Inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, Yuan Ming sensed an increase in the Desire Power coming from a woman, and a substantial amount of Desire Power also surged from the mid-aged man and Gouwa. He smiled contentedly.

He withdrew his Divine Sense and reached out to another believer.

This believer was an elderly mortal named Xu Daniu, who lived in Xiansha City for decades. He had taken a wife and had children, but unfortunately, his wife and children had all passed away, leaving him to live alone.

Xu Daniu prayed for the resurrection of his wife and children so that his family could live a life free from illness and disaster.

Yuan Ming lacked the ability to bring the dead back to life and thus couldn't fulfill this request. He could only cast a Calming Incantation to stabilize the mind.

A beam of white light shot out from the Nether Moon God's tablet and merged into Xu Daniu's body.

Although the Calming Incantation was a minor spell, when Yuan Ming, who was at the Core Formation Stage, cast it on a mortal, the effect was exceptionally good.

Xu Daniu felt a warm current flow through his body, erasing all his fatigue, sadness, loss, and other negative emotions. His mind felt more peaceful than ever before, causing him to stand there in a daze.

He knew his prayer could not be fulfilled and had appealed to Lord Nether Moon God more as an outlet for his inner turmoil. To his surprise, Lord Nether Moon God actually responded to him.

"Lord Nether Moon God..." The old man bowed his head in fearful gratitude and knelt, becoming even more devout than before!

Yuan Ming retracted his Divine Sense and responded to a few more believers' requests, receiving mostly positive feedback. The desire power generated by these people had noticeably increased.

However, the Desire Power generated by mortals was ultimately limited. After addressing a few believers, he began to search for cultivator believers.

According to his observations, the more Desire Power the believers generated, the brighter the golden light surrounding the White Jade Lotus Platform grew. Yuan Ming activated his Divine Sense and aimed for the brightest point of golden light.

The figure of a young man appeared, sitting in the shade of a large sand dune and devoutly chanting the name of the Nether Moon God. It was Xu Che.

Yuan Ming was slightly startled, then regained his composure.

Among his many believers, Xu Che's cultivation was indeed the highest. It was unfortunate that Hua Zhi and Vajra, being spirit pets with independent thoughts, only verbally called him master. Their relationship was more of a special cooperation rather than complete admiration or belief in him.

Otherwise, with their strength, they would have been able to generate a significant amount of Desire Power.

Perhaps one day, the nature of his relationship with Hua Zhi Vajra might change, but it was not something to consider in the short term.

Yuan Ming operated his Divine Sense, carefully examining Xu Che and nodded slightly.

Compared to the last time they met, Xu Che's cultivation had improved significantly and he must be near the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

The stronger Xu Che's abilities, the more Desire Power he would generate, which could help attract more believers of Nether Moon God.

An idea suddenly popped into Yuan Ming's mind. If the Stealing Heaven Tripod could transmit spells, perhaps it could also transport items?

With this thought, he took out several bottles of Mid-stage Foundation Establishment elixirs and placed them on the altar.

The golden formation on the altar buzzed and operated, wrapping the bottles in a golden light mixed with many silver runes, sending them towards Xu Che.

Yuan Ming watched the scene with surprise and joy.

If it could transport items, the Stealing Heaven Tripod would be even more valuable.

However, at that moment, the golden light with silver runes suddenly disappeared, and the golden formation abruptly stopped. The bottles of elixir flew back to Yuan Ming's side.

Almost simultaneously, a "crack" sound emanated from the front of the White Jade Lotus Platform. The top of the altar suddenly split open, revealing a circular area several meters in size, engraved with golden Array Patterns, forming an exquisitely complex Array Map.

The Array Map and the surrounding golden formation seemed to be one, except for the Array Patterns, it also contained numerous indents. Hundreds of densely packed, fist-sized, multicolored crystal stones were embedded in it.

Yuan Ming observed the rapid changes in front of him for a while before realizing what was happening. He hastily examined the Array Map and the crystal stones within.

The Array Map was too profound for his current understanding of formations, but he could somewhat discern the crystal stones. These stones were somewhat similar to Spirit Stones, yet the waves of spiritual power they emitted were very subtle.

"It seems these crystal stones are supporting the operation of the Stealing Heaven Tripod's restrictions," Yuan Ming mused.

Although the fluctuations of these stones were subtle, he could still distinguish their attributes, which were primarily the Five Elements. However, six crystal stones were exceptions.

These six stones were one silver, one grey, two black, and two white.

Yuan Ming looked at the silver crystal stone, which had become translucent, indicating that its spiritual power had been depleted.

A thoughtful expression crossed his face.

The recent failure to transport the elixirs was caused by the sudden disappearance of the silver runes, which bore the same aura as the silver crystal stone before him.

Tracing back to its root, the failure to transport the elixirs was likely due to the depletion of spiritual power within this silver crystal stone.

With this realization, Yuan Ming reached out to grasp the silver crystal stone, exerting a slight force.

With a soft click, the crystal stone was pulled out.

He carefully sensed the crystal stone, firmly remembering the remaining aura fluctuations within it.

If he wasn't mistaken, as long as he obtained a new silver crystal stone, the Stealing Heaven Tripod would be able to transport items.

"Oh!" Yuan Ming's gaze suddenly shifted, and with a wave of his hand, he sent out a green light, rolling out an object from a gap along the edge of the array map.

