Yuan Ming took a deep breath, lit the Black Incense, and the image of the White Bone Venerable appeared in his mind, his consciousness quickly sinking into darkness.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself possessing the body of a woman in white, whose arms were devoid of flesh and were instead bone hands – it was indeed the White Bone Venerable.

The consciousness of the White Bone Venerable was silent, and the control of the body had fallen into Yuan Ming's hands.

"Black Incense Possession is indeed powerful, even existences as strong as the White Bone Venerable cannot escape it," Yuan Ming rejoiced secretly.

He had previously engaged in a void battle with the White Bone Venerable on Evergreen Island, where the latter had forbidden enchantments within his Divine Soul, unaffected by the Nightmare Divine Ability. He had worried that the Black Incense wouldn't be able to possess the White Bone Venerable, but now it seemed his worries were unfounded.

He examined the Divine Soul of the White Bone Venerable and soon made out the situation within. The Divine Soul was filled inside and out with a strange blue glow, and numerous tiny blue runes were densely scattered throughout the Divine Soul of the White Bone Venerable.

"Are these the Soul Descent Runes?" Yuan Ming recognized these runes; they were quite similar to the Soul Descent Runes, but not exactly the same.

Pressed for time, he didn't continue to study them and instead looked around.

This place was a black stone chamber, where the White Bone Venerable was currently sitting cross-legged in front of an Artifact Refining Furnace. The furnace, several zhang high and completely white like bone, struck a material that seemed to be bone and shaped like a meditating giant.

The ground and walls of the stone chamber were inscribed with numerous Flame Runes, and the surrounding walls were adorned with more than a dozen dragon head reliefs – it was indeed an Artifact Refining Room.

Those Flame Runes were quite strange, pitch-black in color. The dragon head reliefs were currently wide open, spewing streams of pure Yin black fire into the Artifact Refining Furnace, emitting bursts of intense coldness.

Suspended within the white Artifact Refining Furnace was a long white banner, slowly rolling under the broiling of the black flames.

"Now that the East Sea Alliance's army is invading, instead of directing and commanding outside, the White Bone Venerable is actually refining a Magic Treasure?" Yuan Ming frowned slightly, puzzled.

He took a closer look at the bone white banner within the furnace, and his pupils shrank.

The bone white banner was somewhat damaged, and traces of repair were clearly visible, but that was of no consequence; what was shocking was that it contained twenty-four runes within, eight more than the Palm Leaf Fan and the Exterminating Immortal Sword.

After Yuan Ming had broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he had completely consecrated the Shura Blood Devouring Map once again, only to discover that it contained just eighteen runes, which were far inferior to the bone white banner before him.

He wasn't sure how the ranks of Spiritual Treasures were distinguished, but judging from the number of runes, the bone white banner was clearly superior to the Shura Blood Devouring Map.

Even though the Bone Banner was inside the Artifact Refining Furnace, it still emitted a supremely powerful aura, yet very unstable, indicating that it hadn't been fully consecrated yet.

Yuan Ming hesitated for a moment before casting a spell.

The twenty-four skull-shaped runes inside the bone white banner began to move, as if opening their mouths to snap together, creating a creepy "click-click" noise.

A bizarre and vicious immense aura burst forth from the bone white banner, instantly filling the entire stone chamber.

The White Bone Venerable's body trembled, as if at any moment the bones might leave her body and enter the bone white banner.

Yuan Ming was startled and quickly dispersed the spell he was casting, controlling the White Bone Venerable to move away from the Artifact Refining Furnace while circulating his Mana to suppress the turmoil within his body.

A stream of Mana, several times more vigorous than his own, traveled throughout the body, attempting to suppress the movement of the bones.

The mana of the White Bone Venerable was not only abundantly robust but also of a very peculiar nature. It emitted a white bone-colored light, as if it were the product of melted bones. As the Mana circulated, the whole skeleton pulsed in rhythm, effectively suppressing the agitation of the bones.

