"Indeed, the disparity in Divine Sense between us is too vast. Even with the Stealing Heaven Tripod's support, it's difficult to completely conceal myself." Yuan Ming slightly raised his brow. Though he felt a bit regretful, he did not withdraw his Divine Sense.

He quickly adjusted his strategy, transforming his Divine Sense into a faint mist, like ethereal smoke clouds, reducing its presence.

Wu Yu sensed something amiss around her, but as she was about to investigate further, a torrent of Spiritual Energy surged towards her like a flood, gathering around her.

She had to temporarily put aside her doubts and focus, preparing to break through to the Mahayana Realm.

Moments later, Wu Yu's eyes flashed with spirit light, and multicolored brilliance suddenly soared from her body.

Among them, the lights of Fire, Earth, Gold, and Water glowed especially brightly, instantly rising into the sky, lighting up the marks at the tops of four of the five Stone Pillars.

Around these lit marks, each encircled with a halo of light, the Spiritual Essence manifested by the True Meaning of Dao emerged, displaying the scorching heat of crimson-gold flames, the heaviness of earth-yellow flying sand, the sharpness of sharp golden leaves, and the agility of formless water.

Only the mark representing the Wood Attribute Stone Pillar remained dim and unlit.

Wu Yu changed her spell with both hands, and a sphere of green light appeared before her, revealing a blue-black wooden-grain orb.

The orb lit up with green light, becoming translucent like jade, and inside, a fresh green shoot was faintly visible, dreamlike and vibrant.

Yuan Ming observed Wu Yu's displayed True Meaning of Dao from above, feeling no great waves of emotion in his heart.

To him, these True Meanings of Dao, though remarkable, were still inferior to the Illusion Sun True Intent of the Xi He Tablet, not to mention the Fire Emperor True Intent summoned by Su Wu the other day through the Red Eyebrow Taoist.

When his Divine Sense scanned over the wooden-grain orb, touching the tender green shoot within, his heart involuntarily trembled slightly.

"Such true intent, could it be the legendary Wood Emperor True Intent?" Yuan Ming was filled with uncertainty.

Since the transformation of the Undying Tree within him to the World Tree, his perception of the Wood Attribute had become increasingly precise and keen.

Just a fleeting glance allowed him to feel the extraordinary True Meaning of Dao hidden within the wooden-grain orb, far surpassing the other True Meanings of Dao.

He was almost certain that the True Meaning contained within was highly likely to be the Wood Emperor True Intent.

Yuan Ming had long resolved in his heart that when cultivating the Five Elements Dao Fruit, he must comprehend the top-tier Emperor-level True Intent, as ordinary true intents were simply not up to his standards.

Only by understanding all five types of Emperor-level True Intent could the power of the Five Elements Dao Fruit be elevated to its highest level.

The True Meaning of Dao within this wooden-grain orb was undoubtedly of great reference value to him, even sparking a desire to seize it.

However, he also clearly understood that this treasure was currently in Wu Yu's possession, and with his current strength, it was nearly impossible to snatch it away.

As Yuan Ming struggled internally, a flash of insight suddenly surfaced in his mind, recalling what Xia Jie had once told him.

When the Stealing Heaven Tripod is refined to one hundred levels, it can break through the limitation of only possessing living beings, gaining the ability to possess inanimate objects.

At that time, he might be able to use this possession ability to attach himself to the Wooden Bead and thereby comprehend the True Meaning of Dao within it.

However, at present, the prohibition of the Stealing Heaven Tripod had only been refined to over sixty layers, still a considerable distance from one hundred layers.

Yuan Ming silently decided that in the future, he must pay greater attention to refining the Stealing Heaven Tripod in order to enhance its power.

He gathered his thoughts, focusing entirely on observing Wu Yu's breakthrough process.

To him, this was a rare opportunity to draw upon experience and lay a solid foundation for his own future breakthrough to the Mahayana Realm.

Yet Wu Yu seemed to encounter a bottleneck in her understanding of the Wood True Intent. She embraced the blue-black wooden-grain orb, closing her eyes in thought, showing no progress for a long time.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming expanded his Divine Sense, carefully sensing surrounding other parts of the altar.

He discovered that outside the forbidden area, in three corners, stood three stone halls, each distributed in a triangular fashion, forming a powerful and mysterious presence.

In each of these three halls, a "Wu Yu" sat cross-legged. They were Wu Yu's clones.

These clones bore no difference in appearance from the main body, with similar auras, only their clothing varied.

One wore a blue gauze dress, another a purple robe, and the remaining one wore a light green silk skirt—the clone Yuan Ming was most familiar with.

Yuan Ming had often possessed this light green silk-skirted clone, but each time he woke up in a pitch-black space, seemingly imprisoned within a space artifact.

Today, this clone finally left that mysterious space and emerged into daylight.

"It seems that Wu Yu's main body is unlikely to achieve breakthrough in the short term. I might as well do something else first." Yuan Ming thought internally and withdrew his Divine Sense, concluding this exploration of the Divine Soul.

He returned to the space inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, stepping off the White Jade Lotus Platform and flashing outside.

He took out a stick of Black Incense and placed it in the incense burner, then lit it.

This was Black Incense capable of controlling the body; once ignited, his Divine Soul could possess Wu Yu's light green silk-skirted clone.

