Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

As a ripple spread through the space, Su Mu's figure silently reappeared in the secret chamber of the deserted island cave.

As soon as he appeared, he looked down at the Qiankun Disc in his hand and noticed that the coordinates of the Netherworld recorded on it were extremely stable and could be triggered at will with a thought. His anxious heart immediately calmed down a bit.

"I wonder if Luo Hou will notice this commotion..."

After putting away the Qiankun Disc, Su Mu frowned slightly, pondered in silence, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

But then he thought that with Luo Hou's existence, he was nothing more than a drop in the ocean in Luo Hou's eyes, and probably wouldn't bother to pay much attention to him. Thinking this, most of his unease dissipated.

Just then, a lithe figure swiftly swept in from outside the cave, its aura extremely familiar, clearly Yuan Yao sensing his return.

Yuan Yao arrived in a flash. The moment she saw Su Mu, the eagerness in her eyes instantly turned into ecstasy, and she rushed to his side with light steps.

"Su Lang, it's good that you're safe and sound."

She held it lightly with her slender hands, her voice trembling slightly.

"A patch of ghostly mist suddenly appeared in the nearby sea. Although the area was not vast, many passing cultivators were trapped in it and never heard from again. I was very worried when you suddenly disappeared into thin air, fearing that something had happened to you. Now that I see you are safe and sound, I am relieved."

Su Mu reached out and gently took her soft hand in his, a faint smile on his face, and softly comforted her, "You don't need to worry. That ghostly mist was actually deliberately created by me. This trip to the Netherworld was not only safe, but also quite fruitful."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao's eyes widened in surprise, and she stared at him blankly.

Su Mu chuckled and pulled her to sit down at the stone table in the room. He then slowly began to tell her the whole story of his journey to the Underworld.

"Do you remember the secret realm I mentioned to you before, a place where a vast amount of Yin energy gathers? This is the place within that ghostly mist."

"I didn't tell you the details before not because I intended to hide it, but because I was afraid that if you knew, you would insist on going with me. The Netherworld cannot utilize any spiritual energy; it's far more dangerous than ordinary places. Within it..."

Su Mu spoke calmly and gently, while Yuan Yao listened quietly. Her beautiful eyes widened, her lips parted slightly, and her heart was filled with shock.

She never imagined that such an unusual little world was hidden within the Ghost Mist, one of the three great natural disasters of the Chaotic Star Sea, and that the various encounters she had experienced were unheard of.

When Yuan Yao realized that Su Mu's adventure was all for the sake of the two sisters' future, her heart warmed. Her jade fingers unconsciously intertwined tightly with his, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

After Su Mu finished recounting everything, Yuan Yao gently rose, nestled in his arms, looked up at him with gentle yet firm eyes, and murmured softly:

"If you ever do anything so dangerous again, Su Lang, please don't hide it from me. I know you possess a great treasure and have the ability to protect yourself, but I am not so weak and incompetent as I am. I also want to stay by your side and lend you a helping hand."

Su Mu lowered his eyes, meeting her gaze. Seeing the sincerity and determination in her eyes, a slight tremor ran through him. He blinked, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said softly:

"Alright, I promise you, I will not hide anything from you in the future. However, it has been several months since we last studied the Dragon and Phoenix Combined Cultivation Technique together, and the incantation has become a bit rusty. Why don't you come with me to review it?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao's cheeks instantly flushed slightly. She bit her lower lip, then moved and gently pressed Su Mu down beneath her, speaking coquettishly.

"Very well, you have deliberately deceived me, causing me much worry. I will take this opportunity to teach you a lesson."

......

Seven days later.

Inside the cave, Su Mu handed Yuan Yao a dark brown hairpin with an ancient pattern, his tone carrying a hint of admonition.

"With the help of this Soul-Nourishing Hairpin, and the Yin-Nether Beast Crystal I left behind, your and Yanli's cultivation progress will definitely be extremely smooth."

This Soul-Nourishing Hairpin was a magical artifact he personally crafted by cutting the Soul-Nourishing Wood he obtained in half, taking one half, and supplementing it with his own treasured Netherworld Stone.

Wearing it on Yuan Yao's body can nourish her consciousness day and night, and it can also serve as a vessel for the beautiful Heavenly Ghost's body, safely protecting her soul.

She took the hairpin, gently pinned it in her hair, then stepped forward and threw herself into Su Mu's arms, pressing her cheek against his heart, her fingertips lightly tracing his back, her voice tinged with reluctance.

