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Chapter 521 The Hermit
In the small spiritual realm.

The eighty-one emerald green wooden royal nails have all reached the level of fourth-grade top-grade spiritual treasures.

Qin Ming's Nascent Soul pointed his finger, and the full set of magical powers of the Wooden Emperor Nail Spirit Treasure's formation suddenly erupted!

Swish swish!
In an instant, the emerald green light split into eighty-one pieces and turned into billions of emerald green rays of light, which covered the sky and cut through the space like countless meteors streaking across the sky, interweaving into a large formation of emerald light and shadows.

In the formation, magical powers of three different attributes, green light, red gold, and orange flame, appeared alternately, annihilating everything in the formation.

It seemed as if even the void could be cut apart.

Qin Ming could feel that the green light and green shadow formation formed by these long green spikes could penetrate and cut through everything. Even a fourth-grade top-grade defensive magic treasure might not be able to withstand it.

Then he contentedly put away the Wooden Emperor Nail magic treasure and continued to nourish it in his natal spiritual plant, the Immortal Vine.

“Once the complete set of wooden royal nail magic weapons are used, under the green light and green shadow formation, even the great cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage will suffer.”

Of course, Qin Ming's Nascent Soul magic power is strong, comparable to that of the late Nascent Soul, otherwise he would be able to drive this fourth-order superior level spiritual treasure across levels.

The higher the level of the spiritual treasure, the more mana it requires. If it is forced to be activated, it may even drain the mana.

With Qin Ming's current magical power, it is more than enough to activate this green light formation magical power.

"My natal spiritual treasure has been upgraded to the fourth-grade upper level in an instant. It is worthy of being the spiritual fruit and entry produced by the fifth-grade sacred tree!"

Qin Ming walked out of the weapon refining room, gazing dimly at the miraculous Seven Wonderful Treasures Tree.

The Wooden Emperor Nail's power increased greatly after it was upgraded, and Qin Ming now had another powerful trump card.

Qin Ming was in a good mood, and he called over four more spiritual pets to have some drinking and fun in the small spiritual realm to celebrate his success in refining the treasure.

Subsequently.

He consumed the five [Nascent Soul Mana] items, and continued to eat the Green Scaled Nether Fish, as well as the Lingxi Jade Liquid and Shenglong Pill to assist in his cultivation.

The Nascent Soul on the Purple Mansion Spirit Platform has become more solid again, and the accumulation of magic power has advanced by a full half towards the late Nascent Soul stage.

While others were fighting for their lives to break into the extremely sinister secret ruins, struggling for some spiritual objects that would increase their lifespan.

Qin Ming relied on hard work to farm, raise fish, brew wine, refine elixirs, and raise monsters, steadily improving his cultivation step by step.

Getting closer and closer to the great monk’s goal.

It is extremely difficult to increase the magic power in the Nascent Soul stage even a little bit, but he makes new progress every day.

……

Time flies, and five years have passed in a flash.

In Qingmu Pavilion, Su Yuqing and Yue Lingyan were sitting next to Qin Ming.

He was browsing the information sent back by Hua Tianxiong and Mo Lingwei.

The most explosive piece of news is that all the Nascent Soul cultivators who entered Yuanji Mountain were trapped inside without exception, and none of them have been able to come out, and there has been no news of them since then.
"Alas! Fellow Daoist Diaoyunsou and Jackdaw, are you two not coming back? I will be at a great loss then."

Immediately, he asked Hua Tianxiong and the other two in the hall:
"Any other news?"

Hua Tianxiong hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Reporting to the master, according to the news from other major sects, several Yuanying Zhenjun's life soul lamps left in the sect have been extinguished."

"Even a senior from the Xingchen Palace who was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul has fallen."

"Alas! As expected!" Qin Ming sighed, "I have long said that Yuanji Mountain must be a very dangerous place. I didn't expect that even Yuanying cultivators would never return after going there."

Su Yuqing and Yue Lingyan looked at each other after hearing this, and said to Qin Ming with some fear: "It's a relief that we listened to Fellow Daoist Qin's advice. Otherwise, we would have ended up like them."

"But why can't those Yuanying fellows who are still alive come out?" Su Yuqing was puzzled. "Logically speaking, those fellows who hold the Yuanji Order should be able to enter and leave Yuanji Mountain freely."

After these words were spoken, even Qin Ming was puzzled.

However, none of them had ever been to Yuanji Mountain and had no idea about this matter.

Mo Lingwei stepped forward at this time, bowed respectfully to the three people at the top, and immediately reported:

"According to reliable intelligence obtained by the spies, in addition to our Righteous Alliance, several Nascent Soul Demon Lords from the Blood World also perished in Yuanji Mountain."

“However, the demonic sect is very powerful. Taking advantage of the fact that all the Nascent Soul cultivators are trapped in Yuanji Mountain, they have launched large-scale offensives against several major immortal cultivation realms in the human world.”

"Under this round of demonic tide offensive, Xiyou and Donghai's immortal cultivation world are somewhat powerless, and the situation is not optimistic."

