As they watched others being wrapped by vines, their body's moisture beginning to rapidly deplete, on the verge of turning into dried corpses, Hua Zhi suddenly stomped her foot and shouted, "Bloom quickly for me!"

As her voice echoed, pink mist rose from the walls around, one after another, fleshy flowers bloomed, frantically absorbing the spiritual power of those Tree Men.

Within moments, the vines binding the others became somewhat withered, and the speed at which they drained everyone's moisture greatly slowed, even the tightness of their binding loosened somewhat.

Hua Zhi was using the parasitic method to draw a large amount of spiritual power, attempting to replenish Long Chong and the others.

But, just then, the spell gestures of the five Nascent Soul cultivators outside suddenly changed, pointing simultaneously at Hua Zhi.

The next instant, a circular green light Array formed out of thin air beneath Hua Zhi's feet, and strands of green light condensed into magic chains shot out from it, piercing into Hua Zhi's body.

Hua Zhi immediately felt her mana circulation sluggish, unable to control those parasitic flowers anymore.

As one faltered and the other rose, the recently suppressed vine strength surged, and the parasitic flowers began to wither and soon fell off.

The lifeline Hua Zhi had just managed to win for everyone vanished in an instant.

Once again, everyone found themselves in a dire situation, when suddenly, an overwhelming Divine Power appeared out of nowhere, instantly enveloping the five Nascent Soul cultivators and thirty-six Tree Men nearby.

The five Nascent Soul cultivators, who had been fully controlling Hua Zhi, were caught off guard by the sudden intrusion of Divine Sense and fell into an illusion, all standing rigidly in place.

The extending vines all retracted back, the controlled people fell out one by one, each struggling to stand up, coughing dryly.

Seeing the scene before them, the group couldn't help but feel a rush of surprise and joy.

Hua Zhi knew it was Yuan Ming who had taken action, she instinctively wanted to voice her thanks, but hastily caught herself, saying, "Thank you, Lord Nether Moon God, for your assistance!"

"Thank you, Lord Nether Moon God!" Others, hearing this, also came to their senses and expressed their gratitude.

Inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, Yuan Ming nodded slightly.

The force of Divine Soul Power that had just acted was from his true body's Divine Soul, not enhanced by the Lotus Platform Will Power, only utilizing the power of the All Living Beings Dream Rune, to instantly control five Nascent Soul cultivators and thirty-six Core Formation cultivators. His years of hard cultivation on the Nether Moon Technique were not in vain.

Before Yuan Ming could continue casting, suddenly a powerful force of Divine Soul Power burst forth from the five Nascent Soul cultivators.

Yuan Ming's Divine Thought was impacted, and the illusion he had constructed nearly collapsed.

He forcefully stabilized his Divine Soul while striving to activate the All Living Beings Dream Rune again, pressing down with a formidable Soul Power.

This time, however, he let the thirty-six Tree Men at Core Formation Stage go and focused all his power on controlling the five Nascent Soul cultivators.

Seeing the Great Array broken, the Tree Men who had broken free from the illusion quickly fled in panic.

"Don't let those creatures escape, kill them," Yuan Ming ordered in the tone of Nether Moon God.

Upon witnessing this, the rest didn't hesitate, ignoring their significant energy loss, they quickly gave chase to kill those creatures, all except Hua Zhi who didn't move.

"Hua Zhi, once I have these five completely under control, you move to kill them," Yuan Ming transmitted a message instructing her.

"I'll follow the master's command," Hua Zhi immediately replied.

Yuan Ming mumbled an incantation, his five fingers spread wide, shooting five rays of crystal light from his palm, which flew out of the Stealing Heaven Tripod space.

The five crystal rays flashed and disappeared into the heads of the five Nascent Soul cultivators, entangling around their Divine Souls.

But just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

Among the Nascent Soul cultivators, the tallest's eyes, previously clouding over, suddenly snapped open, a flash of dark light on his forehead, and an incredibly powerful Divine Soul Power burst forth, colliding with the crystal light wrapped around the Divine Souls.

By the time Yuan Ming realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

The crystal light was torn apart, crumbling into nothing.

Inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, Yuan Ming was also affected; it was as though a sound of rocks crumbling thundered in his Sea of Consciousness, causing his vision to blur and his ears to ring.

The illusion he had built with the assistance of the All Living Beings Dream Rune could no longer hold and immediately shattered.

The Nascent Soul cultivators, who had been on the verge of passing out, all woke up at that moment, gathered together, and fled into the distance.

Hua Zhi took action to block them without delay.

She thrust both hands forward, countless vine tendrils surged over, blocking the path of those Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, the strength of those five was not at all weak; they conjured a wave of green light together, cutting through where they passed, causing Hua Zhi's vine tendrils to droop to the ground, taking root on the spot, completely out of Hua Zhi's control.

But it was also in the moment bought by Hua Zhi's intervention that Yuan Ming soothed the turbulence in his Sea of Consciousness with his mighty Divine Soul Power, his eyes suddenly focused, and he stepped forward.

"Hua Zhi, back off," Yuan Ming ordered.

Without the slightest hesitation, Hua Zhi immediately withdrew, retreating explosively backward.

As Yuan Ming chanted, he raised a palm and harshly slapped it towards the front.

