Chapter 657

When Song Qingming just saved Li Xuan, he had already found that the other party's face was pale and he was not lightly injured. Plus, he was chased by the black magic crows all the way, and his magic power had already been exhausted, so he finally couldn't hold on anymore.

Seeing this! Song Qingming sighed helplessly, took out a few healing elixirs from his body, and stepped forward to help him take them.

However, just as Song Qingming helped him up, a purple bead suddenly fell from Li Xuan's forehead, and then his face began to change, revealing another face that was slightly similar.

"Eh!" Song Qingming, who saw this scene, couldn't help but exclaim.

Afterwards, he sighed and helped him up, poured some magic power into his body, and began to help him quickly refine these healing elixirs. — Half a day later, Li Xuan, who slowly woke up from a coma, finally opened his eyes.

After scanning the surroundings, Li Xuan immediately sat up and began to urge his spiritual sense to investigate the situation in his body. It wasn't until a long time later that he put away the magic power in his hand and looked at Song Qingming, who had been watching him not far away.

"Fellow Daoist Li, your injuries are a bit serious. Both your dantian and meridians are damaged. It is not advisable to use magic power casually now!"

After hearing Song Qingming's reminder, Li Xuan nodded slightly and bowed to Song Qingming: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Song. If it weren't for your help this time, I would have been buried in the belly of the black magic crows.

I will definitely keep the grace of saving my life in mind. After leaving this place safely, I will definitely find a way to repay you!"

Song Qingming smiled and waved his hand: "You and I are trapped in this dangerous place now. It is hard to say whether we can escape safely. You don't need to say these polite words now."

Hearing Song Qingming suddenly change his address to her, Li Xuan also reacted immediately. It seemed that something was missing from her body. After searching around, she found a purple bead lying not far to her right and hurriedly put it away.

"Fellow Daoist Song, the reason why I, a young woman, covered my appearance was for convenience when traveling outside. I hope you don't blame me for this!"

Having dealt with Li Xuan several times before, Song Qingming had actually long noticed that the other party might have deliberately covered her face, but this was not a strange thing in the cultivation world, so Song Qingming had never cared about it before.

It wasn't until not long ago, in order to treat Li Xuan's injuries, that Song Qingming accidentally knocked off the purple bead magic treasure that covered her original appearance and saw her true face.

What surprised him a bit was that this Li Xuan, who had dealt with him face-to-face many times, was actually a very delicate and lovely young woman.

The purple bead magic treasure used by Li Xuan was indeed of very exquisite quality. With Song Qingming's spiritual sense, which could be equal to that of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, he could not see a trace of flaw at all.

Plus, she had always been wearing a wide black robe, tightly covering her figure, whether in appearance or face, it was indeed difficult for people to distinguish.

Hearing Li Xuan, whose voice had also completely recovered to a woman's, Song Qingming couldn't help but smile and nod slightly in response: "Hehe! Fellow Daoist Li, don't worry too much. These are just human nature. What is there for me to blame?

However, I have a few questions I would like to ask you, Fellow Daoist. I wonder if Fairy Li can clear up my confusion?"

Li Xuan bowed and smiled sweetly upon hearing this: "You have saved my life, Fellow Daoist. If you have anything to say, please feel free to say it. As long as it is something I know, I will definitely not hide it from you."

"May I ask, Fairy, how did you escape from those people of the Heavenly Puppet Sect before? Why were you chased and killed by those black magic crows to this place? And how did you find my hiding place?"

Hearing Song Qingming ask three questions in a row, Li Xuan blinked, and a bitter smile slowly appeared on her face, and she replied immediately:

"Fellow Daoist Song, to tell you the truth, I left a mark on the cleansing formula I gave you before. I was able to find you here precisely because of this reason.

Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist, I have no malice in doing this. It's just to guard against anyone being unfavorable to me after separating from you later. I just left a hand in advance to guard against it."

"As for how I escaped the pursuit of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, this is a long story."

Following Li Xuan's soft and slow explanation, Song Qingming finally knew all the things that happened on the battlefield after he left.

It turned out that after Song Qingming took Chen Zifeng and left the battlefield one after another, Li Xuan and Duan Longshan fought for another hundred rounds.

However, Duan Longshan's strength was indeed very powerful. Even if Li Xuan had tried his best to persist, he was still becoming less and less a match for the opponent.

Just when Li Xuan was about to be defeated and had no other choice, I don't know if it was attracted by the fierce fighting here, a large group of black magic crows suddenly appeared near the inner valley of the "Demon-Sealing Valley" and rushed towards their position quickly.

