The Blood Willow Tree Heart, under attack, quivered violently as it once again showed signs of awakening.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming immediately channeled his Divine Soul Power into the Crow Formation, and the crow's cries rose once more. Despite the Blood Willow's consciousness churning violently, it ultimately failed to break through the barrier of the illusion.

Taking advantage of the situation, Hua Zhi frantically absorbed the demonic power inside the blood-colored crystals, and its aura soared wildly, breaking through to the Second Rank Upper Stage in an instant, and it didn't stop there.

As the Blood Willow's massive body trembled, the blood-colored vines swirling around it danced wildly in the air, stirring up a whirlwind of flying sand and stones. The Ground-drilling Boar, which had been firmly bound by the Blood Vines sprouting from the blood-colored seeds, lost most of its Essence Blood and was barely alive. Now, it was flung away outright.

However, Hua Zhi firmly clung to the Blood Willow's body, continuing its crazed absorption.

Yuan Ming knew that this was the critical moment, a do-or-die situation, so he immediately operated his Soul Power and cast the Dream Butterfly Illusion Technique, firmly suppressing the Blood Willow's Divine Soul.

The demonic power of the Blood Willow rapidly drained away, and its Divine Soul Power also weakened swiftly, soon falling to less than half of its peak, causing the dancing Blood Vines to slow down, giving off a feeble impression.

A cold light flashed in Yuan Ming's eyes, and with a thought, a soul crow spread its wings and shot out, entering the Blood Willow's body to perform the Soul Collision Divine Ability.

The Heavenly Ghost Wanderer approached the Blood Willow closely, and a Three-eyed Soul Dove shot out from his forehead. A thick Black Mist emerged on the surface of his body, also rushing toward the Blood Willow's Divine Soul.

This was another Soul Cultivator ability, "Soul Erosion," which the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer retained after transforming the Ghost Slave. The black mist surrounding the Three-eyed Soul Dove had a strong corrosive effect, able to erode an enemy's Divine Soul.

A gray shadow flickered near the Blood Willow—it was the gray female ghost Yuan Ming had previously subdued. She opened her mouth to emit a piercing ghostly howl and struck hard against the Blood Willow.

The other ghosts with the ability to attack the Divine Soul also swooped in to launch their attacks on the Blood Willow.

The Blood Willow's Divine Soul, already extremely weak, finally collapsed completely under the relentless assault of soul attacks, scattering to the winds.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Ming also took a deep breath of relief. After all, this was his first time facing a Level 4 Demon Beast. Fortunately, he was a Soul Cultivator and had numerous methods at his disposal. Had it been an ordinary Core Formation Stage cultivator, even one who was one or two minor realms higher, they would likely have met their end here.

Hua Zhi was overjoyed and quickly directed the purple-black vines to burrow deeper into the Blood Willow, and its body slowly fused with it.

Countless tiny vines emerged from all parts of the Blood Willow, interweaving and tangling on the surface, quickly submerging the Blood Willow and forming a giant purple-black cocoon.

Yuan Ming immediately left the Stealing Heaven Tripod and went over to the purple-black cocoon.

Even from outside the cocoon, he could clearly sense Hua Zhi's rapidly rising aura, which seemed to be nearing third level.

Yuan Ming estimated that the deep demonic power of this Level 4 Blood-colored Willow Tree would be enough to allow Hua Zhi to break through to the third level.

With this, Hua Zhi's strength would greatly increase, and his ability to protect himself on this island would further improve.

Yuan Ming nodded in satisfaction, emanating a green light that enveloped the purple-black cocoon, and put it into his Spiritual Beast Bag. Then he turned to Big White and said, "Killing this Blood Willow, you also exerted a lot of effort. But Hua Zhi needs the remains of this tree to enhance its strength. Once we leave this place, I will find a way to reward you."

"The fact that my master is thinking of me is satisfaction enough! Besides, Hua Zhi is so weak, I hardly feel like talking to it unless it becomes stronger," Big White said, patting his chest.

Yuan Ming felt relieved to know that, despite the usual bickering between Hua Zhi and Big White, there was still a sense of companionship in critical moments.

Big White had not suffered any damage in the fierce battle, but it was quite drained. Yuan Ming put it into the Spiritual Beast Bag for rest, and then recalled all the Ghost Slaves back into the Night Parade of Hundred Demons.

He cleaned up the battlefield, took some time for Breathing Control, and then stood up to proceed deeper into the island.

Although the Blood Willow was subdued, he remained on full alert. Fortunately, there were no further ambushes along the way, and he arrived at the three-story dark-colored pavilion.

Yuan Ming stopped in front of the pavilion door, a quick glance told him that the door was covered with a faint blue glow, not a common barrier.

He was pleasantly surprised rather than shocked. The presence of a barrier around the pavilion meant that there were certainly valuable things stored inside.

Yuan Ming immediately brandished the White Bone Knife and chopped fiercely at the pavilion door.

The expected loud bang did not occur. The White Bone Knife struck the door as if it had hit a thick slab of fat, with much of the force being offset, and the blade sliding to the side.

"Eh, a Water attribute barrier?" Yuan Ming thought, pulling out the white ring he had obtained earlier and putting it on, channeling Mana into it.

"Whoosh"

The surface of the white ring appeared vibrant with spirit light, instantly emitting a white cold fog that covered the entire door, drastically lowering the temperature around it.

