"I have encountered some changes, and I need to go into seclusion here. You all may do as you please." Yuan Ming said this and, without caring about the trio's reactions, immediately flew into the canyon.

Wu Yu and the other two looked at one another and didn't speak for a moment.

"You two may go first. Fellow Daoist Wan has done me a favor, and I, Nan Shangfeng, cannot flee when he is in need. I will stay here to guard him." Nan Shangfeng slightly cupped his hands toward the other two and flew to land beside the valley, sitting cross-legged.

Xuan Ye looked at Wu Yu, seemingly seeking his opinion.

"Since we came together, we should naturally return together." Wu Yu flickered, appearing on the other side of the valley.

Xuan Ye saw this and descended as well.

"Thank you both. With the three of us guarding, I believe everything will go smoothly." Nan Shangfeng was greatly pleased and thanked the two.

"I hope Fellow Daoist Wan can successfully break through." Wu Yu murmured.

At this moment, Yuan Ming had already reached the depths of the canyon, stopping at a relatively flat and spacious area.

With a wave of his hand, a cyan light swept by, clearing the ground of dust, rocks, and fallen leaves.

Yuan Ming took out an Array Plate, holding it with one hand as he took steps in four directions, seeking the positions, and then began taking out Magic Artifacts used for arraying, starting to lay them on the ground.

In a short time, he arranged the Primordial Truth Formation, a sixth-level array adept in both offense and defense.

This array was the first sixth-level array he independently comprehended and improved upon after advancing to a Level 6 Array Master, intended for protection during his breakthrough to the Dharma manifestation Stage.

It not only has the function of absorbing and purifying nature's spiritual energy but can also withstand continuous attacks from ordinary Level 6 demon beasts. After being attacked, it will accumulate power inversely, capable of injuring or even killing Level 5 demon beasts.

Subsequently, Yuan Ming released Lei Yu, instructing him to guard outside the formation.

"Master, it's not that I'm cowardly, but the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range is filled with demon beasts, and relying on myself alone might not ensure your safety. If only Hua Zhi and Vajra were here as well." Lei Yu said helplessly.

"No worries, you hold the Shura Palace, and temporarily take control of the Shura Stone Tablet. If any demon beasts attack during my breakthrough, summon Ye Wuya and others to defend." Yuan Ming handed the Shura Palace and Shura Stone Tablet to Lei Yu.

Lei Yu then sighed with relief, opened his mouth to swallow the two items into his belly, and flapped his wings to fly away.

Yuan Ming naturally sensed that Nan Shangfeng and the other two did not leave, glanced outward but ignored it, and sat cross-legged back in the center of the array, pointing remotely at the Array Plate and pouring a strand of Mana into it.

A humming tremor sounded.

Under him, golden light surged, and a huge golden circular Array Map emerged. Then, sixty-four golden Light Pillars rose around the Array Map, their light intertwining, forming an Eight Treasures Canopy.

Above the canopy, golden light condensed into eight golden dragons, each holding a golden Round Orb in their mouths, facing eight different directions, with scarlet gleams in their eyes, appearing lifelike.

Yuan Ming glanced at the array, nodded in satisfaction, and immediately embraced the Primordial True Skill with both hands and actively began to operate the Primordial True Skill.

In an instant, the surrounding world seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand.

The once-clear sky suddenly gathered clouds from all directions, enveloping the sky above the canyon and darkening the entire gorge.

"This... is all nature's spiritual energy?" Nan Shangfeng looked up at the sky and exclaimed with a sudden change in expression.

"The place is originally rich in nature's spiritual energy, naturally conducive to Gathering Spirit. Combined with Fellow Daoist Wan's array that can manipulate nature's spiritual energy, forming such clusters of Spirit Cloud is not surprising." Wu Yu calmly said.

As her words fell, she suddenly felt a wind rising in the canyon.

The next moment, the whistling wind grew louder, with breezes passing by their sides, without a trace of chill but instead carrying immense nature's spiritual energy.

In the depths of the canyon, Yuan Ming sat in the center of the array, with nature's spiritual energy suddenly gathering around.

He no longer needed to consume any elixirs to replenish Spiritual Power, immediately fully operating the Primordial True Skill. The Mixed Hole Vortex within the Dantian began to spin frantically, like a vast Abyssal mouth, frantically devouring nature's spiritual energy.

"Rumble"

The sound of a storm echoed.

Within the Spirit Cloud gathered above his head, streaks of Thunder flashed, stirring with azure-purple light, forming a massive storm vortex, crashing down toward the Primordial Truth Formation below.

"Boom"

The Spirit Cloud surged, and the storm entangled by Thunder smashed down fiercely, lighting up the Primordial Truth Formation. The eight golden dragons on the canopy suddenly raised their heads, opening their blood-red mouths.

Miniature vortices formed in their mouths, tearing into the giant spirit storm, splitting it into eight smaller tornadoes, leading them into their mouths.

The next instant, the scales on the eight golden dragons bristled, and green-blue light emerged between the scale gaps, flowing into their bodies, then being steadily channeled to the array canopy above.

The canopy instantly shined with radiant light, purifying the absorbed nature's spiritual energy, then sending it underground through the eight golden Light Pillars.

