Under Yuan Ming's command, the first soul split controlled Zuo Qinghui, concealed his aura, and took his parents to leave Evergreen Island first, heading towards the inland direction.

Yuan Ming came out of the Stealing Heaven Tripod and waved his hand, summoning Lei Yu forth.

"Master." As soon as Lei Yu appeared, he immediately called out.

"We need to rush back to the area of the East Sea Inner Sea immediately, you must spare no effort to fly back as fast as possible," Yuan Ming said with a solemn expression.

"Alright." Seeing this, Lei Yu didn't ask anything and immediately replied.

Having said that, he spread his wings, his body wrapped in dazzling thunderous light, revealing his true form, the Thunder Wing Bird.

"Hua Zhi, take these elixirs with you. Replenish Lei Yu on the way as needed, take care of the Stealing Heaven Tripod, and also protect Lei Yu," Yuan Ming left two porcelain bottles filled with elixirs for Hua Zhi.

Hua Zhi had already been urgently summoned back by Yuan Ming from the Overseas World.

"Don't worry, Master, I will definitely protect Lei Yu," Hua Zhi patted Lei Yu's wings and promised.

"There's no time to delay, let's set off immediately," Yuan Ming nodded and then returned to the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

Lei Yu carried Hua Zhi, soaring into the sky.

Giant electric arcs shot out from his wings, bursting forth with a loud bang. His form turned into a bolt of lightning and vanished, stirring up two hundred-foot-high waves on the vast sea surface, disappearing in an instant.

Two days later, within the space of the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

Xi Ying's frown deepened as she listened to Yuan Ming talk about the events on Evergreen Island, her face showing a pensive look.

"I'm sorry, it's probably because of me that the Wu Yue Sect noticed your presence, and as a result, your uncle and aunt were implicated," Xi Ying said with a guilty expression after Yuan Ming finished speaking.

"This has nothing to do with you; don't overthink it. It's just that I must rush back to the Inner Sea as soon as possible. With the Wu Yue Sect's way of doing things, after failing once, they will certainly not give up but will attack again with even greater power next time. Relying on my first soul split alone, it will be difficult to protect them," Yuan Ming dismissed the issue with a wave of his hand, paying no attention to Xi Ying's words.

"I have a secret base in the East Sea area that not even my closest acquaintances know about. There, I have carefully arranged Concealment Arrays and Defense Magic Arrays. It is unlikely to be discovered, let alone easily breached. You can first settle your uncle and aunt there; it's safer than moving them around clandestinely in the East Sea," Xi Ying suggested.

"That's a good plan," Yuan Ming pondered momentarily and then nodded.

"These are the keys to activate and control the two Arrays," Xi Ying said, taking out two crescent-shaped jade plaques, one black and one white, and handed them to Yuan Ming.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Ming immediately contacted his first soul split, informed him of the location of Xi Ying's secret base, and the method to activate and operate the two Arrays.

In the end, he sent the two jade plaques over through the Altar Formation. Always read at the source—*.

After Yuan Ming did all this, his anxious heart eased slightly, but as the concern was for his parents, he couldn't help but feel worried.

"Lei Yu's speed of thunder is indeed fast, but compared to the power of space, it's still a bit slower. The task of traveling should be left to the Silver Kong Tree Demon," Xi Ying said again, noticing his demeanor.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming's eyes lit up, and he smacked his forehead, saying, "How could I have forgotten about it? But will it cooperate properly?"

"Don't worry, this demon has been subdued by my Golden Sunflower Beast Taming Technique and has become my spirit beast. It doesn't have the capital to defy my orders," Xi Ying smiled and assured.

With that, she waved her hand, and the figure of the Silver Kong Tree Demon appeared by her side.

After appearing, it first glanced at Yuan Ming unnaturally, then bowed its head slightly and called Xi Ying "Master," evidently still unaccustomed to its new status.

"Silver Kong, you are adept at using the power of space and have your own special talents in speeding through the void. I want you to take us back to the Inner Sea within a month," Xi Ying instructed.

Hearing this, the Silver Kong Tree Demon first inquired about their current location and, upon receiving the answer, immediately shook its head like a rattle drum.

"Impossible, impossible! This distance is too far; even if I exhaust myself to death without rest, it is not possible to bring you back to the Inner Sea within a month," Silver Kong Tree Demon hastily said.

Yuan Ming sighed inwardly, knowing this request was a bit too demanding, and was about to ask how long the Silver Kong Tree Demon would need to take them back when suddenly, Xi Ying spoke up again:

"What I told you is an order, not a request for your opinion. However, you can rest assured that you won't be relying solely on your Innate Divine Ability. I have a Space Treasure here that, once activated by you, should make it possible to return to the Inner Sea within a month," she said confidently.

While speaking, she waved her hand and a silver moon-shaped Flying Wheel appeared in her palm, shimmering with intricate runes and emitting waves of spatial energy.

"Is this... the Silver Moon Flying Wheel?" The Silver Kong Tree Demon exclaimed in surprise the instant it saw the Magic Treasure.

"You recognize this treasure?" Xi Ying asked, her brows furrowed.

