Yuan Ming's gaze was as sharp as a torch as he noticed the number of blue silkworms outside had surged, weaving a giant web that covered the sky and blocked the sun, like masterful weavers in the void.

The Shura Palace had just flashed out of the void, but unable to avoid it, it crashed straight into the dense silkworm web.

"I'll go out to check the situation." Before Yuan Ming's words were finished, he felt the temperature around the void drop sharply, a coldness that invaded fiercely.

This was exactly the biting cold contained within those blue silken threads, invading the interior of the Spiritual Treasure like a phantom, silently and invisibly altering the atmosphere around.

Yuan Ming's figure flickered, and the next instant he found himself on the broad wasteland.

Snow and wind ravaged the skies, and the blue silkworms fluttering around Shura Palace resembled dense starry constellations.

The giant web formed by the silkworms spanned several hundred zhang, shimmering with a bluish hue, tightly wrapping the Shura Palace within.

Outside the Shura Palace, a thick layer of ice crystals had already formed, crystal clear as though about to be frozen solid by this bone-chilling cold.

Yuan Ming's figure was like lightning, instantly flying to the outer wall of Shura Palace, pressing his palm against it.

The Fire Emperor True Intent surged forth from his body, a wave of intense heat flowing from his palm, swiftly spreading across the entire Shura Palace.

Under the impetus of the Five Elements Dao Fruit, the temperature of Shura Palace rapidly rose as streams of white steam rose from its walls, causing the thick layer of ice crystals to swiftly melt beneath the scorching heat.

However, at this critical juncture, a terrifying aura suddenly descended from the sky above, locking onto both Shura Palace and Yuan Ming like a beast eyeing its prey.

Yuan Ming's body froze, an inexplicable chill gripped his heart, as if caught tightly by an invisible giant hand.

He looked up and saw amidst the snow and wind, emerging from the thick leaden clouds, a massive blue head slowly protruding, its stacked layers of fat giving off a bizarrely fleshy appearance.

This was clearly a giant silkworm as large as a city tower, opening its mouth to spray countless blue threads surging like a tide, enveloping Shura Palace layer upon layer, merging with the giant web to form an unbreakable cage.

Yuan Ming cursed inwardly and, with a flicker, had already fled into the interior of Shura Palace.

He couldn't help but curse out loud, "That Daoist Mu is full of nonsense, claiming that seventh-level demon beast encounters are exceedingly rare? This is plainly a genuine seventh-level demon beast!"

At this moment, Yuan Ming had no time to focus on cursing Daoist Mu, hastily exerting all his power to activate the Space Shifting Divine Ability of Shura Palace.

On the wasteland, the massive gray palace wrapped in layers of blue silken threads flickered with silver light, attempting to dive into the void to escape.

Yet the extreme cold released by those blue threads distorted the surrounding space, causing it to ripple like water waves.

Not only did Shura Palace fail to enter the void, it was instead slowly moving towards the giant mouth of that enormous blue silkworm as dragged by the blue web.

"What's happening? Need my help?" Inside Shura Palace, Xi Ying had come to Yuan Ming's side, her brow tightly furrowed in concern as she asked.

Yuan Ming turned back, giving her a reassuring smile and said, "Don't worry, everything is under control."

As he spoke, his figure flickered again, bringing Xi Ying to the Flower Garden Wilderness, beneath the World Tree.

Compared to before, the World Tree had shrunk another circle, now only dozens of zhang tall, its aura waning to only the level of mid-stage Level 6.

Yuan Ming waved his hand, and the World Tree within his Dantian flew out, expanding a hundredfold in an instant.

His World Tree was already much larger than that World Tree, emitting a significantly stronger aura, reaching the peak of Level 6, radiating a vigorous life force.

Although Yuan Ming hadn't refined any new spiritual treasures over the years, he had continuously refined this World Tree as a Spiritual Treasure, now able to smoothly store and retrieve it within his body.

Seeing this, Xi Ying's eyes couldn't help but brighten once again, once more surprised by Yuan Ming's transformation.

Yuan Ming waved his hand, causing his World Tree to soar into the air, falling towards that World Tree standing on the Flower Garden Wilderness.

As the two approached, a teal glow shimmered on each, drawing them towards each other until they merged completely.

The instant the two World Trees fused, their aura surged sharply, reaching the level of Stage 7.

All of Shura Palace trembled as a vast power emanated from the fused World Tree, spreading to every corner of Shura Palace.

Shura Palace vibrated intensely, emitting dazzling silver light, propelling the Space Shifting Divine Ability to its fullest extent.

The blue silken threads enveloping it snapped one by one, and even the freezing distortive power failed to halt Shura Palace's forceful escape.

The blue giant silkworm in the clouds witnessed this and erupted with a blue glow, more blue threads cascading towards Shura Palace.

Yet the next instant, the silver light on Shura Palace wrapped in layers surged, the void abruptly warped, and it vanished into the vast silver light, reappearing thousands of miles away.

After emerging thousands of miles away, the silver light continued to flicker on Shura Palace, once again diving into the void, disappearing.

The giant blue silkworm gazed towards the direction of Yuan Ming's disappearance, letting out a resentful roar, but did not continue to pursue, its massive body writhing as it slowly retreated into the leaden clouds.

