Pei Yongjun passed through the water-like barrier and entered.

With a flicker of a figure, the barrier disappeared again.

Moments later, Pei Yongjun arrived in a magnificent black palace, the floor seemingly made of an unknown metal, exuding a cold aura. On both sides of the palace, hundreds of cherry blossom lanterns faintly illuminated various eerie Shikigami reliefs on the stone walls.

At the end of the palace, two massive, cold black iron pillars stood towering.

These two gigantic black iron pillars were inscribed with countless mysterious and complex runes, occasionally flashing a strange red glow.

Additionally, black iron chains wound around these black pillars, extending continuously into a dark hole behind them, from which an unsettlingly terrifying aura emanated.

"Master, Pei Yongjun is here."

Pei Yongjun stood before the Black Hole, slightly bowed his head, revealing a respectful expression.

"Enter."

A deep male voice resonated from the dark, profound hole.

Pei Yongjun strode towards the cave entrance confidently, and after walking approximately a few hundred meters, a palace appeared in view, many times more grand than the one outside.

Long Burning Lamps burned on the stone walls, illuminating the entire palace in exquisite detail.

Those two massive black iron chains also extended into this magnificent palace, binding a huge fox.

A fox, its body as big as a small mountain, lay on the ground, its hair as white as snow, with two elongated upside-down triangular red eyes on its head, exuding a bloodthirsty, terrifying aura.

And behind this gigantic demon fox were nine hundred-meter-long white tails.

Nine-tailed Demon Fox!

In front of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox stood a man and a woman, their feet hovering off the ground, their appearances indistinct even from a close distance, as if they were like black holes absorbing all surrounding light.

"Master!"

Pei Yongjun stopped and bowed respectfully.

"The time has come; we can begin now! Pei Yongjun, your magic cultivation has reached the perfection of Condensation, just a step away from the Golden Core Stage. Perhaps, with this opportunity, you could break through in one go."

The woman standing at the front did not turn her head, only spoke faintly.

"Master Zheng Xiu Yan, forming a Golden Core is not an easy task." Pei Yongjun frowned slightly.

"Pei Yongjun, there's no need to be modest; you are the most talented cultivator in Han Country in the past few hundred years. If you enter the Golden Core Stage, then the power of our Yin Yang Shishen Sect will certainly rise a level. Once the seal is broken, the whole Earth will belong to our Yin Yang Shishen Sect."

Another man spoke.

"Master Zheng Xiu Yan."

Pei Yongjun nodded.

"By harnessing the four spirit veins, let the Nine-tailed Demon Fox regain its power and break free of its seal. With its innate talent to counter arrays, we can certainly break through the seal with its help! For this moment, we have awaited a thousand years." Zheng Xiu Yan could not hide her excitement, lightly trembling with clasped hands.

"I am just as impatient."

Zheng Xiu Yan clenched her fists, a spark of determination glinting in her pupils.

These two are merely cultivators at the Golden Core Stage; as for those myths, they are just fabrications intended to deceive the world.

Roar

The Nine-tailed Demon Fox lying in the center of the palace let out a low growl.

"It seems you are no longer willing to wait to leave here?"

Zheng Xiu Yan's lips curved into a slight smile.

"For hundreds of years, I have exhausted countless resources and treasures, now setting up four major arrays. These arrays, along with Han Country's four spirit veins, will surely empower and liberate you, granting you freedom once more."

Zheng Xiu Yan stated calmly.

Around the palace, indeed four exquisitely mysterious arrays were set up, located in the four cardinal directions, each radiating a different color of energy light.

"Pei Yongjun, prepare to start."

Zheng Xiu Yan ordered.

"Yes, Master." Pei Yongjun nodded and then sat down cross-legged, forming a Dharma Seal with his hands, his entire body exuding surging spiritual energy.

With the spiritual energy from the four spirit veins, aiding the Nine-tailed Demon Fox to break its seal and regain its strength.

The intense spiritual energy spilling from the arrays could also give Pei Yongjun a chance to break through the barrier of the perfection of Condensation, form a Golden Core, and officially enter the Golden Core Stage.

Zheng Xiu Yan and Zheng Xiu Yan also sat down cross-legged, weaving complicated Secret Technique seals with their hands, channeling the spiritual energy from the four arrays into the body of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox continuously.

This process might need to continue for around seven days!

Flame Island.

Less than half a month remains until the final cultivation time.

In Cave Eight.

Lin Mo is sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, cultivating in a spacious area.

"Mr. Lin, I've hidden the Spirit Talisman according to your instructions, corresponding to the position of the volcano. Now, there's only one step left."

Zhen Yuanzi communicated through Divine Thought.

With Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation, even the Law Enforcement Team's Captain He Xun couldn't probe his Divine Thought.

"Hmm, time is running out. If there's no good opportunity, I'll have no choice but to forcibly extract the spirit vein!"

Lin Mo contemplated.

"Mr. Lin, it seems someone has come again?"

Shen Tong opened her eyes, wariness reflected in her large, watery eyes. She already knew Lin Mo's plan; if Flame Island descended into chaos, it would be her best chance to escape.

At the entrance of Cave Eight, a white-haired elder and a short-statured man stood together.

"Huang Ting, you said Ci Wei came to challenge Cave Eight?"

The white-haired elder had a transcendent demeanor, hands clasped behind his back, clearly a cultivator in the early-stage Condensation.

"Yes, Master, Ci Wei indeed came to challenge Cave Eight, but I have been in closed-door cultivation and do not know why Master Ci Wei disappeared." The short-statured man spoke with an expression of respect.

This short-statured man, named Huang Ting, was a friend of Ci Wei.

As for the elder, he was Ci Wei's master and also his grandfather, a cultivator from Cave One.

Recently, Huang Ting visited Ci Wei's cave but did not find him; even Divine Thought communications failed. Therefore, Huang Ting went to Cave One to consult this white-haired elder.

The white-haired elder frowned, his usually cloudy eyes flashing with a cold light. Given his cultivation, not finding Ci Wei on Flame Island could mean two things.

First, Ci Wei already left Flame Island, but with half a month remaining until the end of cultivation, and the entry permits being extraordinarily valuable, Ci Wei wouldn't leave early.

Second, Ci Wei is dead.

Lin Mo and Shen Tong were already at the cave entrance.

"Zheng Rongji, Jin Junxiu?"

The white-haired elder stared at Lin Mo and Shen Tong, his eyebrows twitching slightly, and asked with a frown, "Did my grandson Ci Wei come to your cave?"

"He did."

Lin Mo replied calmly.

"Where is he now?"

The white-haired elder asked, unconsciously emanating powerful suppression, causing Shen Tong to show signs of discomfort and pain on her face.

Huang Ting stood to the side, a sinister smile on his face.

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