Old Man Hei Zhu and his companions had long since reached a bottleneck in their cultivation, and after thirty years of arduous practice without significant improvement, they had pinned all their hopes on the Nether Moon God. With Yuan Ming, the Nether Moon Divine Envoy, suddenly disappearing, everyone's spirits sunk, and they silently withdrew.

Seeing no objections, the Black and White Artifact Spirits waved a hand, and a black-and-white Teleportation Array appeared beneath everyone's feet.

"This Array will transport you to Penglai Island. As for what you encounter there, whether it be life or death, it all depends on your own fate," said the Black and White Artifact Spirits indifferently, their figure flickering into invisibility.

Luo Qi's figure also vanished along with the Black and White Artifact Spirits, leaving not a trace behind.

The entrance to the Time Cave, too, disappeared, leaving only an ordinary cave behind.

"What's going on here?" Yuan Wuji turned to Wulu.

"I'm not entirely sure myself. The Island Master and the Black and White Artifact Spirits seem to have come to some agreement and won't be accompanying us any longer," Wulu replied.

At these words, everyone's frowns deepened.

First, Yuan Ming and Xi Ying vanished, now Luo Qi had disappeared with the Black and White Artifact Spirits; everyone's mood grew heavier.

"What should we do now, my fellow cultivators? Are we really going to challenge the Undead Tree Demon? It's a Returning to Void Stage entity, and we are just a group of Nascent Soul cultivators. Not to mention facing the Undead Tree Demon, even if a few Level 4 Upper Stage Tree Demons came, we might not be able to overcome them," said Old Man Hei Zhu.

At the entrance to the Time Cave previously, as many as seven or eight Level 4 Upper Stage Tree Demons had appeared. If it weren't for the arrows shot from Golden Sunflower Immortal Island, they wouldn't have been able to enter the Time Cave at all.

Heavy-hearted, everyone fell into a moment of silence.

"Has the Nether Moon God given you any instructions?" Yuan Wuji looked towards Old Man Hei Zhu and the White Scale Master, among others.

"The Lord Nether Moon God has been silent lately; there has been no response to our prayers either..." Old Man Hei Zhu shook his head as he spoke.

Mid-sentence, his body suddenly shook as the grand voice of the Nether Moon God resonated within his Sea of Consciousness.

"Do not hesitate, head to Penglai Immortal Island."

The White Scale Master and the others almost simultaneously heard this same message, and their tense expressions relaxed slightly.

"Since the Nether Moon God has instructed us to go, let's move on. Rather than staying here with no way out, we might as well take a chance! Besides, Hou Yi's Sun-shooting Bow and the Lank Chessboard, these two Spiritual Treasures won't stand by while the Undead Tree Demon dominates alone," Yuan Wuji said, after hearing the divine transmission from the Nether Moon God, relayed by Old Man Hei Zhu.

Hearing this, the others nodded one after another and stepped into the Transmission Array.

Once everyone had stepped into the array, blinding spirit light burst forth from the Teleportation Array and then faded.

All of the people vanished, and the Teleportation Array slowly disappeared.

In mid-air, fluctuations appeared and two figures, one silver and one green, emerged. They lingered for a few breaths before rapidly disappearing again.

...

On the fringe of Penglai Immortal Island, dazzling spirit light shot up, and Yuan Wuji and the others appeared. They had barely stabilized their stances when they looked around vigilantly.

The island was dimly lit as if it was nighttime.

Gigantic trees on Penglai Island towered into the clouds, vibrant and teeming with life. The Penglai Giant Peak soared sky-high, brimming with greenery, shrouded in mist, with an ethereal full moon suspended in mid-air, a breathtaking sight to behold.

However, none of them had the interest to admire the scenery, as they immediately probed their surroundings with their Divine Senses, fearing an attack from the Undying Tree.

As time ticked by, all was serene nearby, with no sign of anything untoward.

Yuan Ming and Xi Ying were currently hiding inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod. Hua Zhi had already witnessed the inside of the Stealing Heaven Tripod with her own eyes; Yuan Ming did not avoid her and kept the Stealing Heaven Tripod in his storage magic tool.

