Chapter 798: Five Thunders Sect Elder, Powerful Demonic Cultivator (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

As a cultivator’s cultivation base increases, their physical body strength also continuously strengthens. After a Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivator falls, their body generally decomposes into white bones after a hundred years.

Golden Core cultivators, however, have had their physical bodies tempered by the energy of heaven and earth, so their physical strength is far higher than that of low-level cultivators. Even after they pass away, their bodies can be preserved for a longer time; they will not completely decompose for one or two hundred years.

The dried corpse before Song Qingming and Song Qingyu had clearly existed here for at least several hundred years, yet one could still make out its form and features, which was clearly something only a Golden Core cultivator could achieve.

Hearing what Song Qingming said, Song Qingyu nodded slightly and sighed, "This fellow Daoist was truly unlucky. I wonder what happened back then that caused a dignified Golden Core cultivator to be ambushed and fall here by this tree demon."

The two had just fought the tree demon and felt that its strength was not particularly formidable among Golden Core cultivators; its cultivation base was only at the early Golden Core stage.

A black tree demon with only this level of strength could bully a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Li Xiuning, but it was truly hard to believe that it could win a head-on fight against a peer-level Golden Core cultivator and slay them.

Song Qingming, who was bent over examining the corpse, immediately replied upon hearing this, "There are still many wounds on his body; it doesn't look like it was the work of this tree demon."

"It's possible he encountered those Ice Blood Bats from earlier or some other formidable opponent, and after being wounded, he was inadvertently ambushed and entangled by this tree demon, which led to him ultimately falling here."

"Hmm! There isn't just this tree demon here; perhaps there was something else formidable hidden here back then. It's also possible he fled here after being wounded and the tree demon just picked up a bargain. In any case, this person was indeed ill-fated to meet his end here. I wonder if his storage bag is still left behind; I'll go look for it."

After Song Qingyu finished speaking, she began searching all around the corpse.

Song Qingming, meanwhile, directed "Jin Feng" to step forward and sever the vines, first carrying the dried corpse down from the tree trunk.

Seeing no storage artifacts or the like on the body, Song Qingming was unable to identify his identity for a moment. Not bearing to see him left exposed in the wilderness, he intended to find a place to bury him.

Regardless of who this person was, since they had crossed paths, it was a bit of fate, so naturally, he had to let the other party be laid to rest.

Just as Song Qingming was burying the corpse, he didn't expect that Song Qingyu, after searching a circle nearby, would actually find a somewhat damaged storage bag not far from the dried corpse.

There were few spiritual items in this storage bag, and most were already damaged. They only found a few low-grade magic tools of mediocre quality, and a cultivation manual that could be cultivated to the Golden Core stage was still of some use.

Seeing some spiritual herb seeds that had lost their spiritual energy scattered around the storage bag, Song Qingming also instantly understood where the large patch of spiritual herbs in the cave came from.

However, although they didn't find anything precious, the two of them had at least managed to dig out a silver token from within that could prove the cultivator's identity, helping to confirm the true identity of that dried corpse.

According to the text and patterns carved on the silver token, this Golden Core cultivator who unfortunately fell here was not a local of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range.

Instead, he was from a cultivation sect named "Five Thunders Sect" in the "Donghuangxianzhou" cultivation world to the west of the continent.

This "Five Thunders Sect" was a relatively large Nascent Soul sect in the "Donghuangxianzhou" cultivation world, and it was one of the top ten Nascent Soul sects, second only to the three Great Transformation of Soul powers.

Not only were there many Nascent Soul experts in the sect, but there were also Great Cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage presiding over it, and the sect's strength far exceeded that of ordinary Nascent Soul sects like the "Profound Heaven Sect."

Back when Song Qingming was traveling in the "Donghuangxianzhou" cultivation world, he often heard the illustrious name of the "Five Thunders Sect," so he still had some impression of this sect in his heart.

After examining the silver token for a while, Song Qingming carefully put it away.

Afterward, he found a large rock nearby, carved a large "Chen" character on it, and set it up at the other party's grave.

"Meeting is fate. Since this junior does not know your great name, I can only do this for now."

