Yuan Ming pondered over countermeasures while also halting his movement.

His previous thought process had been correct, as long as he could find a way to determine the right direction, no matter how the Peach Forest changed, he would be able to find a way out.

He had initially thought he could use the sun in the sky to determine the direction, but now it seemed he had oversimplified the challenge.

However, given the unpredictable changes in the Peach Forest, even if the sun truly existed, there was no guarantee that its current position wasn't an illusion. What other methods could he use to discern the direction?

Yuan Ming thought for a long while and took out a compass, a common magic artifact in the Cultivation World that could sense the stars in the sky and determine direction.

The blue compass needle spun ceaselessly, unable to stabilize at all.

Yuan Ming was not surprised by this, and he put away the compass and continued to ponder.

"Right, how could I have forgotten this method!" A moment later, he slapped his thigh sharply, his Divine Sense merging into the mark on his arm, sensing the convergence of the Desire Power in the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

He was in a secret realm, possibly impeded by a Forbidden barrier; the Desire Power collected by the Stealing Heaven Tripod was less than half of what it was outside.

However, as long as there was some Desire Power, it would be enough.

Yuan Ming sensed the strongest surge of Desire Power and took its transmitted direction as a benchmark to move forward.

He wasn't certain if this direction was correct, but as he was completely clueless for now, he decided to treat this desperate attempt as a viable remedy.

The Peach Forest couldn't be infinitely large. By walking in one direction, even if the path deviated or even looped back, he would eventually find his way out, which was better than just wandering around in the same spot.

Time passed little by little, quickly marking an hour.

Yuan Ming moved swiftly within the Peach Forest, which began to change more drastically around him, and he found himself being teleported more frequently.

However, Yuan Ming, who had already seen through the underpinnings of the Peach Forest, remained calm and composed, ignoring the changes in the surrounding environment, steadfastly advancing by relying on the Desire Power to judge direction, even allowing a smile to slip onto his face.

Since the Peach Forest's barriers tried so hard to hinder his progress, it appeared that the direction he was heading in wasn't severely off.

Yuan Ming utilized the Ghost Shadow Escape Technique to its limits, transforming into a black ghostly shadow.

At that moment, a peach tree ahead suddenly came to life; its trunk elongated several times over in the wind and lashed out at him.

"Not deceived, so you resort to this tactic?" Yuan Ming sneered slightly, his wrist twisting as a flash of light appeared in his palm, and the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear appeared in his hand, which he thrust forward.

A brilliant purple light erupted from the tip of the spear, unleashing the power of the stars that instantly shredded the peach tree ahead, sending wood chips flying and blasting a large hole in the ground.

Yuan Ming continued forward, with peach tree branches occasionally striking towards him. However, they were all in vain in front of the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear. After all, the restrictions of the Peach Forest were meant to bewilder, not to excel in offense or defense.

Soon another hour had passed.

Yuan Ming stopped walking, his breath heavy, his face already soaked with sweat.

He had solved the issue of the Peach Forest's illusions, but a new problem had emerged.

Just then, the three suns in the sky had turned into four, and the surrounding temperature had abruptly risen, making it much hotter. Although he allotted some of his mana to protect his body, he still struggled to withstand the increasing heat.

Yuan Ming licked his dry lips and couldn't help but look up. Four massive incandescent fireballs hung in the sky, constantly emitting scorching heat.

The surrounding Peach Forest, under the scorching heat of the four fireballs, showed no signs of wilting; instead, it appeared even more vibrant. The green leaves accentuated the peach blossoms, which bloomed even more brightly on the branches like numerous small suns, clustering around Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming's brow furrowed, his expression turning increasingly grave.

Not only had the temperature risen, but the Fire Attribute Spirit Qi in the nearby void had also become denser, adding to the scorching aura.

Under such high temperatures, Yuan Ming's sweat was quickly evaporated, his skin becoming more dry and painful. The protective shield formed by his blue belt was barely holding.

With no other choice, Yuan Ming had to channel mana into the Cold Moon Ring on his finger. An instant layer of frost spread from the Cold Moon Ring, melding into the protective shield around him.

The Cold Moon Ring, a Frost Attribute imitation Spiritual Treasure, was far superior to the blue belt in resisting heat. It enveloped Yuan Ming like a layer of cool coat, relieving him from the burning dehydration.

With the protection of the Cold Moon Shield, the burning dehydrating sensation immediately subsided, allowing Yuan Ming to breathe a sigh of relief, though it also sped up his consumption of mana.

He switched to a High-grade Spirit Stone in his hand and reevaluated his position before continuing full force.

About an hour later, Yuan Ming slowed his pace.

Continuous use of the Cold Moon Ring and Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, along with the Ghost Shadow Escape Technique, his Mid-stage Core Formation mana was becoming too thin and was nearly depleted, so he had to slow down.

While absorbing mana from the Spirit Stone, he also constantly took out elixirs to restore his mana, ensuring his internal Spiritual Power barely kept up with the consumption. However, as the surrounding temperature climbed even higher, the rate of mana loss began to exceed replenishment.

Yuan Ming had to adjust again, stopping the use of the Ghost Shadow Escape Technique altogether and switching to walking. Faced with attacks from peach trees, he primarily dodged, minimizing the use of the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear to conserve mana.