After the possession was completed, Yuan Ming immediately began inspecting the storage magic tool of this clone.

Except for some spirit stones, elixirs, and defensive magic treasures, he did not find anything too valuable.

Regarding the secret technique of the clone, it was naturally nowhere to be found.

Yuan Ming felt slightly disappointed but did not give up.

He manipulated this clone, pointing like a knife, and carved a line on the ground in front: "I am the Mahayana Nine Infant of the ancient demon clan, today my soul travels here, seeing you stuck at the Dharma manifestation Stage, unable to enter Mahayana, I feel deeply regretful. Considering the kinship of the same clan, I can pass on to you a secret technique to help you comprehend the Wood True Intent."

After carving this line, he paused briefly and continued to carve: "However, if the technique is passed on lightly, it will surely lead to karma. This clone's secret technique of yours is quite peculiar and can be used for exchange. Prepare your letter, and it will be fulfilled in seven days."

This was his deception strategy, hoping to fool Wu Yu with it.

After leaving these words, he sat down quietly, experiencing the uniqueness of this clone.

But he could not feel much until the Black Incense burned out, at which point his Divine Soul returned to the main body.

Yuan Ming immediately sat back on the White Jade Lotus Platform, using Wei Ling as an anchor, with his Divine Soul overlooking the entire Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.

When his Divine Thought enveloped the hall where the clone was closed off, he found that the words he left not only shocked the clone but also the main body.

At this moment, Wu Yu's main body had already stopped trying to break through to the Mahayana Realm and, together with the Great Sun Glaze Flame, came to the hall where the clone was located.

She looked at the two lines of words on the ground with a serious expression, seemingly pondering who could have done this.

"Are you sure no one has infiltrated here?" Wu Yu's main body asked in a deep voice.

"At least I haven't discovered any abnormalities. I've even gone to ask the Demon Kings guarding the perimeter, and they haven't noticed anything unusual." The clone replied.

"There are sensing arrays set up at the altar and the places where the three corpse avatars are closed off, but none of them issued any warnings." Wu Yu's main body's brows furrowed, a vague unease rising in her heart.

Recalling the strange feeling when she comprehended the Ju Mang Taoist Pearl earlier, she couldn't help but begin to suspect whether someone truly had the ability to infiltrate the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge undetected.

"What do you think of the words on the ground?" Wu Yu's clone asked the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

"Nine Infant? I've never heard of this name. He can assist you and silently infiltrate this place, yet why does he refuse to reveal himself? Such behavior is truly enigmatic." The Great Sun Glaze Flame frowned slightly and said slowly:

"Perhaps he wants to hide his true identity?" the clone suggested.

Wu Yu's main body recalled the classics from the Royal Court and said slowly: "I have read about the name 'Nine Infant' in the classics, it is an ancient strange beast named because it possesses nine forms."

Upon hearing this, the clone's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and excitedly said: "Could this truly be an elder of the demon clan who has remained hidden from the world? If we can recruit him into the Ten Thousand Demon Country, we will no longer have to fear the Human Clan's cultivators."

"Even if there is truly such a great figure, it may be difficult for him to make a difference. The demon clan's fate in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range has been suppressed by the Heavenly Crane Array, the Mahayana demon clan will be restricted here, making cultivation extremely unfavorable." The Great Sun Glaze Flame sighed and shook his head.

The clone's smile froze immediately, appearing somewhat disappointed.

"Regardless, we must try our best to keep this predecessor." Wu Yu's main body said firmly.

Yuan Ming watched as the three talked more seriously; he secretly rejoiced, feeling that his plan was more than halfway successful.

He noticed Wu Yu placing hope on an ephemeral person, evidently lacking much confidence in breaking through to Mahayana.

At this moment, the Great Sun Glaze Flame spoke again: "Regardless of whether this predecessor wishes to stay, should we engage in the proposed transaction?"

Wu Yu's main body thought for a moment and said: "Naturally, it must proceed. But why does the Nine Infant predecessor want the Three Corpses Split Body Technique?"

Yuan Ming thought to himself, "So that clone's secret technique is called the Three Corpses Split Body Technique."

"Though the Three Corpses Split Body Technique is rare, it shouldn't incite greed in a Mahayana cultivator. I think the Nine Infant predecessor may simply be making an excuse to assist you all." The Great Sun Glaze Flame pondered aloud.

"Could there be secrets within the Three Corpses Split Body Technique that you're unaware of?" the clone suddenly asked.

Wu Yu's main body heard this and fell into contemplative silence, unable to think of any secrets within the Three Corpses Split Body Technique.

She immediately twisted her wrist, taking out a book with a gold cover, and handed it to the Great Sun Glaze Flame, saying: "Let's explore this book together, maybe we can discover something."

Seeing this, Yuan Ming's spirit was instantly lifted, promptly gathering his Divine Sense to probe towards that book.

The book appeared thin, entirely made of very slender jade slices, with "Demon Emperor Jade Scroll" written in four large characters on its cover, appearing ancient and solemn.

Wu Yu pinched her fingers together to invoke a spell, pointing at the Demon Emperor Jade Scroll.

The book with the golden cover immediately flipped its pages "swoosh swoosh," stopping at a middle page.

Written vertically on the left side of that page were a few words, precisely "Three Corpses Split Body Technique."

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