Yuan Ming noticed that the thoughts of the two women had been led astray, and he felt relieved. He continued, "Junior Sister Chen's methods are naturally trustworthy, and I will trouble you shortly. Ah, I just hope we can quickly find traces of that Yuan Ming and retrieve the Complete Heaven Exquisite Tripod and the other half of the Pill King Secret Manual. This way, we can report back to the sect."

He had just quietly probed Zi Mei's storage magic tool, which contained the identity information of the other two women: the cold-eyed woman was named Chen Yuluan, and the gentle woman was Wang Qi.

"Rest assured, Senior Sister Zi. Yun Luo has been interrogated by us for so long, and her spirit is already on the edge of collapse. I'm sure she will soon submit. As long as we can extract news about that Yuan Ming, capturing him is just a matter of time, and once we reach Wuya Island, it will be more convenient for us to act," Chen Yuluan said.

Yuan Ming almost couldn't suppress his shock. Unexpectedly, after going around, the three from the Su Nu Sect brought Yun Luo Fairy back to this island he had left not long ago.

"But with so many cultivators on Wuya Island, isn't the probability of being discovered even greater?" Wang Qi asked with some concern.

"No, with so many cultivators on Wuya Island, it's actually easier for us to hide. Right now, everyone in the Dongji Sea is searching for Yuan Ming and that wretched Yun Luo. We should do the opposite and deliberately hide on such a large island. As the saying goes, the greatest disguise is amidst the crowds, and they'll never expect it," Chen Yuluan replied with a smile.

Yuan Ming nodded slightly, as if feeling reassured. He stopped speaking and continued to cultivate.

Seeing this, Chen Yuluan and Wang Qi also resumed their cultivation state.

Soon, the possession time ended, and Yuan Ming suddenly stood up, a cold smile inadvertently appearing at the corner of his mouth.

No matter how many schemes those three from the Su Nu Sect came up with, they could not escape from the palm of his hand.

He sprang up, harnessing a spirit light to speed towards Wuya Island. Simultaneously, he raised a hand to send two communication talismans, instructing Hua Zhi and Lei Yu to meet at a Black Stone Reef sea area outside Wuya Island.

...

Half a month later, outside the Black Stone Reef near Wuya Island, a streak of cyan light shot over like a meteor from a distance, quickly arriving nearby and revealing Yuan Ming's figure.

His face was slightly pale, and he was panting, with sweat faintly visible on his back.

In his haste to return to Wuya Island, he had been traveling day and night without rest, barely taking a break. It took him half a month to reach Wuya Island, and he was utterly exhausted.

Yuan Ming took out an elixir and consumed it, taking a while to calm down.

The sea surface around the Black Stone Reef was empty and unusually calm, with Hua Zhi and Lei Yu yet to arrive.

Yuan Ming frowned slightly, but he didn't wait for Hua Zhi and Lei Yu. Instead, he raised his hand to release Vajra, preparing to directly board the island to rescue people.

But just then, Yuan Ming raised an eyebrow and looked towards the distance.

He saw dozens of cultivators flying on spirit lights in the sky, arranged in a formation like southward-heading geese, led by a dazzling thunder light orb that contained Lei Yu's figure.

Below these spirit lights on the sea surface, the water seemed to boil, "gurgling" and "bubbling" up, soon revealing a massive whale demon beast emerging from the sea, spraying a water column towards the sky.

Atop the water column, a Taishi Chair made of purple-black vines was lifted, with Hua Zhi sitting boldly on it, waving her hand at Yuan Ming from afar.

"Master!" she called out excitedly.

Accompanying her voice, hundreds of fierce-looking demon beasts surfaced from underwater, gathering near the whale demon beast, riding the sea waves as if a dragon king were on a grand parade.

Yuan Ming's eye twitched at this sight, feeling somewhat speechless for a moment.

"Where did you gather so many people? Are there even cultivators among them?" Yuan Ming hurriedly flew to meet them, asking in a deep voice before Hua Zhi and the others approached.

As he spoke, he waved his hand to summon several array flag array plates, setting up an array around everyone, encapsulating all the demon clan members and those cultivators, preventing any disturbances.

"Don't worry, Master. These demon clan members and cultivators were personally recruited by me one by one; they are absolutely trustworthy," Hua Zhi said quickly.

Those demon beasts all lowered their heads upon seeing Yuan Ming, in a sign of reverence.

"Greetings to the Holy Master!" the cultivators also clasped their fists and saluted Yuan Ming, with an attitude of utmost respect.

"Holy Master? What is going on?" Yuan Ming frowned and looked at Hua Zhi.

"Master, this is the force I recently organized—the Holy Spirit Association! Those guys from Dongji Palace, Luo Jia Mountain, and Azure Dragon Pond dared to bully us and drove us out of Spiritual Ape Island because they had the numbers. So, I simply formed this Holy Spirit Association. I'm the Goddess, and you're the Holy Master! But don't worry, Master, I haven't revealed your true identity to these people," Hua Zhi proudly transmitted.

"Who allowed you to do such things..." Yuan Ming said, speechless, and waved his hand.

The vision of those demon beasts and cultivators darkened, and they all fell into unconsciousness.

