Wulu had previously reached the summit alone. Now, with their combined efforts, it was naturally even easier as they easily broke through multiple obstacles and arrived at the top of the white giant peak.

"Brother Wulu, where is the Time Cave you mentioned before?" Yuan Ming surveyed the surroundings before asking.

"Cross over the mountain ahead, and you will see the Time Cave." With these words, Wulu activated the Heavenly Escape Stone Talisman, concealing both of their traces as they continued to move forward.

Yuan Ming followed closely behind, quickly crossing over the mountain ahead.

In front of them, a slanted mountainside appeared with a rift in the slope, forming an entrance several zhang in size, from which black and white lights flickered, expanding and contracting unpredictably.

Next to the cave, the characters for "Time Cave" were carved flamboyantly from top to bottom.

Yuan Ming's pupils contracted as he pulled Wulu to crouch behind a large boulder.

Seven towering black and green ancient trees surrounded the Time Cave, each one emitting an overpowering presence, clearly at the Level 4 Upper Stage.

A dense mass of roots hung down, tightly wrapping around the entrance of the Time Cave.

"Brother Wulu, didn't you say there was only one Level 4 Upper Stage Tree Man around the Time Cave? Why are there seven?" Yuan Ming communicated through a voice transmission.

"I'm not sure either. When I came up here before, there indeed was only one giant tree," Wulu replied, just as bewildered and perplexed.

Yuan Ming had no time to inquire about the past; since they needed to find a way into the cave, the urgent task was to deal with these seven trees sealing the entrance.

He looked at the cave mouth firmly shielded by tree roots, his eyebrows tightly knitted.

The Heavenly Escape Stone Talisman could conceal their traces, but their bodies were still physically present there, unable to pass through the tree roots blocking the cave entrance.

The powerful and profound strength of these giant trees meant their roots were no ordinary roots; typical escape techniques would probably fail to deceive them.

"Now what do we do? The time for the Heavenly Escape Stone Talisman is almost up," Wulu asked somewhat anxiously.

Yuan Ming didn't respond. At that moment, he had already mobilized his divine sense from his first soul, descending to inspect the interior of the Time Cave. Suddenly, his heart stirred, and he looked towards a concealed hollow a hundred zhang away.

The entire hollow was enveloped by a transparent protective shield, within which black and white energies could be vaguely seen flowing. From outside, it appeared completely normal, but Yuan Ming's first soul's divine sense penetrated through the transparent shield with ease.

Five figures stood inside. The Blood Realm Venerable and the white-browed young man they had seen before were there, standing with a burly man whose beard was as sharp as a sword and a purple-haired beautiful woman.

The burly man had unfathomable mana within him, clearly a late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator.

The purple-haired woman was also a Nascent Soul cultivator, her cultivation having reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

On the opposite side of the Blood Realm Venerable and the others stood a Blood Robed Man, looking to be in his thirties or forties, with stern features and quite handsome, except for a black eye patch over his right eye.

"It's him..." Yuan Ming's expression showed surprise.

He had seen this Blood Robed Man at the Immortal Fruit Conference, who was the Master of Blood Yan Island.

The occurrence of an anomaly on Fusang Island and coming across the Master of Blood Yan Island here was not strange. What surprised Yuan Ming was the man's cultivation.

During the Immortal Fruit Conference, the Master of Blood Yan Island was still a perfect Core Formation cultivator, but now his revealed cultivation was that of the early stage Nascent Soul!

"Hehe, Master Blood Yan, your Heavenly Concealment Cover is truly impressive. Even those Tree Men cannot see through it. With this cover, our entry into the Time Cave is even more assured," the burly man looked around and laughed as he spoke.

"Alliance Leader Yuan flatters me. This mere magic treasure is nothing significant. We still rely on the members of the Tide-rider Scatter Alliance for entering the cave," the Master of Blood Yan Island replied modestly.

Yuan Ming's expression shifted, gauging from the conversation that these people could be members of the Scatter Alliance. After he had encountered Jia Sifang, the Tide Maker, he collected quite a bit of information about them. Could it be that this burly man, called Master by the Master of Blood Yan Island, was the renowned Alliance Leader of the Tide-rider Scatter Alliance, Yuan Wuji?

It seemed, for the moment, that both the Master of Blood Yan Island and the Scatter Alliance wanted to enter the Time Cave.

"Brother Yuan, my mana is nearly depleted. I cannot hold out much longer," Wulu said, his face paling as he urged again.

"Follow me," Yuan Ming said, his eyes darting about, leading Wulu swiftly towards the Master of Blood Yan Island and the others, landing near them without a sound.

"It's fine now. Brother Wulu, release the concealing effect of the Heavenly Escape Stone Talisman," Yuan Ming instructed.

"Right here?" Wulu looked surprised.

"Yes. And later, Brother Wulu, don't use any secret techniques to conceal yourself. Reveal your presence directly," Yuan Ming continued.

"But why?" Wulu didn't understand.

"There's no need to ask, Brother Wulu. I have a plan," Yuan Ming assured.

Though Wulu didn't understand the meaning behind Yuan Ming's actions, out of trust for Yuan Ming, he lifted the invisible effect of the Heavenly Escape Stone Talisman.

Their figures appeared out of nowhere, exposed in midair.

The Blood Yan Island Master and the others were taken aback at the scene.

"What's going on? Who are these two, and why did they suddenly appear here?" Yuan Wuji frowned.

"Wu Lu!" The Blood Yan Island Master's pupils shrank when he saw Wu Lu, and he was greatly alarmed.

The seven black-green giants trees near the distant Time Cave also sensed the presence of Yuan Ming and Wu Lu; several branches from one of the trees stretched in the wind, shooting towards the two men like enormous black-green crossbow bolts.

