"I didn't expect you people to have some insight, actually detecting our presence. Unfortunately, Lord White Bone Venerable has already laid out the Heaven and Earth Net. Today, you will find no escape even if you had wings. Surrender now, and perhaps you can still spare your lives!" the formidable man snorted.

"White Bone Venerable... these men in black are indeed disciples of the Wu Yue Sect," Yuan Ming murmured to himself inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

Ever since he learned from Xu Che about the stand-off between the Wu Yue Sect, Chang Chun Temple, and the Five Thunder Sect in the Black Wind Desert, he had been closely monitoring the situation there.

He had gathered quite a bit of information from Moon Sect followers reluctant to leave, which included that one of the Six Venerables of the Wu Yue Sect, the White Bone Venerable, had arrived at the Black Wind Desert and had become well-known after several interventions.

When Yuan Ming previously rescued Yan Sijing, he chose the pseudonym 'White Bone Scholar' intending to make the White Scale Master believe he was a Soul Cultivator from the Wu Yue Sect. Little did he expect that within a few days, White Bone Venerable would actually come to the East Sea, and might even have reached Fusang Island.

"You don't need to pay attention to these people; just leave," Yuan Ming transmitted to Yan Siyun.

Yan Siyun responded with her Divine Thought and led everyone away directly.

Bi Shuirou didn't understand the intention behind Yan Siyun's action but remembering that this woman always had meticulous strategies, she signaled for the people of Red Ganoderma Island to follow.

"You're seeking death!" The formidable man, furious at being ignored by Yan Siyun and the others, refrained from acting but took out a black token to activate.

The clothes of the four men in black beside him ripped apart, revealing their true faces—they were actually four half-demon cultivators.

These people had dull expressions, but their eyes were filled with a murderous intent, revealing they were four Demon Core cultivators, pouncing towards Yan Siyun and the others.

However, just as the four Demon Core cultivators had flown halfway, they suddenly stopped in their tracks and turned to face the formidable man, their eyes brimming with even more ferocity.

"What are you doing?" The formidable man showed a panic-stricken expression, and was about to activate the token in his hand again when his face suddenly went blank.

The four Demon Core cultivators roared and lunged at the formidable man, with several fierce attacks falling on him.

The formidable man stood rooted to the spot, his body instantly chopped into several sections, dying a gruesome death on the spot.

Immediately after, the four Demon Core cultivators also fell straight down to the ground, lifeless.

The people from the Hundred Pills Square and Red Ganoderma Island hadn't gone far when they witnessed this scene, all shocked, their gazes towards Yan Siyun filled with awe.

The group continued on their way, encountering several ambushes along the path.

To avoid complications, Yuan Ming didn't wait for the attackers to act but directly subdued those people with Illusion Techniques beforehand, enabling the group to quickly leave Fusang Island and board a Flying Boat that vanished into the vast sea.

Yuan Ming withdrew his Divine Sense and left the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, looking toward the three giant peaks far away, then he summoned Lei Yu and flew straight toward the mountains.

The island was vast in size. Instead of draining his energy searching everywhere for people, it was better to head straight for the most conspicuous spot. Others would likely think the same, and there was a chance he could encounter Xi Ying along the way.

On the sandy beach laid with white sand was a verdant green forest. Ancient trees that had stood for countless ages under the sunlight stretched toward the three giant peaks, spreading like a green carpet welcoming honored guests.

The sunlight overhead reminded Yuan Ming that this was no longer the Secret Realm he had been in before. However, he did not let his guard down.

Legends of the Three Immortals Island had been passed down for thousands of years, yet there was never any detailed intelligence about it. Even though everybody claimed that opportunities were rife here, who could guarantee that behind the opportunities, there weren't heaps of skeletons?

Yuan Ming flew into the jungle, and not long after he advanced, his expression suddenly brightened. He controlled Lei Yu to land beside several stalks of crimson spirit bamboo.

This was Fire Dragon Bamboo, close to a thousand years old, a precious material for refining Fire and Wood Dual Attribute Magical Treasures, commanding a high price on the outside.

Yuan Ming carefully dug out several stalks of the spirit bamboo and stowed them in his Storage Ring.

He didn't continue forward with Lei Yu but instead darted towards the left front, quickly arriving beside a pond.

The pond, only about ten zhang in size, continuously emitted billowing white cold mist, with two white spirit grasses resembling tobacco from the mortal world growing by its side.

"This is Cold Tobacco, excellent material for refining Ice Attribute Elixirs, and judging by its age, it's over a thousand years old. Three Immortals Island truly lives up to its reputation," Hong Ling's voice rang out.

Yuan Ming ignored Hong Ling, gathered the two stalks of Cold Tobacco, and commanded Lei Yu to continue forward.

Time quickly passed, and an hour later, Yuan Ming was still far from the three-colored giant peak.

It wasn't that Lei Yu was slow; it was that there were too many spiritual materials in this jungle. Thousand-year-old spiritual grasses, which were incredibly rare on the outside, were quite common here. Occasionally, he would come across one or two, and his hands were starting to feel a bit sore from digging.

The only odd thing was that despite finding countless spiritual grasses and ores, he had not encountered a single demon beast.

Yuan Ming didn't mind; he just focused on driving Lei Yu towards the three mountains.

But suddenly, he frowned, immediately controlling Lei Yu to swerve to the left.

The next instant, a black branch thick enough to be embraced by two people brushed past where Lei Yu had just been.