Yuan Ming had only cast a single spell, and now that he promptly retracted his Mana, the outburst of aura from the bone white banner rapidly dissipated, and soon returned to calm.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he cursed himself for being overly curious; what he needed to do now was to leave quickly, to break the Life Creation Array.

Yuan Ming turned and walked towards the exit, but after just a few steps, he stopped again, turned around, and cast another spell.

This spell wasn't targeted at the bone white banner, but at the Artifact Refining Furnace instead.

The lid of the white Artifact Refining Furnace opened with a "puff" sound, the bone white banner flew out, and directly collided with the Yin Fire spewing out from the dragon head sculptures.

Boom!

Dazzling black and white lights collided within the stone chamber, causing an intense impact.

Yuan Ming grinned, the bone white banner was impressive, with the White Bone Venerable even neglecting the Wu Yue Sect's army to refine a treasure, proving the banner's importance. How could he not create some trouble for it?

He pulled open the doors of the stone chamber and stepped outside.

The burly man with thick eyebrows and the woman in the red robe were still guarding outside. Seeing the White Bone Venerable suddenly emerge and hearing the loud noise from inside the stone chamber, expressions of surprise appeared on their otherwise wooden faces.

"Lord Venerable, is there a problem with the treasure refining?" asked the burly man with thick eyebrows.

"A small issue arose; I need to fetch some spiritual materials to handle it. Guard the door, and do not let anyone enter the stone chamber," Yuan Ming said gravely, closing the doors of the stone chamber behind him.

The burly man and the woman in red hurriedly responded, continuing to stand on the left and right sides of the stone gate like two wooden posts.

"These two, they do not seem to be alive…"

Yuan Ming glanced at the two of them but did not pay any attention and flew upward.

As he soared upward, he activated his Divine Sense and inserted it into the Storage Bracelet on his wrist to inspect the White Bone Venerable's Magic Treasure.

He didn't know what he would encounter next, so he needed to prepare in advance.

The White Bone Venerable's mana was incredibly profound, and although the Cultivation Technique and secret skills he practiced didn't quite match Yuan Ming's, his tunneling speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the ground.

A stone gate sealed the end of the passage, and Yuan Ming circulated his mana, casting the Void Transformation Technique.

The White Bone Venerable's mana and the Void Transformation Technique unexpectedly harmonized, instantly transforming into a Spiritual Body phantom, even more ethereal than when Yuan Ming himself cast it, and it penetrated the stone wall to arrive in the outer hall.

Yuan Ming had once carefully explored Fusang City and remembered this place, located in the Crow Head District, not far from the Fusang Giant Tree.

He was about to sneak towards the Fusang Giant Tree, but after a moment of thought, he canceled the Void Transformation Technique, shot into the sky, and headed straight for the Fusang Giant Tree.

The Void Transformation Technique came from the Wu Yue Sect, and they would certainly have countermeasures. Now possessing the White Bone Venerable, if he were discovered sneaking around stealthily, it would raise suspicion; openly going there instead might be better.

The Wu Yue Sect Cultivators were scattered, confronting the East Sea Alliance's grand army, and with not a soul in Fusang City, Yuan Ming almost faced no obstacles and arrived near the Fusang Giant Tree.

However, the Fusang Giant Tree was shrouded in a layer of yellow thick fog that reached the sky, looking like some sort of Array.

Yuan Ming narrowed his eyes: An Array in this place?

Black Incense Possession could not Soul Search the possessed person, so he had no way of knowing the origin of the Yellow Fog Array.

With time pressing and no time for further thought, Yuan Ming grabbed with one hand, and a two-foot long White Bone Knife appeared in his palm, looking like yet another formidable Magic Treasure, and he prepared to strike at the Yellow Fog Array.

Just then, two figures flew out from within the yellow fog, both Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Lord Venerable White Bone, why have you come here?"