"Since the sect you belong to is too far from here, I'm afraid we won't be able to send word to them for a while, but if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely help you return these relics to the sect."

Although he didn't know the other party's name, this person was, after all, a famous Golden Core Elder of the "Five Thunders Sect" in the "Donghuangxianzhou" cultivation world. Song Qingming did not dare to embezzle these things on him at will.

If the people from the "Five Thunders Sect" found out in the future, he might not be able to explain himself clearly.

When Song Qingming had the chance to go to "Donghuangxianzhou" in the future, taking the time to make a trip to the "Five Thunders Sect" to return these relics wouldn't delay him much, and it might even allow him to forge a good relationship with them.

After burying the "Chen" surnamed cultivator, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu dug the tree demon's main body out from the earth vein's spiritual eye.

This tree demon's main body was also a Grade 3 high-grade spiritual wood, which could be used to refine one or two high-level magic treasures. Taking it to an outside marketplace could also fetch over ten thousand spirit stones.

This trip had not only found the high-level "Heavenly Divine Thunder" he wanted in the cave but also obtained a high-level Grade 3 spiritual wood and a large number of low-level spiritual herbs. The two of them could be considered to have gained a bountiful harvest, and smiles bloomed on their faces.

"Qingyu, you take her and go guard outside. I will refine this thunder light here first; it saves the trouble of bringing it back!"

Without a special spiritual item to collect the thunder light, Song Qingming wanted to subdue the high-level "Heavenly Divine Thunder" before him, which would certainly require a lot of effort.

To save some time and leave this place earlier, Song Qingming thought for a moment and decided to stay in the cave and refine it directly; this way, the speed would be even faster.

Seeing that Song Qingming had made up his mind, Song Qingyu immediately nodded and left the depths of the cave, then took Li Xiuning, who was guarding the entrance, and went outside together.

To cooperate with Song Qingyu in guarding the cave and preventing those "Ice Blood Bats" from returning to disturb him, Song Qingming even specially sent "Jin Feng" out.

Afterward, he set up a simple array in the cave, and only then did Song Qingming turn around with peace of mind and come before the white thunder light still entwined on the tree demon.

Just as Song Qingming cast a spell to release the "Devouring Heaven Imperial Thunder Art" within his body, the white thunder light, which had been flickering incessantly, seemed to have seen something terrifying and began to move and dodge.

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled slightly, and the white giant hand manifested by the "Devouring Heaven Imperial Thunder Art" directly grabbed the white thunder light before him.

Controlled in place, the white thunder light immediately released thunder and lightning to attack Song Qingming, wanting to shake off the restraint he had placed upon it.

However, although the white thunder light before him appeared extremely ferocious, it was still not enough in the face of the white giant hand manifested by the "Devouring Heaven Imperial Thunder Art," and it was completely unable to escape its predicament.

Not long after, with the help of the "Devouring Heaven Imperial Thunder Art," Song Qingming successfully absorbed the white thunder light into his body and began to sit cross-legged on the ground, circulating his cultivation technique to refine the "Heavenly Divine Thunder" within him.

Just as Song Qingming was refining the white thunder light, in the sky several dozen miles to the northeast of the desolate island, a cluster of crimson blood mist was rapidly approaching the desolate island where Song Qingming and the others were located.

Inside the crimson blood mist, a red-faced, long-haired, horse-faced man looked at a cluster of blood-colored spiritual light in his hand, a somewhat eerie smile appearing on his face at the same time.

"Hehe! To actually be able to slay my demonic pet, it seems the prey that came this time isn't simple!"

Not long after, the crimson blood mist arrived not far above the desolate island. At this moment, Song Qingyu, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating at the cave entrance, seemed to have sensed something and suddenly opened her eyes.

Standing to the side, Li Xiuning saw Song Qingyu's expression change drastically as she stood up, and she also revealed some confusion.

"Senior Song, what's wrong?"

Song Qingyu had just wanted to open her mouth to answer when a streak of red light suddenly appeared in the sky in the distance, and in just a moment, the sky above the entire desolate island had been dyed a patch of blood red.

Seeing this scene, Song Qingyu's face also revealed some solemnity. With a flash of spiritual light on her body, five flying swords flew out from within her body and circled around her.

