After seven or eight days, Yuan Ming and the others finally passed through that dense forest, and a gigantic, winding mountain range appeared ahead.

The mountain range extended all the way from the southeast, its peaks intertwined, lush and verdant, resembling a high wall spanning the earth's hills, or like a dragon's spine shallowly buried in the ground, steep and rugged, an awe-inspiring sight.

"We're almost there, follow me," said Wu Yu, proceeding along the mountain range.

A half-day later, another equally majestic mountain range appeared, stretching out from a different direction.

The two mountain ranges intersected, and where they converged, seven peaks clustered together, forming a vast, deep and secluded valley.

The sunlight could not bypass its surrounding peaks, with shadows almost constantly covering the valley floor.

In such a dark place, life seemed scarce, yet within the valley, faint spirit lights akin to fireflies lit up among the deep green trees, illuminating the valley floor in a brilliant array of colors, as if a fantastical coral reef in the sea.

Above the valley, the winds howled, unable to surmount the high mountain barriers, emerging through the gaps between the intersecting peaks, altering their direction, intertwining and merging, stirring the clouds and whirling the sky, ultimately forming a towering vortex in the sky.

This unusual phenomenon drew nature's spiritual energy from all directions, continuously pouring into the cloud vortex, eventually forming substantial "long dragons" of spiritual energy that clung to the vortex, reaching the valley's center.

The sky formed the cloud roll, the earth gave birth to spiritual manifestations; even though Yuan Ming was not versed in land surveying skills, he could see that this was a spectacle of converging spirit veins, a natural spirit gathering array of phenomenal tides, judged to be a Level 6 or higher formation.

"This is the place," declared Wu Yu, gazing at the valley floor.

Yuan Ming summoned Nan Shangfeng, who, upon seeing the scene before him, nervously asked, "Master Wu, how should the curse be removed, and what do I need to do?"

With his life at stake, he could not help but be wary and anxious.

"Worry not, once I enter the valley floor and set up an altar, I can channel the vast desire power within the spirit vein to help you eradicate the curse. Fellow Daoist Nan only needs to sit quietly and wait," Wu Yu replied.

Hearing this, Nan Shangfeng visibly relaxed and nodded.

The four of them flew into the valley, selecting an open area near the spiritual energy vortex. Wu Yu and Xuan Ye took out pre-prepared magic artifacts to set up the altar, while Yuan Ming stepped aside to observe the spiritual energy vortex.

The spiritual energy here was overwhelmingly dense. As soon as Yuan Ming entered the valley, he felt a lightness in his body, his breathing and cultivation speed increased many times over, with the circulation of spiritual energy within his body becoming increasingly smooth, as though his entire being was nourished.

This blissful sensation also put Yuan Ming in an extraordinarily calm state of mind.

Nan Shangfeng felt the same; any lingering anxiety vanished entirely upon entering the valley. He sat cross-legged nearby, appearing calm and completely devoid of his former playboy demeanor.

Yuan Ming activated his divine sense, probing into the depths of the spiritual energy vortex, feeling a vague premonition arise within his clear Sea of Consciousness.

As he was about to grasp a crucial understanding, Xuan Ye's voice interrupted, "The altar is ready, Fellow Daoist Nan, please step up."

Yuan Ming turned to see Nan Shangfeng being led by Xuan Ye step by step onto the altar, assuming a posture with five points facing the sky at its peak.

Xuan Ye placed nine jade stones emitting spiritual light in a circle around Nan Shangfeng before quickly descending the altar.

Outside the altar, Wu Yu spread his arms slightly, chanting a spell slowly. Each syllable seemed to possess the power of "speak and follow," subtly altering the spiritual energy flow around them, gathering the forces of heaven and earth in silence.

Yuan Ming saw Wu Yu's body being gently lifted by spiritual energy, suspending him in midair, as Nan Shangfeng and the nine jade stones around him rose up. Above his body, profound Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power gathered, which was the power of the subterranean spirit vein.

Indeed, the spirit vein contained vast desire power, flowing like immense rivers.

Activating the Love Inquiry Technique, Yuan Ming quickly discovered that most of this desire power carried positive emotions, its color bright and vivid.

The spiritual power around Nan Shangfeng rapidly accumulated, and when it reached a certain threshold, it struck down powerfully, akin to an artifact refiner tempering refined iron, harshly pounding on Nan Shangfeng's body.

The encroaching force of heaven and earth was mighty, and ordinarily, even at the Returning Void stage, Nan Shangfeng wouldn't withstand it, yet he showed no signs of pain, with only a crack appearing on one of the jade stones floating around him.

As the spiritual force coalesced again and struck, one jade stone near Nan Shangfeng suddenly shattered, turning to dust that drifted down.

At the same time, a wisp of ashen smoke drifted from his physical body, barely escaping before being smashed apart by the nearby forces of heaven and earth.

Yuan Ming watched this scene, suddenly sensing a change in the surrounding spiritual energy. He turned and saw the spiritual energy vortex was affected by Wu Yu's altar setup, its rotation speed gradually increasing, along with an escalation in the quantity and speed of the spiritual energy drawn in.

Simultaneously, the Mixed Hole Vortex within Yuan Ming's body was also being influenced, starting to operate spontaneously, increasingly faster.

