Chapter 752: The war is over, secret skills

Chapter 752: The war is over, secret skills

Three days later, in a hall on the top of the "White Cloud Valley".

This was originally the lair of the "White Dragon Demon King" of the demon race, but now the hall is full of dozens of high-level human cultivators, who are celebrating the victory over the demon race not long ago.

After conquering the "White Cloud Valley", under the arrangement of Li Mufeng, the "Xiaoyao Sect" transported a lot of supplies from the rear to celebrate the great victory and set up a banquet directly in the "White Cloud Valley".

The three Yuanying cultivators at the top looked at the people sitting below, all with a happy look on their faces, drinking and chatting about the recent situation of the human race's counterattack against the demon race.

Since the "Wanling Sect" took the lead a few years ago, many sects in the Floating Cloud Mountains have formed alliances to counterattack the demon race together. In just over a year, the war has rekindled around the entire Floating Cloud Mountains.

After being fully prepared, more than a dozen countries such as Weiguo in the north began to send troops to the north to counterattack the demon race in order to regain the territory lost for thousands of years.

As for the demon race, they were not prepared enough to organize such a large-scale counterattack by the human cultivators at the beginning, and suffered many defeats. In the past year or so, many territories have been recaptured by the human cultivators.

After the Wei State captured the "White Cloud Valley", its territory expanded nearly 5,000 miles to the north, which is equivalent to more than a dozen Qinghe counties.

With the help of the "Star Gate", the neighboring Zheng State also defeated the army led by the "Red Cloud Demon King", recovered several third-level spiritual veins lost during the last monster riot, and drove the monsters out of the original Zheng State border.

Most of the other surrounding countries also had some results, some recovered the original lost land, and some expanded their own territories to the north. For a time, the morale of the human cultivators in the entire Floating Cloud Mountain Range was very high.

After three rounds of wine, Li Mufeng asked Xu Ziyan to take out the merit list of this battlefield and rewarded the meritorious people on the spot.

Among the many Jindan cultivators, the one who made the greatest contribution after several battles with the demon clan was Chen Xuanxin, who killed the "Golden Tiger Demon King" with the last sword.

He started his sword cultivation and his cultivation had reached the peak of the eighth level of Jindan. In the final battle, he showed his divine power and killed two Jindan demon kings in succession.

Not only did he bring great shock to the demon clan, but even the many Jindan cultivators present were also convinced by Chen Xuanxin, the first Jindan master of the sect.

In order to reward Chen Xuanxin for his contribution in this battle, the sect's Yuanying Grand Elder Li Mufeng gave him a third-level high-quality magic weapon on the spot, which also made everyone present show some envy.

In addition to Chen Xuanxin, other participants in the battle included "Xingchen Sect" and "Zhenyang Sect". These Jindan cultivators who came to support also received spiritual objects as rewards from "Xiaoyao Sect".

Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan both made great contributions in several battles, and they also received tens of thousands of good deeds from the sect and a third-level middle-grade spiritual talisman as rewards.

The people who received the rewards were very happy at this moment, and they all came forward to toast and thank them. The wine glasses in the hands of several Yuanying cultivators never stopped.

After the banquet, the next day Zheng Zitong took several Jindan elders of the "Xingchen Sect" and Li Mufeng to say goodbye, and directly took their large flying boat back to Wu State for repair.

This time, the "Xiaoyao Sect" has defeated the Jinyu Mountain monster tribe and occupied the "White Cloud Valley", achieving the original planned goal. Next, they need to find a way to defend these captured territories to prevent the monsters from counterattacking.

Although the human cultivators have started to counterattack the monsters this time, the northern monster forces in the entire Fuyun Mountain Xiuxian world are still much stronger than the human cultivators.

The reason why the human cultivators were able to achieve so many results this time was mainly because they were well prepared. The joint counterattack caught the demons off guard for a while.

When the northern demons react, they will surely be able to slowly stabilize the situation by uniting together. By then, once the demons have slowly recovered their strength, they will definitely go south again to avenge the human race.

But as long as the human race can work together and steadily, defend the existing territory and slowly develop and strengthen its own strength, it may be able to slowly reverse the disadvantage to the demons in the future.

After sending away the cultivators from other countries such as the "Xingchen Gate" who came to support, the "Xiaoyao Sect" also immediately began to act.

First, they sent cultivators to disperse the miasma surrounding the valley, and then arranged a high-level mountain protection formation in the valley, and began to build and transform this third-level upper-grade spiritual vein, transforming it into a new front to defend the country against the northern demons.

As for the "Jinyu Mountain" demons, life is not so good.

After the battle, the "Molong Demon King" returned to "Jinyu Mountain" and learned that the army of demon beasts he brought was almost wiped out, and even the "Golden Tiger Demon King" died in the hands of human cultivators. For a moment, he was so angry that he almost slapped the other demon kings who escaped back with one claw.

