As soon as Yuan Ming thought of this, he immediately raised his hand to summon the Stealing Heaven Tripod and threw Hua Zhi and Lei Yu, along with the Spiritual Beast Bag, into it.

And as expected, once Hua Zhi and Lei Yu entered the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, the black mist outside could not affect their bodies, only the small strands of black mist that had previously entered their bodies continued to wreak havoc.

As a result, the speed at which their bodies enlarged and their demonic power increased slowed significantly, though the speed of absorbing spiritual energy was still beyond normal, but had at least dropped to an acceptable range.

"The Stealing Heaven Tripod Space can indeed isolate the black mist!" Seeing that the method was effective, Yuan Ming immediately thought of entering the Stealing Heaven Tripod to save himself.

However, if he wanted to enter the Stealing Heaven Tripod in the flesh, he needed to focus on activating the Sky-reaching Demon Pillar to open the Tripod Space, something that was impossible in his current state.

Yuan Ming's mind raced, and he quickly came up with an idea.

He turned his hand to take out the Silver Token, barely urging the rapidly expanding Mana to activate it, opening a layer of silver barrier around his body.

With the appearance of the barrier, the rate of black mist erosion suddenly decreased, but compared to the absolute isolation of the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, the silver barrier could only delay, not completely isolate the black mist.

Even so, this bought Yuan Ming precious time to save himself.

He immediately took out the Sky-reaching Demon Pillar, desperately suppressing the chaotic Mana within his body, and began to exert himself.

During this process, the Undying Tree he transformed into continued to rapidly expand under the influence of the black mist, its size increasing inch by inch, growing to several hundred feet tall in just 15 minutes, with its demonic power almost reaching the Upper Fifth Level, just shy of a breakthrough.

However, because of this, Yuan Ming's control over the power within his body diminished, delaying the opening of the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, preventing him from entering.

More critically, due to the Undying Tree's massive size, the silver barrier Yuan Ming set up could no longer contain it. Just moments later, with a dull "boom," the Undying Tree pushed against the limits of the silver barrier, bursting it from within.

In an instant, the black mist outside flooded in all at once. Due to the previous obstruction by the silver barrier, their momentum was even fiercer now, almost instantly filling the several hundred feet tall Undying Tree, causing its size to soar again, simultaneously breaking through to the Upper Fifth Level.

The balance that Yuan Ming had painstakingly maintained was swiftly shattered, with his internal Mana and Qi Blood Power thrown into chaos by the ravaging black mist, leaving him with no control whatsoever.

The pain engulfing his body intensified abruptly, every inch of skin from head to toe showing blood streaks, as if about to explode and completely turn into a mist of blood.

"No, if this continues, it'll be disastrous!" Yuan Ming shouted in his heart, desperately trying to stabilize his body, yet feeling an uncontrollable tendency.

Just as disaster seemed imminent, the rapid influx of black mist seemed to have stirred something within Yuan Ming's Storage Ring, as a consuming force suddenly emerged, drawing the surrounding black mist towards it.

The black mist within Yuan Ming's body instantly thinned considerably, and the agitated Mana and Qi Blood Power within him gradually calmed, while the maddening pain eased swiftly.

Yuan Ming, once again afforded a respite, dared not delay and focused all his efforts on driving the Sky-reaching Demon Pillar, opening the barrier of the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space within moments.

He hurriedly dispelled the Undying Tree transformation, desperately slipping into the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, with all the black mist completely isolated outside.

Yuan Ming collapsed to the ground, like a deflated ball, unwilling even to lift a hand.

Although the Stealing Heaven Tripod had isolated the invasion of the external black mist, a considerable amount of it still lingered within him, causing welts to bubble up on his skin, resembling a toad, which looked particularly eerie.

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Yuan Ming mustered his spirit, beginning to deal with the black mist within his body.

First, he took everything out of the Storage Ring in one go, excluding those whose uses he already knew, aligning the remaining items in a row, then operated his Cultivation Technique, forcing the black mist to his chest, trying each one in succession.

Soon, when Yuan Ming tested the ash green tree bark he obtained from Black Mo Island, that consuming force suddenly surged from the bark, absorbing all the black mist from Yuan Ming's body without leaving a trace.

"It's this thing..." Yuan Ming's face revealed an unusual expression.

With the black mist entirely removed, his mutated physical body quickly shrank back to normal size, completely returning to its original appearance in moments.

Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief, then proceeded to check the Undying Tree within his Dantian, attempting to use the bark to absorb the black mist within, but soon discovered, to his surprise, that the black mist seemed to have thoroughly merged into the Undying Tree, disappearing without a trace.

Upon confirming that no black mist remained in his body, Yuan Ming also helped Hua Zhi and Lei Yu cleanse the black mist within them.

However, unlike Yuan Ming, while the black mist within them was removed, their sizes remained multiplied from before, not reverting to their original forms.

Hua Zhi remained in a coma, while the demonic power had broken through to the mid-level Level 5, and Lei Yu could be said to have turned misfortune into a blessing, directly advancing to Level 5.

