A Desperate Move

Yuan Ming knew that the mana contained within these summoned clones was limited, so he raised his hand and fired four streaks of spiritual light into the four clones to sustain their mana consumption.

Though this would increase his mana expenditure severalfold, with the World Tree's help, he could draw vast quantities of pure spiritual power from afar. There was no need to worry about running out of mana.

All five "Yuan Mings" acted together, and the refinement speed indeed increased considerably.

Yet Yuan Ming's brow remained tightly furrowed. He still felt that this speed was not enough.

The next moment, he separated off another stream of mana and sent it through the World Tree's roots into the restrictive wooden pillar, attempting to refine the pillar from within.

However, his mana was incompatible with the restrictive wooden pillar, and this method produced no significant effect.

"I've already dealt with the Soul Annihilation Sword. You only need to nourish it with mana for a while before you can use it. Hm? Where is this? What are you doing?" Xihe Zi emerged from the Xihe Stele, surprise appearing on her face when she saw Yuan Ming's actions.

Only then did Yuan Ming notice that the Xihe Stele had been floating beside him all along and had not been put away.

"Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist Xihe Zi." He thanked her, then flicked his sleeve and stored the Xihe Stele in the Asura Palace.

As for the current situation, he did not hide it from Xihe Zi either, briefly explaining everything.

"So you are competing for the Three Realms Immortal Ship. This treasure's value is beyond measure, so it is indeed worth fighting for. But your refinement methods are truly dreadful, and your approach is wrong as well. Since you