After Yuan Ming put away the Dream Butterfly Dao Seal, he took out the Stealing Heaven Tripod and placed the sleeping Nan Shangfeng inside.

At the moment the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space closed again, Yuan Ming suddenly had an illusion, as if he felt the wind blowing over the sea had become slightly weaker.

When he raised his eyes again, he saw the lightning storm in the sea ahead dimming little by little, and the raging storm was also gradually subsiding.

By the time Lei Yu flew to that sea area, the sky was bright, and the clouds and rain had cleared.

The surging waves on the sea surface had disappeared, leaving only a few ripples gently undulating.

"This... it changes faster than a woman's face," Yuan Ming sincerely sighed.

However, looking at the sea area restored to normal, Yuan Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief, no longer needing to worry about dangers appearing at any moment.

Lei Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

It could finally spread its wings without restraint, carrying Yuan Ming on his journey at full speed.

...

Behind them, on the sea surface, a black long rainbow was advancing like the wind and lightning, heading straight towards where Yuan Ming and Nan Shangfeng were.

At this moment, the black long rainbow suddenly stopped, revealing Hei Lian's figure, her face full of disbelief.

She could no longer sense the position of Nan Shangfeng.

During her previous battle with Qin Meiniang, she had imprinted a mark on Nan Shangfeng. In the past few days, despite being far behind by Yuan Ming, she had still been able to track them because of this mark.

But now, Hei Lian couldn't sense that mark at all.

"This is impossible! That mark is formed from the essence of the Space Power of the Void Sky Demon Technique. Even if he hides in a Space Spiritual Treasure, it shouldn't completely obscure the mark! Could it be that Nan Shangfeng discovered the Void Sky Mark and has destroyed it? Or does he have a Space Dao Treasure on him?" Hei Lian's face turned ugly.

Without the spatial mark, she could no longer pursue them.

"After lying low for years, the Blood Clothes Building needs a sensational assassination to announce its return. Is it all going to be in vain..." Hei Lian said bitterly.

"Tsk tsk, killing a Daluo Sect Master disciple counts as a sensational assassination? Little Lian'er, after all these years, you're still so petty," a voice suddenly interrupted.

"Who is it!" Hei Lian's expression changed sharply, and her powerful Divine Sense spread in all directions, yet found nothing.

"You've been practicing the Void Sky Demon Technique of your master for years, and still can't reach the stage of entering the void with a single thought?" Not far in front of Hei Lian, a void split open, and a youth in black robe emerged.

"Su Wu!" Hei Lian's expression changed dramatically, much more intense than when she sensed the spatial mark disappearing earlier.

As the void fluctuated, a white-clothed woman appeared next.

If Yuan Ming were here, he would have recognized this woman as Su Yingxue, who previously negotiated with him, bent over, and offered a deal in exchange for a Formation.

"Su Wu, Su Yingxue, you both managed to return from the Demon World?" Hei Lian secretly gulped, barely calming the shock on her face.

"I only passed Yan Emperor's test, that's all," Su Wu said with a light laugh.

"The Eighteen Layers of Hell of Yan Emperor, even those in the same Mahayana Realm may not survive it. How did you pass through it? You haven't broken through to the Mahayana Realm yet, have you?" Hei Lian looked Su Wu up and down and said.

"So-called Mahayana, it only means mastering the Five Elements Undying Body and possessing more Power of Dao. My Heavenly Cicada Undying True Body is not weaker than the Five Elements Undying Body; what's strange about passing through the Eighteen Layers of Hell?" Su Wu said calmly.

"Alright, what brings you back now?" Hei Lian rolled her eyes and asked.

"To take control of the Three Realms Sect and retrieve the Three Realms Immortal Order from the Wentian Secret Realm, haven't I already sent you this information?" Su Wu said, with a flash in his eyes.

"The recent news about the emergence of a new leader in the Three Realms Sect was your doing?" Hei Lian suddenly recalled something.

"Hehe, of course, besides me, who else could replace our master and inherit the position of the Three Realms Sect Leader?" Su Wu said calmly.

"Don't ask me, you should ask the Seven Spirits Daoist, Water and Fire Immortals, and the Four-direction Killing Gods, those cunning figures; they wouldn't recognize you as leader just because you say so," Hei Lian said slowly.

"These people, I will visit them one by one later. But in my heart, Junior Sister Hei Lian, you're the most important. You must know, it was our master's dying wish for you to succeed as the leader," Su Wu said with a smile.

"I've long said I'm not interested in that position. Right now, I just want to revive the Blood Clothes Building. You can have the position of the Three Realms Sect Leader if you want it," Hei Lian said.

"Since Junior Sister says so, I will step up to the occasion." Su Wu seemed relieved.

"Wait! Since you're here, you might as well do me a favor and help me kill someone," Hei Lian's tone shifted.

"That Nan Shangfeng? What's the point in killing him, since Junior Sister wants to make a name for the Blood Clothes Building, I'll involve you in a truly earth-shattering assassination!" Su Wu laughed heartily, flicked his sleeve, covering the three of them in a silver light.

