the island to inquire about renting the cave.

Unexpectedly, more and more monks came to the island. The caves originally opened on the mountain are already full. The monks who arrived late can only rent those temporary tents in the open space west of the market.

These tents are not guarded by magic arrays, so it is difficult to isolate them from the spiritual exploration of high-level cultivators. Generally speaking, high-level cultivators like Song Qingming would definitely find it difficult to accept this.

Du Fangling was afraid that his poor performance would upset Song Qingming, so he asked him carefully again after he finished speaking.

Song Qingming didn't take Du Fangling's suggestion too seriously. He just shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. It's only a few days before the secret realm opens. Just go and rent a tent for me."

After saying that, Song Qingming took out the spirit stone and a note with his name on it and handed them directly to Du Fangling. Then they all quickly arrived at the west side of the market town.

Although it was Song Qingming's first time to come to the "Tianhai Immortal Cultivation World", he didn't know anyone here.

However, the opening of the ancient secret realm of "Wind and Thunder Island" not only attracted cultivators from the surrounding areas, but also some cultivators from the nearby East China Sea cultivation world came here after hearing the news. Among them were some Jindan cultivators that Song Qingming had heard of when he was traveling in the East China Sea.

The reason why Song Qingming chose to travel with Du Fangling and others was that he intended to use them to hide his true identity and try not to attract the attention of those around him.

It has been confirmed that there will be Nascent Soul cultivators coming to this island. It is basically impossible to conceal one's identity by relying on skills and external objects in front of these old monsters. Therefore, Song Qingming did not deliberately conceal his face when entering the island.

However, when registering his identity, he did not use his real name. Instead, he borrowed the name of his corpse puppet "Jinfeng" and claimed that he was a casual cultivator from the East China Sea immortal cultivation world.

The East China Sea cultivation world is much more vast than the Floating Cloud Mountains and the Tianhai cultivation world. There are a large number of independent cultivators in it, and even independent cultivators like Song Qingming who are in the late Jindan stage are not uncommon.

As long as Song Qingming keeps a low profile, the other party will definitely not be able to detect the abnormality of his identity in a short period of time. This is also the best way for him to hide his identity at present.

After moving into his tent, Song Qingming began to meditate in seclusion. Except for occasionally dealing with Du Fangling and three others who came to visit him, he did not step out of the tent for a full half month.

During the past half month, Du Fangling and the other two visited Song Qingming several times. In addition to reporting to him on time the news they had heard from the outside world, they were also fortunate to receive personal guidance from Song Qingming, a Jindan cultivator, which benefited them a lot in their practice.

The three of them were all foundation-building cultivators from a nearby small country. The one with the highest cultivation level, Du Fangling, had already broken through to the seventh level of foundation-building. Zhan Feng and Wang Bailin had lower cultivation levels, only at the fourth or fifth level of foundation-building.

Like Song Qingming, Du Fangling also comes from a family of cultivators, and the other two are friends who have known each other for many years. They came to the "Fenglei Island" together this time, and they also wanted to enter the secret realm to search for spiritual objects and try their luck.

After all, for these foundation-building cultivators who came from ordinary backgrounds, this was a rare opportunity that only came once in a hundred years. Even though they knew that the secret realm would be extremely dangerous, it did not stop their determination to find spiritual objects.

After half a month, as the time for the opening of the ancient secret realm got closer, more and more monks came to the island, making the entire "Fenglei Island" more and more lively.

According to the information collected by Du Fangling and his team, there are already more than 2,000 cultivators who have come to the island to explore the ancient secret realm. All of them have cultivation base above the Foundation Establishment stage. Among them, there are no less than a hundred Jindan cultivators like Song Qingming.

These are only the independent cultivators who have come from afar like them, and do not include the disciples of the large sects who have not yet shown up. It is estimated that by the time the secret realm is opened, the number of cultivators may double.

When Song Qingming heard that there were so many cultivators coming this time, he was a little surprised for a moment.

Although they knew that this was a secret realm open to all cultivators, there would be many foundation-building cultivators like Du Fangling who would come to try their luck.

However, the fact that so many monks could be attracted to the island at once showed that the major sects in charge of opening the secret realm must have spent a lot of effort on this matter before.

Seeing that he had been on the island for more than half a month and no abnormal situation had occurred, Song Qingming, who had confirmed that the other party did not doubt his identity, felt a little relieved.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were still a few days left before the secret realm was opened, Song Qingming took the initiative to walk out of his retreat tent and strolled around the market town.

Although the market on "Fenglei Island" is small, because the spiritual objects sold here are of relatively high quality, Song Qingming only walked a short circle along the street and saw a lot of rare things that he had never seen before.

These are basically spiritual creatures unique to the "Tianhai Immortal Realm". This is Song Qingming's first time here, and he is very curious about them. He would stop and pay attention from time to time.

However, although these things are novel, most of them are of no use to him, a late Jindan cultivator. Song Qingming basically just asks about them and rarely asks about the price.

After walking along the street in the market for a while, Song Qingming suddenly saw several formation plates placed outside a shop in front of him, so he walked over with some curiosity.

"Shopkeeper, how much do you sell this array plate for?"

The owner of this shop was just a foundation-building cultivator. When he saw a customer coming, he quickly forced a smile and greeted him.

“This senior has a good eye. My formation plates are all made by famous masters. Although the quality is only second-level upper grade, if it is matched with a third-level formation flag, its power is not much worse than that of a third-level formation!
If you like it, you can take it away for only three thousand spirit stones."

Hearing the price offered by the shop owner, Song Qingming shook his head and said, "If you have already configured the formation flag, three thousand spirit stones are not expensive. You are asking me for such a high price just for the formation plate, which is a bit too high."

"Haha! Senior, you also know that spirit stones are charged for entering and leaving this island. We have paid a lot of spirit stones to set up a stall here. Otherwise, the things we sell would not be so much more expensive than outside. I hope you can understand."

"I have been here for a while, so you don't need to explain these things, I know them all.

To be honest, the reason why I'm interested in your formation plate is not because it will be useful for me to enter the secret realm next time, but because I'm a third-level formation master and I have some interest in it.

I can offer these three array plates for 6,000 spirit stones, and if you agree, I will take them all." Seeing that the shop owner began to complain to him, Song Qingming remained unmoved and directly cut the price of the array plates by 30%.

Hearing this, the shop owner showed a bit of hesitation on his face, but soon he made up his mind and nodded in agreement.

These formation plates were originally equipped with formation flags, but a few days ago a customer came across one who only needed the formation flags. The boss saw that the secret realm would be opened in a few days, so he removed the formation flags and sold them to the other party at a high price.

He originally thought that no one would be interested in the remaining formation plates, but he didn't expect that in these last few days, he would actually meet someone interested in it.

Anyway, the high price he had earned from selling the dismantled formation flags had already helped him earn a lot of spirit stones.

The remaining formation plates cannot be sold for the time being. After leaving here, they will have to be sold at a low price in other markets. Seeing that the price offered by Song Qingming is reasonable, just sell it to him.

"Please click on these spirit stones. If there is no problem, I will take the formation plate away."

Seeing that the other party agreed, Song Qingming quickly took out a bag of spirit stones from his storage bag and threw it directly to the shop owner, preparing to put away the formation plate in his hand.

But just when the deal was about to be completed, a somewhat gentle voice suddenly appeared not far away, interrupting Song Qingming and the other person who were in the process of buying and selling.

"My fellow Taoist, I am also interested in this formation plate. Could you please give me a piece?" (End of this chapter)