Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Seeing this, Song Yuanhao and the other two stepped forward to salute first, then pointed at Li Xiuning beside them and said:

"Seventh Uncle, Fellow Daoist Li said he had something important to report to you alone, so I brought her here with me."

Hearing that it was Li Xiuning who wanted to say something to him, Song Qingming's face showed a little surprise. After waving to Li Xiuning in front of everyone, he took the initiative to walk aside.

After Li Xiuning caught up, Song Qingming immediately waved his hand and cast a spell to place a soundproof barrier beside the two of them. He turned around with a smile and said:

"There's no one else here, if you have anything to say, just speak up."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuning nodded and said, "Please forgive me, Senior. This matter is not a confidential matter. I am just worried that it will affect you, so I dare not say more in front of others.

Previously in Cangyuan Mountain, I heard that you were looking for high-level divine thunder of heaven and earth, and suddenly I remembered that I had happened to come across a place that might have such a thing.

But this place is quite far from Weiguo, and I don’t know if I can help you, senior?”

"Oh! Where can I find this thing? Tell me first."

Ever since he obtained the "Heaven-Devouring Thunder Control Art" in the secret realm of "Wind and Thunder Island", Song Qingming has been very interested in this unexpectedly acquired high-level art.

In the more than one year since he returned to his family, in addition to daily healing, Song Qingming began to try to practice the "Heaven-Devouring Thunder Control Art" and asked his family to help search for news about the divine thunder of heaven and earth.

However, because there are very few divine thunders in the surrounding areas of Wei State, although Song Yuanfang and others have tried hard to search everywhere over the years, they can only find some low-level divine thunders, which is of very limited help to Song Qingming's practice of "Heaven-Devouring Thunder Control Art".

Hearing the news that Li Xiuning knew about the high-level divine thunder of heaven and earth, Song Qingming's eyes suddenly showed a little more interest and motioned Li Xiuning to continue.

Seeing this, Li Xiuning immediately nodded slightly and continued, "Senior, you should still remember that I was injured because I accidentally entered the Monster King's territory while hunting monsters in Taiyue Lake.

Later, I fled to a cave, but was attacked by the tree demon again. I was poisoned and almost died.

When escaping from the cave, I remember seeing a white light inside, which seemed to be a high-level divine thunder. I was attracted by this thunder and went deep into the cave and was almost killed by the evil tree!
To be honest, I have been staying in Weiguo for so many years that I have almost forgotten what happened back then.

If I hadn't accidentally heard Daoist Yuan Hao asking about the Heaven and Earth Thunder in Cangyuan Mountain a few months ago, I would have accidentally remembered this matter. I'm afraid I will never think about this embarrassing memory again in this life."

When Li Xiuning started talking about this, there was an obvious sadness on her face, as if she was recalling some not-so-good memories.

Not only did Li Xiuning herself almost die there, but her Taoist companion of many years and several close friends also died in "Taiyue Lake".

Now that Li Xiuning thought of these things again, she naturally felt a little uncomfortable, and Song Qingming understood this very well.

After Li Xiuning recovered a little, Song Qingming asked softly, "Daoyou Li, where exactly is the place you mentioned in Taiyue Lake, and how far is it from Song State?

Also, please tell me in detail what this divine thunder of heaven and earth looked like when you saw it. "

The Song State is far away on the west side of "Taiyue Lake". The Yuanying Sect "Hunyuan Sect" that is in charge of this place does not have a good relationship with the "Xiaoyao Sect" of the Wei State where the Song family is located.

If he was just a low-level cultivator in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining Stage like Song Yuanhao was back then, he would not be afraid of encountering any danger if he went there to gain experience under an assumed name.

However, Song Qingming was a guest Jindan elder of the "Xiaoyao Sect". If he rashly went to the "Hunyuan Sect"'s territory to search for spiritual objects, once he was discovered by the other party, it would inevitably cause misunderstandings from the "Hunyuan Sect", bringing trouble to himself and the sect.