Hei Lian showed a hint of hesitation but did not resist.

The silver light enveloped the three, and in a flash, they merged into the void.

...

Hei Lian still didn't appear again, nor did she launch any attack, which made Yuan Ming feel slightly at ease, continuing his journey with peace of mind.

In the blink of an eye, more than three months have passed, and Yuan Ming finally flew out of the Dongji Sea Area, reaching the Central Continent.

Yuan Ming stood on Lei Yu's back, hovering over a jagged steep sea cliff.

This is where the Central Continent meets the Dongji Sea, with a long and winding coastline stretching into the distance, with no end in sight.

The sea cliffs are dozens of feet higher than the sea level, and behind them lies a range of even taller, endless majestic mountains, shrouded in dense forests, with no sign of people in sight.

Yuan Ming gazed at this mountain range, genuinely sighing.

The Dongji Sea Area is vast and boundless, like a drop in a bucket, yet the continent in front of him is even more imposing, towering high, firmly suppressing the Dongji Sea Area.

"Sitting in the center and intimidating all directions, no wonder this continent is called the Central Continent." Yuan Ming muttered to himself.

The mountain range behind the sea cliffs already belongs to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, though this is just a borderland.

Yuan Ming took out a map, bought on an island near the Central Continent, a map of the "Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range."

After carefully identifying it for a moment, he quickly confirmed his current location, somewhere in the eastern part of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.

According to the markings on the map, there are a total of nineteen cities in the entire region of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.

The Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range is different from the Dongji Sea; it is a paradise for the Demon Clan. Although many cultivators on the continent come here to hunt demons and seek treasures, only those nineteen cities can be considered safe.

His destination on this trip, White Emperor City, is located in the middle of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, far from him; the closest city to him is one called Yin Mountain.

According to Nan Shangfeng, Black Tiger City is not far from here, a neighboring city to Yin Mountain City.

Yuan Ming carefully examined the map of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. The nineteen cities are scattered throughout the mountain range, like nineteen nails, driven into the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.

These cities are mostly in the border areas of the mountain range, only a few located deep within the mountains.

The nineteen cities are not arranged in a straight line; some skew south, some north. Just from the map, it's unclear if they are distributed following the mountain's terrain or the river systems.

However, overall, it appears to be quite systematic.

After inspecting the eastern cities, Yuan Ming glanced at the western side as well.

Upon doing so, he couldn't help but furrow his brows.

He turned the map upright and took a closer look at the mountain range's direction, the corner of his mouth gently lifting in a smile.

"How interesting, I knew the distribution of these nineteen cities was somewhat unusual. Indeed, there's a hidden array pattern. To be able to lay out such a grand formation, it must be extraordinary!" Yuan Ming secretly marveled in his heart, while also harboring a faint anticipation for this mysterious array.

However, with just a map, he could only discern that this was an array; to uncover more intricacies, he would have to personally traverse the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range to truly see.

"To perceive this great array spanning the entire Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, your vision is no longer low, and your attainments in the path of formations have significantly progressed." At this moment, Kong's voice suddenly echoed in his sea of consciousness.

"I know you know everything and can do anything, but please don't casually probe my thoughts, okay?" Yuan Ming's heart tightened at the words, feeling somewhat displeased.

"Do you know the origin of these nineteen great cities of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range?" Kong ignored his protest and asked.

"If you want to say it, just say it, no need to ask me." Yuan Ming said helplessly.

"These nineteen cities were built thousands of years ago by a Mahayana cultivator who connected the nineteen cities to the underground spirit veins of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, forming a Heavenly Crane Array to constrain the demons within the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range from invading and threatening the peace of the Central Continent and Dongji Sea Area." Kong explained self-absorbedly.

"To set up a great array using the entire spirit veins of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range is truly a grand gesture! But this seems to have nothing to do with me. You appearing now is probably not just to enlighten me, right?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Of course not, I want to tell you that the Abyss Nether Stone you're looking for is within this Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range." Kong's tone softened as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming's expression immediately changed from calm, and he pressed on, "Where in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range?"

"Where it is, I will naturally tell you later, but before that, you need to agree to something." Kong said.

"Don't keep me in suspense, what do you want?" Yuan Ming frowned.

"I want you to stay in this Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range for a hundred years." Kong said.

"Why?" Yuan Ming asked, puzzled.

"I cannot tell you the reason for now. As long as you agree, I will do my utmost to help you obtain the Abyss Nether Stone." Kong said.

Yuan Ming pondered; though he did not know what Kong intended, staying in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range for a hundred years didn't seem like a big deal.

"A hundred years isn't long, and right now I also need to help Nan Shangfeng solve the curse problem. Alright, I agree." He consented.

"Rest assured, staying here for a hundred years will only benefit you, not harm you." Kong's tone carried a hint of pleasure.

"Let's hope so." Yuan Ming said noncommittally.

Then, he directed Lei Yu towards the direction of Yin Mountain City.

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