"Ghost Shadow Escape Technique! Are you from the Black Desert Alliance?" "Lu Da" showed a look of surprise, and the giant pink palm that had risen from the ground stopped.

"I..." Yuan Ming's eyes flickered as he was about to fabricate a lie to buy some time.

"Heavenly Ghost Wanderer! How come you are here?" "Lu Da" glanced at the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer not far away and once again exclaimed in surprise.

Yuan Ming's gaze shifted. The Free Venerable inside Lu Da's body, could it be that he knew the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer?

The Heavenly Ghost Wanderer was from the Wu Yue Sect. Listening to the familiar tone of "Lu Da," Yuan Ming even felt that the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer had a close relationship with the Free Venerable.

The Heavenly Ghost Wanderer stood there woodenly, without speaking.

Affected by the All Living Beings' Dream Rune, the ghost slaves in the Night Parade of Hundred Demons fell into an illusion, unable to move. Yuan Ming's recent advancements in his illusion technique had finally allowed him to slightly affect the All Living Beings' Dream Rune, enabling the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer to move a little, but there was still a long way to go before regaining his previous agility.

He inwardly cursed; the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer had now transformed into a ghost slave. Ordinary people might not notice, but the Venerables of the Wu Yue Sect would surely see through it at a glance.

"No, why has the body of the Heavenly Ghost Wanderer become a Ghost Spirit Body! The screen contains your mana signature, did you play tricks on it?" "Lu Da" indeed immediately sensed something was wrong, suddenly turned to look at Yuan Ming, and pointed a finger.

The giant pink palm shot out like a meteor, coming down again.

Yuan Ming used the Ghost Shadow Escape Technique again to dodge, but the giant pink palm changed direction and heavily struck the Night Parade of Hundred Demons.

A wave of pink light rapidly invaded inside, quickly dyeing half of the screen pink.

Anxiety flashed through Yuan Ming's eyes; the pink light had an amazing ability to control. If it invaded the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, there was a great possibility that the item would change hands.

The Night Parade of Hundred Demons was his important Magic Treasure. It contained the All Living Beings Dream Rune and could not be lost.

His mind raced as his figure already flew towards it, his finger pointed.

A black sword rainbow tens of feet long tore through the sky like a black flood dragon—it was the Soul Destroying Sword.

However, a disturbance in the void in front of him emerged, and a pink branch appeared out of thin air, blocking the black sword rainbow.

Strong Desire Power invaded the Soul Destroying Sword, and the black blade rapidly turned pink.

"Damn!" Yuan Ming was startled and tried to retrieve the Soul Destroying Sword, but the sword was already beyond his control.

The pink Desire Power followed the connection of the Soul Destroying Sword to his life essence and invaded his body.

Yuan Ming's mana inside his body suddenly boiled over, like in the Illusion Space it was wrested from his control, and he could not move a bit, fly, or summon his Magic Treasure—his complexion turned pale.

"A mere Early-stage Core Formation cultivator, yet you possess so many fine Magic Treasures. Seems like you are no simple character, can't let you live!" "Lu Da" flashed a hint of murderous intent in his eyes and with a sword-like light shot from the pink branch, he slashed through the air towards Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming didn't panic and stimulated his physical strength.

His legs suddenly grew much thicker, with wrinkle-like black patterns emerging on them, resembling the strong legs of an elephant.

Yuan Ming's feet stomped the ground, giving off a sense of cumbersomeness as though an elephant wading through a quagmire. However, his movements were incredibly nimble; the perfect blend of heaviness and lightness in his movements was infuriatingly difficult to comprehend.

With a flicker of his form, he darted more than a dozen feet to the side, dodging the pink sword energy's slash.

The Demon Image Prison Suppression Skill's movement technique, Demon Elephant Flying Crossing!

"Still an individual cultivator! You do have quite a variety of tricks up your sleeve, what a pity!" "Lu Da," with even more killing intent in his eyes, watched as the pink branch suddenly exploded, turning into countless pink lights that flooded the entire space.