This battle with human cultivators not only lost the strategic location of "Baiyun Valley" but also lost the "Golden Tiger Demon King", his right-hand man who had followed him for many years. The "Molong Demon King" was angry and regretful.

Because of the defeat on the front line and the ambush by human cultivators, nearly 10,000 demon beasts were lost, and the strength of the "Jinyu Mountain" demon clan was suddenly hit hard.

Originally, there were more than a dozen demon kings under the command of the "Molong Demon King". After several battles in "Baiyun Valley", five more died, leaving only nine demon kings headed by the "White Dragon Demon King".

Although the "Molong Demon King" was dissatisfied with the many demon kings headed by the "White Dragon Demon King", the demon clan was in need of people at this time, so he just reprimanded them severely in the end, and did not punish them too harshly.

However, the current "Jinyu Mountain" was severely damaged and could no longer compete with their old rival "Xiaoyao Sect". They could only hide near the "Jinyu Mountain" in the north, and did not dare to go south for a while.

Fortunately, there was still a level 4 formation left by the Jinyu Demon King on the spiritual vein of "Jinyu Mountain", and there were demon clan allies around who could provide support at any time.

With the current strength of "Xiaoyao Sect", it did not pose much threat to "Jinyu Mountain", and they did not need to worry about "Xiaoyao Sect" continuing to move north in the short term.

These things were naturally very clear in the minds of "Xiaoyao Sect", so after they captured "Baiyun Valley", they stopped immediately and did not have the slightest idea of ​​continuing to attack northward.

After the sect gradually gained a foothold in "Baiyun Valley", Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan took the Qinghe County monks on the sect's flying boat and returned to Qinghe County from the front line a few months later.

This time, the Song family recruited a total of 800 monks to accompany the sect to the north to fight the demon clan, but when they returned, there were less than 600 people. In addition to those who were seriously injured and returned early, nearly 200 people died on the front battlefield.

Among the more than 160 monks sent by the family on the "Funiu Mountain" side, nearly 30% were killed, and many people returned with injuries, including Huang Siyuan, the Jindan ancestor, who also injured his meridians in the last battle.

Looking at the jars of monks' ashes being taken down from the flying boat, the Song family members who came to greet them were also heartbroken.

These clansmen had left the family for less than a year, and everyone's voice and appearance seemed to be still in front of everyone. Unexpectedly, when they met again, one thing separated them from the Yin and Yang.

Many young cultivators who had just entered the mountain and entered the Taoism not long ago, only after seeing the ashes of the clansmen being brought back, did they truly understand the cruelty of this world of cultivation.

The reason why they had the opportunity to stay in the mountain and cultivate in peace was only because the ancestors of the clansmen protected them from the wind and rain outside, which brought them a little peace in the mountain.

Fortunately, after this war, the "Xiaoyao Sect" had severely damaged the northern demon clan, and the entire Wei State should be able to have a period of peace and stability in the future.

After returning to the family, Song Qingming first asked the family to arrange for the relief of the clansmen who died in the battle and injured, and then held a unified funeral for them, and buried these family members who died outside in the cemetery on the back mountain.

In order to bid farewell to these clansmen who died outside for the family, many cultivators of the Song family also returned to the family to attend their funerals.

After finishing this matter, Song Qingming asked Song Yuanfang to arrange a banquet for all the family monks who went on the expedition. He, Huang Siyuan and Song Qingyu also attended the banquet in person and publicly rewarded those who made contributions on the battlefield.

Since the defeat of "Baiyun Valley", because the demon clan quickly withdrew its strength, the "White Lion Ridge" on the Song family, which was often harassed by monsters, immediately became quiet.

Recently, Song Qingyu, who discovered that the nearby monsters were gradually retreating to the north, also returned directly to the family's spiritual land "Funiu Mountain" and handed over the task of guarding "White Lion Ridge" directly to Song Changze and Liu Yuxin.

Now "White Lion Ridge" is not only guarded by a third-level formation, but also by hundreds of law enforcement teams led by more than a dozen foundation-building monks such as Song Changze, and many more city defense weapons have been added to the city walls. It is not a big deal to be afraid of the attack of the Jindan monster king.

Even if they encounter a powerful monster beast like the "Giant Elephant Demon King" in the late Jindan stage, they can hold out for a while until reinforcements arrive. Normally, there is no big problem.

After the war, because of the peace on the northern border, the entire Wei State also ushered in a relatively peaceful time.

Song Qingming, Huang Siyuan and Song Qingyu, in addition to often gathering together to enjoy and chat, also began their own retreats.

Huang Siyuan and Song Qingyu chose the "Funiu Mountain" for retreat and practice, while Song Qingming quietly came to the "Qinghe Cave Mansion" alone, and continued to practice while studying the mural in the cave.

