"Lord Demon, spare my life, spare me…" The Blood Demon Ancestor prostrated on the ground, continuously kowtowing, his fear of the Blood Flames on his body extreme.

The immense face watched all this with cold indifference, utterly ignoring the Blood Demon Ancestor's pleas for mercy.

The blood-colored Flames burned silently, the Blood Demon Ancestor's hair quickly turned grey, and wrinkles appeared on his skin—as if he was rapidly aging; even his cries for mercy became feeble.

After a few breaths, the Blood Demon Ancestor had completely transformed into an aged old man, lying on the ground unable to move, on the verge of death.

At that moment, two orbs of Blood Light shone in the eyes of the immense face, spinning rapidly. The Blood Flames on the Body of the Blood Demon Ancestor suddenly left his body and merged into the eyes of the immense face.

"Thank you, Lord Demon." The Blood Demon Ancestor struggled to his knees.

"This is my last act of mercy, mess up again, and I will personally capture your Divine Soul so you will never be reborn." The face said coldly.

"Yes, I understand." The Blood Demon Ancestor said.

"Tell me in detail about the situation on Three Immortals Island, who took the Evil King Mirror?" The immense face asked after a moment of silence.

"It was this person, surnamed Yuan, a Half-step Spoken Witch level Soul Cultivator. I do not know where he got the Soul Cultivation heritage from, but his methods are extraordinary." The Blood Demon Ancestor summoned a water-like light with a wave of his hand, showing the image of Yuan Ming and detailed the process of the Evil King Mirror being taken away.

The Blood Demon Ancestor was not sure of Yuan Ming's Soul Cultivation Realm, but he sensed a Half-step Spoken Witch level Soul Power on Three Immortals Island, so he conveniently blamed Yuan Ming to cover up his own failure.

"A Half-step Spoken Witch? No wonder you were defeated, but since when did such a formidable person appear on the Yunhuang Continent?" The immense face mused.

"I have not heard of this person before either, it's as if he appeared out of nowhere. Perhaps he's a hidden figure from the Yunhuang Continent." The Blood Demon Ancestor said. This content is presented by *.

"Regardless of who this person is, you must retrieve the Evil King Mirror at all costs!" The immense face ordered in a stern voice.

The order of Lord Demon will naturally be obeyed. However, this person is extraordinary, and he has several formidable helpers with him. Rash action may not only fail to retrieve the Evil King Mirror but may also result in capture. For the grand undertaking of Lord Demon, it's only right for me to sacrifice my life if necessary, but as you know, Soul Cultivators are most adept at gathering intelligence. If Lord Demon's plans were to be discovered by him…" The Blood Demon Ancestor hesitated.

The immense face fell silent for a moment, then opened its mouth to spit out two fist-sized illusions of blood-colored Crystal Stones.

Black Flames leaped quickly, casting countless black runes that merged into the illusions of the Crystal Stones.

The illusion of the Crystal Stones rapidly solidified from illusion into reality, transforming into two actual blood-colored Crystal Stones that landed in front of the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Within one blood-colored Crystal Stone, threads of lightning flickered, while in the other a blood-colored tornado whirled.

"I bestow these two Blood Soul Demon Crystals upon you," said the immense face in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Lord Demon. I will surely not fail the mission." The Blood Demon Ancestor, excited, caught the two blood-colored Crystal Stones.

"In addition to the Evil King Mirror, there's another item you need to find." The immense face exhaled a puff of Blood Flames.

A shadow emerged from within the Flames, quickly becoming clear—it was a black Stone Pillar.

"This object is called the Sky-reaching Demon Pillar, also a treasure of the Demon World. I have recently sensed its presence. No matter the cost or even if the Evil King Mirror is not found, this Sky-reaching Demon Pillar must be brought back." The immense face instructed.

"Yes, I will do my utmost to find it," replied the Blood Demon Ancestor.

"I have calculated that the Sky-reaching Demon Pillar should be in the south of the Yunhuang Continent, which is the Southern Border." The immense face spoke.

"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Demon." The Blood Demon Ancestor exclaimed in joy upon hearing this.

With this range in mind, it would be much easier for him to search.

'Do not disappoint me again," said the immense face, its form slowly dissipating, and the black flames returned to their previous size.

The Blood Demon Ancestor stood up, a Blood Light flashed on his body, and he transformed into a set of Blood Puppet Armor with a ghastly mask, which was precisely the one Yuan Wuji once wore.

He placed the Blood Soul Demon Crystal that contained lightning at the forehead of the mask and murmured incantations, activating some secret technique.

Blood Light surged from the Blood Soul Demon Crystal, slowly merging into the mask.

The Blood Demon Ancestor showed an expression of pain, gritting his teeth and enduring.

After a long while, the Blood Soul Demon Crystal had fully merged into the forehead of the Blood Demon Ancestor, as if it were naturally there from the start.

Boom!

Countless blood-colored lightning bolts shot out from within the Blood Soul Demon Crystal, flashing wildly throughout the cave; the Blood Demon Ancestor's Blood Puppet Armor became as translucent as the Blood Soul Demon Crystal, writhing swiftly as if coming to life.

The aura of this person also greatly increased, climbing one level, and the previously aged appearance had also recovered by seventy to eighty percent.

"The Blood Soul Demon Crystal is indeed powerful, absorbing one has raised my Cultivation to Middle-stage Returning Void. I have also mastered this Blood Demon Thunder, but it's a pity I'm still quite unaccustomed to using Demonic Qi, temporarily unable to accommodate the second one, I can only wait…" The Blood Demon Ancestor murmured to himself, then his voice suddenly halted as he looked towards his empty left hand.