"This person is likely coming with ill intent. You hide inside first. If you discover someone breaking into the cave, use this talisman directly to notify the Seventh Brother of the situation outside."

"Remember, the Seventh Brother is still inside in closed-door cultivation refining the Divine Thunder. Unless it's a last resort, you must not easily disturb him!"

After Song Qingyu finished speaking, another white spiritual talisman appeared in her hand, and she cast a spell to send it into Li Xiuning's hand.

Seeing Song Qingyu being so cautious, Li Xiuning also instantly understood that the person coming was likely a Golden Core level powerhouse or higher, so she hurriedly nodded in response and hid directly into the cave.

Song Qingyu, meanwhile, holding the "Mysterious Underworld Golden Light Sword," flew into the sky.

"Hahaha, I thought it was some kind of figure, daring to take action to slay my demonic pet. It turns out to be just a Golden Core Level 6 girl. It seems I haven't made this trip in vain today."

Before Song Qingyu could make a move, a harsh, wild laugh entered her ears, followed by a cluster of crimson blood mist appearing in the sky above Song Qingming's head.

Not long after, a red-faced man walked out from the blood mist and revealed some greed toward Song Qingyu before him.

"Golden Core Peak! This place is so close to the Song Kingdom; how could such a formidable demonic cultivator be hiding here? The people of the Profound Origin Sect are also too careless!"

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the red-faced man before her, which had reached a somewhat terrifying Golden Core Peak, Song Qingyu's face instantly revealed some ugliness.

The "Profound Origin Sect," which had dominated the Song Kingdom for thousands of years, was also a Nascent Soul sect whose strength was not inferior to the "Profound Heaven Sect," and there were Nascent Soul ancestors presiding within the sect.

And this desolate island was only a few thousand miles away from the Song Kingdom, not too far.

Normally speaking, demonic cultivators above the Golden Core stage, fearing encounters with strong enemies and encirclement, would not dare to easily hide here.

Initially sensing someone approaching the desolate island, Song Qingyu had thought that their whereabouts had been exposed and that the people coming would be Golden Core cultivators from the "Profound Origin Sect."

She never expected that near this desolate island, there would also be such a formidable Golden Core demonic head as the red-faced man hiding here.

Seeing the red-faced man before her staring at her with ill intent, Song Qingyu was already extremely nervous in her heart at this moment, but her face still maintained some composure. "Humph! Fellow Daoist truly has some guts, actually daring to hide here. Does your Excellency not know that this place is within the sphere of influence of my Song Kingdom?"

"Hehe..., ignorant junior, your tone is truly not small. I seem to know all the Golden Core cultivators of the Profound Origin Sect; it seems there is no such person as you!"

"To tell you the truth! Regardless of whether you are a cultivator of the Profound Origin Sect or not, since you have trespassed into my territory today, don't even think about being able to leave."

"Originally, I came out to take a look, but I didn't expect to be able to encounter a Golden Core mid-stage cultivator. With the addition of your essence blood to strengthen the array, the chances of me breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future can definitely be increased by a few more."

As soon as the red-faced man finished speaking, he was already full of excitement, and he immediately rolled up the blood mist beside him, turning it into a sharp blood-colored sword, and attacked the position where Song Qingyu was located.

"Demonic path, stop being arrogant!"

Seeing that the other party didn't put her in his eyes at all, Song Qingyu also revealed some anger on her face, waving her hand to release the "Mysterious Underworld Golden Light Sword" to rush straight toward the blood mist.

At the same time, a streak of light also shot out from the cave entrance below, arriving in the sky and turning into a young man shrouded in a black robe.

After the black-robed man appeared, he held a giant axe and slashed out an afterimage, directly splitting the blood-colored sharp sword before Song Qingyu into two halves, helping her block the other party's attack a step ahead of time.

"Hmm! There's an accomplice?"

"No, this is a corpse puppet. No wonder it could slay my demonic pet so quickly; it turns out there is such a formidable Golden Core mid-stage corpse puppet assisting."

"This corpse puppet's cultivation base is not low; after blood sacrifice, it can just happen to be used by me. Today truly gives me one surprise after another!"

"Hahaha..."