Waves of pink light surged towards Yuan Ming, coming in layers, with no escape.

Yuan Ming was swallowed by the pink light, feeling unbearably hot and restless, his Qi-Blood Power and Sea of Consciousness Soul Power also boiling, and it seemed that he was about to lose control of his physical body and soul power too.

"Worthy of being a Wu Yue Sect Venerable, even if it's just a Clone descending, it's not something I can contend with!" Yuan Ming thought to himself and immediately connected with the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

A powerful current of Desire Power surged out, and the boiling Soul Power within his Sea of Consciousness instantly calmed down.

He summoned all his Soul Power to form a semi-transparent Soul Power protective shield around himself.

Yuan Ming barely managed to summon a bit of mana and took out the Silver Token from his Storage Ring, throwing it onto the ground.

Silver light, like a liquid, poured out from the token, expanding swiftly and almost instantly forming a silver barrier within the Soul Power shield, keeping the pink light outside.

The silver barrier's isolation capability was exceptional, restoring much of his control over his mana and physical body.

Yuan Ming took out the Stealing Heaven Tripod and entered it, sitting atop the White Jade Lotus Platform.

Once inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, the influence of the pink light was completely eliminated, and his mana, Soul Power, and Qi-Blood circulation returned to normal.

Yuan Ming sighed with relief and activated his vast Divine Sense, spreading it from a Desire Power anchor point, which was the Three-eyed Crow he had earlier released. The entire stronghold of the Wu Yue Sect was suddenly under his control.

"Lu Da," looking at the silver barrier, showed a look of surprise and reached out with a gesture.

The surrounding pink light converged again, forming a gigantic palm that slapped fiercely towards the silver barrier.

Yuan Ming wouldn't let it succeed, and from his hand, he took out the Thunder God Hammer, unleashing all the Power of thunder and lightning stored within.

Boom Boom Boom!

A bolt of Silver Thunder, thick as a water barrel, shot through the air and struck the giant pink palm.

The Thunder God Hammer had the ability to absorb external thunder and store it within. The Power of thunder and lightning contained in this hammer was left by the Shura Master, and it was exceptionally powerful.

Previously, during the great battle in the Shura Palace, he had used a lot, but the remaining power of thunder and lightning was still very strong, not inferior to the attacks of a Nascent Soul cultivator,

The giant pink palm, a concentration of Desire Power and Soul Power, was restrained by the power of thunder and lightning, and instantly shattered into countless disordered specks of pink light.

A trace of annoyance flashed through "Lu Da's" eyes, if her true body were here, she wouldn't care about this mere thunder and lightning. At this moment, she was only present in spirit, able to exert only thirty percent of her strength.

The silver thunder and lightning that crushed the giant palm did not dissipate.

Yuan Ming waved the Thunder God Hammer, directing the remaining Silver Thunder to strike towards Lu Da herself.

"Lu Da," although she had temporarily boosted the soul power of this body to the Sleep Witch Realm using the Desire Power within the goddess statue, Lu Da's Mana remained the same, not even having reached the Core Formation stage, so how could she dare to directly intercept the Silver Thunder's attack.

He frowned and hastily dodged backwards.

However, the direction of the Silver Thunder suddenly shifted, striking the Night Parade of Hundred Demons.

The Night Parade of Hundred Demons was immediately sent flying, its spirit light dimmed, and the screen itself trembled unceasingly. It was wounded by the Silver Thunder, but the invasive pink light was also shattered.

Yuan Ming pointed into the void with his hand. Mana and Soul Power descended from the sky, entering the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, enveloping the All Living Beings' Dream Rune. With a pull outward, he tossed it towards where Lu Da was.

A burst of white light shot out from the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, meteor-like, striking towards "Lu Da."

Lu Da, not knowing the severity, waved his hand to disperse the white light,

But at that moment, the All Living Beings' Dream Rune suddenly erupted in blinding white light, filling Lu Da's field of vision.

His Sea of Consciousness "buzzed," countless illusions appeared before his eyes, his consciousness quickly sank, and the surrounding Illusion Space also collapsed with a thunderous crash.