Yuan Ming and Wu Lu were standing right behind the Blood Yan Island Master and the others, and the black-green branches struck the transparent protective shield.

Since all of this happened too suddenly, the Blood Yan Island Master had no time to react, and Yuan Wuji was unable to control the Heavenly Concealment Cover; the transparent shield shattered at the sound, revealing the forms of the Blood Yan Island Master, Yuan Wuji, and the others.

"Island Master!" Wu Lu was shocked when he saw the Blood Yan Island Master and immediately understood Yuan Ming's intention; Yuan Ming intended to use the Blood Yan Island Master and the others as a shield.

Several branches continued lashing towards Yuan Ming and Wu Lu, with Yuan Wuji and the others inadvertently blocking them in the middle.

"Damn it!" Yuan Wuji had no choice but to take action, blood light flashed in his palm, and he produced a blood-colored long saber.

This saber had a two-headed wolf embossed on the hilt, the blade was long and narrow, thin as a cicada's wing, emitting dazzling blood light, and a stream of black air flowed within the blade, looking extremely sinister.

As soon as the saber appeared, before Yuan Wuji even stirred it, it began to hum and tremble, radiating a sky-high stench of blood that filled the area.

Yuan Wuji gripped the long saber in his hand, threads of blood light flickering in his eyes; he no longer had time to be bothered with Yuan Ming and the others, and swung his saber in mid-air towards the incoming branches.

A majestic swath of blood-colored saber light flashed by, severing several thick branches.

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Ming had already pulled Wu Lu away, flying into the distance. Seeing this scene, his heart skipped a beat, too.

The power of this blood-colored long saber was in no way inferior to Gu Xuanyang's Immortal Slaying Sword Qi.

"This is the Blood Transformation Divine Saber! The treasure that guards our sect; it's actually in this person's hands!" Blood Shadow exclaimed again from within the Shura Blood Devouring Map, his voice filled with delight and shock.

"Blood Transformation Divine Saber? It sounds similar to that Blood Transformation Saber with only a single character difference. Could it be a magic treasure of the same type?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Our sect's Blood Transformation Saber was refined in imitation of this Blood Transformation Divine Saber, so naturally, its power is incomparable! The Blood Transformation Divine Saber is a treasure of our sect, its power beyond measure. Some believe it's a damaged Spiritual Treasure; I never expected it to still exist, let alone see it again! Master, can you seize this saber for me? With this Blood Transformation Divine Saber, my strength could increase manifold, allowing me to triumph over a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Cultivator in battle!" Blood Shadow said excitedly.

"We'll see if an opportunity arises," Yuan Ming responded inaudibly to himself.

Yuan Wuji was a real Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, his strength far beyond an ordinary Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Cultivator. Blood Shadow really overestimated him, wanting him to snatch a treasure from the hands of a great cultivator – that was practically suicidal.

Wu Lu, witnessing this situation, simply let Yuan Ming lead, taking out an elixir and swallowing it, then cultivating to refine the elixir and restore his mana.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming handed over a green lotus seed and transmitted a message swiftly:

"Take this, it will help you rapidly restore your mana."

Without hesitation, Wu Lu swallowed the lotus seed, cultivating to refine it and entrusting his safety to Yuan Ming.

With so many cultivators suddenly appearing, the giant trees that sealed off the Time Cave were naturally a mix of shock and anger.

The ground began to shake, rumbling ominously!

Four of the giant trees uprooted themselves from the ground, their tall bodies quickly shrinking, and branches and leaves doing the same; in a blink of an eye, they transformed into four ten-foot-tall black-green giants, racing towards Yuan Wuji and the others to pounce.

The strong presence emanating from Yuan Wuji, along with his previous readiness to act, naturally made him the target of concentrated attacks.

The ordinary Tree Men nearby, sensing the commotion here, also uprooted and surged towards this place.

At the same time, Yuan Ming immediately deployed the Void Transformation Technique and cast a Concealing Divine Power on Wu Lu, fleeing into the distance.

Yuan Ming and Wu Lu, both Core Formation cultivators, coupled with being furthest from the Time Cave at this moment, naturally were of no concern to the four black-green giants who were solely focused on attacking Yuan Wuji and the Nascent Soul level beings like the Blood Yan Island Master.

The pursuit towards Yuan Ming and Wu Lu was left to ordinary Tree Men.

With the help of his first soul's Illusion Technique, Yuan Ming easily broke free from the encirclement of the Tree Men and vanished near a cliff in the distance.

"Interesting, a Core Formation junior actually saw through the Heavenly Concealment Cover," Yuan Wuji said, his face showing curiosity. His fingers moved secretly from within his robe, and two subtle blood lights appeared beneath his feet, chasing after Yuan Ming and Wu Lu.

"The bastard won't get far! Big brother, let me go kill him!" The Blood Realm Venerable was fuming with vengeful anger for new and old grudges as he watched Yuan Ming escape, gnashing his teeth in fury and ready to pursue.

"No need. It's wiser to leave this place first. This score can be settled with them later," Yuan Wuji said, stopping the Blood Realm Venerable with an unhurried tone.

Yuan Wuji and his group, powerful as they were, were also reluctant to confront the numerous Level 4 Upper Stage Tree Demons and countless Tree Men head-on. They exchanged blows only briefly, seizing the moment to turn and flee.

The Level 4 Tree Demons pursued relentlessly, vanishing into the distance soon after.

Yuan Ming did not go far; after employing the Illusion Technique, shaking off the pursuing Tree Men, he led Wu Lu around in a circle, returning to the vicinity of the Time Cave.

With Yuan Wuji and the others drawing away the four Level 4 Upper Stage Tree Demons, only three remained near the Time Cave, and even the entwined roots at the entrance of the cave had thinned considerably.

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