The other Blood Soul Demon Crystal had clearly been in his hand just now, where did it go?

Not only that, but Wulu, who had just stood behind him, had also vanished without a trace.

Blood Light blazed from the Blood Soul Demon Crystal on the Blood Demon Ancestor's forehead, sweeping around like a massive eye, his expression turning to one of shock and anger.

With a crackle, a thick blood-colored lightning bolt burst from the Blood Soul Demon Crystal, shooting through the stone door and striking a certain void in the abyss outside, entering it.

Dazzling blood-colored thunder light exploded, and a silhouette emerged out of nowhere—it was Wulu who had just disappeared, blasted away by the blood-colored thunder light, and heavily crashed into the abyss's stone wall.

The normally vacant eyes of Wulu regained clarity at some unknown point. His Blood Puppet Armor across his chest was torn apart, revealing several deep bone-visible wounds, particularly a blood hole piercing through his left chest, where his entire heart had been stabbed and shredded, yet he did not fall.

In his right hand, he was clutching a piece of blood-colored crystal stone, indeed another Blood Soul Demon Crystal.

Hiss-crack!

A streak of blood-colored lightning shot down from above, coming from the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Wulu was not deprived of his ability to move; he stored the Blood Soul Demon Crystal in his hand and then, with a faint glimmer of gray on his body, he once again disappeared without a trace, leaving not the slightest hint of his presence behind.

The Blood Demon Ancestor shot over, his face showing a look of shock.

Wulu had vanished into thin air, and the fluctuation of Demonic Qi from the Blood Soul Demon Crystal that he just was able to detect could no longer be sensed, as if he had completely disappeared.

"Impossible! What invisibility divine ability could hide from the Blood Soul Demon Eye's investigation? This is the proudest investigation divine power of the Demon World's Three-Eyed Clan!" the Blood Demon Ancestor exclaimed in disbelief.

He quickly calmed down, performed a hand seal, and from the demon crystal between his eyebrows, hundreds of blood-colored thunderbolts were fired, all striking the stone wall as if a downpour of thunder and lightning had ensued.

Boom and rumble!

The stone wall completely collapsed, turning into countless large and small rocks, falling within the Blood Light tunnel, shaking the entire underground cave as though it was about to collapse.

A silhouette, covered in blood, appeared at the bottom of the abyss before the blood whirlpool—it was Wulu.

His body slightly swaying, he gritted his teeth and without hesitation, plunged into the whirlpool.

The Blood Demon Ancestor was taken aback and hurriedly gave chase, but was a step too late—as Wulu's figure had already been swallowed by the blood vortex.

The Blood Demon Ancestor stopped in front of the Blood Light tunnel, not pursuing further, his face ashen.

...

After a long month of waiting, Yuan Ming finally returned to the East Sea Inner Sea.

He had been traveling continuously, almost draining the Silver Kong Tree Demon's body. Fortunately, he had been working hard without any slack, thus Xi Ying left the Silver Moon Flying Wheel in his hands.

It was not given directly, but allowed to be kept and used by him.

Even so, the Silver Kong Tree Demon was overjoyed and extremely grateful.

Without stopping, Yuan Ming hurried to Xi Ying's secret base, only to discover upon arrival that it was a small island near the mainland called Pearl Island.

There were no Spirit Veins or Spiritual Energy on the island, so no Cultivation Sect had taken control. The islanders were ordinary people who led lives of fishing, hunting, and diving for pearls.

And that base was hidden deep beneath the island, within a water mansion in the sea.

Mr. Yuan and Yuan Mu finally relaxed their tense nerves upon seeing Yuan Ming.

More than their own safety, Mr. Yuan and Yuan Mu were actually more worried about Yuan Ming, who was running around outside.

"Ming'er, what on earth is going on?" Yuan Mu immediately took Yuan Ming's hand upon her return and wouldn't let go, asking.

"It's nothing serious, just some lowlife scum. They couldn't find me, so they targeted you, causing Mother to worry," Yuan Ming said remorsefully, patting his mother's hand back.

"Who are they?" Yuan Mu couldn't help asking.

"Let it be, Ming'er already said, they're just some lowlife scum, so stop asking so many questions," Mr. Yuan said, quickly intervening.

"I just can't help but worry..." Yuan Mu said, with her eyes beginning to redden.

"Mother, don't worry, I am unharmed. This time I come back, I will uproot those petty thieves," Yuan Ming immediately reassured her.

"Does that mean you will have to leave again?" Yuan Mu asked, unable to hold back.

"Ming'er has things to do, naturally he cannot always stay by our side. Don't say things that will make him worried," Mr. Yuan pulled Yuan Mu over, hugged her shoulders, patted her gently and said.

"Father, Mother, this time I will not leave, I will keep you by my side," Yuan Ming said with a smile.

In the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, he had already made preparations; he decided to settle his parents there during his time back at the East Sea.

This was a decision he made after much consideration.

No matter where he placed his parents, there was a risk of exposure—it was safer to keep them by his side.

After settling his parents properly, Yuan Ming immediately contacted Wan Tianren, Gu Xuanyang, and others in the name of the Nether Moon God. They had also returned to the East Sea a few days earlier.

He wanted to gather his forces for a counterattack against Fusang Island.

The White Bone Venerable from the Wu Yue Sect's attempt to take away his parents had utterly touched his raw nerve.

This time, he would not only help Wan Tianren and the others reclaim Fusang Island and other Sect islands, but he would also make the Wu Yue Sect and White Bone Venerable pay a bloody price, letting them know the consequences of provoking him.