Yuan Ming thought this, and his palm flickered with black light as several small black hands emerged, merging into the Wind Falcon Demon Soul to probe its memory.

At that moment, the Wind Falcon Demon Soul suddenly trembled and then "bang" exploded into a mass of scattered soul power.

The three souls and seven spirits of the Wind Falcon completely collapsed, and its memory dissipated, making it impossible to read.

"Forbidden Spell has been cast..." Yuan Ming raised his brow slightly.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, above a dense forest, Wu Yu held a shattered black token in his hand, his expression devoid of joy or sorrow.

"The Wind Falcon was a young genius of the Peng Clan, fallen like this. I'm afraid they will cause trouble," Xuan Ye, standing beside him, said with some concern.

"It's no matter; the Five Royal Families have become increasingly arrogant and unruly in recent years. Wind Falcon's death serves as a good reminder to them," Wu Yu said casually as he tossed away the shattered token.

Xuan Ye said no more upon hearing his words.

Yuan Ming soon emerged from the Shura Palace, along with Lei Yu and Nan Shangfeng.

"Let's go," he instructed, playing with a shiny silver storage bracelet, which belonged to the Wind Falcon.

The wealth of a sixth-level great demon was immense, not to mention the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, there were at least twenty to thirty million spirit stones alone, filling his once empty pockets.

Lei Yu let out an excited screech, spreading its wings as it continued towards Black Tiger City.

Nan Shangfeng said nothing, sitting quietly on Lei Yu's back, occasionally glancing at Yuan Ming's back with a hint of reverence in his eyes.

He had not seen Yuan Ming and Wind Falcon's battle firsthand, but the fight ended so swiftly with Yuan Ming unscathed, seemingly without much effort, which spoke volumes.

The journey that followed was uneventful, and the two humans and one beast returned to Black Tiger City after several days.

Yuan Ming did not go to Wu Yu's residence; he found an inn to stay at and then visited the branch of the Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip, continuing to use his status as Guest Elder to ask the branch for assistance in purchasing high-level spirit wood and other spiritual materials needed for the Moon God Ring.

The steward of the Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip at this location was familiar with Yuan Ming and agreed readily.

Yuan Ming then returned to the inn, went to his room, and entered the Shura Palace directly.

In the canyon, due to time constraints and borrowing the power of the underground spirit vein, his mana was only initially stabilized, and he naturally needed time to further consolidate it.

In the secret chamber of the Medicine Garden Cave Mansion, he sat cross-legged, hands forming a breathing control pose, eyes slightly closed, observing internally the scene within his dantian.

The nascent soul that had greatly changed in appearance had already resumed a cross-legged position, sitting quietly.

Not far behind it, the mana vortex turned rapidly, transforming into a swirling ring of white light, floating gently.

A glance showed the mana vortex glowing with radiance, stably inhaling and exhaling nature's spiritual energy, becoming even more perfect, as if forged by Heaven, flawless.

Yuan Ming willed it, and the speed of the mixed hole vortex began to accelerate, and the surrounding spiritual energy surged in, being swallowed like a whale.

Compared to before, the sense of chaotic turbulence caused by the massive consumption of spiritual power could hardly be felt anymore.

Yuan Ming nodded; after absorbing the power of Dao, this mana vortex was indeed becoming more stable, seemingly never to become unstable again.

He closed his eyes, entering a state of cultivation.

Seven days later, Yuan Ming's realm was thoroughly stabilized, much faster than Yun Luo Fairy when she broke through to the Dharma manifestation Stage.

He did not leave but instead took out the Stealing Heaven Tripod, lit the black incense, and possessed Guoguo.

When his gaze fell upon the silver cat, he saw endless blue sky, heard the rushing wind, and smelled a faintly lingering feminine fragrance.

After looking around, he realized he was being held by Xi Ying, standing on the deck of a Sky-controlling Ferry.

Originally surveying the distance, Xi Ying sensed the abnormal soul wave emanating from Guoguo and slowly retracted her gaze, looking down just as Guoguo looked up.

Her and Yuan Ming's gazes seemed to traverse endless distances, meeting each other.

Xi Ying's eyes carried a trace of smile, she hugged Guoguo and returned to the room, lifted her hand to activate the array that prevented probing.

"I have broken through to the Dharma manifestation Stage," Yuan Ming immediately shared the good news with her.

Hearing this, Xi Ying's expression was briefly stunned, then turned to sincere joy.

Xi Ying had always known of Yuan Ming's cultivation progress; she just didn't expect he would advance to the Dharma manifestation Stage so quickly.

"Faster than I expected, which is a good thing. After advancing to the Dharma manifestation Stage, facing the people from White Emperor City and Heavenly Dragon Hall will be less passive," Xi Ying nodded and said.

"While breaking through to the Dharma manifestation Stage, my Transplanting Technique and Planting Beans into Soldiers Divine Power also condensed Dao Seals, enhancing their powers, only Eyes of Golden Flame is still lacking. And during this time..." Unconsciously, Yuan Ming had grown accustomed to telling Xi Ying all his recent circumstances in detail.