Yuan Ming was both surprised and delighted by this, yet he couldn't help but worry if such an unconventional breakthrough could cause any harm to Lei Yu.

Just as he was about to conduct a detailed inspection of Lei Yu, in the next instant, Lei Yu suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at Yuan Ming.

Its eyes were completely blood-red, showing no sign of rationality, only an endless desire for slaughter.

Seeing Yuan Ming beside him, it showed no intention of closeness, instead spreading its wings and soaring into the air, claws sharp as hooks, diving directly at Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming furrowed his brow, immediately activating the Demon Image Prison Suppression Skill, raising his hand to block Lei Yu's claw attack which was like tearing gold and shattering iron, attempting to seize its claws to restrain it.

However, Lei Yu reacted extremely quickly, transforming into a bolt of thunder, easily evading Yuan Ming's grasp, flying into the air, blood-red eyes fixed on Yuan Ming, seemingly searching for an opportunity to attack.

Yuan Ming showed a look of surprise; Lei Yu's recent evasion vaguely gave him an illusion of facing Jiang Liu.

His brow furrowed, surprised in his heart, he once again performed a spell, transforming into an Undying Tree form.

Now his Undying Tree form had grown to a height of seven to eight hundred zhang, with a crown like clouds and a trunk resembling a wall, its enormous size was in no way inferior to the Undead Tree Demon on Three Immortals Island in the past.

"That Undead Tree Demon was only Level 5, yet so enormous, could it have also encountered the Black Mist within the Abyss?" This thought suddenly flashed through Yuan Ming's mind.

As Yuan Ming's form transformed, countless branches and roots spread out, the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space had expanded considerably when Yuan Ming broke through the Returning Void, yet it was still too small for the current Undying Tree.

The sprawling branches and roots instantly enveloped the entire Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, leaving Lei Yu with almost nowhere to hide in mid-air, captured by the Undying Tree within moments.

Yuan Ming used roots to bind Lei Yu's wings and claws, pulling it closer for a detailed inspection, and quickly discovered a strand of black energy on Lei Yu's Divine Soul within the Sea of Consciousness.

That black energy was continuously eroding Lei Yu's Divine Soul, although compared to this, the speed was not as rapid as the erosion of the body.

Realizing this, Yuan Ming hurriedly attached the Ash Green Tree Bark to Lei Yu's head, guiding it with his own Divine Sense, soon drawing out the black energy from Lei Yu's Sea of Consciousness to be devoured by the Ash Green Tree Bark.

As the black energy left the body, Lei Yu's blood-red eyes became clear, gradually regaining calmness.

Yuan Ming let out a slight sigh of relief and was about to say something when the Ash Green Tree Bark in his hand suddenly emitted a barely audible little sound that he keenly detected.

He quickly looked at the tree bark and was astonished to find that after swallowing the black energy, the surface of the Ash Green Tree Bark began to sprout, a tiny bud emerging.

An indescribable ancient aura instantly spread out, Yuan Ming felt a shock to his spirit, as if a drumbeat echoed in his ears, and scenes vaguely shifted before his eyes.

At first was a realm of chaos, followed by a sudden and dazzling sky light, from which emerged a towering giant tree.

The giant tree held up the sky, pressed down the earth, smoothing chaos, reshaping laws, creating a world of all phenomena, and nurturing all things.

Yuan Ming gazed in astonishment at the illusory scene before him, his consciousness completely immersed, as if personally arriving in the primordial ancient times, facing the spectacle of the creation of heaven and earth.

Meanwhile, the Undying Tree into which Yuan Ming had transformed was also affected by this aura, lowering its branches as though a vassal serving a king, bowing its head and raising the Ash Green Tree Bark high.

The Ash Green Tree Bark seemed to sense something, the ancient aura emanating from the wooden bud grew even more intense, the rough, uneven surface transforming at a visible rate into a burst of spirit light, which then merged into the Undying Tree with a "whoosh" sound.

The trunk of the Undying Tree trembled slightly, but showed no sign of resistance.

Yuan Ming, still engrossed in the vision of the world's creation, was momentarily unable to stop it, and only realized afterward that the Ash Green Tree Bark had already blended into the Undying Tree he had become.

Immediately, a palm-sized ash-green spot appeared on the pitch-black trunk of the Undying Tree, conspicuously visible.

Yuan Ming sensed it with his Divine Sense, discovering that within the spot, a new emerald green Origin Power was sprouting, flowing slowly like a swimming fish within the Ash Green Tree Spot.

That strand of Origin Power carried an intensely rich life force, seemingly possessing the power to promote growth, under its influence, the tree crown of the Undying Tree became lush, sprouting new branches and leaves, bursting with strong vitality and vigor.

Moreover, the Undying Tree contained gold, wood, water, fire, earth, yin, and yang Spiritual Power within its body, under the influence of this Origin Power, it had a tendency to fuse, all merging into this Origin Power, becoming a part of it.