Duan Longshan, who thought he was about to succeed, saw this large group of countless fierce black magic crows attacking from afar, and his expression changed greatly. He couldn't care about anything else and immediately used his full strength to intensify his attack on Li Xuan.

He wanted to capture and kill Li Xuan before these black magic crows arrived, grab the secret technique and spiritual items on her, and then escape from here.

However, Li Xuan also knew at this moment that this was the only glimmer of life for her to escape, so she did not hesitate and directly used a powerful talisman treasure on her body to block Duan Longshan's several powerful attacks, preventing him from succeeding as he wished.

Seeing that the black magic crows had already killed to the front, Duan Longshan had no choice but to give up the idea of continuing to fight and left Li Xuan behind, turning around and running away first.

Seeing this, Li Xuan did not hesitate and hurriedly drove the flying boat to flee into the distance with all her might, wanting to get rid of the fierce black magic crows that were attacking.

However, because Li Xuan had consumed a lot of magic power in the battle with Duan Longshan earlier, and she was already not lightly injured, she could not rely on her own ability to get rid of the many black magic crows behind her when she fled all the way.

In desperation, she tried to use the mark left before to find the position where Song Qingming was, and then there was the matter that Song Qingming knew later.

"The matter is just like this. Being able to get your help, Fellow Daoist Song, today can be considered as heaven's favor. My life should not end here. If it weren't for this, I would definitely not have been able to escape here alive." After saying these things, Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh again.

"Hehe! I didn't expect Fairy Li to have such luck. It really makes me envious!"

After hearing the other party's explanation, Song Qingming was slightly surprised, but also secretly envious that Li Xuan's luck was indeed good.

In that desperate situation where there was no chance of winning, letting her happen to encounter these attacking black magic crows could be considered as indirectly helping her force back Duan Longshan and winning a glimmer of life. Otherwise, relying on her personal strength, it would definitely be difficult for her to escape from the opponent's hands.

Duan Longshan's cultivation strength is already a very powerful master among Core Formation cultivators. Although his combat ability is not as good as Feng He before breaking through to Nascent Soul, he is definitely not inferior to Core Formation peak cultivators Song Qingming knows, such as Yao Ganshu and Bai Yuxian.

To be honest, even Song Qingming himself had no confidence in escaping from Duan Longshan. Li Xuan being able to escape from his hands, just as she said, was indeed heaven's favor to have such luck.

After explaining the things on her body, Li Xuan's gaze shifted to Song Qingming, and she asked curiously: "Fellow Daoist Song, how did you get rid of the pursuit before? Could it be that you have beheaded that Heavenly Puppet Sect cultivator who was chasing you?"

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Li, you misunderstood. That person's cultivation is not weaker than mine. How could he be easily killed by me? I just escaped by luck with a high-tier spiritual talisman, otherwise I wouldn't be hiding here and not daring to leave rashly." Song Qingming responded with a bitter smile.

Although after destroying the opponent's "black-armored corpse puppet" before, under the condition that the two's cultivation was not much different, Song Qingming did have some confidence that he could defeat Chen Zifeng, who had lost his greatest reliance.

However, wanting to behead the opponent in a short time, Song Qingming indeed did not have much confidence.

And in that situation, the opponent would have other helpers to support at any time, and Song Qingming had no intention of entangling with him too much, otherwise once surrounded by other "Heavenly Puppet Sect" cultivators who rushed over, it would not be so easy for Song Qingming to leave.

Seeing Song Qingming directly deny his guess, Li Xuan was slightly disappointed, and then asked: "Fellow Daoist Song, now that we are trapped here, do you have any plans? What should we do to escape next!"

"This... to be honest, my cultivation strength is just average, not as powerful as you think, and your injuries are so serious, Fairy, that it is difficult for you to easily move your hands with others now.

We go out now, not to mention that we will run into those people from the Heavenly Puppet Sect, even if we are targeted by those black magic crows just now, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape. I think we should hide here for a few days first, don't take risks rashly.

Of course, this is just my personal idea. If Fairy Li feels that there is anything inappropriate, you can leave on your own. I will definitely not stop you."

Song Qingming replied to Li Xuan with a calm face, then took out the secret recipe she gave earlier, checked it carefully, and wiped away the mark she had left on it in front of her.

This time Song Qingming saved Li Xuan, in fact, it was not his original intention, but because he was tricked by the other party in advance, which made her easily find the location where he was hiding.

Although Song Qingming also knew in his heart that Li Xuan was relatively trustworthy and had not deceived everyone about anything along the way, this move had no malice.

However, facing this kind of desperate situation, Song Qingming himself wanted to escape safely, and naturally did not want to take Li Xuan, who was already seriously injured, to act together.