Seeing "Jin Feng" in the black robe suddenly appear, the red-faced man was first slightly surprised.

When he saw that "Jin Feng" was just a "corpse puppet" without spiritual intelligence, the corners of his mouth immediately relaxed, and he slowly revealed some excitement.

"Humph! Boasting shamelessly!"

"Regardless of whether I am a cultivator of the Profound Origin Sect or not, this place is, after all, not far from the Song Kingdom. I advise your Excellency to retreat sensibly; be careful that your appetite is too big and you break your teeth later."

Although Song Qingyu hadn't fought the other party yet, through "Jin Feng's" performance just now, she also saw that the other party's strength was extremely formidable, far from what the opponents she had encountered before could compare to.

If Song Qingming were still by her side, with the two of them joining forces, Song Qingyu naturally wouldn't fear the other party.

But right now, Song Qingming was still in the cave in closed-door cultivation refining the "Heavenly Divine Thunder." If she rashly interrupted him and called him out, it might cause Song Qingming to fall short of success and instead be backlashed by the manic "Heavenly Divine Thunder" within his body.

Right now, Song Qingming couldn't free himself for a while. Relying solely on Song Qingyu herself, even with the help of the "Jin Feng" beside her, she was afraid it would be very difficult to defeat the red-faced man before her.

Therefore, after blocking a blow, Song Qingyu, who was standing in the sky, didn't rashly take the initiative to attack the red-faced man.

Even though she knew in her heart that there wasn't much hope, she still wanted to try to see if she could delay for some time, so as to wait for Song Qingming to refine the Divine Thunder and come out to assist.

Facing Song Qingyu's verbal warning, the red-faced man's face didn't waver in the slightest, and he laughed with a hint of mockery: "I think you truly don't see the coffin and don't shed tears. It's already this time, and you're still fantasizing, hoping that someone can come to save you."

"Although this place is not far from the Profound Origin Sect's territory, it's impossible for them to arrive within one or two hours after receiving the news."

"Do you think you can still have the chance to persist for that long?"

After the red-faced man finished speaking, the blood mist beside him immediately began to roll incessantly, and accompanied by a powerful aura, it gathered into two blood-colored dragons over ten feet long before him.

Knowing that she couldn't avoid it and had no other choice, Song Qingyu's face also gradually became firm.

The "Mysterious Underworld Golden Light Sword" beside her, under her control, split into five and formed a sword net circling around her, and she said sternly to the red-faced man in the sky:

"Whether there is a chance or not, one will only know after trying. Your Excellency, whatever divine abilities you have, just bring them on!"

"Well said, then I'll take your life first!"

As the red-faced man's voice fell, the two blood-colored dragons that had already been eager to move before him immediately turned into two streaks of red light and rushed straight toward Song Qingyu and "Jin Feng" in the distance.

Both sides were already prepared, and the great battle was on the verge of breaking out. Instantly, a burst of intense fighting sounds rang out in the sky above the entire desolate island.

That red-faced man's cultivation base had reached the Golden Core Peak, and he was a formidable demonic cultivator who had once attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. The strength he displayed was far from what ordinary Golden Core stage cultivators could compare to.

And Song Qingyu, although a sword cultivator skilled in fighting, only had a cultivation base at the Golden Core Level 6. Even with the help of the Golden Core Level 5 "Jin Feng," the two of them joining forces could only be equivalent to a Golden Core Level 8 cultivator.

Looking at the paper strength of both sides, Song Qingyu was absolutely in a disadvantageous position.

And after the two sides exchanged blows, the facts were also as expected.

Under the fierce attack of the two blood-colored dragons manifested by the red-faced man, Song Qingyu, holding the "Mysterious Underworld Golden Light Sword," could still cope, fighting back and forth with one of the blood-colored dragons.

But the "Jin Feng" on the other side, with a cultivation base of only Golden Core Level 5, faced the second blood-colored dragon and quickly fell into a disadvantage, being beaten by the other party until it retreated steadily.

Seeing that "Jin Feng" was having some difficulty supporting itself, Song Qingyu, fearing that it would quickly be defeated, had no choice but to split one "Mysterious Underworld Golden Light Sword" from her natal flying sword to go and assist, only then barely helping it stabilize its position slightly.

