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After Su Mu finished speaking, he noticed Yuan Yao's blushing face and immediately understood what she had misunderstood. He couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

"Miss Yuan, please don't take it too seriously. I was just joking."

Before she finished speaking, Yuan Yao took a few light steps and moved close to him.

She gently bit her lip, her waist slightly arched, outlining a captivating curve. Her pretty face was flushed, and as she looked up, a hazy, strange light shimmered in her eyes.

"During this trip to the Void Heaven Palace, Yuan Yao was greatly grateful for Brother Xiao's care, and I will always remember this kindness. As for this mere physical body, if Brother Xiao is willing, Yuan Yao... would have no objection whatsoever."

Having said that, she raised her hand and gently tucked a strand of her black hair behind her ear, giving Su Mu a charming smile. In that instant, she exuded captivating beauty, as radiant as a peach blossom. Extremely.

Even with his composed mind, Su Mu couldn't help but feel a surge of passion amidst this breathtakingly close and intimate scene. He gazed at her frankly and unabashedly for a moment before letting out a soft chuckle.

"While I am not exactly a gentleman, I am not one to be easily swayed by lust. Let's leave Miss Yuan's feelings for another time."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao gave a light snort, crossed her arms, and stepped aside, her cold and beautiful expression returning to her face.

"Never mind, Brother Xiao gave it up himself. There will be no more opportunities like this in the future."

Su Mu gazed at her still-reddened earlobes with amusement, smiled slightly, and said no more.

"The most urgent task is to break this formation and retrieve the Soul-Nourishing Wood."

He strode to the stone gate, intently studying the flaws in the formation. Yuan Yao also composed herself and quickly came to his side, the two working together to break the restriction.

Half a day later, on the sea dozens of miles outside the Void Heaven Palace, a flash of white light appeared, and Su Mu and Yuan Yao were teleported out.

"I didn't expect Brother Xiao's skill in formations to be so profound. He broke the formation so quickly. I suppose the others are still trapped inside the hall and haven't been teleported out yet."

After Yuan Yao appeared, she glanced at the empty sea and breathed a sigh of relief. She then smiled sweetly at Su Mu.

Su Mu nodded slightly, his divine soul faintly sensing the commotion inside the Void Heaven Palace, his eyes flashing.

At this moment, he was still holding a piece of strange wood about a foot long in his hand. The object was charred, rough, pitted, and looked extremely ugly.

But this seemingly inconspicuous deadwood is actually the Soul Nourishing Wood, one of the three great divine trees in the cultivation world.

"Miss Yuan, please keep this for now. I need to return to Tianxing City to make some preparations for refining the Jade Soul Pill. You may tell me where you are staying, and I will find you later."

Su Mu casually stuffed the Soul-Nourishing Wood into Yuan Yao's hand, causing her to be slightly taken aback.

"Brother Xiao, this was supposed to be your reward, how could I possibly accept it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Mu interrupted him.

"I am aware of your senior sister's situation. Before refining the Jade Soul Pill, her primordial spirit needs to be nurtured in the Soul-Nourishing Wood for a period of time. It will not be too late to return it to me after your senior sister is rescued."

Yuan Yao was deeply moved. She looked at Su Mu intently and whispered to him about the cave island where she was hiding.

"In that case, I shall take my leave. Don't worry, Miss Yuan, I will find you soon."

Su Mu smiled at her, then turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance.

Yuan Yao stood there, staring blankly at the figure that was gradually disappearing, her heart filled with complex and indescribable emotions.

A moment later, she took out a bell-shaped Yin Soul artifact from her storage bag, made a hand seal, and drew out a phantom primordial spirit from it, carefully sending it into the Soul Nourishing Wood.

"Senior sister, you probably never imagined that Yuan Yao would be so lucky to meet Brother Xiao... Perhaps it truly is destiny. Please wait patiently for a few more days; we will soon be reunited."

She gazed at the Soul-Nourishing Wood and murmured softly, her eyes filled with anticipation and joy. Then, she transformed into a streak of light and flew away into the distance.

......

After flying a distance, Su Mu stopped in an open sea area, then took out the Qiankun Disc and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Teleport!"

The next moment, his figure suddenly appeared from the void in front of the stone door on the second floor of the inner hall of the Void Heaven Palace, and returned to the hall.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual around him, he put away the Qiankun Disc and headed straight for the third floor at full speed.

If he delays any longer, he might miss out on the excitement.

Meanwhile, the tower has five floors.

Before a majestic stone platform shrouded in white light, Barbarian Beard and his companions stood watching.

"Finally arrived at this godforsaken place. Those restrictions and puppets are really annoying. But where is Tang San? Is he just playing with us?"

Ji Yin gazed at the high platform before him, his eyes gleaming, but when he thought of Su Mu, who was still nowhere to be seen, he couldn't help but frown.

"With the Blood Jade Spider here, that old demon definitely won't let such a good opportunity pass. He's probably being held back by the puppets on the fourth floor. Let's just wait and see. Anyway, this staircase is the only passage in and out of the Cold Li Platform."

The bearded man glanced at Ji Yin and then slowly sat down cross-legged on the stone steps.

Everyone had no choice but to wait. Han Li took this opportunity to stroll around the huge stone platform and examine it slowly outside the white light barrier.

He had originally wanted to try opening another stone door to retrieve the treasure, teleporting out and then using the Qiankun Disc to return, so he could get another chance to profit from it.

Unexpectedly, the fragment of the Void Heaven Map in his hand, after opening one stone door, stopped responding to the other stone doors, so Su Mu had no choice but to give up.

Upon entering the third level, although there are no puppets guarding the place, it is filled with dangerous restrictions that would require even a Nascent Soul cultivator to expend great effort to break through.

If we solve it step by step, it will definitely take a long time.

Su Mu's heart stirred, and several tens of percent of the powerful magic power in his dantian suddenly poured out.

His body suddenly became ethereal, a faint golden glow emanating from him, golden light surging beneath his feet, and he vanished from his spot in an instant, leaving only a barely perceptible golden trail that slowly dissipated into the air.

At this moment, he seemed to transform into the very essence of heaven and earth, rendering the numerous restrictions before him useless, as if passing through the air and fog without any hindrance.

In the blink of an eye, Su Mu had arrived at the end of the third floor and stepped onto the teleportation array leading to the fourth floor.

Feeling that nearly 30% of his mana had been depleted, he took out a bottle of mana potion, took a sip, and his lost mana was restored at an astonishing speed.

After a flash of light, Su Mu successfully reached the fourth floor. He wanted to test the power of the golden-haired puppets here, but he suddenly sensed in his soul that the Xuan Bone, which had been stationary, was moving forward again.

"What?! It's about to begin?!"

A glint flashed in Su Mu's eyes. He immediately activated the Dream Ring on his left index finger, concealing his aura and spatial fluctuations. Bypassing the puppet's senses, he headed straight for the fifth floor.

Before the Cold Li Terrace, the group of Barbarian Beard and his companions wanted to wait for Su Mu a little longer, but a strange movement suddenly came from inside the Heavenly Gang Cover.

Wan Tianming used some unknown method to actually shake the Void Heaven Cauldron with his Golden Silkworm!

Upon noticing this commotion, the group of old demonic monsters could no longer remain seated.

Just then, Han Li touched a yellowed scroll from a hidden compartment in a stone wall. Before he could examine it closely, he heard an extremely yin voice suddenly come from behind.

"Han Li, my disciple, come back quickly! Your master is going inside!"