Hearing Song Qingming's somewhat cold attitude, as if he didn't like to meddle in other people's business, Li Xuan was slightly startled, and a look of pity appeared on her face.

"Fellow Daoist Song, to tell you the truth, in my current state, I am afraid I won't have a life to walk out of the Demon-Sealing Valley if I go out alone. If I want to save my life, I can only follow you. Please rest assured, as long as you can think of the fact that we have shared adversity, and promise to help me get out, I am willing to offer another treasure that can help you cultivate corpse puppets to repay you for saving my life. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Song?"

"Oh! I don't know what treasure it is. Can Fairy Li tell me first?"

Song Qingming, who was sitting in place, heard that Li Xuan was willing to take out the treasure to help cultivate "Jin Feng," and his heart moved slightly, showing some interest.

Seeing this, Li Xuan gently raised her jade hand and placed it on a storage magic treasure at her waist. Soon, with a flash of spiritual light, there was a dark golden small jade box in her hand.

"Fellow Daoist Song, this item is called the Wind Spirit Treasure Pearl. It is a high-tier spiritual item unique to our Southern Continent. After a Core Formation early-stage corpse puppet takes it, it can at least help it break through one layer of cultivation.

I originally intended to keep this spiritual item for it to break through to the Core Formation mid-stage after cleansing the corpse puppet on my body. Today, I use this item to exchange with you for a chance to take me out of here. Can you agree, Fellow Daoist Song?"

After Li Xuan finished speaking, she did not hesitate too much and directly threw the jade box in her hand to Song Qingming not far away, and then looked at him with anticipation.

"Fairy Li, I haven't agreed yet, and you took out such a precious thing directly. Aren't you afraid that I will also learn from the Heavenly Puppet Sect and kill people to seize treasures?" Song Qingming, who received the jade box, did not rush to open it, but asked the other party back.

Facing Song Qingming's inquiry, Li Xuan was relaxed at this moment, spread her hands and replied calmly: "If you were really as greedy as those shameless people of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, when I was seriously injured and fled here in a coma, you would have taken the things you should have taken long ago.

Since my life can only rely on you today, I have no other better choice besides believing in you. If you have any other requirements, please feel free to say them. As long as you can promise to take me out, that's fine."

Song Qingming smiled slightly upon hearing this: "Hehe! You think well. Even if I am willing to agree to you, I have to have the ability."

"Fairy Li, I think it's better like this! I can promise to take you to act together and try my best to take you out. However, if we encounter a life-and-death situation where I can't even protect myself, please find your own way and don't blame me.

If you agree, then this item will be the reward you give me. If you don't want to, you can take it back now and make your own plans."

"This... you are really cautious and don't let people take advantage of you at all. Well, let's do as you say. If it really reaches the life-and-death moment you mentioned, I can only accept my fate." Li Xuan sighed slightly and then showed a charming smile.

Seeing that the other party agreed to his opinion, Song Qingming reached out and opened the jade box in his hand. After seeing a bright white jade pearl inside, he put it away with satisfaction.

The quality of this white jade pearl has reached the third-grade mid-quality, which is quite consistent with Li Xuan's statement that it can help "Jin Feng" break through one layer of cultivation.

Although he was somewhat reluctant to take Li Xuan to act together next, the spiritual item she was willing to take out was indeed something that made Song Qingming hard to refuse.

Anyway, he had already made it clear to the other party that he would only do his best to take her out. If they really bumped into people from the "Heavenly Puppet Sect" when leaving, then it could only be left to fate and each would be on their own.

"Fellow Daoist Song, to tell you the truth, my real name is Li Xuanyi. I am a cultivator from a cultivation family in the Southern Continent and came here to travel. The name Li Xuan is just used for convenience outside. You can call me Xuanyi in the future, no need to be polite with me."

"I am Song Qingming, and like Fairy Xuanyi, I am also here to travel. However, I am not a cultivator from the Donghuang State; I came from the Fuyun Mountain Range."

Seeing that Li Xuan was very sincere and confessed her real name to him, Song Qingming also returned the courtesy and told the other party his real name.

"To tell you the truth, your previous name was indeed too ordinary, and it looked fake at first glance. You should think of a better-sounding name next time, Fellow Daoist, so that it will be easier for others to believe."

Li Xuanyi, who was to the side, heard Song Qingming say his real name, smiled at him, and nodded slightly.

The name Song San was not the first time Song Qingming had used it, but as Li Xuanyi said, it was too ordinary.

If it were a low-tier cultivator at the Qi Refining stage, it would be fine to use this name, but Song Qingming was a Core Formation cultivator with successful cultivation, so it seemed a bit out of place when matched with it.