Upon learning that the divine thunder of heaven and earth that Li Xiuning mentioned was actually in the "Taiyue Lake" near the State of Song, Song Qingming's face became a little more cautious, and he opened his mouth to confirm it with him in detail.

“Reporting to the senior, the place where the divine thunder of heaven and earth is located is about six or seven thousand miles away from Liuyun County of Song State, and has already penetrated into the sphere of influence of the Golden Core Demon King of Taiyue Lake.

We accidentally entered there and encountered the Golden Core Demon King.

As for the white light in the cave, I clearly remember that there were flashes of lightning on it. I can't say that I am 100% sure that it is a high-level divine thunder of heaven and earth, but I am 80% to 90% sure.

However, this happened many years ago, and I am not sure whether the divine thunder of heaven and earth is still on that island. I hope you can consider this carefully."

After his eyes swept over Li Xiuning's face, Song Qingming, who had practiced Taoism for many years, could also feel that what the other party said was from the bottom of his heart. He nodded slightly and fell into thought.

Just like when he went to Yue State with Xia Mo and He Mengxin to explore the cave dwellings of Nascent Soul cultivators, there would indeed be some risks in rashly leaving Wei State and going to the territory of "Hunyuan Sect" to search for spiritual objects.

However, if Song Qingming really found the high-level "Divine Thunder of Heaven and Earth" that he wanted, for him who was determined to practice the "Heaven-Devouring Thunder Control Art", taking some risks would not be unacceptable.

After all, although the world of immortal cultivation is vast and opportunities are everywhere, it is definitely difficult to wait for opportunities to come to you without taking risks by sitting at home. As a Jindan cultivator, Song Qingming naturally understands these principles.

After standing there and thinking for a while, Song Qingming turned around and nodded slightly to Li Xiuning, then continued to ask: "What you said is indeed useful to me. I may have to trouble you to take me to Taiyue Lake next.

You also know that our relationship with Hunyuan Sect is not very good, so this trip will definitely be risky.

Regardless of whether this news is true or false, I will certainly not treat you unfairly with the reward you deserve. If you have made up your mind, you can tell me directly.

Whether it's spiritual objects or spiritual stones, as long as they are not too excessive, I will try my best to satisfy you."

Seeing that Song Qingming believed what he said, Li Xiuning's face suddenly showed a bit of relief, and he stepped forward and said, "Senior is really a quick-witted person, so I won't be polite with you.

I would like to take this opportunity to ask you for a Barrier Breaking Pill. I hope you can help me. I will be very grateful and will do my best to help you find the Heavenly Thunder."

Although Song Qingming generously agreed to reward Li Xiuning, Li Xiuning, as a casual cultivator who had been in the world of immortal cultivation for many years, still knew his limits in such situations.

Although the "Barrier Breaking Pill" that he wanted was relatively rare and difficult to buy on the market, its value was only two or three thousand spirit stones. For Song Qingming, a Jindan cultivator, it was naturally not a difficult thing.

"Barrier Breaking Pill! Although this item is not in the family's treasury now, it is not difficult to find. I can agree to it first, and next time Siyuan goes to the East China Sea, ask her to find one for you.

Don't worry, I am the head of the Song family after all, and I will not go back on my promise to you."

Hearing this, Li Xiuning immediately bowed his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you very much, senior. No matter what you ask, I will fight to the death and will never refuse."

"Well! Go back and prepare first. Once I have made arrangements here, I will send a message to Cangyuan Mountain to inform you."

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Song Qingming quickly waved his hand to remove the soundproof barrier beside the two of them, and then took Li Xiuning to where everyone was.

After Li Xiuning, Song Yuanhao and others left, Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan immediately turned around and cast curious glances at Song Qingming.

Seeing this, Song Qingming chuckled and turned around to walk towards the top of the mountain.
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Half a month later, above the "Taiyue Lake" market in the southwest of Wei State, a white light suddenly passed over the market from high in the sky.