Yuan Ming realized it, no wonder he felt a strange familiarity while sensing the spiritual energy vortex earlier.

Although this spiritual energy vortex was outwardly different from the Mixed Hole Vortex within him, its internal operation logic was very similar. Now provoked by the forces of heaven and earth, it stimulated his Primordial True Skill, causing it to run involuntarily, pushing him towards a breakthrough to the Dharma manifestation stage.

"Not good, now isn't the time for a breakthrough," Yuan Ming thought to himself, hastily suppressing the momentum for a breakthrough within himself.

Yet the Primordial True Skill seemed to be stimulated by the spiritual energy vortex, and despite his efforts to cultivate and suppress it, he couldn't slow the Mana Vortex.

To escape the influence of the spiritual energy vortex, he had to leave this place.

He looked up at Wu Yu and the others, Wu Yu was still casting, unable to finish in a short time.

Wu Yu and Xuan Ye were quite friendly, but after all, they had only met recently, he couldn't just hand Nan Shangfeng over to the two of them.

"What a bother..." Yuan Ming thought to himself as he fully suppressed the anomaly of the Mana Vortex, remaining silent.

Wu Yu's speed in dispelling the curse was quick, having now ground five out of the nine pieces of jade into dust.

The woman's expression was solemn, her hands swiftly forming incantation gestures.

A dragon-shaped spirit light appeared around the altar, containing immense Desire Power, flying in mid-air with its head swinging and tail swaying, then plunged into Nan Shangfeng's body.

Boom!

The Curse Power within Nan Shangfeng was completely crushed, and the pain and fatigue that had entangled him for so many days disappeared entirely. He couldn't help but let out a long roar skyward, his voice echoing through the canyon, with leaves fluttering all around.

...

In a cave abundant with spiritual energy within the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, Hei Lian sat cross-legged, surrounded by flowing black light, forming a gigantic black Lotus Platform.

A large magic array was set up on the ground below her, seemingly a Spirit Gathering Array.

Su Yingxue stood nearby, making incantation gestures with both hands, the array rumbled and operated, gathering nature's spiritual energy within the cave.

Along with the nature's spiritual energy, streams of silver light emerged intermittently from the surrounding void, unexpectedly power of the void, also gathered through the Spirit Gathering Array.

The black Lotus Platform slowly rotated, swallowing the gathered nature's spiritual energy and the silver light completely.

Hei Lian's aura fluctuated incessantly, seemingly trying to break through a bottleneck.

At this moment, a beam of gray-black light descended from the sky, piercing through the black lotus, entering the woman's body.

Hei Lian's body shook violently, spurting a mouthful of fresh blood, her aura became incredibly chaotic, and the breakthrough attempt was instantly interrupted.

"What's going on?" Su Wu's figure emerged from the shadows of the cave, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Hei Lian didn't say a word, raising her hand with a wave, the Evil Curse Altar appeared, on which at some unknown time, a white jade token had appeared, but now it was shattered.

"Oh, it seems the Seven Evil Heart Curse has been dispelled. Even though you haven't really cultivated curse divine abilities, relying solely on the Evil Curse Altar for spellcasting, breaking the Seven Evil Heart Curse won't be easy. Things are getting more interesting." Su Wu showed an expression of surprise.

Hei Lian's expression was ashen, staring intently at the shattered jade token on the Evil Curse Altar.

...

In the canyon, everyone allowed Nan Shangfeng to vent freely, no one stopping him.

During this time, he had appeared relatively calm, but in fact, the pressure he endured wasn't small, until this moment, he finally truly laid down the burden in his heart, feeling as if he had been reborn.

After stabilizing his mind, he solemnly bowed to Yuan Ming and Wu Yu with the three of them.

"If it weren't for your utmost help, I would have surely been unable to escape this disaster. Though I do not express my gratitude verbally, if there is anything I can assist with in the future, please don't hesitate to ask." Nan Shangfeng said.

"The Curse Power has just been removed, although it will no longer continue to erode your vitality, your previous losses were significant. To recover, you need a good period of nurturing." Wu Yu advised.

"Thank you." Nan Shangfeng expressed his gratitude again.

Yuan Ming's attention was drawn to the changes in his own Mixed Hole Vortex, his reaction was slightly delayed.

"This is for you. It can help replenish your Qi-Blood and restore vitality." He took out a prepared bottle of elixir and handed it to Nan Shangfeng.

Nan Shangfeng looked grateful, wordlessly bowing his fists.

Yuan Ming didn't respond to Nan Shangfeng, remaining silent.

"Although this place isn't deep within the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, it's hardly safe. Now that the matter is finished, let's leave quickly." Xuan Ye suggested.

"Indeed, then we..." Wu Yu nodded.

"If you three wish to leave, please go ahead. My opportunity for breakthrough has arrived. I probably need to set up an array here to break through." Yuan Ming suddenly spoke.

He originally didn't want to attempt breaking through the Dharma manifestation Stage in this utterly unsafe Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, but having suppressed for so long, the Mana Vortex within his Dantian hadn't ceased, instead rotating faster and faster, already beyond his control, even if he left this canyon, he could no longer suppress it.

Wu Yu's beautiful eyes flashed slightly, sizing up Yuan Ming from head to foot.

"Is breaking through here not too risky?" Nan Shangfeng said with some concern.

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