And the Spiritual Beast Bag of the Three-eyed Crow now hung on Hua Zhi's body, convenient for Yuan Ming to cast spells.

Yuan Ming, with his Half-step Word Witch level Divine Sense, used the Three-eyed Crow as an anchor, spreading out for hundreds of miles, covering the entire Penglai Immortal Island.

After a while, he showed an expression of surprise. Though the island was full of treasures, he didn't detect any particular presence, especially that of the Undying Tree.

"Wasn't it said that the body of the Undying Tree is on Penglai Immortal Island? Why can't I find it; could it be underground?" He projected his Divine Sense deep into the ground.

The underground world was filled with turbid and vicious energies, Primordial Magnetic Power, and countless other complex presences, which could greatly hinder the penetration of Divine Sense. However, Yuan Ming's Divine Sense was unparalleled in strength and, augmented by the Stealing Heaven Tripod, he easily probed dozens of miles into the underground with no results.

By this point, he had thoroughly explored the underground world. Going deeper, there was a chaotic flow of energy intermixed with various Space Powers, much like the legendary Void Turbulence.

"Could it be that the Three Immortals Island exists within the Void Turbulence?" Yuan Ming wondered in surprise.

Unable to find it underground, he meticulously examined the surface of Penglai Island and soon made a discovery.

Among the lush green trees on Penglai Island, several grey saplings grew inconspicuously. Yet within these saplings lurked a faint essence of the Undying Tree.

This essence was exceedingly weak, and it would have been difficult to detect if not for Yuan Ming's powerful Divine Sense and the support of the Stealing Heaven Tripod, which could discern all things.

"What do we do now?" Old Man Hei Zhu cleared his throat with a cough, looking to the others.

"We came here with the purpose of hunting demons. Now that we're on Penglai Immortal Island, we naturally can't be timid. Let's take a look around the island first," said Yuan Wuji calmly, taking a step forward, with the other three of the Tide-rider Alliance following him.

Seeing this, the rest of them also stepped forward.

The cultivators were highly skilled and quickly searched a wide area, arriving at the foot of a giant peak, where stood a majestic palace complex.

A golden plaque hung over the main gate of the palace, inscribed with the words "Penglai Immortal Palace." Several other structures stood behind the palace, looking like part of an estate.

The void around the entire manor sparkled with spirit light, with prohibition spells laid out that Divine Sense could not penetrate.

"Interesting," Yuan Wuji raised a blood-colored wheel Magic Artifact to protect his body and entered the main hall.

Passing through the main door, a vast courtyard appeared in front, with two flower gardens on either side. They were filled with eldritch flora, including bright red vines, purple jade-like bamboo, and lustrous blue Spiritual Flowers...

"This is the Red Snake Vine, so thick it must be at least two thousand years old in medicinal age!"

"Purple Jade Bamboo, with thirty-two segments, this bamboo is known to grow one segment every hundred years!"

"These Blue Butterfly Flowers aren't bad either..."

When everyone saw the spiritual grass and Spiritual Flowers in the flower gardens, they were instantly shocked and overjoyed.

Any of these items would be a precious spiritual material in the outside world, yet they were casually planted in the flower gardens.

The group immediately used their Divine Skills, reaching for these spiritual grass and Spiritual Flowers.

However, these Spiritual Flowers and spirit grass also had prohibitions on them; the group's Mana hadn't even touched them when they were repelled by golden light shields.

A purple spear shadow shot out, striking the golden light shield surrounding an orange Spirit Tree, rapidly poking it over a dozen times.

The light shield shattered upon contact, and the orange Spirit Tree was swept up by the shadow of the spear, uprooted and hidden within Hua Zhi's sleeve.

A blood-colored saber light slashed onto a golden protective shield, which shattered at the sound, and it was Yuan Wuji who made the move, taking a silver-white spirit grass into his pouch.

Seeing this, the others were both shocked and envious, each raising their Magic Treasures to break the golden light shields.