Song Qingming, standing on top of the "Phantom Boat", looked at the familiar bustling market below and couldn't help but sigh to Song Qingyu who was also standing beside him:

“When I first came here, I remember that my cultivation was only at the third level of foundation building. I never expected that a hundred years have passed in such a short time.

But if I hadn’t had the courage to come to this secret realm, I might not have gotten those opportunities, and my cultivation path might have been more bumpy.”

"The Taiyue Lake secret realm opens once every sixty years. You were not with the clan the last time it opened, so I sent Yuanli, Changze, and Yuxin to go.

In the end, the two boys took Yu Xin for a walk inside and brought out a few second-level spiritual herbs. This was far inferior to the opportunity that Brother Seven had encountered that year."

Hearing what Song Qingyu said, Song Qingming nodded with a smile, but he understood it very well in his heart.

The reason why he was able to reap great rewards in the secret realm of "Taiyue Lake" that year was entirely because of the Fire Phoenix, which changed the subsequent results.

If it weren't for this demon clan Yuanying master who led him in, Song Qingming's trip to the "Taiyue Lake" secret realm that year would probably not be much better than that of Song Yuanli and the others.

The inner valley in the secret realm of "Taiyue Lake" where high-level spiritual objects are hidden has always been a secret deliberately hidden by all major sects. Even the "Xiaoyao Sect" on the Song family's side did not specifically inform them. It is indeed extremely difficult for others to take good things out of it.

Because he had known the situation inside the secret realm for a long time, Song Qingming did not allow the Song family's foundation-building cultivators to participate when the "Taiyue Lake" secret realm was opened several times before. It was not until the last time that Song Qingyu allowed Song Yuanli and others to enter the secret realm.

However, although they did not find any high-level spiritual objects, they could still gain something from going in and training.

Now that there are more and more foundation-building cultivators in the family, when the "Taiyue Lake" secret realm opens next time, Song Qingming already has a plan in mind and will arrange for some of the family's foundation-building elders to go to the secret realm for training.

In addition to Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, there was also the foundation-building cultivator Li Xiuning on the "Phantom Boat" that was moving forward. Song Qingming and his companions came here just for the high-level divine thunder of heaven and earth that she mentioned.

Originally, Song Qingming planned to take Li Xiuning to search for spiritual objects alone, but after Song Qingyu heard about this, he became a little worried about Song Qingming going to Song State alone.

In addition, Huang Siyuan also agreed with Song Qingyu's proposal. Knowing that the two girls were concerned about their safety, Song Qingming did not refuse and took Song Qingyu with him. According to Li Xiuning, the deserted island where the high-level heaven and earth thunder was located was located in the lake west of "Taiyue Lake" near Song State, and it was tens of thousands of miles away from Wei State.

After the flying boat entered the edge of "Taiyue Lake", Song Qingming turned and maneuvered it south along the lakeshore, preparing to go to Song State along the south side of "Taiyue Lake" through Pei State, Wu State and other countries.

Although choosing this route would take a few more days to reach their destination, it would be relatively safer.

After walking along the "Taiyue Lake" for more than half a month, Song Qingming and his team finally passed through many countries along the way and entered the border of Song State on the west side of "Taiyue Lake".

After arriving at the sphere of influence of the Song State, in order to avoid alerting the cultivators of the Song State as much as possible, Song Qingming turned the flying boat along the border of the Song State and directly entered Taiyue Lake.

After traveling northward for thousands of miles, Song Qingming saw that they had entered the territory of monsters in the "Taiyue Lake". He slowed down the speed of the flying boat and, under the guidance of Li Xiuning, arrived at a relatively calm water area.

After seeing some familiar waters here, Li Xiuning quickly said to Song Qingming: "Senior Song, this place should not be far from the location of the deserted island, at most a range of one or two hundred miles.

I remember that there was a small island several miles long connected to the east of that island, and there was a huge reef several dozen feet high at the connection point. As long as I found that rock, I could confirm the location of the cave."