Yuan Ming's eyes flickered slightly; he recognized both of them.

One was the Qiong Hai Island Master, and the voice that had just spoken belonged to him.

The other was that stunning female cultivator who had been beside Ni Mu; her Nascent Soul Stage aura was still unstable, indicating that she must have recently broken through.

"The Qiong Hai Island Master is here too! This man is indeed colluding with Ni Mu," Yuan Ming thought to himself and halted his Bone Knife.

The Yellow Fog Array was being guarded by these two, yet that was not without a solution.

"Since when do I need your permission to go somewhere? Disperse the Array; I have urgent matters to attend to!" said "Venerable White Bone" indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the Qiong Hai Island Master showed a look of difficulty.

The Yellow Fog Array had been arranged by Ni Mu, who, although relying on the Life Creation Array for defense, had made such preparations just in case, to prevent the East Sea Alliance's spies from infiltrating Fusang Island and sabotaging the core Array Patterns within the Fusang Giant Tree.

Ni Mu had given the two cultivators strict orders that until the battle was over, no one should be allowed anywhere near the Fusang Giant Tree.

"May I ask what matters Lord Venerable White Bone has? Both of us have been commanded by Lord Heavenly Puppet Venerable to guard this Array, to prevent anyone from infiltrating," said the Qiong Hai Island Master as he brought his hands together in a salute.

"I am here by the command of the Wu Yue God to lead the East Sea battle, even Ni Mu must heed my orders, and you dare use him to pressure me? Move aside quickly. If you hinder a matter of great importance for this Venerable, your hundreds of deaths will not make amends!" Yuan Ming felt an urgency inside and immediately released the immense pressure of a Late-stage Nascent Soul Venerable, enveloping the Qiong Hai Island Master and the stunning female cultivator.

The Qiong Hai Island Master and the stunning female cultivator both turned pale, stumbling back several steps before barely managing to stabilize themselves, with the yellow fog behind them also roiling tumultuously.

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Indeed, the Wu Yue Sect's affairs in the East Sea had been managed by Venerable White Bone, with Ni Mu also under his control. However, Ni Mu was also a Venerable of the Wu Yue Sect and had managed the East Sea for many years; the relationship between the two Venerables was quite delicate.

As far as the Qiong Hai Island Master knew, Venerable White Bone was aware of the existence of the Yellow Fog Array. Now, with this sudden forceful intrusion, could it be an attempt to suppress Ni Mu's faction?

"Very well, it seems you really do not take this Venerable seriously!" Yuan Ming saw that the two remained unmoved and, feeling desperate, couldn't help but contemplate murder. He considered killing the two outright and entering the Array with the Array Flags on their bodies.

The Qiong Hai Island Master and the stunning female cultivator sensed Venerable White Bone's murderous intent, their faces drastically changing as they hurriedly stepped back.

"Hehe, Venerable White Bone, what has angered you so?" A beam of Golden Light shot from a distance, revealing the figure of Ni Mu.

Yuan Ming cursed his bad luck internally and reining in his murderous intent said, "Ni Mu, your subordinates dare to block my path!"

"Subordinates are ignorant; please forgive them, Venerable White Bone! But why have you left seclusion? Has the Ghostly Soul White Bone Banner been successfully refined yet?" Ni Mu said as he brought his hands together in a gesture of respect.

"Not yet, I just received word that a spy has infiltrated the city, attempting to tamper with the Array Patterns inside the fusang Giant Tree, conspiring from within and without to destroy the Life Creation Array, so I came to check the condition of the Great Array!" Yuan Ming spoke solemnly.

"Oh, there is such a matter?" Ni Mu's brows furrowed.

To ensure the defense of Fusang Island, he had employed several Soul Cultivators, at the level of love witches or above, to thoroughly investigate all the Wu Yue Sect Cultivators inside and out several times, and he kept an eye on the island's situation at all moments, but he had not noticed any signs of traitors or spies.