But the golden light shields were exceptionally tenacious. Apart from Yuan Wuji and Hua Zhi, the others found it quite challenging to destroy the shields with their Magic Treasures; naturally, their efficiency was nowhere near that of Hua Zhi and Yuan Wuji.

Hua Zhi paid no attention to others and continued to control the purple long spear, easily shattering each golden shield and harvesting the spiritual materials within.

"How does she do it? Is it because of that purple long spear?" Everyone was greatly puzzled.

Many eyes flashed with greed, but when they thought of the Nether Moon God behind her, they all dismissed the thought.

Wulu recognized that the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear was Yuan Ming's Magic Treasure, but he was somewhat puzzled about how it ended up in Hua Zhi's hands, but he didn't think much of it and hastily seized as many spiritual materials as he could.

Yuan Wuji's Divine Sense swept over Hua Zhi's body and her actions, quickly noticing some clues.

"So that's it, using poison, huh..."

Many transparent droplets floated around Hua Zhi, falling onto the golden protective shields around her, which seemed to be the transparent Poison Liquid droplets released by the Purple Extreme Tai Sui.

Hua Zhi had merged with the Purple Extreme Tai Sui using the Symbiosis Technique, gaining this ability.

These droplets of Poison Liquid had not only a potent effect on humans and demons but also possessed a strong corrosive ability. The golden shields were eroded with numerous pits and indentures.

Although this could not completely break through the golden shields, it was enough for the Purple Star Nine Dragons Spear to attack from the flaws in the shields, easily breaking them open.

One after another, spiritual materials appeared in the space of the Stealing Heaven Tripod, settling next to Xi Ying.

The Five Elements Creation Tree needed a large amount of thousand-year-old spiritual grass and Spirit Plants to grow quickly.

Xi Ying, not shy with Yuan Ming, urged the Five Elements Creation Tree into action. Roots of five colors burst from the ground, wrapping around the spirit grass thrown in, quickly devouring the Spiritual Power within.

The Five Elements Creation Tree lit up with five-colored brilliance, growing slowly.

"Excellent, with the aid of these Spirit Plants, the time needed for my Ju Mang Spirit Technique to be cultivated will be greatly reduced," Xi Ying said, a joyful expression on her face.

Although there were many spiritual materials in the two flower gardens, they couldn't withstand everyone's harvesting, and they were quickly picked clean, most of them falling into the hands of Hua Zhi.

After dividing up the spiritual materials, the group continued on their way and soon came to a hall opposite the gardens. It appeared to be a reception hall with several purple wooden chairs laid out, glowing and looking far from ordinary.

On the walls of the hall, besides sconces and murals, hung four landscape paintings surrounded by spirit light.

Since Divine Sense could not be used inside the Penglai Immortal Palace, no one knew if there were life-threatening prohibitions inside the room, so they dared not rashly enter.

Hua Zhi was also hesitant, but Yuan Ming's voice echoed in her Sea of Consciousness.

"There's no danger inside the hall."

Hua Zhi's eyes lit up, and she immediately flew in. Two beams of green light shot from her hands, wrapping around the two landscape paintings on the wall.

The other two landscape paintings were also taken by others—Yuan Wuji and the Blood Realm Venerable.

"Mountain River Scenic Map! It turned out to be a dual water-earth attribute Nine Rune Magical Treasure. Too bad it needs all four paintings to unleash its full power," the Blood Realm Venerable laughed loudly, his eyes full of menace as he looked toward the two paintings in Hua Zhi's hands.

Hua Zhi paid no attention to the threat from the Blood Realm Venerable and casually stored the two paintings away.

Seeing this, the others deeply regretted their excessive caution, allowing Hua Zhi, Yuan Wuji, and others to get the upper hand again.

Now that they saw there was no danger in the hall, they hurriedly swept in, scavenging around for more treasures.

Yuan Wuji, Lan Xiao, and Bing Li didn't stay in the hall any longer either, sweeping into the side halls to search for other treasures.

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