After splitting the flying sword to assist "Jin Feng," the pressure Song Qingyu felt naturally increased by a few points, and for a time, she also slowly fell into a disadvantage.

Seeing that she had already occupied an absolute advantage and that the other party's defeat was only a matter of time, the red-faced man in his heart didn't feel too aggressive, still controlling the two blood-colored dragons to fight steadily and surely, slowly expanding his advantage.

Even though he was slightly surprised that Song Qingyu practiced the sword cultivator path and the strength she displayed was not mediocre, the red-faced man, who was already confident of success, still didn't put her in his eyes.

In his view, the other party was already prey on his plate and couldn't possibly have the chance to escape.

Years of fighting experience told him that the more it was at this time, the more he couldn't be too impatient; otherwise, once he let his guard down, it might instead allow the other party to find a flaw and fight to the death to escape.

The three of them fought extremely fiercely in the sky, and the aftermath of their attacks also caused this desolate island to shake violently from time to time.

Sensing the huge commotion coming from the middle of the desolate island, the nearby demonic beasts and fish fled into the sea one after another, staying far away from this somewhat terrifying desolate island.

While Song Qingyu was fighting the red-faced man, Li Xiuning, who was hiding in the cave, also clearly saw the battlefield in the sky through a magic tool she had placed at the cave entrance.

As the battle continued, seeing Song Qingyu and "Jin Feng" gradually falling into a disadvantage, Li Xiuning's face also began to be somewhat hesitant.

Before, Song Qingyu had specially instructed that unless it was a last resort, she must not disturb Song Qingming, who was still in closed-door cultivation refining the "Heavenly Divine Thunder."

But right now, Song Qingyu and "Jin Feng" were already gradually unable to defeat the other party. Li Xiuning was also afraid that if she didn't send word in time and Song Qingyu met with any mishap, she wouldn't be able to explain it either.

Just as Li Xiuning was hesitating, "Jin Feng" in the sky couldn't hold on anymore and was whipped by the blood-colored dragon, falling directly to the ground, shaking up a patch of dust nearby.

After defeating "Jin Feng," that blood-colored dragon didn't continue to press the attack but turned to assist in besieging Song Qingyu on the side.

Facing the siege of two blood-colored dragons alone, Song Qingyu, who was already having a hard time, instantly felt the pressure increase significantly.

She only persisted for a dozen rounds before being hit by a strike from the other party and being knocked flying.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, a defensive magic treasure, a jade ruyi, on Song Qingyu's body automatically released a streak of light to help her block a lot of damage, so she didn't suffer too serious an injury.

Seeing that Song Qingyu was already at the end of her rope and couldn't persist for much longer, the red-faced man laughed again: "Hehe! I advise you to surrender; it can save you some pain. Perhaps I can consider sparing your life and keeping you by my side as a servant."

"Otherwise, once you are caught by me, I'm afraid you won't be able to avoid having your soul extracted and your spirit refined."

"How can a cultivator of my generation be a slave to a demonic cultivator? At worst, it's just death. What is there to fear!"

After wiping the trace of blood from the corner of her mouth, Song Qingyu waved her hand to cast a spell again to gather a streak of sword light, and then the "Mysterious Underworld Golden Light Sword" merged into one and took the initiative to attack the red-faced man.

"Humph! Truly not knowing what's good for you."

Seeing Song Qingyu facing the siege of two blood-colored dragons alone on the distant battlefield and being in a precarious situation, Li Xiuning didn't dare to delay any longer. She injected her magic power into the sound-transmission talisman in her hand.

Very quickly, that white spiritual talisman turned into a streak of white light and flew rapidly toward the depths of the cave behind her!

But what she didn't expect was that as the white spiritual talisman flew out, a streak of light also flew out from the depths of the cave.

In just a moment, a green-clothed figure appeared beside Li Xiuning.

"Senior Song! Truly great, you've finally come out."

But what she didn't expect was that at the same time the white spiritual talisman flew out, a streak of light also flew out from the deep part of the cave.

In just a moment, a green-clothed figure appeared beside Li Xiuning.

"Senior Song! That’s great, you finally came out." (End of chapter)