This was a sword blade fragment, completely dark, half a foot in length, with one end being the sharp tip, razor-sharp, and the other end was the broken part, with a jagged, uneven break, as if it had been bluntly smashed by a heavy object.

Full of curiosity, Yuan Ming examined the object in his hand. This sword blade fragment, being hidden within the circular array, was certainly no ordinary item.

He activated his Divine Sense, but there was no aura remaining on the fragment; it seemed completely destroyed, and infusing Mana had no effect as well.

Yuan Ming felt somewhat disappointed, yet he did not give up and continued to explore it with other methods.

A moment later, his expression suddenly changed, holding the sword blade fragment before him, he gazed intently inside the fragment.

The black sword blade fragment had a kind of translucent quality, and faintly visible inside were three inscribed runes.

These three runes had numerous strokes, ten times more complex than the most complex rune he had encountered so far, yet this dense pattern did not feel chaotic but instead conveyed an indescribable sense of beauty.

Although he hadn't activated their power, he was certain that the effects of these three runes were extraordinarily powerful beyond imagination.

For an Artifact Refiner, a wondrous rune was invaluable.

Yuan Ming once again directed Mana into the sword blade fragment, this time targeting one specific rune.

The rune initially showed no response, but after several breaths passed, it suddenly emitted a faint glow, which quickly dimmed.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming felt a surge of joy. It seemed that the sword blade fragment was not completely destroyed after all, and the three runes still retained a trace of Spiritual Power.

Undoubtedly, this was good news for him. As long as the runes were not completely damaged, he could study their drawing method and inscribe them onto other Magic Treasures to restore their power.

Yuan Ming carefully stored the sword blade fragment and continued to sense Xu Che's situation over there.

At this moment, a flicker of light passed beside the Lotus Platform, and a bright golden light appeared, a robust stream of Desire Power transmitted over, clearly generated by a Cultivator.

A hint of surprise flashed across Yuan Ming's eyes as his Divine Sense extended over, and a scene emerged before him.

This was a room similar to a young lady's boudoir, with a white scrim bed placed against the wall, beside it, a set of tea table and chairs, on the other side, a redwood vanity table.

A yellow-clothed young girl lay on the scrim bed, engrossed in a book, which was Yuan Ming's "Young Master Sheng's Southern Journey."

"It's her," Yuan Ming's brow twitched.

The yellow-clothed young girl reading was none other than Yan Sijing, whom he had coincidentally met earlier when renting the Cave Mansion.

Yuan Ming moved the power of his Divine Sense, looking around, and soon confirmed that Yan Sijing was still within Spirit Wind City, in a Cave Mansion in the middle area of the city.

In another room of the Cave Mansion, Yan Siyun was sitting cross-legged on the bed, meditating with closed eyes.

"That figures," Yuan Ming muttered to himself.

Before he secluded himself for his Core Formation breakthrough, he had sent Zuo Qinghui out to handle duties, specifically to acquaint himself with the situation in Spirit Wind City, attempt to expand the Moon Sect, and cooperate with the bookstores in the city to sell "Young Master Sheng's Southern Journey" to gather more Desire Power.

After the breakthrough to the Fifth Layer of the Moonlight Technique, the rise became increasingly difficult, and the demand for Desire Power grew significantly, as the first soul also needed to be enhanced; the previous Desire Power was starting to be insufficient.

Yuan Ming's face showed a pensive expression, then he mobilized all his Divine Power, casting it downwards, enveloping Yan Sijing's body.

In the Cave Mansion of Spirit Wind City, Yan Sijing was flipping through the travelogue, the descriptions of Southern Border scenery, exotic customs, and various ethnic groups thoroughly captivated her heart, arousing strong curiosity about Southern Border.

"It's really nice, here in Black Wind Desert there's only sand, which makes it so stifling. If I could go to Southern Border and enjoy the beautiful mountains and waters, that would be wonderful," Yan Sijing murmured with sparkling eyes.

Although she was the workshop owner of Hundred Pills Square and was responsible for refining elixirs and greeting customers on a daily basis, her sister Yan Siyun handled the real troubles inside the workshop; she still exhibited a girlish nature.

However, unprecedented disaster had befallen Hundred Pills Square lately; Thunderbolt Ancestor had discovered the cause of Yu Hong's death and sent people to demolish the workshop.

Fortunately, Yan Siyun had prepared in advance and escaped with most resources in time, heading straight for Spirit Wind City.

People from Thunderbolt Ancestor were searching everywhere for the Yan sisters; they did not even dare to step out of Spirit Wind City, let alone head to the Southern Border.

"That old lecher Thunderbolt Ancestor, he may not have a hundred grandsons, but he has quite a few. Just because one died, demolishing Hundred Pills Square isn't enough; he must absolutely obliterate everything! When granny here has achieved significant Cultivation, I'll make sure he knows what I'm capable of!" Yan Sijing clenched her fist and cursed silently.

Just at that moment, with a "boom" sound, an immensely powerful Divine Soul pressure descended from the sky.

This oppressive force was as immense as the sovereign heavens, heavy as the earth mother, and Yan Sijing, completely powerless to resist, was pressed down, paralyzed on the bed, unable to move a finger.

"No good, could it be Thunderbolt Ancestor has come!" Yan Sijing's eyes widened, her previously bold words completely forgotten, leaving only bone-deep terror.

"Are you, Yan Sijing from Hundred Pills Square?" an imposing voice resounded within Yan Sijing's mind, nearly crushing her soul.

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