Open up and break into another world

“Roar! ! !”

“Roar! ! !”

Deafening roars echoed continuously throughout the underground prison.

The one who had fallen into demonic possession was none other than the traitor, Yue Xiangrui.

When Xu Ming arrived, Yue Xiangrui had completely lost his reason. His hair was disheveled, his eyes bloodshot, and his entire body emanated a dense demonic aura. It would be more accurate to describe him as a wild beast rather than a person who had fallen into demonic possession.

Yue Xiangrui struggled and roared incessantly, but the shackles on his body tightly restricted his movements.

“This is demonic possession?”

Xu Ming stared at Yue Xiangrui's bloodshot eyes.

In those eyes, Xu Ming could not find a trace of humanity.

“Demonic possession is complete depravity; from then on, it is no different from being dead!” Le Wuya sighed, his eyes filled with complexity.

“How could he suddenly fall into demonic possession?” Xu Ming asked curiously.

“It's normal!” Le Wuya said, “He originally used quite a few Dao Demon Pearls. Now that his cultivation has been crippled, the demonic aura in his body has backlashed, directly causing him to fall into demonic possession!”

“Oh…” Xu Ming said nothing more.

… …

Seeing Yue Xiangrui's inhuman and ghostly appearance after falling into demonic possession, Xu Ming became even more firm in his idea—in the future, he would only refine Dao Demon Essence and never use Dao Demon Pearls!

However, where could Dao Demon Essence be obtained?

Xu Ming approached Yang Hao.

Yang Hao was currently extremely busy and overwhelmed.

Annihilating the Long family did not mean killing everyone in the Long family; rather, it meant killing those who should be killed and taking in those who should be taken in. Killing people was easy, but how to deal with those who survived completely consumed Yang Hao's thoughts.

However, as soon as he saw Xu Ming's arrival, Yang Hao immediately stopped all the work he was doing.

“Brother Xu Ming, why have you come?” Yang Hao smiled and began to brew tea.

“How is it? Was the annihilation of the Long family smooth?” Xu Ming casually asked.

“Haha, Brother Xu Ming, you underestimate me too much!” Yang Hao laughed heartily, “The Long family only had Long Luo, a Spirit Realm cultivator. With Long Luo eliminated by you, if I still couldn't take down the Long family, then I, the sect master, might as well find a brick and smash myself to death! — You came here; it couldn't be just to ask about this, right?”

As Yang Hao spoke, he handed over a cup of freshly brewed tea.

“Indeed, there is something else I want to ask Brother Yang.” Xu Ming took the tea, sipped it, and said, “I want to know, where does Dao Demon Essence come from?”

“Brother Xu Ming wants Dao Demon Essence?” Yang Hao was slightly startled at first, but then he felt it was normal, “With Brother Xu Ming's strength, you can indeed try to fight for Dao Demon Essence! If you're lucky, you might even be able to get a few!”

Slightly try to fight for it?

If you're lucky, you might even be able to get a few?

“Is Dao Demon Essence very difficult to obtain?” Xu Ming asked.

“It's not just difficult!” Yang Hao said, “Anyway, I haven't obtained even one so far!”

Yang Hao continued, “There are three ways to obtain Dao Demon Essence. The first way—robbery!”

“Uh…” Xu Ming was speechless.

“If you know who has Dao Demon Essence, you can just snatch it directly!”

“What's the second way?” Xu Ming directly skipped the first way.

Xu Ming had always adhered to the principle of “I will not offend others unless they offend me”—if others provoked him, Xu Ming would certainly teach them a lesson; but to actively rob others of their treasures was something he could not do.

“The second way—rely on luck!”

“Rely on luck?” Could this even be considered a way?

“If you have extremely good luck, you might even step on Dao Demon Essence while walking on the road!”

“Isn't that nonsense?” Xu Ming said unhappily, “Just tell me the third way!”

Xu Ming knew with his toes that the truly reliable method was definitely the third way.

“The third way is…entering the Dao Demon Palace!” Yang Hao's eyes held anticipation and trepidation.

“Dao Demon Palace, what kind of place is that?” Xu Ming asked curiously.

“That is the core of the entire Dao Seeking Demon Region! Legend has it that all Dao Demon Essence flows out from the Dao Demon Palace!”

“Is it very dangerous there?” Xu Ming immediately thought of this question.

“Extremely dangerous!” Yang Hao said solemnly, “Even those in the middle stage of the Spirit Realm have a narrow escape; those in the early stage of the Spirit Realm are practically guaranteed to die! That's why I scolded Long Luo for being a madman; with his strength, he actually dared to enter the Dao Demon Palace! What's even more bizarre is that he actually came out alive and even greatly increased his strength…”

“Even those in the middle stage of the Spirit Realm have a narrow escape?” Xu Ming couldn't help but be cautious.

The Dao Demon Palace was clearly a great treasure trove; as long as those Earth-level forces weren't stupid, they would definitely firmly control it and not allow outsiders to enter casually.

If Xu Ming had the strength to occupy the Dao Demon Palace, he would probably do the same.

“How did Long Luo get in?” Xu Ming couldn't help but wonder.

Yang Hao then explained, “The Dao Demon Palace is a huge and boundless palace; even if several major Earth-level forces join forces, they can only control the entrance, but they cannot seal off the entire Dao Demon Palace. And around the Dao Demon Palace, some gaps leading to the interior of the Dao Demon Palace will occasionally appear; whoever happens to find a gap can sneak in! — I estimate that Long Luo sneaked into the Dao Demon Palace in this way.”

“Uh…” Xu Ming couldn't help but sigh after listening, “In that case, Long Luo's luck is really heaven-defying. First, he was lucky enough to encounter a gap to enter the Dao Demon Palace, and then, with his pitiful strength, he wandered around the Dao Demon Palace and came out alive, and his strength greatly increased…”

However, it seemed that Long Luo had exhausted all his luck in the Dao Demon Palace. Therefore, the first time he made a move after his strength greatly increased, he directly ran into Xu Ming…Even the drop of Dao Demon Essence that he had saved and was reluctant to use became a trophy dedicated to Xu Ming.

Yang Hao also said, “His luck is heaven-defying, but he's also unlucky enough!”

“Brother Yang, do you know the location of any gaps to enter the Dao Demon Palace?” Xu Ming asked.

“I don't know this…Moreover, the location of the gaps is constantly changing, and there is no pattern to follow. Even if you know where there is a gap yesterday, the gap may disappear when you go there again today.”

“Oh…” Xu Ming couldn't help but feel disappointed.

“I say, Brother Xu Ming, do you really want to enter the Dao Demon Palace?” Yang Hao said earnestly, “Listen to my advice! It's really too dangerous there; even those in the middle stage of the Spirit Realm have a narrow escape! You are still very young now and don't need to rush to go there; when your strength is stronger in the future, when you reach the late stage of the Spirit Realm, it won't be too late to go!”

Late stage of the Spirit Realm?

Xu Ming smiled playfully: “Brother Yang, when did I tell you that my strength is not as good as the late stage of the Spirit Realm?”