A faint purple mist slowly released with each breath.

The lizard demon beast exhaled a fist-sized, five-colored orb, which floated before it, seeming to be its Demon Core.

The five-colored Demon Core was absorbing the purple haze emitted by the purple substance, the mist ethereal and seemingly beautiful.

"What a treasure," Yuan Ming muttered, his eyes lighting up.

"Master, what did you say? Have you already scouted out the situation behind the fog wall?" Hua Zhi asked.

"Yes." Yuan Ming didn't hide anything and described what he had seen.

"This is Purple Extreme Tai Sui!" Before Hua Zhi could reply, Xi Ying in the Stealing Heaven Tripod exclaimed excitedly.

"Purple Extreme Tai Sui? Are you referring to the purple substance?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Exactly, this object has long been extinct in the outside world. It's unexpected to find it here. I must say, your luck is quite good," Xi Ying said cheerfully.

"Xi Ying, what exactly is this thing?" Yuan Ming asked, puzzled.

"You might have heard of 'Tai Sui' before?" Xi Ying said with a serious expression.

"I've heard a bit; it's a special species that lies between plants and animals, similar to mushrooms and wood ear, without recognition or consciousness, yet it can grow rapidly," Yuan Ming said.

"Right, Purple Extreme Tai Sui is also a type of Tai Sui, but quite different from the usual ones. Its body has completely transformed into flesh and can devour various things, such as the flesh of demon beasts, Spirit Grass, and even some minerals to extract nutrients and grow," Xi Ying explained.

"This doesn't sound all that extraordinary; there must be some other Divine Skills it has that excite you so," Yuan Ming interjected, curious.

"Indeed, Purple Extreme Tai Sui likes to consume poisonous objects and then merge various poisons into a new lethal poison, hence it is also known as Ten Thousand Poison Tai Sui. Each Purple Extreme Tai Sui is a treasure trove of deadly poisons. As long as it is continuously fed with poisonous items, it can continuously produce various kinds of deadly toxins. For cultivators who practice poisonous divine powers, the Purple Extreme Tai Sui is an irreplaceable gem," Xi Ying explained.

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in Yuan Ming's eyes.

Although he wasn't proficient in poisonous divine powers, Hua Zhi contained poison, and the Purple Extreme Tai Sui should prove useful for him.

Even if Hua Zhi couldn't use it, the value of Purple Extreme Tai Sui was immensely high; a slice of its flesh could sell for a high price.

Although Hua Zhi hadn't heard the conversation between Yuan Ming and Xi Ying, it was also very interested in the situation inside the pond; however, recalling past lessons, it dared not rashly enter the fog wall.

"Master, what do you plan to do? Your Divine Soul Power is far stronger than mine; perhaps it can resistant the environment inside the fog wall," Hua Zhi looked toward Yuan Ming.

"You stay here and watch over things; I'll be right back," Yuan Ming said and then flew off into the distance.

Without any doubts, Hua Zhi stayed put and split into two clones, each patrolling one side of the poisonous fog wall.

Yuan Ming flew several hundred yards, took off the Spiritual Beast Bag containing the Three-eyed Crow, dropped it on the ground, and then directly entered the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, leaving the Stealing Heaven Tripod's main body crashing into the bushes.

He sat on the White Jade Lotus Platform; powerful soul force at the level of Sleeping Witch surged through the anchor point of desire power of the Three-eyed Crow, enveloping the lizard demon beast.

The lizard demon beast screamed, paralyzed under Yuan Ming's overpowering soul force, its body trembling uncontrollably, attempting to resist, but utterly no match against Yuan Ming's soul oppression.

"I am the Nether Moon God, submit to me, believe in me, and I can grant you unimaginable benefits and power!" An imposing voice echoed within the soul of the lizard demon beast.

The soul of the lizard demon beast trembled wildly, like a candle in the wind, almost extinguishing at any moment.

However, the inherent wildness and stubbornness of the demon beast made it refuse without hesitation.

Yuan Ming wasn't surprised; he employed illusion techniques to torment the beast's soul, either morphing into a huge beast to battle with the lizard demon beast or directly manifested the image of the Nether Moon God to suppress the creature.

Yuan Ming's Dream Butterfly Illusion Technique had already reached the Mirage Realm level; coupled with Sleeping Witch level soul power, the lizard demon beast was in agonizing pain, its wildness constantly waning.

After a short time, the beast finally cried out in submission, and a stream of thick desire power was sent out.

A smile appeared on Yuan Ming's lips, not just because he had subdued this lizard demon beast, but also because he had discovered an excellent method of gaining believers.

This secret realm, isolated from the world, provided a relatively safe environment for the demon beasts residing here; he could gather them in large numbers to increase his own power of desire.

The only concern was whether the desire power of the demon beasts here could still be transmitted outside once he left the secret realm.

Yuan Ming shook his head and stopped pondering these matters, ordering the lizard demon beast to bring the Purple Extreme Tai Sui outside.

Upon hearing the command, the lizard demon beast evidently reluctantly wavered in its faith.

"It seems this lizard isn't too dumb; it knows the value of the Purple Extreme Tai Sui and has been using it to enhance its strength. Don't worry, the Purple Extreme Tai Sui has a strong reproduction ability. Command that lizard to bring out mostly everything, leave it a small portion, and it can regrow," Xi Ying said.

Following the advice, Yuan Ming instructed the lizard demon beast and flicked his finger.

A black Sword Qi shot out from the void above the Purple Extreme Tai Sui, slicing it into two parts, one large and one small.

A large amount of purple liquid flowed out, resembling fresh blood.