A dark shadow shot towards him like electricity. It was the Three-eyed Crow, whose sharp beak like a blade fiercely pecked at Lu Da's chest.

A large hole was pierced through Lu Da's chest and abdomen, and his body flew backward, crashing onto a series of Nether Moon God statues on the altar, and ultimately collapsing onto the Wu Yue Goddess statue.

Yuan Ming channeled his Mana into the Thunder God Hammer, and another power of thunder and lightning fell, striking Lu Da's head, entering his Sea of Consciousness.

"Lu Da" suddenly convulsed, the Desire Power swiftly overflowed, the Sleep Witch level Soul Power also rapidly fell, returning to its previous level.

The lingering pink light nearby also dispersed, and the pink inside the Soul Destroying Sword vanished, restoring the connection with Yuan Ming's spirit.

Yuan Ming was secretly delighted and pinched a spell formula.

The Soul Destroying Sword trembled and disappeared, reappearing in front of "Lu Da." The sword tip emitted a strand of Soul Destroying Sword Energy, piercing his head.

The pink phantom that had appeared earlier was penetrated by the Soul Destroying Sword Energy, and was flung out.

"Good, a Core Formation Stage cultivator, I'll remember you, wait for the revenge from my Divine Sect…" The pink phantom looked towards the silver barrier, its eyes full of viciousness.

After saying this, the phantom collapsed, turning into a mass of pink light and scattering away.

"Hmph, defeated and running away? Think you can escape?" The silver barrier crumbled, and Yuan Ming stepped out.

The Soul Destroying Sword emanated a great black light, forming a black vortex, drawing back all the pink light, reconstituting the pink phantom.

Whoosh!

A soul crow shot out from Yuan Ming's brow, rushing towards the wisp of phantom, tearing it apart in a matter of seconds.

"You…" The phantom yelled in frustration, but before it could finish speaking, it was devoured, not expecting Yuan Ming to be so dishonorable.

Yuan Ming recalled the soul crow, sat down cross-legged, and began to rotate the Heart Cleansing Technique.

Although the phantom was formed of Soul Power, it contained quite a bit of Desire Power as well, which could only be refined by the Heart Cleansing Technique.

Luckily, not much Desire Power was contained within the phantom. Yuan Ming quickly refined it completely and began to examine the phantom's memories, his eyes lighting up.

The pink phantom's identity was shattered, but with some effort, he found some useful information. First of all, the identity of the pink phantom was indeed one of the Six Great Venerables from the Wu Yue Sect, the Free Venerable.

Regarding this man's Divine Skills, Yuan Ming also discovered a thing or two.

The Free Venerable had cultivated a Soul Cultivation Method from the Wu Yue Sect called the "Great Freedom Heart Sutra," which could absorb Desire Power to enhance the Divine Soul, without fearing the influence of the myriad emotions and thoughts contained in that Desire Power.

Furthermore, the "Great Freedom Heart Sutra" could control the complex emotions within Desire Power, using them to attack enemies.

Yuan Ming's gaze slightly flickered, feeling somewhat intrigued.

The emotions in Desire Power could corrupt one's will, making them incredibly hard to deal with; he could only rely on the Heart Cleansing Technique to refine it. He had not expected there to be a Secret Technique that could manipulate these emotions.

Unfortunately, the memories he had explored were too scattered, lacking the specific Cultivation Method of the "Great Freedom Heart Sutra." Otherwise, he would have been truly interested in comprehending this method. It would undoubtedly be of great help in controlling the Desire Power of his followers in the future.

In addition, the Free Venerable had descended upon Lu Da in the form of a Clone, using a secret skill called "Soul Descent Technique."

This technique used special contract runes to allow Soul Cultivators to use Desire Power as a bond, projecting their split souls across space onto their followers.

Simply put, it was about planting contract runes in the Divine Soul of the follower, so that in times of danger, the Soul Power could descend across space.

The pink hue of Lu Da's Divine Soul was precisely due to the contract rune placed by the Free Venerable.

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