Afterward, the surging Spiritual Energy flowed along the array patterns on the ground, pouring into Yuan Ming's body, where it was devoured by the Mixed Hole Vortex within his Dantian, starting to impact the breakthrough barrier step by step.

Outside, Lei Yu watched this scene, his eyes filled with a complex mix of surprise and joy. Unable to resist the aura, he began cultivating, greedily absorbing the Spiritual Energy gathering from the world.

In the mountains and forests outside the canyon, numerous mystical creatures with spiritual intelligence also sensed something. One by one, they stood still, looking up towards the sky above the canyon, then rushed over, either running or flying. Among them were not a few Level 4, even Level 5 demon beasts.

"Damn, Fellow Daoist Wan's attempt to achieve Dharma manifestation has caused too much commotion, attracting many demon beasts. Let's each take action and drive them away!" Wu Yu said, her pretty face changing slightly.

With that, she shot out.

Nan Shangfeng and Xuan Ye also spoke no more, each choosing a direction to block the approaching demon beasts.

Although the number of these demon beasts was not small, there were few Level 5 demon beasts, and the three quickly intercepted them.

At this moment, a huge roar came from the sky a hundred miles away, and a Silver Giant Bird, as gigantic as a mountain with wings spread like drooping clouds, approached through the void. Its entire body was covered with a faint blue flame on its silver feathers, and each flap of its wings released a massive rumble.

The aura of the silver giant bird was terrifying, causing flocks of birds in the sky to scatter and the Hundred Beasts in the forest below to hide.

Even some towering ancient trees over a hundred feet high caught fire from the heat it emitted, burning in fierce flames, despite being a hundred feet away from it.

This beast was clearly attracted by the celestial phenomenon caused by Yuan Ming's breakthrough to the Dharma manifestation Stage.

"A Level 6 demon beast!" Nan Shangfeng's face changed color.

"Xuan Ye, go intercept that Level 6 Silver Feathered Blue Flame Owl. Don't let it get near the canyon sky." Wu Yu glanced at the distant sky and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the latter did not hesitate at all and immediately nodded in agreement.

Then, his figure turned into a "whoosh" silver whirlwind, rushing straight into the sky.

The dense and heavy Spirit Cloud in the high sky was hit by him, creating a hole visible to the naked eye, which couldn't close for a long time.

A flash of white light passed over Wu Yu's body, and the Outer Soul Avatar shot out, filling the gap left by Xuan Ye's departure.

Before long, the sky was filled with the sounds of thunderous rumblings and beastly roars, and the chaotic fluctuations began to move further and further away.

Seeing this scene, Nan Shangfeng showed a look of surprise.

A Level 6 demon beast, an existence comparable to the Dharma manifestation Stage, was actually intercepted and led away by Xuan Ye with a single movement?

In the canyon, Yuan Ming was naturally unaware of all this; he had reached the critical moment of his breakthrough.

Raising his finger in the air, a Dharma Manifestation Pill immediately flew up, falling into his mouth, and with a swallow, it was ingested into his abdomen.

The Dharma Manifestation Pill dissolved rapidly upon entering the abdomen; however, unlike other elixirs, it did not disperse to be absorbed by the Dantian, but instead condensed into a cloud-like form, suspended within the Dantian.

This did not surprise Yuan Ming; he had already experienced this once when he was possessed by Yun Luo Fairy.

But there was a difference; Yun Luo Fairy's Dantian only contained pure mana, while Yuan Ming's Dantian had the slowly rotating Mixed Hole Vortex.

As the cloud-like medicinal liquid condensed, it failed to draw a single trace of mana closer; instead, it was pulled towards the Mixed Hole Vortex by the gravitational force emanating from it.

Soon, the cloud-like medicinal liquid was devoured by the Mixed Hole Vortex, the two merging into one.

This left Yuan Ming somewhat stunned.

When Yun Luo Fairy condensed her Dharma manifestation, it was not like this!

Thus, he hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to continue attempting to merge the Divine Soul into it.

Only hesitating for a moment, Yuan Ming dispelled all hesitations; all the necessary preparations had already been made, and it was impossible to find a more suitable place for a breakthrough than this. Instead of retreating in doubt, it's better to forge ahead and strive forward.

Once his mind was set, Yuan Ming wasted no more hesitation.

In the next instant, he controlled his thoughts, allowing his main soul to descend gradually into the Dantian, moving closer.

At the moment when the main soul approached, the previously steady Mixed Hole Vortex suddenly spun rapidly out of control, a powerful tearing force seized Yuan Ming's main soul and pulled it in fiercely.

A tearing pain surged through Yuan Ming's Divine Soul.

The intense and extreme pain instantly overwhelmed his consciousness, and the next moment, an uncontrollable surge of chaos flooded Yuan Ming's Divine Soul under the influence of the Mixed Hole Vortex.

In an instant, various emotions like pain, regret, disappointment, remorse, helplessness, and fury surged out, and the Mixed Hole Vortex became increasingly out of control, with the condensation of Dharma manifestation teetering on the brink of failure.

The split soul hidden in the Sea of Consciousness dared not move recklessly, immediately channeling Divine Soul Power into the Dantian, attempting to stabilize the main soul, yet it was entirely devoured the moment it entered the Dantian.

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