Yuan Ming flew over and performed a soul search on each one, confirming that none harbored ill intentions, which relieved him slightly.

Not only that, but these cultivators were actually sincere and upright individuals, and those demon beasts were also well-behaved without any bloodthirsty nature.

"Where did you find such relatively simple-minded cultivators and demon beasts?" Yuan Ming asked curiously.

"They were gathered while searching for the Moon Lake Island. I found them pleasing to the eye, so I took them under my wing," Hua Zhi said.

"You can distinguish between good and evil just by looking?" Yuan Ming was taken aback.

"More or less. I used to have a similar ability for heart telepathy, which allowed me to communicate with various demon beasts. As my power grew, this telepathy has strengthened. Recently, it's reached the point where I can see through someone's nature, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to form the Holy Spirit Association and cause trouble for you," Hua Zhi transmitted her voice. Content presented by *.

"Since you're confident, do as you wish, but your way of hurrying just now was too flashy," Yuan Ming sighed lightly with a hint of helplessness.

"We've been traveling underwater all the way, unnoticed. We only surfaced at the designated location," Hua Zhi explained.

Yuan Ming nodded and said no more.

He personally acted low-key and couldn't forcibly require those around him to be the same. As long as nothing went wrong, he wouldn't interfere.

"Come on, master, let me introduce the members of the Holy Spirit Association..." Hua Zhi eagerly said.

"Rescuing people is the priority. We'll talk about other things when we return," Yuan Ming quickly stopped her.

This bunch of little followers included both Human Clan cultivators and demons. With so many of them, who knows how long introductions would take.

"Understood, master." Hua Zhi nodded, extraordinarily obedient.

But seeing her like this, Yuan Ming couldn't help but recall her imposing leader-like posture earlier, feeling a pang of helplessness akin to a daughter growing up in an unexpected way.

As Yuan Ming and Hua Zhi conversed, Vajra widened his eyes at Hua Zhi and the numerous members of the Holy Spirit Association, feeling a bit jealous.

However, he had always been a lone wolf without Hua Zhi's capabilities, so he simply looked away.

"Master, let's move quickly. How could a mere Wuya Island stop us? We could just sweep through it," Hua Zhi looked towards Wuya Island and said excitedly.

"I'm just going to rescue someone, not to annihilate Wuya Island. There's no need to make such a big deal out of it. Hua Zhi, you wait outside, Vajra and I will handle it," Yuan Ming said.

Hua Zhi had come from afar, only to find she wasn't needed, immediately feeling disappointed.

"You have something to do too. Hua Zhi, you and Lei Yu take positions here as a precaution," Yuan Ming suggested.

Ye Wuya and others likely weren't on Wuya Island at the moment, so the rescue should proceed without much issue, but it's always good to have precautions.

"Okay." Hua Zhi nodded, and Lei Yu echoed with a shout.

Yuan Ming and Vajra took flight, heading directly toward Wuya Island.

"Your appearance is too conspicuous. Use this Illusion Charm to alter it," Yuan Ming said as he handed over a talisman to Vajra during their flight.

"No need for the talisman, I can do it myself," Vajra shook his head, clenching his fists.

Inside him, a series of popping sounds emanated, his muscles and skin writhing.

Vajra's appearance rapidly changed; his body hair receded quickly, and his stature shrank. Within a few breaths, he transformed into an ordinary-looking white-haired man.

"What kind of divine skill is this?" Yuan Ming showed a hint of surprise.

"As my strength improved, my memory also recovered significantly. This is a body cultivation secret technique, recently remembered, called Transmutation Technique. It requires achieving the Body of Wanxiang to perform, allowing one to completely alter their form and appearance. When trained to a high level, it even changes one's aura, though I'm not there yet," Vajra explained as he moved his body.

"Using body cultivation techniques to change appearance, impressive," Yuan Ming raised an eyebrow, invoking his Divine Sense to inspect further, growing more astonished.

Vajra's transformation wasn't an illusion or mana transformation but was actual physical change, making it impossible to be seen through.

If it weren't for Vajra's unchanged aura, Yuan Ming might have thought the man in front of him was someone else.

"An amazing secret technique indeed. Deserving of the name Transmutation Technique, it truly has effects like rebirth," Yuan Ming nodded, murmuring to himself.

"Your body cultivation has also reached the Body of Wanxiang. If you're interested, you could try learning it," Vajra straightforwardly remarked, inscribing the mnemonic of the Transmutation Technique onto a Jade Scroll, handing it over.

Yuan Ming was genuinely interested in the Transmutation Technique, but now wasn't the time to delve into it. He put the Jade Scroll away and quickly entered Wuya Island with Vajra.

Inside Wuya Island, it was bustling as usual. Yuan Ming didn't hurry, strolling leisurely with Vajra, heading towards the eastern part of the island. Soon, they reached the eastern region.

Here, the crowd was sparser, and the buildings along the streets weren't as dense, with garden-like residences appearing.

The east side was near Wuya Island's Spirit Vein. Although its spiritual energy wasn't as strong as Ye Wuya's Kunyuan Palace, it was decent. These manors contained many Cave Mansions, leased long-term to visiting cultivators.