On this day, Song Qingming, wearing a green robe, was sitting cross-legged on top of a huge mountain in the middle of the river, meditating with his eyes closed.

It was late autumn at this time. Although the sun was shining, the weather was not as hot as in summer. The autumn breeze on the river also made people feel the coolness of the weather change at all times.

However, Song Qingming, who was sitting on the boulder at the moment, had beads of sweat on his forehead, which kept dripping down from his face, not only wetting his clothes, but also making the boulder under him wet.

The reason why Song Qingming's forehead kept sweating was actually because he was practicing the "Tongtian Wanling Jue", desperately absorbing the water-attributed spiritual energy of heaven and earth in Qinghe River, and expelling it from his body after refining.

In recent years, in addition to daily practice, Song Qingming has not slackened in practicing the "Tongtian Wanling Jue", and often seeks out the wild with pure five elements of spiritual energy for practice.

After so many years of hard work, he finally practiced the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" to the peak of the middle stage of foundation building, and only one step away from entering the late stage of foundation building.

Although there is still a long way to practice this set of skills to the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming is not too disappointed that he can make some progress slowly.

Regardless of whether he can fulfill his agreement with the senior "Xuan Tian" in the future, as long as this technique can help him break through in cultivation, it is worth his time to practice it seriously.

Anyway, with the help of Zan Tu, he can absorb spiritual energy much faster than ordinary people. Practicing one more skill will not have much impact on him.

While Song Qingming was still absorbing the spiritual energy from the water, a green light suddenly flew from the sky.

This escaping light suddenly stopped when it reached the sky above Qinghe, then made a large circle in the sky, and soon turned around and headed straight for Song Qingming's location.

"Brother Qi! What kind of technique are you practicing this time?"

Opening his eyes and seeing Song Qingyu coming to his side on a flying sword, Song Qingming put away his magic power and stood up with a calm face.

"Qing Yu, why are you here? Why don't you ask Yuan Fang and the others to directly send the transmission notes if you have any questions? If something happens at home, you need to go there yourself!"

Hearing Song Qingming's inquiry, Song Qingyu chuckled and replied: "I just came out of seclusion and had nothing to do, so I just went out for a walk. There was nothing urgent to do.

By the way, Brother Qi, you haven’t answered the question I just asked.

Why does this technique have to absorb the five elements of spiritual energy from the outside like this? Even if there is no high-level water attribute spiritual vein near the family, is it impossible for the seventh brother to directly practice with spiritual stones? "

In recent years, Song Qingming needed to go out to practice the "Tongtian Ten Thousand Spirit Art", so Huang Siyuan, Song Qingyu and several elders close to him in the Song family had all seen Song Qingming practicing this technique.

It's just that Song Qingming has never taken the initiative to mention the "Tiantian Ten Thousand Spirits Secret" to anyone. Although Huang Siyuan and others have seen it, no one knows what the specific technique he practices is.

Song Qingyu has been curious about the "Tongtian Ten Thousand Spirits Art" practiced by Song Qingming for many years, but this is the first time she has asked Song Qingming about this strange technique in person.

When Song Qingming heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "This technique needs to absorb the pure five elements of spiritual energy between heaven and earth, so it cannot rely on spiritual veins or other external objects. Don't be impatient. If you come to me, you won't be interested in this technique." Be interested!”

Hearing that Song Qingming thought he was interested in "Tongtian Wanling Decision", Song Qingyu quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't say, don't even practice this exercise, even the seventh brother.

There are so many techniques in the world, and not all of them are suitable for me. I'd better understand my own sword cultivation inheritance first. "

"Haha! You are right to have this understanding. There are thousands of cultivation methods in the world of immortality. It is considered good for everyone to be proficient in one or two. Learning too much but not being good at it is not necessarily a good thing."

"Well! Brother Qi, I came to you about Changze. Didn't you say before that Changze had news and that you would be notified immediately? The news our family just received is that Changze has gone into seclusion."

"Oh, he has successfully achieved a breakthrough in cultivation?" Upon hearing the news that Song Changze had come out of seclusion, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on Song Qingming's originally calm face.

When Bai Yuxian broke through to the Nascent Soul realm a few years ago, he gave two bottles of "Earth Spirit Dew" to the many golden elixir monks who helped protect the law. One of the bottles ended up in the hands of Song Qingming.

After obtaining this spiritual object, Song Qingming placed it directly in the family's Shanggong Pavilion.

Because the family merit required to exchange this item is not low, no one has successfully exchanged it for the past few years. It was not until six months ago that Song Changze gathered enough merit to exchange it with the help of his wife Liu Yuxin.

After obtaining the "Earth Spirit Dew", Song Changze quickly began to retreat to refine the spiritual water, and now he is finally out of isolation.