Five Nascent Soul cultivators at the center of a fluctuating void overhead, a pitch-black glow materialized out of thin air, transforming into a colossal palm the size of a palace, emanating circles of black light that pressed down—none other than the Great Black Sky God Palm.

Within a radius of several dozen yards, everything froze as if space itself had solidified.

Having spent thirty years in the Time Cave, he had painstakingly cultivated the Moonlight Technique, and the Divine Soul Secret Techniques he had acquired from the Six Desires Venerable had also been mastered.

The bodies of the five Nascent Soul cultivators were also immobilized, unable to move, yet a green light converged at their foreheads and simultaneously launched a green beam.

Each beam contained astonishing Divine Soul Power, converging at a single point and managing to pierce through the frozen void.

However, before the five beams could merge, the Great Black Sky God Palm had already collided head-on with them.

A thunderous explosion echoed.

The five green beams shattered, dispersing into countless green fluorescent fragments.

The black giant palm did not pause for an instant, striking the five Nascent Soul cultivators squarely.

Their bodies shuddered violently, cracking with numerous tiny fissures, and they collapsed.

The black giant palm suddenly stopped, its fingers grasping at the void and retrieving the bodies of the five cultivators with a jerk.

With a flicker, all five disappeared, reappearing within the space of the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

The space of the Stealing Heaven Tripod was once again shrouded in dense white fog, enveloping the altar and the Sword Trace Abyss among other key locations.

Yuan Ming's Divine Sense swept over the five, and without any surprise, their Sea of Consciousness was utterly empty, not a trace of Divine Soul could be felt.

"The Divine Soul has disappeared again?" Xi Ying, standing at his side, asked.

Yuan Ming nodded, not uttering a word, but instead closed his eyes, his fingers pressed against his forehead.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, a look of astonishment on his face.

"Did you find it? Where?" Xi Ying asked abruptly.

"An unexpected place, within the white round moon mid-air," Yuan Ming answered.

Previously, the bald elder's Divine Soul had vanished mysteriously. To clarify the matter, Yuan Ming and Xi Ying had planted a Divine Sense Imprint within each of their Divine Souls while secretly engaging with these five cultivators.

One imprint was destroyed, but the other four were now inside the round moon in the open air.

"How can it be over there?" Yuan Ming muttered to himself.

"That round moon is indeed quite peculiar, the real body of the Undead Tree Demon may very well be hiding there," Xi Ying replied thoughtfully after a moment's suspense.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming immediately activated his Divine Power, extending it upwards in an attempt to probe the white round moon.

However, the moon that seemed to hang just above the treetops was much further away than he had imagined. Even when Yuan Ming turned all his Divine Power or even sat upon the White Jade Lotus Platform, using the Desire Power there to boost and extend his Divine Thought to its utmost limit, in the end, he still couldn't touch that place.

"It's too far, my Divine Sense can't probe it," Yuan Ming sighed.

"The sun and moon within a Secret Realm often differ from those in the real world. Usually, they aren't truly unreachable. However, I also sense that this moon may be some kind of spatial artifact, or perhaps there is a spatial treasure hidden there which used some kind of spatial extension Divine Skills to greatly increase the distance," Xi Ying explained.

"Such elaborate concealment suggests there truly is something strange within the white round moon. Perhaps the real body of the Undead Tree Demon is indeed hidden inside," Yuan Ming said.

"Is there a way to break through this Divine Skill to allow us to reach the round moon? After all, if the Undead Tree is indeed there, it means the exit from the Three Immortal Island Secret Realm is also there," Yuan Ming hesitated to say.

"There is a way... However, if it's as you predicted, and that round moon is indeed the lair of the Undead Tree, then the danger it poses is extraordinary. At this point when nothing is clear, rushing there recklessly could be fatal," Xi Ying replied, his voice carrying slight hesitation.

"Don't worry, I naturally won't act rashly. At the very least, we'd wait for everyone to gather before making a plan," Yuan Ming replied with a smile.

"Then we could give it a try. Reaching it isn't difficult; I can set up a Teleportation Array. Just by sending a Space Array Plate to the inside of the white round moon, I can directly transport everyone over," Xi Ying said, revealing the solution upon hearing this.

"I'll figure out a way to send the Space Array Plate into the white round moon, you go ahead and refine the Space Array," Yuan Ming said after a moment's thought.

Xi Ying nodded, moved aside, and sat down cross-legged, taking out various materials and starting to refine.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming did not disturb him further and conveyed his thoughts to the Artifact Spirit of the Shura Blood Devouring Map.

"Is there any news of Qi Ye?" Yuan Ming asked.

Waiting for a while, the Artifact Spirit finally responded, "That guy hasn't sent any news for a long time, and I have tried to contact him just now to no response."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming's brows furrowed tightly.

Meanwhile, those like Long Chong who had gone to pursue the Tree Men were beginning to return one after another, most returning empty-handed.

"And what of those five Nascent Soul cultivators? Could they have escaped?" Old Man Hei Zhu looked around and asked.

"How could Lord Nether Moon God fail? Those five have been captured. He's instructed us not to wander about and to rest and regain our strength here," Hua Zhi said.

The others, indeed weary, divided up the Spirit Tree and Spirit Grass of the area and began to meditate and restore themselves on the spot.

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