"Without hiding the truth from you... My master, I have searched the entire Yunhuang Continent just to find this item, never expecting it to be in your possession. Rest assured, with this item, returning to the Inner Sea within a month will not be an issue," the Silver Kong Tree Demon immediately said.

"Good, as long as you do not mess this up, you may keep the Silver Moon Flying Wheel with you," Xi Ying nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, the Silver Kong Tree Demon was overjoyed, suddenly feeling that serving Xi Ying as a spirit beast might not be so bad after all?

After it refined the Silver Moon Flying Wheel, Yuan Ming handed over the Stealing Heaven Tripod to it for safekeeping and also took back Lei Yu and Hua Zhi.

Handing the Stealing Heaven Tripod to the Silver Kong Tree Demon was something he was initially worried about, but with Xi Ying's guarantee and his urgency to return to the Inner Sea to meet his parents, it became a reluctant move.

Back inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, seeing Yuan Ming still troubled, Xi Ying opened her mouth to comfort him:

"Don't worry, the Silver Kong Tree Demon is a space demon beast. With the assistance of the Silver Moon Flying Wheel and spare no effort in traveling, its speed will definitely not be slower than Wan Tianren's Nine Heavens Flowing Light Shuttle."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming nodded.

He maintained constant contact with his first soul split, always aware of his and his parents' movements. Upon learning there were no pursuers nearby and that they were not too far from the secret stronghold specified by Xi Ying, he finally felt relieved.

Only then did he stabilize his mind and begin to rethink everything.

"Xi Ying, I still don't understand what your objective is coming to Three Immortals Island. From the beginning, you had many arrangements in place, allowing so many Nascent Soul cultivators to enter the Secret Realm of Three Immortals Island. Now that matters there have more or less concluded, can you tell me what exactly you are here for?" Yuan Ming looked at Xi Ying and asked.

Xi Ying looked into Yuan Ming's eyes, which were firmly fixed on her. In them, she saw no suspicion, only confusion.

"I came to Three Immortals Island to obtain an Undying Fruit grown from the Undead Tree, to refine an Immortal Elixir that can rescue my sister. She was gravely injured while saving me many years ago and has since been in a comatose state between life and death, her life hanging by a thread sustained only by a Seven-Star Lamp Array. I fear that only the Immortal Elixir can bring her back to life," she said, meeting Yuan Ming's gaze.

"The Silver Kong Tree Demon is already dead, but earlier I didn't see any fruit on the tree?" Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming's brows slightly creased, and after carefully recalling, he spoke.

He had absorbed most of the body of the Undead Tree Demon, and he was certain whether there had been any fruit on the tree.

"I've already obtained the Undying Fruit," Xi Ying said with a sly smile in response.

After saying that, she produced a Storage Ring and lightly swept her palm over it before Yuan Ming's astonished gaze.

The next instant, a heap of items noisily tumbled out of it.

"When Guoguo and I went to Guanghan Palace, I actually brought along another spirit pet, the child transformed by the Five Elements Creation Tree. Back then, I told Yuan Wuji and the others that I could help them break the Great Array, and while that wasn't false, it was also to buy time so the Five Elements Child could help me garner the treasures of Guanghan City," Xi Ying said with a smile.

"Are all these...?" Yuan Ming, seeing the half-man-high pile of treasures on the ground, was astounded.

"That's right. The Five Elements Child is very proficient at this. He almost scoured the entire Guanghan City, acquiring so many treasures, among which were five Undying Fruits. With these five fruits, I will be able to refine five Immortal Elixirs," Xi Ying nodded and confirmed.

After speaking, from her own Storage Bracelet, she took out a fist-sized black fruit and presented it to Yuan Ming for inspection.

The fruit, rough and somewhat ugly on the surface, was radiating dense spiritual energy from nature, and it was even more special for not having any trace of the demon energy of the Silver Kong Tree Demon.

"The Undying Fruit is the crystallized essence of the Undead Tree Demon. The Immortal Pill refined from it probably has considerable hidden dangers," Yuan Ming remarked after a glance, feeling concerned despite acknowledging Xi Ying's meticulous thinking.

"You can rest assured on this matter. The Immortal Elixir is precious precisely because it has only one flaw: the one who consumes it will be controlled by the Undead Tree Demon. But with the Undead Tree Demon now dead, there's no need to worry about this anymore," Xi Ying assured with a laugh.

Hearing her confidence, Yuan Ming stopped questioning further.

"Xi Ying, can ordinary people consume this Immortal Elixir? And if they do, can it have the same effect as when it is consumed by cultivators?" Suddenly he recalled something and hastily asked.

"To be honest, I don't know... I suppose we will only find out after a trial," Xi Ying replied after a moment of thought, shaking her head.

Yuan Ming nodded, not dwelling further on the question.

He looked over the items on the ground and saw that most of them were spiritual materials, and the remainder were mostly remnants of arrays from around Guanghan City that had been destroyed.

Just then, Yuan Ming suddenly saw something dark and coal-like among the items, and his pupils constricted. He immediately reached out and a piece the size of a small brick levitated into his hand.

The piece much larger than a coal briquette now rested in Yuan Ming's hand.