"Su Lang, don't worry about me and my senior sister. We will definitely focus on our cultivation. Just take care of yourself while you're away and come back soon. Yuan Yao will be waiting for you here."

Su Mu raised his hand and gently stroked her soft, black hair. A gentle smile appeared on his lips as he softly reassured her, "Don't worry. As a Star Palace Elder, I can't stay in seclusion forever. Besides, I have the Qiankun Disc with me, so I can teleport back at any time."

With that, he flipped his hand, and a lustrous, translucent cyan jade talisman appeared out of thin air, with a faint spatial aura flowing across it.

With that, he flipped his hand, and a lustrous, translucent cyan jade talisman appeared out of thin air, with a faint spatial aura flowing across it.

"This is a Void Teleportation Talisman. Keep it close to your body and do not lose it. In case of emergency, activate this talisman immediately, and you will be able to teleport thousands of miles away instantly to protect yourself."

[Void Teleportation Rune (Blue)]

[Note: Originating from a cultivation world, this ability allows teleportation to a distance of a thousand miles after activation; it is destroyed upon use.]

This jade talisman was something he acquired in his early years and used to protect himself when he went out to train. However, after he mastered the Golden Light Divine Power of Leaping Across the Earth, the talisman no longer had such an important use for him.

Yuan Yao was already used to Su Mu's endless stream of rare treasures, and she never bothered to investigate their origins. So she was only slightly surprised before carefully putting the jade talisman into her bosom and keeping it safe.

Seeing this, Su Mu chuckled softly. The two lingered tenderly for a long time before he reluctantly released his embrace, activated the Qiankun Disc, and the space around him rippled again. His figure instantly disappeared into the cave.

Yuan Yao stared blankly at the void where he had disappeared, lost in thought for a long time, the reluctance in her eyes gradually turning into determination.

She then took out the Yin-Yang Beast Crystal and sat opposite Yanli, focusing intently on cultivating the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique. She knew perfectly well that only by making her own cultivation stronger could she truly help Su Mu in the future, instead of constantly becoming his concern.

On the other side, after Su Mu used the Qiankun Disc to teleport away, he did not return directly to his cave in Tianxing City. Instead, he deliberately selected coordinates and teleported to the sea area near Kumen Island.

"That old ghost Xuan Gu has quite a few secrets. I never expected that there would be such a hidden Yin Sha place around Kumen Island."

Standing on the sea, Su Mu sensed the location of the Xuan Bone with his divine sense and couldn't help but sigh.

Previously, he had asked Xuan Gu to find a secluded place to rebuild his Nascent Soul realm. Unexpectedly, the old ghost found a Yin Sha Cave on an unnamed deserted island next to Bitter Gate Island.

Judging from this situation, this acupoint was probably a backup plan secretly left by Xuan Gu when he was still a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Half an hour later, Su Mu arrived at a small island that was only a few dozen miles in circumference.

The island is surrounded by reefs, with sparse vegetation and extremely thin spiritual energy. Ordinary cultivators passing by would only think it is an abandoned deserted island. No one would imagine that beneath this seemingly ordinary island lies a treasure land that gathers Yin energy.

Just as Su Mu raised his hand, intending to summon Xuan Gu through telepathy, his divine sense suddenly detected a group of cultivators rapidly approaching from afar, their target clear: this nameless, desolate island.

A thought struck him, and he immediately transformed into the appearance of the Soul Demon Tang San. Then, he activated the Dream Ring to completely conceal his aura and curiously looked into the distance.

In the distance, more than ten streaks of light sped towards them, surrounding a magnificent flying beast chariot.

The beast-drawn carriage was pulled forward by three strange blue birds. These birds had six eyes and four wings. When they flapped their wings, they created a strong wind and flew at an extremely fast speed. In no time, they had landed in the air above the island.

After the escape light dissipated, the group of cultivators revealed their true forms. They were all beautiful young women, dressed in light green palace attire, with their black hair piled high in a bun, and two swords stuck on their backs. Moreover, their cultivation levels were all at the Foundation Establishment stage.

A man and a woman stepped out of the beast-drawn carriage.

The woman was dressed in a white gauze dress, and her appearance was exquisitely beautiful; she looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

The man was dressed in hemp clothing, wore a tall crown, and was barefoot. He appeared to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a golden glint between his eyebrows, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Seeing such a grand display and observing the man's appearance and demeanor, Su Mu quickly guessed the man's identity.

"This is... Wen Tianren? The first Core Formation cultivator in the Chaotic Star Sea?"