"It seems that next time, I should change my name!"

Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi hid on this small mountain for nearly half a month. During this period, although they saw many demonized black magic crows and demonic beasts passing by, they did not see the few people from the "Heavenly Puppet Sect."

Seeing that Li Xuanyi's injuries had also recovered a lot and slowly stabilized, Song Qingming finally decided to put away the array and leave the Demon-Sealing Valley.

In order to try to avoid those "Heavenly Puppet Sect" cultivators who might appear, Song Qingming did not return the same way, but chose another exit that was further away.

However, just after they started acting, in a forest not far from the small mountain where Song Qingming was, Duan Longshan, who was sitting and meditating with his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes and quickly took out a blue spiritual talisman from his body.

After a burst of spellcasting, looking at the spiritual light emerging above the spiritual talisman, a burst of excitement immediately appeared on Duan Longshan's face.

"Hehe! I thought you had already been buried in the mouth of the black magic crows, but I didn't expect you to be alive!"

Chen Zifeng, who was sitting to the side, saw this and immediately walked over with joy, asking: "Senior Brother Duan, did you find that kid? Where is he now?"

"It is estimated that it is less than a thousand miles away from here. This person is seriously injured and certainly can't run fast. Junior Brother Chen, you go with me to take this person down. Don't give him a chance this time. Kill him first and get the secret technique, so as not to cause any trouble!"

After Chen Zifeng nodded slightly, he remembered something and asked: "Lin Yutang and the others should be back soon. Senior Brother Duan, should we wait for them and act together!"

"No need to worry about them. This person has already fled. If we don't chase, I'm afraid we will give him a chance to escape from the Demon-Sealing Valley. It won't be easy to clean up if someone sees it then."

Duan Longshan asked with some implication.

Seeing this, Chen Zifeng also understood the other party's meaning, hurriedly nodded and said: "Hmm! Senior Brother Duan is right. It is better to get the secret recipe, otherwise we have wasted our efforts here for so many days!"

After the two discussed, Duan Longshan immediately took out the flying boat under his feet, took Chen Zifeng and the other two, turned into a white light, and chased towards the distance.

After leaving the small mountain, Song Qingming controlled the "Phantom Boat" and took Li Xuanyi to gallop north all the way.

Because this time it was to escape for his life, Song Qingming did not hide his figure like when he came, and directly controlled the flying boat to rush out of the "Demon-Sealing Valley" at the fastest speed.

After flying north for most of the day, he finally moved away from those relatively dangerous places and arrived at the border adjacent to the "Demon-Sealing Valley." If he flew for a few more hours, he would almost be able to escape from this dangerous place.

The two rushed all the way, and except for encountering a few low-tier bird demonic beasts, they did not bump into those troublesome "black magic crows," so they couldn't help but feel a little secretly lucky in their hearts.

Just as Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi had just relaxed, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the distant sky behind them, chasing towards the direction where the two were quickly.

"Really lingering!" Seeing the ray of light chasing from behind, Song Qingming didn't need to look, and immediately guessed that it must be the people from the "Heavenly Puppet Sect."

He had already chosen to deviate from the original direction, but he didn't expect to be chased up so quickly. It seems that the people of the "Heavenly Puppet Sect" also have some special secret technique to accurately track the positions of the two so accurately.

"Senior Brother Duan! Not only that kid, but the guy surnamed Song who destroyed my corpse puppet before is also with him. Hehe, this time we are killing two birds with one stone, and two troubles can be solved together!"

Seeing two figures standing on the "Phantom Boat" in front, Chen Zifeng immediately recognized Song Qingming and immediately revealed a fierce look.

In the previous battle, the "black-armored corpse puppet" he had cultivated for many years was destroyed by the third-grade top-quality spiritual talisman in Song Qingming's hand, and the other party escaped. He was scolded by Duan Longshan after returning, so he had already hated Song Qingming to the bone.

Now that the opportunity for revenge was in front of him, how could he not be very excited in his heart.

"Junior Brother Chen, I will lend you the Tenglong Boat first. You block that guy surnamed Song later. I will solve Li Xuan quickly, and then come to help you!"

Duan Longshan looked at Song Qingming in front, jumped off the flying boat, cast a spell to paste a spiritual talisman on his role, and took the lead in rushing towards Song Qingming and the other two.

Seeing Duan Longshan and Chen Zifeng chasing up from behind, Song Qingming was also helpless.

Just as he intended to open his mouth to part ways with Li Xuanyi on the side and let each live by their own fate, Li Xuanyi suddenly asked him with determination: "Fellow Daoist Song, can you promise me one more thing?" (End of chapter)