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Chapter 779 The Mysterious Tortoise God, a Taoist Master

After a few breaths.

A strange smile appeared on Yin Lingzi's face: "I didn't expect this guy's path to immortality to be so winding."

After Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit successfully possessed the body, his originally severely injured body began to recover at a visible speed because he had regained a powerful spirit.

Once you reach the Refinement of Emptiness stage, as long as your primordial spirit remains intact, you can easily possess another body and be reborn, quickly restoring your cultivation and strength.

However, Qin Ming's cultivation of demonic infant spirit body refinement, after completing the Giant Spirit Transformation and Kunpeng Transformation, is comparable to a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator.

It's incredibly easy to disguise yourself simply by using your aura.

After all, this is the path he excels at most in his "Myriad Forms Without Self, Heavenly Demon's Freedom True Skill".

Qin Ming casually flicked his sleeve and raised his hand, causing the enormous Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain to rapidly shrink back to the size of a palm, where it was stored away by his primordial spirit.

After doing all this.

His gaze returned to the space not far away, where he saw that the ferocious late-stage sixth-order Iron-Eating Fire Ant Queen had been frozen into an ice sculpture by the Ice Phoenix's Ice-Sealing Divine Power.

Just as the ice phoenix, transformed from the Blue Ice Fairy, was about to kill it, she received a telepathic message.

"Wait a minute, this insect has another purpose for me."

Qin Ming spoke up to stop her.

Yin Lingzi, whose body had been possessed by the demonic infant's spirit, summoned the frozen giant ant back with a wave of his hand. Following the insect demon's memories, he used special supernatural means to subdue it and put it into his possession.

After all, a large part of the Insect Demon's fame comes from his iconic insects.

We'll definitely need to use these spirit insects to travel around in the future.

Besides, most of the massive number of blood mosquitoes were killed or injured, and Qin Ming's swarm of spirit bees almost wiped them out.

Fortunately, about a third of them survived.

These high-level blood mosquitoes were also collected into Qin Ming's insect bag by his demonic infant.

He also placed the swarm of spirit bees on the demon infant's primordial spirit, so that he could disguise himself even more like an insect demon.

"I still control a wisp of Yin Lingzi's soul. I believe that even if the Heavenly River Sect left behind a natal soul lamp, they would not be able to discover that this person has already perished."

"The demonic infant's primordial spirit can be used to substitute one thing for another."

Next.

Qin Ming cleaned up the battlefield and used his supernatural powers to eliminate the surrounding aura.

After confirming that nothing had been missed, he had the Blue Ice Fairy lead him away from there quickly.

The commotion from the battle was too great; although it took place in the wilderness, it had already alerted the nearby high-level cultivators.

The Golden Armored Star Guards from Tianxing City will soon send people to patrol.

Not long after.

Blue Ice Fairy, carrying Qin Ming and "Yin Lingzi," tore through the void and fled far away, disappearing in an instant.

Standing on the back of the ice phoenix, Qin Ming looked at the appearance of the demonic infant spirit beside him with a strange expression.

He had just possessed Yin Lingzi's body and obtained a lot of intelligence information.

A smile forced onto Yin Lingzi's gaunt face as he took out a golden talisman key from his storage bag and said, "I never thought that this thing would end up in my hands again after all this time."

Qin Ming also learned that Ye Kuchan and Yin Lingzi of the Tianhe Sect had gone to great lengths to obtain the Golden Talisman Key in the Insect Valley, and then wanted to go to the Demon Clan's Spirit Realm to enter the Linglong Immortal Mansion Secret Realm to seek opportunities.

But he didn't expect that after witnessing the special restraining effect of the core liquid of the Azure Sky Tree on ancient demonic insects, Yin Lingzi's greed was once again aroused.

That's why they went back, hoping to stake out Qin Ming.

Unexpectedly, all his years of arduous cultivation turned into nothing but a mirage.

Even his own body was possessed by Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit.

Qin Ming didn't completely erase it, and he had his own reasons for doing so.

Firstly, Yin Lingzi holds a high position in the Tianhe Sect, wielding great power and influence, which makes it extremely convenient for him to act and allows him to access a great deal of information about the upper echelons of the cultivation world.

Secondly, he planned to send the Demon Infant Primordial Spirit to the Demon Clan's Spirit Realm to investigate the situation of the Linglong Immortal Mansion Secret Realm, since large-scale changes were occurring in the Crimson Water Wasteland.

It must be closely related to the emergence of the Immortal Abode Secret Realm.

While we're at it, let's go find out where the Silverwing Frost Bee is. She hasn't come back since she advanced to the sixth rank.

A century has passed.

If they aren't found soon, they'll probably be missing forever.
The world of cultivation is ever-changing. Even though Qin Ming is currently a local immortal on Little Turtle Peak, possessing his own spiritual domain, he is extremely carefree and at ease.