Yuan Ming surmised that the cold fog from the ring was incredibly potent, the bane of Water attribute Magic Treasures, and it should also be effective against Water attribute barriers.

He was not disappointed, as the entire door was instantly covered with a layer of white solid ice under the cover of the white fog, and the blue light barrier on the door was frozen as well.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming lifted the White Bone Knife again, pouring all his Mana into it, and slashed forward. A tremendous white blade light burst forth, illuminating a vast area of space and striking the door.

"Boom"

After a loud bang, the white solid ice along with the door below shattered into pieces.

Only then did Yuan Ming satisfyingly put away the Bone Knife, sweeping his Divine Sense around the interior several times before cautiously stepping into the attic.

The first floor of the attic was a reception hall, furnished with several tables and chairs, as well as folding screens and paintings. Although the decor was not vulgar and had a certain freshness and elegance, they were all mundane items, which naturally held no value to Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming followed the stairs by the side and slowly ascended to the second floor.

At first glance, the second floor of the attic appeared rather empty, except for a square rosewood table placed right in the center. On the table, a palm-sized, dark red mask lay on one side and a silver warhammer about a foot long on the other.

Both items were radiating faint Mana fluctuations, and there were two plaques beneath the mask and the warhammer, respectively inscribed with "Blood Bone Mask" and "Thunder God Hammer."

"There really are treasures!" Yuan Ming's eyes lit up, but he didn't rush over.

First, he summoned the Night Parade of Hundred Demons and called forth the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer to carefully inspect the area around the table, ensuring there were no dangers. After that, Yuan Ming personally stepped forward to first pick up the Blood Bone Mask.

Having the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer guard his surroundings, Yuan Ming then used his Mana to probe the mask.

The corner of his mouth couldn't help but reveal a smile from what he saw.

Inside the Blood Bone Mask, there were a total of nine runes, most of which Yuan Ming didn't recognize. These runes outlined a grand rune formation that appeared extremely intricate.

The aura of the nine-runed formation was not only grand but also emitted a sense of completeness.

"They say all things come to completion in nines, being the ultimate number. Could it be that the limit of the Array within a Magic Treasure is nine runes?" Yuan Ming speculated as he further connected with the Blood Bone Mask and quickly understood its abilities.

The Blood Bone Mask, like the previously refined Thousand Mechanism Mask, belonged to the same type of treasure capable of altering and transforming appearances.

However, the Blood Bone Mask was far stronger than the Thousand Mechanism Mask, not only could it arbitrarily change appearance and stature, but it could also completely conceal the wearer's Mana fluctuations, preventing any breath-related flaws from being detected.

The capabilities of this treasure didn't stop there; it could also collect others' Mana signatures, storing them in nine special spaces within the mask, allowing up to nine different kinds of breaths to be stored.

When using the Blood Bone Mask to transform into someone else, one could utilize this ability to freely emit a variety of different Mana fluctuations. If one could collect the breath of the person they're imitating, they could achieve a Perfect disguise.

"Not bad, with this, disguising as someone else will be much more convenient in the future," Yuan Ming nodded, storing the Blood Bone Mask away and picking up the Thunder God Hammer.

Just like the mask, the hammer also contained nine runes, all of them Thunder Runes.

Yuan Ming refined the Nine Thunder Talisman Array a bit and also quickly discerned the abilities of this treasure.

Due to the nine Thunder Runes, the Thunder God Hammer contained an immense amount of the Power of thunder and lightning, capable of unleashing astonishing thunder and lightning attacks, far surpassing the Purple Thunder Steel Fork of Fang Youting.

Beyond releasing thunder and lightning in battle, this hammer also possessed the ability to absorb thunder and lightning, storing it within the Nine Thunder Talisman Array to be unleashed later when necessary.

If willing to spend time collecting, it might even be possible to use this Thunder God Hammer to unleash Nascent Soul Stage thunder and lightning prowess.

Yuan Ming suppressed the impulse to immediately refine the treasure and test its power, storing it away, and quickly ascended to the third floor of the attic.

If the second floor of the attic already housed two Nine Talisman Array Treasures, surely the third floor held even more precious items?

No sooner had he stepped onto the third floor than Yuan Ming was taken aback.

The third floor of the attic was completely empty, devoid of anything to the eye, not even a single table, and thick dust covered the floor.

"Could it be that the treasures here have already been taken by someone?" Yuan Ming was greatly disappointed, but soon regained his composure.

He had already obtained many treasures, so it didn't matter if the third floor was empty.

However, since he was there, he didn't neglect to thoroughly inspect the third floor.

As if fortune favored the diligent, his search yielded a discovery.

From the dust in the corner of the attic, he found something that looked like a Black Key, half a foot long and as thick as a finger, with no Mana fluctuations, seemingly a mundane object.

When Yuan Ming used his Divine Sense to probe the Black Key, he quickly made a discovery: there were two small characters engraved on it: Shura.

"Shura? That's right, Xi Ying previously mentioned that the Night Parade of Hundred Demons originated from a Loose Cultivator known as the Shura Master. Here there's a key inscribed with the characters 'Shura'; could this Immortal Mansion be related to the Shura Master?" he couldn't help but speculate.

While Yuan Ming was deep in thought, the characters 'Shura' on the Black Key suddenly lit up, and a black Array appeared under his feet.

Waves of Black Mist surged out, engulfing his body.

Before Yuan Ming could even react, his vision blurred; he vanished from the spot into thin air.

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