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyu immediately nodded and said:

"In that case, let's split up. Brother Qi, you take her to search the east, and I'll go to the west. After we find the island, we'll send a message and reunite."

"Alright! But this place is inhabited by monsters after all, Qingyu, you need to be careful when you are alone. Send me a message if anything happens."

Facing Song Qingming's concern and instructions, Song Qingyu smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Seventh Brother, don't worry. I am now a sixth-level Jindan cultivator after all. I don't take ordinary monsters seriously."

Song Qingyu himself practiced the art of sword cultivation, and his fighting ability was stronger than that of the average cultivator of the same level. Now that he had broken through the sixth level of the Golden Core, his combat power was not much weaker than that of an ordinary cultivator in the late Golden Core stage.

As long as you are not unlucky enough to run into the Nascent Soul Demon King, or the powerful Golden Core Peak Demon King, even if you cannot defeat an ordinary demon king, you will have no problem escaping.

Generally, the cave abode of the Nascent Soul Demon King is deep in the middle of "Taiyue Lake", and this place is only five or six thousand miles away from the State of Song. Normally, it is impossible to encounter such a terrifying existence as the Nascent Soul Demon King.

Seeing the confident smile on Song Qingyu's face, Song Qingming nodded slowly without saying anything more. The two of them separated and began searching the nearby waters.

Because this sea area belongs to the demon clan's sphere of influence and Jindan demon kings occasionally appear there, human cultivators naturally won't easily set foot there.

After searching to the east with Li Xiuning for most of the day, Song Qingming and his companions found more than a dozen deserted islands, but when they got closer, they found that none of them were the ones Li Xiuning had been to.

Seeing that she couldn't find the deserted island for a long time, Li Xiuning became a little nervous, fearing that she had remembered the wrong place. She closed her eyes and tried hard to recall what happened that day.

Although they found nothing after searching for half a day, Song Qingming on the side was not too worried about it. His expression remained calm as he carefully scanned the front of the flying boat.

Not long after, a black dot suddenly appeared in front of Song Qingming. Seeing this, Song Qingming's face was slightly delighted. He increased the speed of his flying boat and moved towards the location of the island.

"Friend Li, this island seems to be somewhat similar to what you described. Take a look and see if it is here!"

Li Xiuning, who was concentrating with her eyes closed, suddenly heard Song Qingming's questioning voice, and quickly opened her eyes, stood up and looked forward.

Looking at the island that was getting closer and closer, Li Xiuning's face instantly showed joy, and he shouted excitedly:

"That stone! Senior Song, yes, it should be here. Please wait a moment, I will go over and confirm the location of the cave."

Li Xiuning, standing on the flying boat, excitedly bowed to Song Qingming, then immediately took out his magic weapon and rode on the flying sword towards the island.

However, just as Li Xiuning left the flying boat, there was a sudden loud noise from the sea below, and then a huge eight-legged monster holding a steel fork flew out of the water and pounced on Li Xiuning who was still in mid-air.

"Golden Pill Demon King!"

It was because of the encounter with the Jindan Demon King in this vicinity that the entire demon hunting team that Li Xiuning was in was almost wiped out. This also buried a lot of fear of the water demon king in her bones.

Seeing the powerful aura emanating from the eight-legged monster in front of him, Li Xiuning's face suddenly changed, and he was so scared that he could only step back repeatedly.

Just when the monster was still two or three feet away from her, a huge golden bronze mirror suddenly appeared in front of Li Xiuning, blocking her way. Soon, a loud "boom" sounded throughout the entire lake.

Before Li Xiuning could react, a gentler magical power immediately wrapped around the frightened Li Xiuning and pulled her directly back to the "Phantom Boat" not far away.

"You wait here, I'll go deal with this guy first!"

After giving Li Xiuning a warning, Song Qingming immediately disappeared from the spot. Then a ray of light flashed quickly in the air, and the next moment Song Qingming had arrived above the eight-legged demon king.