But if the situation changes, he can get the information in advance and make timely decisions.

It's not that you can rest easy just by staying in the spiritual veins near Tianxing City.

When real natural disasters and man-made calamities strike, simply hiding won't save you; you must prepare in advance.

Furthermore, Qin Ming learned from Yin Lingzi's memories that there were even more terrifying unknown monsters in the Insect Valley.

Immediately.

The two parted ways just before arriving in Tianxing City, each going their own way to handle their own affairs.

Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit touched its nose and couldn't help but complain, "This venerable one really knows how to enjoy life, hiding in Little Turtle Peak and hiding away."

"They've sent me out to fight to the death, dumping all the dirty and hard work on me. This time, I'm even going to the dangerous land of the demon race to find out the whereabouts of the spirit pet."

Despite saying that, he still transformed into a cloud of blood-red insects and flew towards Tianxing City.

To reach the demon realm, he needed to travel to the border via a large inter-domain teleportation array, and then seize the opportunity to disguise himself as a demon cultivator and infiltrate the area.

The two went their separate ways.

……

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the other side.

Qin Ming had arrived at the Starshine Temple in Tianxing City and met Zi Chen, the Divine Lord who had returned from the Demon Realm.

He was sitting steadily on the gilded throne, browsing through the intelligence jade slip in his hand.

Upon seeing Qin Ming arrive, the Purple Star Divine Lord, who had been pondering a problem, revealed a smile, rose from his throne, and came down to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist Li has arrived. Please have a seat."

"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief." Qin Ming also cupped his hands in greeting.

After the two were seated, a maid served them some spiritual tea.

They immediately began to talk.

Qin Ming looked at this bigwig from Tianxing City; his face had become much more weathered, probably because he had been overly worried and overworked lately about the insect swarm and the demon clan's secret realm.

Immediately, Qin Ming explained his purpose to him and inquired about some of the inside details.

The two had a very close relationship, so there was no need to be too formal when it was just the two of them.

From then on, Qin Ming became a peace ambassador for the cultivation world, resolving conflicts between several races, and the Purple Star Divine Lord treated him with unparalleled enthusiasm.

The main reason was that Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit had also gone to the Demon Realm to gather information; the more intelligence they gathered there, the better. Zi Chen Divine Lord didn't hide anything from Qin Ming and revealed everything he had seen to him.

"Both the demon and monster races were prepared."

"They actually joined forces to attack and kill other alien cultivators in the secret realm."

"Furthermore, it seems that all the opportunities outside the Immortal Abode have been looted, and there is almost nothing of value left."

"I have also come up empty-handed this time."

"Oh? Could it be that we're in a secret realm and can't hide?" Qin Ming immediately asked, voicing his doubts.

After all, those who can enter the Immortal Abode Secret Realm are not ordinary people. Even if the demon and monster races joined forces, the casualties should not be so heavy.

As for the surrounding area, it's estimated that it was already looted by that traitor from the demon race, something Qin Ming had already considered.

Upon hearing this, Zi Chen Shenjun immediately raised his right arm for Qin Ming to see. He saw that there was a twisted rune mark on his arm that was exactly the same as the one on the golden talisman key.

"Fellow Daoist Li may not know this, but once you enter the Linglong Immortal Mansion with a golden talisman, it will leave a permanent mark that even I cannot remove."

"Anyone who possesses the Golden Talisman Key can sense each other's presence within a certain range through the mark, regardless of any concealment techniques used."

"Therefore, within the Immortal Abode Secret Realm, everyone inside can discover each other's location information."

"So that's how it is," Qin Ming said with a look of sudden realization.

"It's strange, but the reason I was able to escape from the combined attack of the demon and monster races was thanks to the help of a silver-haired woman." At this point, the Purple Star Divine Lord showed a rather puzzled look. "But I don't know her."

"Although this silver-haired woman's cultivation is only at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm, her supernatural abilities are extremely powerful and terrifying. She is actually able to fight against my mortal enemy, Mo Juluo. What's even stranger is that she seems to be unaffected by the golden talisman, and others cannot detect her presence."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming's heart suddenly stirred.

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Silverwing really did go into the Immortal Abode Secret Realm alone; it seems there must be something she desperately needs inside.
Seeing Qin Ming's thoughtful expression, Divine Lord Zichen immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Li is so concerned about this matter. Could it be that you also wish to investigate?"

"No, I'm just concerned about the recent situation, so I came to ask the Commander-in-Chief about it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have traded that golden talisman key to the Commander-in-Chief in the first place," Qin Ming said with a slight smile.

Zi Chen Shenjun nodded, agreeing with what he said.

Next.

Qin Ming spent another half a day talking with Zi Chen Divine Lord. Seeing that the other party was busy with many things to deal with, he immediately took his leave and left the Starshine Temple.

Before leaving.

