"Eastern Sea Cultivation World," Golden Sand Sea Region.
Above a volcano crater deep beneath the sea, red magma bubbled and surged. A white-clothed woman with her face veiled sat cross-legged in midair, refining the endless stream of pure fire-attributed spiritual energy gathering around her.
Before long, a streak of light suddenly flashed across the sea above. Immediately afterward, a purple-robed woman arrived before her, smiling faintly as she said,
"Junior Sister Xia has remained near this island all this time, so it turns out you were refining the fire-attributed spiritual energy here. What secret art are you cultivating, Junior Sister? You have practiced for so long, yet have not succeeded?"
"I happened to obtain a cultivation technique passed down by an ancient cultivator. It has some wondrous uses in purifying one's mana, so I merely tried cultivating it.
"The front lines have been peaceful lately. Has Senior Sister Shen come to find me because something major happened in the rear?"
"Yes! There is indeed an important matter to tell you. However, it did not happen in our East Sea—it came from the Floating Cloud Mountain Range."
Seeing Xia Mo ask, Shen Bingling hurriedly took out a Sound Transmission Talisman and handed it directly to Xia Mo.
"The Floating Cloud Mountain Range? Hasn't the Demonic Beast Turmoil there already ended? What major event could still happen?"
Upon hearing Shen Bingling's words, Xia Mo took the letter from her hand and glanced at it. The next moment, her gaze abruptly froze.
Seeing the change in Xia Mo's expression, Shen Bingling sighed in surprise.
"Last time, Junior Sister said Song Qingming possessed the aptitude to reach the Nascent Soul Late Stage. At the time, I thought you were placing far too high an estimate on him.
"Who would have thought that after so