The attack from the branches fell through and immediately split into four parts mid-air, changing their target, and once again thrust toward Yuan Ming on Lei Yu's back.

At that moment, without Yuan Ming's control, Lei Yu also sensed the danger. It let out a cry, flapped its wings forward, and while dodging backward with Yuan Ming, the thunder patterns on its body also flashed. Two electric arcs as thick as bowls crackled fiercely toward the branches.

However, the brilliant thunder light struck the branches and, although pushing them back, only resulted in a wisp of blue smoke, and failed to disperse them.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming's eyes narrowed. He followed the branches downward and saw a tall Demon Tree in the forest finally shedding its disguise and revealing its massive body. It resembled a banyan tree on the outside, but it was actually a Banyan Demon.

The Banyan Demon was enveloped in a vast demon energy, clearly at the Level 4 stage, and its thick aerial roots pulled out of the ground, flipping soil and revealing heaps of white bones that were the remains of various demon beasts.

"No wonder there are no demon beasts in this place; it looks like this fiend has eaten them all," Yuan Ming murmured to himself.

As the Banyan Demon revealed its Level 4 aura, several banyan roots shot out of the ground like tentacles attacking Yuan Ming.

"Tree Demon! Master, let me at it!" Hua Zhi said excitedly.

Its strength had already reached the peak of third-level, just one step away from the Level 4 realm. If it could absorb this tree, it would certainly break through smoothly.

"Hong Ling, Blood Shadow, leave it to you," Yuan Ming said, choosing not to let Hua Zhi come out. He took out the Shura Blood Devouring Map and released Hong Ling and Blood Shadow.

"Haha, I can absorb Essence Blood again... Wait, a Tree Demon?" Blood Shadow burst out laughing upon appearing, charging forward, but his face fell instantly when he saw his opponent.

Hong Ling's expression didn't change much; she simply raised her hand and blocked all the attacking aerial roots and branches.

Although both of them were at the Nascent Soul stage, their abilities were specialized in attacking Qi-Blood creatures, and were limited in effectiveness against plant demons, especially facing a Level 4 Tree Demon. It wasn't troublesome, but they weren't as relaxed and comfortable as when they dealt with the Blood Crocodile.

However, this Banyan Demon's Divine Skills were more inclined towards Concealment, and its combat strength wasn't particularly formidable. Facing Hong Ling and Blood Shadow's combined efforts, it wasn't getting any upper hand and was quickly entangled, unable to break free.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Ming raised his hand and the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear instantly flew out and positioned itself in front of him. As he cast spell after spell onto the spear, its purple light surged even more intensely.

The Banyan Demon, sensing the presence of the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, became greatly anxious. Its massive body attempted to sink into the ground.

Hong Ling raised her Binding Immortal Spider Web, directly binding the body of the Banyan Demon to prevent it from escaping underground.

Blood Shadow opened his mouth and sprayed out a beam of Blood Light, which merged into the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear.

With a light shout from Yuan Ming, the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear let out a long whistle, carrying a dragon-like purple light as it pounced on the Level 4 Tree Demon.

The Banyan Demon, unwilling to sit and await its demise, used all its tricks to withdraw all the branches hidden in the canopy, gathering them in front of itself to form a large green shield, attempting to block the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear.

However, could the things on the ground ever match the fallen stars of the canopy? Upon impact, the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear pierced through the branch shield as if it were a meteor falling to earth, boring a hole through it instantly.

The wild blast of air sliced off the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees like razors. Dust shot up to the sky, obscuring the heavens, and lingered for a long time without dispersing.

Lei Yu's back, Yuan Ming slightly motioned with his hand, and the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear immediately flew out from the dust cloud, once again landing in his hand.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, we've helped you out once more. You'll have to find us some Blood Food later," Hong Ling said.

"Of course," Yuan Ming replied indifferently, retracting them into the Shura Blood Devouring Map and then summoning Hua Zhi.

Hua Zhi cheered and plunged like an arrow toward the corpse of the Tree Demon on the ground, merging into it.

Watching Hua Zhi gleefully absorbing the Level 4 Tree Demon, Yuan Ming couldn't help but feel a sense of reflection.

In the future, when killing demon beasts, aside from skinning them and harvesting their Demon Cores, the remaining flesh could be fed to the Shura Blood Devouring Map, while plant demons without Qi-Blood would be consumed by Hua Zhi. Truly not a speck wasted.

As he envisioned future scenarios, his gaze was suddenly drawn to the forest below.

Due to the blast clearing the branches and leaves of nearby trees, the lush forest below appeared bare, but because of this, Yuan Ming suddenly noticed that the color of the soil on the ground was not uniform.

"Could this be a Formation?"

Yuan Ming observed closely for a moment, and to his surprise, he discovered that the light-colored soil dispersed among the trees, like strands of silk matching certain trees as nodes, formed a massively large Eight Trigrams Formation. However, it seemed inactive, lacking any Spiritual Power.

At the place of the Formation's Life Gate, which also happened to be where the Level 4 Tree Demon was growing, was Yang Ming's destination.

Yuan Ming asked Lei Yu to descend. He followed the vein of the Formation to the position of the Life Gate, where there was only an ordinary-looking large tree, apparently not over a hundred years old and with nothing seemingly special about it.

But when Yuan Ming extended his Divine Sense, he found that the tree was disguised as Golden Iron, with only a layer of bark on the outside and disguise runes on the inner side of the bark. Within the Golden Iron, there was a rune formation that seemed to be waiting to be activated.

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