"Under the invasion of the demonic world, the Beihan Immortal Cultivation World is also in a state of decline."

Qin Ming, Su Yuqing and the other two couldn't help but frown when they heard the news that the situation had taken a turn for the worse.

Su Yuqing also sighed and said, "Daoyou Jackdaw, Daoyou Wanbao, and Tianjizi have all gone to Yuanji Mountain and have not returned yet."

"I am the only one in charge of the Weidao Alliance of Dajin and Dazhou. The attacks from the Demonic Path have been frequent recently, and I am indeed a little exhausted from dealing with them."

"If things continue like this, the war situation may not be good."

Yue Lingyan thought for a moment, but said something that surprised everyone present: "I estimate that this time, not only the human Yuanying, but even the several ancestors in the Shenhua stage are trapped and can't get out."

"It was Daoist Fellow Kong Xuan who told me about this. Since the White Scaled Demon Lord has also entered the Yuanji Mountain, the human race's incarnation gods will naturally not let go of such an opportunity. If there is an ascension platform in the Yuanji Mountain, these bigwigs will definitely spare no effort."

"Otherwise, the situation in Donghai and Beihan wouldn't be so tense."

Qin Ming nodded slightly, thinking that it made sense.

After all, these two immortal cultivation worlds are the leaders of the human world. If even they can't hold on, let alone other places.

"It seems that Brother Qin's Southern Wilderness must also step up its defenses. Many Nascent Souls have died in Yuanji Mountain. I'm sure some major changes have occurred that are beyond the control of all forces. I'll also ask someone to gather some information." Su Yuqing reminded.

Qin Ming said: "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Su. Other places are beyond my reach, but I believe I can still defend Wangyue Island."

Su Yuqing and Yue Lingyan also nodded slightly. There was no doubt in their recognition of Qin Ming's cultivation strength.

Followed by.

After a few people talked for a while.

Su Yuqing and Yue Lingyan said goodbye to Qin Ming and left.

They came here this time to discuss future plans with Qin Ming.

After all, so many Yuanying fellows were imprisoned at once, causing panic among the people, and the war between good and evil was about to enter a critical period.

As a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, Qin Ming could clearly feel the changes in the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. He estimated that the tide at the interface between the Blood World and the Human World had begun to weaken.

After a hundred years of development, the current world of immortal cultivation in the Southern Wilderness, with the presence of Qin Ming, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, can be considered a powerful area of ​​immortal cultivation.

It is even much stronger than the three kingdoms of Xiyou and Zhongzhou.

The establishment of the Four-Nation Alliance led to the birth of many mid- to high-level Jindan monks, and the army of monks also developed a certain combat effectiveness.

He is no longer the soft persimmon that could be easily bullied.

……

This day.

There was a lingering scent of incense in the Qingmu Pavilion.

Qin Ming was browsing an ancient book, while the Sky-Eating Rat and the Little Silver Fox were dozing on the cushion beside him.

Hua Tianxiong walked in with a big belly and an excited look on his face, and reported to Qin Ming:
"Master, the high-level formation master you asked me to find before has now been found, hehe."

"Oh? Tell me who he is?" Qin Ming put down the book in his hand and immediately became interested. "How good is his level?" Hua Tianxiong explained: "Speaking of which, I also met him accidentally. It was one of his servants who came to Xingyue Market to sell formations. After some inquiries, I found out that it is rumored that this person's attainment in formations has reached an unparalleled level."

"However, I think you will have to go there in person. The defensive formation he set up is really sharp. Even those of us who are in the late Jindan stage can only watch from afar and cannot get close at all."

"This person's name is Qi Xiaoyu, and he is a hermit who has avoided the world. Although his cultivation is at the initial stage of the Nascent Soul Pill, his attainments in formations have already reached the fourth-order upper-grade realm. It is said that several major Nascent Soul sects have failed to invite him out of seclusion, and they have not even been able to meet him in person."

Qin Ming was also surprised when he heard it: "Oh? Is that true? I didn't expect there are such strange people in the world."

"Then I would like to pay him a visit. Where is he now?"

"Reporting to the master, this person lives in seclusion in the 'Xianyin Valley' at the junction of Xiyou and our Nanhuang." Hua Tianxiong answered truthfully.

Qin Ming nodded, "Well, you did a good job on this matter."

"Take me to Xianyin Valley."

After saying that, he waved his hand and a bottle of elixir fell steadily in front of Hua Tianxiong.

"Thank you for the reward, master!" Hua Tianxiong took the elixir and said happily.

Half a month later.

Qin Ming drove the Lingxiao chariot to the border.

The valley here is full of orchids, and the environment is quite elegant.

"Master, we are just ahead." Hua Tianxiong said, pointing to a valley shrouded in white light mist not far away.

"Yeah." Qin Ming nodded, and then released a divine consciousness comparable to that of the late Nascent Soul stage, and explored inside.