Faced with Song Qingming's inquiry, Song Qingyu smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Seventh Brother, Changze successfully broke through to the ninth level of foundation building a month ago. He just came out after stabilizing his cultivation yesterday."

Hearing this, Song Qingming nodded happily and said: "That's good, Changze Shouyuan is less than 120 years old and can break through to the ninth level of foundation building. His talent is indeed no worse than you and me.

Now that he has reached the ninth level of foundation building, the next step is to prepare the pill formation, and it is also time to pass on the Guiyuan Technique to him.

Qingyu, please go back first and send a message to Changze to come back immediately. I will prepare to return to Funiu Mountain in a while. "

"Guiyuan Technique" is a secret method that is helpful for forming pills. Song Qingming found it from the "Yuxuan Sutra" technique given by his master, Taoist Lingxu. It was also a major help for Song Qingming and others to successfully form pills.

After confirming that Song Changze had successfully broken through to the ninth level of foundation building, Song Qingming had already decided to pass on the "Returning to Origin Technique" to him in order to prepare for cultivating Song Changze to form pills in the future.

Generally speaking, Yuanying sects generally have similar elixir-forming secrets like "Guiyuan Technique", so they won't pay too much attention to it. Only those forces at the second-class golden elixir level, which are relatively rare, will pay attention to this kind of secret method. The secret method is tempting.

Nowadays, the Song family has three golden elixir monks, and there is a powerful Nascent Soul sect such as "Xiaoyao Sect" behind them. They just pass on a secret method that is helpful for forming elixirs, so they don't have to be as worried as before.

After Song Qingming finished speaking, he whipped up a gust of breeze to dry his clothes. When he was about to turn around and leave, he found Song Qingyu standing silently on the side, with no intention of leaving in a hurry.

Seeing that Song Qingyu's expression was a bit off, and she seemed unhappy, Song Qingming turned around and asked her, "What's wrong with you girl? Have you not had enough fun yet and don't want to go back, or is there something you haven't finished talking about?"

"I came all the way here, but you are so anxious to send me away, Brother Qi. Is there something going on here that you have been hiding from me and my sister-in-law?" Song Qingyu said as she rolled her eyes and gave a meaningful look.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately understood her thoughts and sighed slightly, "I have been practicing here recently, and I have nothing to hide from you.

But since you already know, come with me!"

After that, Song Qingming took Song Qingyu to the "Qinghe Cave Mansion" hidden in the water below.

As soon as he entered the underwater cave and looked at the tall and simple hall, Song Qingyu's face, which was originally a little curious, suddenly became a little more excited.

"Seventh Brother, this is the cave of the ancient cultivator that Fellow Daoist Bai found! It's so big, it's really not something that ordinary cultivators can build."

Song Qingming nodded and said, "Yes, this cave was indeed built by an ancient cultivator, but it has already been taken by the senior cultivators."

Song Qingming had told Huang Siyuan about Bai Yunhua's gift of the "Qinghe Cave" to Song Qingming before.

Later, when he explored the cave with him and got a fourth-level magic weapon, Song Qingming did not choose to hide it from Huang Siyuan, but he did not choose to tell her about the incomplete map.

Song Qingyu would know this, Song Qingming didn't need to think too much to know that it should be Huang Siyuan who told her.

Seeing that Song Qingyu was interested in this cave, Song Qingming thought for a moment and decided not to deliberately hide it from her, and simply brought Song Qingyu in directly.

This cave is now empty, and Song Qingming has studied the runes on the murals for so long but couldn't open them.

After Song Qingyu came in, she found that it was just as Song Qingming said, this cave was already empty, and soon the excitement on her face turned into disappointment.

"This cave has been emptied a long time ago, why are you still so interested in it, staying here to practice!"

Song Qingming pointed to the ancient runes on the wall and said, "I am mainly interested in the ancient runes here, which can help me practice the formation.

Qingyu, the ancient runes in this cave are very important to me. In the future, you are not allowed to disclose the things about this cave. You must remember it."

"Seventh brother, don't worry, my sister-in-law has only told me about this matter, and no one else in the family knows about it. If you don't want to say something, we two will never take the initiative to tell it.

Over the years, I know that you have always had us in your heart, and the whole family. No matter what decision you make, my sister-in-law and I will definitely support you."

Hearing Song Qingyu's serious words, Song Qingming nodded slightly without saying anything more. After packing up, he took her back to "Funiu Mountain".

After receiving the family message, Song Changze, who had just come out of seclusion, quickly returned to "Funiu Mountain" and came to the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain to meet the three family ancestors who summoned him.

In addition to Song Changze, Song Qingming also summoned Song Yuanhao and Liu Yuxin back this time, and passed the "Return to the Clouds" spell that he had recorded on his body directly to the three of them.

"The secret method I passed on to you today is the foundation of the family. You can only practice it by yourself. You must not tell this secret method to others without the permission of the three of us." (End of this chapter)