The countless blue silkworms, as if losing their target, gradually dispersed in all directions into the swirling snow mist until they vanished.

Inside Shura Palace, recognizing that the blue giant silkworm hadn't pursued, Yuan Ming let out a breath of relief, immediately continuing to propel Shura Palace forward with all his might.

...

After a short half-day, Wulu, Hua Zhi, and several others found Yuan Ming beneath the World Tree.

"Brother Yuan, I want to leave Shura Palace and search for the Death Marsh," Wulu said.

"Do you know where the Death Poison Swamp is?" Yuan Ming asked in confusion.

"I don't know, but as long as it's not too far away, I can sense the location of the Death Poison Swamp. However, within the Shura Palace, all my perceptions are isolated, making it impossible to find the Death Poison Swamp." Wulu shook his head and said.

"Did you sense the giant blue silkworm earlier? That's a Level 7 demon beast. This shows that this world is far more dangerous than we imagined. Do you really want to go alone?" Yuan Ming frowned and asked.

"Everyone has their own path, and I'm no exception." Wulu smiled and said.

Yuan Ming anticipated this answer, so while talking to Wulu, his main soul had already slipped into the golden hall within the Stealing Heaven Tripod, standing in front of the gray statue, asking about the whereabouts of the Death Poison Swamp.

This time, the gray statue collected three hundred Vow Power Pills from him and gave him an identical gray talisman for guidance.

"In that case, take this." Yuan Ming said.

As he finished speaking, a gray talisman appeared in his palm.

"What is this?" Wulu asked in confusion.

"Follow the direction it indicates, and you'll be able to find the location of the Death Poison Swamp." Yuan Ming explained without further elaboration.

"Thanks." Wulu accepted the talisman without any doubt, smiling as he said.

"I hope next time we meet, you'll have successfully advanced to Mahayana, and we can fight side by side for the Chuyun Realm." Yuan Ming said.

"Haha, since Brother Yuan said so, I must strive to advance." Wulu, upon hearing this, was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said.

Afterward, Yuan Ming opened a passage and sent Wulu out of the Shura Palace.

"Are you also planning to act on your own?" After he left, Yuan Ming smiled and looked at Vajra and Hua Zhi, asking.

"We also need to seek some opportunities." After exchanging a glance, Hua Zhi and Vajra both nodded.

"Do you have a fixed destination?" Yuan Ming asked.

Vajra shook his head and looked at Hua Zhi.

"We come from the Demon World and have always followed you, Master. We've consumed many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and now we need a large amount of pure Demonic Qi." Hua Zhi said.

"If it's just Demonic Qi, there's no hurry. Once the realm battle starts and we fight against the Demon Clan, it shouldn't be hard to get as much Demonic Qi as you want." Yuan Ming said.

"By then, it will be too late. We don't want to be unable to help when the battle starts, let alone become a burden to you, Master." Hua Zhi shook her head and said, her expression unusually serious.

Yuan Ming nodded with some relief upon hearing this.

"In this Wentian Secret Realm, is there a place where a large amount of pure Demonic Qi gathers?" His main soul asked the gray statue in the golden hall.

"Eight hundred Vow Power Pills." The gray statue said.

"For the same guidance, why does it take eight hundred Vow Power Pills for the place where Demonic Qi gathers? Is there something peculiar about it?" Yuan Ming asked in surprise.

"Want to know? Add another five hundred Vow Power Pills." The gray statue continued.

Hearing this, Yuan Ming was speechless and did not continue to ask. He simply took out eight hundred Vow Power Pills and exchanged them for a guiding gray talisman, handing it to Hua Zhi.

"The two of you must support each other. If you encounter a danger or trouble that's hard to resolve, pray to the Nether Moon God, and I'll come to protect you." Yuan Ming solemnly instructed.

"Rest assured, Master, I will take good care of him." Hua Zhi said confidently, like an elder sister.

"Hmph, who needs you to take care of me?" Vajra pouted, discontentedly retorting.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming was helpless, though he was also quite used to it.

After the two of them left, he continued to steer the Shura Palace forward.

After a day and a night, he finally passed through the icy barren land, revealing a dark green forest, with towering trees standing lush and verdant.

The Shura Palace had just appeared over this dark green forest when it caught the attention of several Level 6 Great Demons.

They either spewed flames, stirred up strong winds, or released Thunder with their wings, all attacking towards the Shura Palace.

Yuan Ming ignored these attacks, focusing on propelling the Shura Palace to continue forward.

As he delved deeper into the forest, he discovered that the number of demon beasts here far exceeded those in the icy barren land, and they came in many varieties and forms, with more than half being unusual species he had never seen before.

Along the way, Yuan Ming also encountered a Level 6 Great Demon with Space Divine Power that intercepted him.

The Great Demon, using its power to compress space, forced the Shura Palace to reveal its form.

With no other choice, Yuan Ming had to reveal himself and fiercely battle it.

After a struggle, Yuan Ming naturally drove off this Level 6 Great Demon.

He continued to steer the Shura Palace forward, and although demon beasts occasionally attacked, Yuan Ming was highly skilled and could always handle them calmly.

After consecutively slaying several Great Demons, he also obtained quite a few rare items.

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