He also gifted the other party a small pot of Void Heaven Inviting the Moon Wine as a way of thanking Divine Lord Zichen for being willing to reveal so many details to him.

These special messages were also learned by Yin Lingzi, whose body had been possessed by the demonic infant spirit, immediately, saving her a lot of trouble.

"I never expected that this golden talisman key would have the ability to sense other objects and locate them."

After leaving the Temple of Starshine.

Qin Ming returned to the inner city through the teleportation array above. He planned to take the opportunity to visit Han Ya Shangren and Qi Xiaoyu.

After passing through the bustling main road in the northern part of the city.

He arrived at a shop perched on a cliff halfway up the mountain, with a sign that read "Juyuan Pavilion" hanging above it.

A large platform has been carved out of the cliff face, offering an unobstructed view of Tianxing City – a truly exceptional vista.

Qin Ming didn't offer much help; the three of them took care of everything themselves.

"Yo! Senior Li, you've arrived." Diaoyun Sou sensed the aura of a powerful figure coming from outside the shop, and immediately came out to greet him. It turned out to be Qin Ming.

"Please come quickly!"

Hearing the commotion outside, Qi Xiaoyu immediately stopped what he was doing and went out to greet them.

"It seems you two are quite busy," Qin Ming greeted them before stepping into the shop.

After looking around inside, he found that the shop had been quite large and successful, thanks to the efforts of the group of people.

However, at this moment, there were no customers in the shop, but the place was piled high with materials for refining formations, indicating that there were quite a lot of orders.

Qi Xiaoyu had been busy refining the formation.

"With Brother Qi's skills, it would be difficult for your business not to be booming."

"By the way, where is Fellow Daoist Cold Crow?"

Qin Ming looked around and then asked.

"Sigh! Don't even mention it. That old guy got us a big job. He's customizing high-level formations for a senior in the Void Refinement stage. Although they're all only fifth-order formations, we need over a hundred of them. The craftsmanship is also different from other formations, quite complicated. None of the other guys can help, so it's just the two of us rushing to finish them," Qi Xiaoyu explained.

"Fellow Daoist Han Ya went to that senior's spiritual land to discuss business more than half a month ago. He should be back by now."

Diaoyunsou also said, "After this old man took on the business, he became a hands-off salesman. When he comes back, I will definitely make him work for a while."

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Han Ya actually knows a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage?" Qin Ming couldn't help but ask in surprise upon hearing their words.

Keep in mind, they've only been in the spirit world for a short time.

Logically speaking, apart from Qin Ming, they shouldn't have any interaction with other Void Refinement stage cultivators.

Ever since.

Qin Ming casually picked up a formation plate that Qi Xiaoyu had refined from the table, his expression becoming even more puzzled:

"A low-grade, fifth-tier Earth-Splitting Array. What does that person intend to do with such a large quantity?"

"Hehe! This is the client's private matter, and we didn't pry into it." Qi Xiaoyu had barely finished speaking.

at this time.

The teleportation array on the cliff platform flickered, and two figures appeared.

One of them was the young man in the green robe, Master Hanya.

He was giving directions to someone next to him with utmost respect.

The other person was a very elegant and otherworldly young cultivator, with delicate features, flowing robes, and a cultivation level at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm.

What surprised everyone, however, was the mount beneath this person—a tortoise the size of a millstone.
Qin Ming's gaze also fell on the Xuan Turtle Spirit Beast. On the surface, it was only at the mid-stage of the fifth rank, but it seemed to have some kind of extremely strong bloodline supernatural power to hide its cultivation and conceal its aura.

If Qin Ming hadn't possessed such powerful spiritual energy, other cultivators in the Void Refinement stage wouldn't have been able to discern the depth of his abilities either.

This was clearly a Xuan Turtle at the mid-stage of the sixth rank, and the power of its bloodline seemed to be quite high.

Even the Devouring Sky Rat in the Lesser Spirit Realm sensed something the moment the Black Tortoise appeared. It called Xiao Qing over, pointed at the Black Tortoise slowly crawling towards them, and said:
"Look! A turtle."

Xiao Qing gazed at the Xuan Turtle outside with her large eyes, a thoughtful expression on her face.
Master Hanya had just returned when he saw Qin Ming arrive. His eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly stepped forward, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Oh! Senior Li is here."

"We happen to have a distinguished guest arriving today. Let me introduce you both."

"Maybe we'll have a chance to communicate in the future."

Immediately, he introduced Qin Ming, "This is our distinguished guest, the Xuan Turtle Divine Lord."

He turned back and introduced the young cultivator sitting on the tortoise shell:

"This is the Moon Gazing Divine Lord of Little Turtle Peak whom I mentioned to you before—Senior Li Qianjie."

"Hehe! The names of the divine beasts and spiritual lands of the two seniors both contain the character 'turtle,' and meeting here today, we can be considered kindred spirits."

"What a coincidence."

(End of this chapter)