However, the next moment, as soon as his powerful divine consciousness entered the light mist, it was swallowed up without a trace in an instant, like a cow entering a sea of ​​clouds.
"It's quite interesting. This psychedelic formation is somewhat similar to the misty illusion I set up on Moon-Watching Island. However, this one is much more advanced than the mist produced by the misty mushrooms. It can even isolate and devour the divine thoughts of a late Nascent Soul."

"It seems like we have encountered a master of formations this time."

Qin Ming was not angry about the failure of the investigation. Instead, he felt a little happy.

The formation arranged by this formation master outside the valley is so sophisticated that it is enough to say that the attainment of formation by this "Qi Xiaoyu" is definitely not simple.

Subsequently.

Qin Ming used his Nascent Soul power and sent a voice message to the valley: "I am Nanhuang Wangyue Zhenjun, and I am here to pay a visit to Fellow Daoist Qi."

The extremely powerful voice echoed throughout the valley, but there was no response.

After a long time.

Even Qin Ming, a well-known Yuanying Zhenjun, was turned away.

Hua Tianxiong was extremely angry when he saw this, and he quickly sent a message to the foggy valley:

"Senior Qi! It's fine if you don't want to see me, but you don't even give my master face. How can you be so arrogant? This is really unreasonable."

Qin Ming raised his hand to stop his angry voice.

"Okay, stop shouting. I will handle this matter myself."

Hua Tianxiong immediately shut up.

Qin Ming stared at the bottom of the valley. It was not impossible for him to break the formation by brute force.

But in this case, the people in the valley would definitely not survive. He came here to find someone to do something, and he was not the kind of moody old monster in the Nascent Soul stage.

The main point is to be kind to others.

only--

No matter how powerful the opponent's formation is, there is always something that can defeat something else.
Qin Ming immediately said calmly: "Heaven-devouring Rat! Step out!"

"I'll give you half an incense stick of time to help me break this formation."

"Yes! Master, just leave it to me." Upon hearing this, the Sky-Eating Rat looked solemn and immediately jumped out from the Lingxiao Treasure Chariot.

next moment.

The Sky-Devouring Rat revealed its true form as a monster, transforming into a giant gray rat over three hundred feet long, releasing terrifying demonic power from its body.

All I saw was it gathering its demonic power, opening its mouth, and spraying a black mysterious light towards the thick fog below, almost covering the entire Xianyin Valley.

As the Sky-Devouring Rat used its innate magical power, the forbidden Mysterious Light, and attacked the light fog formation outside several times in a row, the runes in the formation inside began to become disordered.

Suddenly.

A ray of light emanated from the valley and sank into the light curtain of the formation outside.

The formation that was about to collapse was repaired and put together in an instant.

The Sky-Eating Rat was also stunned when he saw this, and said unconvincedly: "Wow! You really have some tricks!"

Immediately, it gathered all its strength and directly sprayed out another large amount of forbidden mysterious light.

Half an hour later.

Under the corrosion of huge amounts of black mysterious light, the formation in the valley could no longer hold on and a big hole was created.

Seeing this, Qin Ming did not stay for long.

He drove the Lingxiao treasure chariot, which turned into a startling rainbow, rolled up the Sky-Devouring Rat, and instantly sank into the hole.

In just a blink of an eye, they entered the valley.

After Qin Ming entered, he put away the treasure chariot, looked around, and found that this was actually a quiet valley.

He was standing in front of a simple and plain wooden house.

But in front of him, there was a man and a woman looking at him with horror.

The young man looked very sick, sitting on the ground, holding a strange array plate in his hand, blood oozing from his mouth. He looked at Qin Ming and the Sky-Devouring Rat beside him with a miserable expression.

The other was a young woman dressed simply, who seemed to be the young man's servant.

She quickly helped the young man who was slumped on the ground to a wheelchair nearby and asked in a tearful voice, "Sir, how are you?"

"Cough! Cough! I'm fine." The young man reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and his eyes fell on Qin Ming again.

Seeing this, the Sky-Devouring Rat scratched its head. It was also puzzled. It was just breaking a formation, so it shouldn't have caused such serious damage to the young man in front of it, right?
"I guess you are Qi Xiaoyu, right? Since you are closed to visitors, I have something important to discuss with you right now, so I have no choice but to come here uninvited." A smile appeared on Qin Ming's face, giving people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

"Don't be nervous. I won't do anything to you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Qi Xiaoyu's tense expression on the opposite side suddenly relaxed a lot.

So he quickly clasped his fists and bowed, apologizing:
"My name is Qi Xiaoyu, nice to meet Master Wangyue. I hope you can forgive me for what I did wrong before."

Qin Ming didn't care and didn't take it to heart.

However, the first time he saw Qi Xiaoyu, he could clearly feel that this man had a strong aura of death on his face, and he must be dying.

He immediately used his Yin-Yang Mysterious Mirror magical power to scan the other person's body, only to see that the green vitality in the Dantian in the body was barely visible.
"Only five years left to live?"

……

(End of this chapter)