After arriving at the Central Continent, they had become the only ones they could rely on.

Xi Ying did not interrupt, listening quietly until he finished, then shared her recent circumstances with Yuan Ming as well.

"Are you saying you've reached Locking City in southwestern Central Continent and are on your way to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range?" Yuan Ming asked delightedly halfway through hearing her update.

"Yes, in about half a year, I should be able to reach White Emperor City," Xi Ying said.

"Great, I'm also planning to stay in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range for a hundred years. We can finally meet," Yuan Ming said happily.

"You're planning to stay in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range for a hundred years?" Xi Ying asked in surprise.

Guoguo nodded anthropomorphically, explaining the requirements of the senior "Void" to Xi Ying.

Upon hearing this, Xi Ying just nodded without saying much.

"Afterward, I plan to visit White Emperor City and expect to stay there for a long period. Let's agree to meet there, shall we?" Yuan Ming proposed.

"Alright," Xi Ying readily agreed.

After returning to his senses, Yuan Ming began to ponder.

Since Xi Ying was about to arrive, he didn't plan to wander to other cities and decided to head straight to White Emperor City.

He got up and went to Nan Shangfeng's residence to inform him of his plan.

"If you're going to White Emperor City, no need to trouble Lei Yu. There's a teleportation array in Black Tiger City that connects to White Emperor City. We can use the teleportation array to go directly there," Nan Shangfeng immediately suggested upon hearing Yuan Ming's intention to go to White Emperor City.

"A teleportation array? That's convenient," Yuan Ming nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, this teleportation array was built in recent years and isn't always available. If I remember correctly, it opens only once every three months. So... rest here for now and let me find out the timing," Nan Shangfeng volunteered.

"Alright, I'll leave this matter to you," Yuan Ming naturally had no objections.

As Nan Shangfeng left, Yuan Ming didn't stay at the inn either and went to the Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip to collect goods.

This time, the Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip didn't yield much, gathering only four or five pieces of high-level spirit wood, and there were only two spiritual materials for the Moon God Ring.

Feeling somewhat disappointed, Yuan Ming paid the spirit stones and returned to the inn.

Not long after, Nan Shangfeng returned and informed Yuan Ming that the next teleportation was in half a month.

Yuan Ming then stopped worrying about the matter and continued to focus on his cultivation.

However, just two days later, Nan Shangfeng hurriedly found Yuan Ming.

"Brother Wan, there's been a mistake, a mistake. We must hurry to arrange the teleportation procedures," he said anxiously upon meeting him.

"What happened?" Yuan Ming frowned and asked.

"There's news that Heavenly Fire has emerged from the depths of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. This news has already spread in Black Tiger City. Those who have heard will certainly head to White Emperor City; I'm afraid the teleportation slots will be snatched up long before the teleportation day," Nan Shangfeng said anxiously.

"The Heavenly Fire has finally appeared!" Yuan Ming instantly understood the situation and, without hesitation, followed Nan Shangfeng out.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, a long queue had already formed outside the pavilion that managed the teleportation array, with people lining up to book teleportation slots.

"How many slots are there?" Yuan Ming asked with a frown.

"The teleportation array opens once every three months, operates for ten rounds each time, and can only teleport thirty people per round, so there are only three hundred slots in total," Nan Shangfeng explained.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming frowned even deeper, seeing that the line outside exceeded three hundred people.

As he was pondering, he suddenly felt someone tugging at his sleeve.

Yuan Ming looked in confusion to find Nan Shangfeng winking, signaling him to follow.

Then, Nan Shangfeng led him around to another large hall at the back of the pavilion.

As soon as they entered, an impatient voice sounded inside, "Out, out, this is not a reception area. If you want to purchase teleportation slots, go to the front Transmission Hall."

A young man with short eyebrows, showing a face full of impatience, walked out while yawning.

Nan Shangfeng showed no awareness of being driven away. He approached with a smile and, before the young man could wave him off, grabbed his hand and slipped several high-quality spirit stones into his sleeve.

"I'm acquainted with your steward elder. Can you take us to meet them?" Nan Shangfeng grinned.

The young man felt the items in his sleeve, his face first stiffening, then easing, and his impatience disappeared.

"Oh... I see, that's no problem. I'll take you to meet them; it's only right for old friends to catch up," the short-browed young man said, suddenly understanding.

He then led the way in front.

Nan Shangfeng caught up again, grabbing his sleeve and slipping in a dozen more spirit stones, smiling as he asked, "I forgot the name of the steward elder, could you remind me?"

Yuan Ming was stunned upon hearing this.

Not knowing the name – how could they be acquaintances?

The short-browed young man's expression twitched slightly, but perhaps to save face, he didn't turn angry, whispering, "How could you forget? Elder Duan is such a good person."

"Yes, yes, I won't forget. Thank you," Nan Shangfeng chuckled.

Then they were led to the inner hall of the large hall, and the short-browed young man announced their presence and opened the door to the inner hall.

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