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"Uh… such a broken teleportation array! Can it even be used?"

The teleportation array was a circular stone plate about three zhang in diameter.

Perhaps it was due to excessive use, or perhaps it was due to years of disrepair, but the entire circular stone plate was covered in wear and tear.

This made Xu Ming feel very insecure.

Xu Ming had never used a teleportation array before; this was like a maiden being carried in a sedan chair for the first time—the very first time.

Seeing such a broken teleportation array on his first try made Xu Ming feel a little apprehensive.

"Little Cheat, help me check if this teleportation array is intact!" Xu Ming cautiously said.

What if, while using the teleportation array, there was a "destroyed array and death of people" situation? Wouldn't that be tragic?

Little Cheat replied: "The teleportation array's functions are basically normal; it can be used."

With Little Cheat's words, Xu Ming felt much more relieved.

He stood within the teleportation array and placed a top-grade Xuan Stone in each of the one hundred and eight slots on the stone plate. Then, Xu Ming tore up the invitation letter.

The invitation letter instantly transformed into a mysterious power, activating the teleportation array.

The old teleportation array instantly erupted with dazzling teleportation runes.

Boom!!

After a flash of light even more blinding than the sun, the teleportation array was empty. The one hundred and eight top-grade Xuan Stones that Xu Ming had placed in the slots had also been reduced to powder.

…

Whoosh—

In the dark void, Xu Ming couldn't open his eyes, nor could he release his spiritual power to explore the outside world.

He could feel that his surroundings should be pitch black; he could also feel that he should be rapidly traversing.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Xu Ming felt the world brighten.

Bang!!

Xu Ming's handsome face instantly made intimate contact with the earth, instantly becoming covered in dirt.

"Damn… I just arrived at the Dao-Seeking Demon Domain, and I'm already in such a mess…"

Landing face-first made Xu Ming feel as if his face had been slapped by the entire earth.

At this moment, Xu Ming didn't notice that in the bushes not far behind him, a ferocious wolf-like demon beast was staring at him with hatred.

The demon beast's body had patches of bloodstains, indicating that it was seriously injured.

Suddenly!

Hiss—

The ferocious demon beast suddenly pounced towards Xu Ming, the killing intent in its eyes bursting out without reservation.

"Hmm?"

Sensing the killing intent behind him, Xu Ming vigilantly turned around, only to see a huge black phantom pouncing towards him.

"Demon beast?"

Xu Ming's eyes widened, and a terrifying mental attack instantly pierced through the demon beast's sea of consciousness.

Before the demon beast could even reach Xu Ming, it had already crashed to the ground.

"A demon beast equivalent to a half-step Condensing Core…"

This level of demon beast was naturally vulnerable to Xu Ming. Xu Ming could casually kill a group of them with just a glance.

"However… this demon beast seems a little different from the demon beasts I've encountered before!" Xu Ming noticed that this demon beast he had killed faintly emitted traces of demonic energy.

"This demonic energy… feels a bit like the wisp of Demonic Fiend Energy I control!"

The Demonic Fiend Energy was what Xu Ming had gained control of after refining the Dao Demon Pearl previously.

Xu Ming couldn't help but curiously release his spiritual power, scanning the entire black wolf demon beast.

"Hmm, this is…?"

Xu Ming was surprised to find that there was a black strange pearl hidden in the black wolf demon beast's abdomen.

"Isn't this… the Dao Demon Pearl?"

Xu Ming had personally used the Dao Demon Pearl, so he naturally recognized it.

"Why is there a Dao Demon Pearl inside the demon beast's body? Could it be that Dao Demon Pearls are obtained from the bodies of demon beasts?"

Xu Ming manipulated the power of nature, easily cutting open the demon beast's skin and flesh; then, the Dao Demon Pearl, faintly emitting Demonic Fiend Energy, flew into Xu Ming's hand.

"The quality of this Dao Demon Pearl seems slightly better than the one I used last time."

Xu Ming temporarily put the Dao Demon Pearl away.

Xu Ming wasn't very knowledgeable about the Dao Demon Pearl; he only knew that after refining the Dao Demon Pearl, one could obtain Demonic Fiend Energy. As for whether it had other uses, he didn't know.

Moreover, Xu Ming wasn't clear about how much the Demonic Fiend Energy could do. However, based on the wisp of Demonic Fiend Energy he currently controlled, it seemed to have limited use.

Xu Ming also wanted to ask Little Cheat to carefully investigate this Dao Demon Pearl.

However, because the Dao Demon Pearl was a special item unique to the Dao-Seeking Demon Domain, and it wasn't even included in the Artifact Shop, the asking price for the investigation was also extremely high!

"Forget it, I'll leave it for now and slowly figure out the secrets of this Dao Demon Pearl in the future!"

Before Xu Ming came to the Dao-Seeking Demon Domain, he had heard that there were great opportunities within this Dao-Seeking Demon Domain! Countless martial arts experts were willing to go mad in pursuit of opportunities.

"I wonder if this Dao Demon Pearl can be considered a great opportunity in the Dao-Seeking Demon Domain?"

Xu Ming vaguely felt that the Dao Demon Pearl was not simple.

Xu Ming observed the terrain. The surroundings were full of green mountains and dense forests, with few people around.

"Little Cheat, help me check if there are any human settlements nearby!"

If he wanted to understand the situation in the Dao-Seeking Demon Domain, it would definitely be useless to talk to demon beasts; he still had to find humans first.

"There is a city about 50,000 miles to the southeast," Little Cheat replied.

"City?" Xu Ming was slightly surprised.

He had always thought that the Dao-Seeking Demon Domain should be a very mysterious place, and there should be very few people entering it.

He didn't expect that there would even be a city here!

What does having a city mean? — It means there are many people here!

"Then let's go take a look there first!"

Xu Ming was about to take a step when he suddenly had a thought, and his spiritual power spread out like a spider web.

"Eh, someone's here!"

Xu Ming discovered that there were five martial artists carefully approaching him.

The five martial artists, the strongest of whom was only at the half-step Condensing Core stage; however, they were all surrounded by Demonic Fiend Energy.

"Demonic Fiend Energy surrounding their bodies?" Xu Ming pondered, "Could it be that they have refined and absorbed a lot of Dao Demon Pearls? Otherwise, how could the Demonic Fiend Energy be materialized and displayed?"

Like Xu Ming, although he had a wisp of Demonic Fiend Energy, that wisp of Demonic Fiend Energy had been obediently hiding in his sea of consciousness, never running out.

Before long, the five Demonic Energy-entwined martial artists also discovered Xu Ming.

"Hmm!?" The five Demonic Energy-entwined martial artists were first stunned, and then they saw the black wolf lying at Xu Ming's feet.

The five people exchanged a look.

The black-clothed arrogant youth at the head shouted: "You killed this Demonic Beast?"

Demonic Beast?

Xu Ming was stunned—so, they call this kind of demon beast with demonic energy on its body a Demonic Beast!

But it's also quite fitting.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, are you deaf?" The black-clothed arrogant youth shouted again.

Xu Ming casually glanced at him: "I killed it, so what?"

"You have some nerve!! We painstakingly set up a trap and severely injured this Demonic Beast, and you're just here reaping the benefits!?" The black-clothed arrogant youth angrily scolded, his body bursting out with unparalleled sharp aura, "Hmph! In the Zhenhai City area, someone actually dares to take advantage of our Long family? — Don't blame me for not giving you a chance to live; now, immediately hand over the Dao Demon Pearl, then kneel down, kowtow, and admit your mistake, and offer a sincere enough apology, and I'll spare your life!"