However, no matter how much Yuan Ming tried to conserve, his Mana was uncontrollably depleting and quickly running out.

Yuan Ming, helpless, stopped in his tracks.

The scorching environment before him wasn't without solutions; as long as he entered the space within the Stealing Heaven Tripod, no matter how hot it was outside, he would remain unharmed.

However, the Peach Forest was full of prohibitions, and he did not know if anyone was watching; he dared not take out the Stealing Heaven Tripod recklessly.

"Forget it, now is not the time to economize," Yuan Ming muttered to himself, flipping his hand to take out a green lotus seed, which was the Spiritual Lotus Seed he had picked within the Shura Palace Yin Capital City, known for its remarkable effects in rapidly restoring Mana.

He swallowed the lotus seed, and a warm flow spread throughout his body, restoring most of his dried-up Mana in a few breaths.

"Back when I was in the Yin Capital City, a single lotus seed could restore all my Mana. It seems that as my Cultivation has improved, the restorative effects of the lotus seeds have weakened," Yuan Ming thought to himself, but he did not mind and continued on.

Before long, the temperature in the Peach Forest climbed once again to a terrifying degree. Even with the protection of the Cold Moon Shield, Yuan Ming still felt a dryness in his mouth and tongue.

He stopped, looking up at the sky once more.

Indeed, as he had feared earlier, four suns were not the limit of this space because another incandescent Fireball had appeared, hanging alongside the other four.

Needless to say, these five might not be the limit either; a sixth and a seventh could appear afterward...

One thing was certain: if the limit was reached and Yuan Ming had not yet escaped from this Peach Forest, his troubles would greatly increase.

Yuan Ming had no choice but to increase the Mana infused into the Cold Moon Ring, enhancing the power of the Cold Moon Shield, and continue moving forward.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon more than an hour had passed.

Yuan Ming once again used the Ghost Shadow Escape Technique and moved quickly forward, his face looking extremely grim.

The high temperature within the Peach Forest had reached an unbelievable level. The Cold Moon Ring's consumption of Mana was greater and greater, forcing him to consume over a dozen lotus seeds, and still, there was no sign of an end ahead.

These lotus seeds, capable of rapidly restoring Mana, were life-saving items in critical moments. He had been reluctant to use them since obtaining them in Yin Capital City, but now he had used more than half in just this brief period.

Yuan Ming continued to hurry along tirelessly, his mind constantly weighing options, considering whether to awaken Hua Zhi or to release the two from the Shura Blood Devouring Map to help find a way out.

In the midst of his tangled thoughts, he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance and immediately opened his eyes.

At that moment, he witnessed a scene that astonished him.

He saw the nearby peach trees continuously absorbing the sun's heat. The peach blossoms blooming in the sunlight began to fall, creating a shower of petals, which, the moment they touched the ground, spontaneously ignited and vanished.

Beneath the blooming buds, the bare fruits grew quickly at a visible rate into bright red peaches, the source of that strange fragrance.

The peach tree above Yuan Ming bore heavy fruit, some so large that they bent the branches down in front of him, seemingly inviting him to taste them.

Yuan Ming's first thought was to keep his distance from these unusual peaches.

However, overpowering curiosity made him unable to resist picking one to examine closely.

The peach looked, even felt, no different to a normal peach, but it emitted strong fluctuations of Spiritual Power; it appeared not only harmless but more like a Spirit Fruit nurtured by nature itself.

The rich fragrance even carried a hint of sweetness. Just the smell of it made his mouth water, especially under the scorching sun, and it was difficult to resist its allure.

Yuan Ming swallowed his saliva, but did not rashly eat it, looking towards the Spiritual Beast Bag where Purple Extreme Tai Sui was kept.

Purple Extreme Tai Sui could devour all poisons, likely possessing the ability to detect toxins, so he needed its verification before he could be at ease with the Red Peach.

With a probe of Divine Sense into the Spiritual Beast Bag where Purple Extreme Tai Sui was, Yuan Ming's expression changed slightly.

Purple Extreme Tai Sui's body had grown nearly half as big, but half of its body had turned black, contrastingly opposing its other half's normal purple color.

"Could it be that Purple Extreme Tai Sui has not yet refined those Gu toxins?" Yuan Ming was quite surprised internally.

Purple Extreme Tai Sui had previously suppressed the spread of the Gu toxins; how could it have not refined them after so much time had passed?

He activated his Divine Sense to inspect closely, and soon found the reason. The nature's spiritual energy inside the Spiritual Beast Bag had been depleted, and though Purple Extreme Tai Sui's body had swollen nearly half in size, its aura was extremely weak, and the purple spirit light it emitted felt lifeless.

"So the Spiritual Energy has run out." Yuan Ming hurriedly took out several High-grade Spirit Stones and threw them inside.

Purple Extreme Tai Sui writhed its body and devoured the Spirit Stones, its purple light immediately blossomed, quickly overpowering the black toxins.

After a moment's hesitation, Yuan Ming also threw the Red Spirit Peach he held into the bag.

Purple Extreme Tai Sui did not refuse the newcomer, swallowing the Red Peach in one gulp. Before long, its purple light brightened slightly, and the speed at which the black toxins dissipated seemed to quicken as well.

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