The "Eight-Legged Demon King" in front of him had eight long tentacles. It was a monster similar to an octopus in the sea. The aura it exuded had faintly reached the peak of the early Golden Core stage.

After the attack was blocked by Song Qingming's life-saving magic weapon "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", the "Eight-legged Demon King" did not give up the attack. He gathered his magic power again and raised the steel fork in his hand and quickly stabbed it towards Song Qingming's position.

Facing the fierce attack of the "Eight-legged Demon King", Song Qingming looked unconcerned. Under his control, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" split into five and emitted more than a dozen rays of light.

Not only did he block the demon king's attack head-on, but he also quickly trapped it in his own magic weapon.

This "eight-legged demon king" had behaved extremely ferociously in front of Li Xiuning before, but now facing Song Qingming who was controlling the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", he obviously felt a huge pressure.

He tried several magical attacks but failed to break through the shield formed by the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror". He was also firmly suppressed in the magic weapon by the "Five Elements Spiritual Light" cast by Song Qingming and could hardly move.

Seeing that the green-clothed man in front of him was so difficult to deal with and that he seemed no match for him, the "Eight-legged Demon King" immediately wanted to retreat. He spit out a burst of black smoke from his mouth to force back the "Five-Colored Spiritual Light" on his body, and then his body shrank several times in size, trying to take advantage of the chaos to escape.

But before it could escape the control range of the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", a white flame suddenly surrounded the black smoke where it was.

Only a series of "sizzling" sounds were heard, and the "Eight-legged Demon King" immediately shouted out in extreme pain. The black smoke slowly dissipated in the flames, revealing the figure of the "Eight-legged Demon King".

This time, the "Eight-legged Demon King" also realized how powerful the opponent was, and he completely gave up the idea of ​​continuing to fight with Song Qingming. He just struggled desperately to escape as soon as possible.

However, in front of Song Qingming, who had a higher level of cultivation, the magical powers of the "Eight-legged Demon King" were completely restrained by him, and he had no chance of escaping at all.

Not long after, the huge demon king died under the magic weapon controlled by Song Qingming and fell into the lake from mid-air.

After killing the "Eight-legged Demon King", Song Qingming, with a look of satisfaction on his face, immediately flashed to its body.

With a slight wave of his hand, a stream of sword energy pierced through the demon king's body and took out the inner elixir of his life hidden in his body.

"Hey! Why is there still a trace of demonic energy on this water demon king? Could it be that this demon had a fight with a demon cultivator not long ago?"

Song Qingming, who had just obtained the demon king's inner elixir, felt that there was a hint of strange demonic energy on the inner elixir, and a look of doubt immediately appeared on his face.

Thinking about the fight he had just had with the demon king and the use of the "Xuan Yang Fiery Flame" magical power from his life-saving magic weapon, it was no wonder that the demon king was in so much pain. It turned out that it was because of the evil spirit that was contaminated his body.

Seeing that Song Qingming had displayed his great power and killed the demon king, Li Xiuning, who was hiding on the "Phantom Boat", finally felt relieved and jumped off the flying boat and landed next to Song Qingming.

"Thank you for saving my life just now, senior!"

Seeing Li Xiuning bowing in thanks, Song Qingming quickly waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite! Since I brought you here, I will naturally do my best to protect you.

I wonder if this demon king is the one you encountered earlier?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuning glanced at the "Eight-legged Demon King" who had lost his breath below him, and shook his head calmly, saying:

“The demon king that was chasing us wasn’t this kind of demon beast, and its magical power was slightly inferior to this demon king. If it was this demon, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to escape from it.

But you can rest assured, senior, this island is indeed the deserted island I visited before, and the cave is on this island."

Seeing that Li Xiuning confirmed the deserted island in front of them, Song Qingming nodded slightly without saying much. He took out a teleportation talisman and informed Song Qingyu in the distance of his situation.

At the same time that Song Qingming killed the "Eight-legged Demon King", in a dark cave thousands of miles away from this deserted island.

A middle-aged man who was meditating in seclusion seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes. (End of this chapter)