The Lizard Demon Beast quickly opened its mouth and sucked away all the liquid, leaving not a single drop behind.

The wound of the Purple Extreme Tai Sui quickly moved, and the purple liquid soon ceased to flow.

The Lizard Demon Beast picked up most of the Tai Sui and stealthily approached the surface of the water, quickly passing through the wall of poison fog.

Hua Zhi's expression changed drastically upon seeing the Lizard Demon Beast, and she was about to make a move immediately.

"Hua Zhi, stop your hand, this beast is one of us," Yuan Ming's voice resounded in Hua Zhi's mind, causing her movements to pause.

The Lizard Demon Beast didn't even glance at Hua Zhi, set down the Purple Extreme Tai Sui on the ground, and turned back to the poison fog wall.

Yuan Ming's expression was slightly joyful as he left the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space and quickly arrived before the wall of poison fog.

"Master, what just happened?" Hua Zhi quickly asked.

Yuan Ming didn't rush to explain and approached the Purple Extreme Tai Sui.

The creature had completely recovered, transformed into a slightly smaller mass of flesh than before, and continued to lie on the ground, slowly swelling and shrinking.

"Although the Tai Sui is a creature between animal and plant, its spiritual intelligence is extremely low. As long as it's not starving, it will be too lazy to move," Xi Ying said.

Yuan Ming was somewhat speechless and took out a Spiritual Beast Bag to store the Tai Sui inside.

"It's nothing much, I was casting remotely and subdued that Lizard Demon Beast," he explained to Hua Zhi after doing all this.

Hua Zhi nodded, her expression still somewhat confused.

Yuan Ming also took out several pieces of poison-attribute spiritual materials from his body and threw them into the wall of poison fog, as a small compensation to the Lizard Demon Beast.

"Master, my clone has found someone approaching. It's Wulu, and he seems to be confronting Long Chong and Qiong Yun," Hua Zhi said, her expression shifting.

Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was good that Long Chong and the others were alright; he then submerged himself in contemplation.

Wulu's purpose for entering the Secret Realm was unclear, but at least he harbored no ill will towards himself. Although he had only a shallow acquaintance with Long Chong and his group, their recent actions had won his favor. Now that the two parties were confronting each other, he couldn't stay out of it.

With this thought, he put away Hua Zhi and, following the direction she had mentioned, flew away.

Before long, in a clearing within the Swamp, Yuan Ming saw Long Chong and others.

Unexpectedly, Long Chong and Wulu were not confronting each other but seemed to be getting along quite well.

Upon seeing Yuan Ming arrive, Long Chong's eyes showed a pleased expression.

"That's great, Fellow Daoist Yuan, you also escaped safely."

"Although those Starry Sky Beasts are formidable, they are not very agile. Finding an opportunity to shake them off was not difficult," Yuan Ming explained briefly, turning his gaze towards Wulu.

Before he could speak, Wulu smiled and gave a salute, saying, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, the situation was pressing just now, and I offended you greatly. I hope you can forgive me."

"It's nothing, but Fellow Daoist Hong, why were you following Huan Ling Zi earlier, letting him command you?" Yuan Ming played along with Wulu, feigning curiosity.

Wulu sighed, looking somewhat helpless, "After entering the Secret Realm, I hadn't even managed to leave the initial large island when I was targeted by Huan Ling Zi, who forced me to serve him. Otherwise, he would have killed me on the spot. Under duress, I temporarily agreed. To control me, he planted a special Illusion Seed within me, which normally hides in the Sea of Consciousness and would explode as soon as he willed it, making me completely succumb to the illusion, leaving me no choice but to follow his commands."

"Oh, is that so? Now that Huan Ling Zi has been driven away, you don't have to worry about the Illusion Seed for the time being, but keeping it is still a hidden danger. I have some unique methods that can remove it," Yuan Ming inquired about Wulu's opinion.

Wulu quite trusted him: "Please, Fellow Daoist Yuan, proceed as you see fit."

Yuan Ming nodded, stepped forward, and placed his hand on Wulu's shoulder, muttering a spell while his body also flashed with spirit light. However, in reality, he was just extending his Soul Power-infused Divine Sense into Wulu's Sea of Consciousness, easily locating the Illusion Seed.

Qiong Yun watched the scene, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

"To a Cultivator, the Sea of Consciousness is second in importance only to the Golden Core. That Fellow Daoist Hong can be so trusting as to let Yuan Ming help remove the Illusion Seed shows that their relationship is not ordinary. Perhaps, he also knows Yuan Ming's true identity?" she quietly communicated to Long Chong.

"Well, everyone has a few trusted friends, and besides, Fellow Daoist Yuan came to our East Sea precisely to avoid disaster. It's not strange that he has old friends and close contacts," Long Chong was nonchalant.

Qiong Yun also felt that his words made sense and said no more.

A moment later, Yuan Ming withdrew his hand, suggesting, "I have helped you remove the Illusion Seed, but although that Huan Ling Zi escaped in a sorry state, his strength was not damaged. If Fellow Daoist Hong encounters him again, you might suffer. I think it's better if you join us from now on. Fellow Daoist Long, Fellow Daoist Qiong, what do you think?"

"Indeed, this Secret Realm is no safe place. It's too risky for Fellow Daoist Hong to venture alone," Long Chong agreed.

Having noticed that Wulu had not been putting much effort in their previous clashes, Long Chong clearly felt this and did not think poorly of him.

Wulu's eyes flickered for a moment before he nodded and accepted their invitation, "Very well, since my fellow daoists do not mind, I shall rely on you all for support."

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