Yuan Ming stood up, emanating a dazzling yellow halo all around him, resembling the first rays of sunrise.

His figure gradually merged with the ground, transforming into a stream of light, swiftly retreating deep underground.

In an instant, he was standing before the towering Pillar Hongjun.

The previously ravaged Pillar Hongjun had regained much of its splendor under the nourishment of the repair array, no longer requiring the full support of Yuan Ming's World Tree.

At this moment, the Heavenly Crane Array operated increasingly smoothly, as if it were the natural rhythm of heaven and earth.

Yuan Ming's gaze was sharp; after a quick survey, he didn't linger.

He once again deployed his Escape Technique, his figure like a fish swimming through the earth, soon arriving above a vast Magma Lake.

On the surface of the lake, the crimson magma rolled continuously, resembling blazing flames, with hot waves rushing against him, accompanied by the suffocating scent of sulfur.

Yuan Ming took a deep breath, instantly enveloped by a layer of red light membrane, completely isolating the scorching Magma Power from his body.

With a swift movement, like an arrow, he shot towards the depths of the magma. Traversing layers of scorching magma, he finally reached the bright red magma region deep within.

The temperature of the magma here was incredibly high, even Yuan Ming, endowed with the Fire Emperor's Will, felt an indescribable heat piercing his bones.

Although the heat couldn't harm him, the sensation of being scorched by flames was unpleasant.

The surrounding void twisted and deformed under the high temperature of the magma, occasionally revealing spatial cracks that vanished like black lightning in the void.

Within this scorching magma, an enormous azure-gray palace floated, appearing solemn and mysterious.

A huge array formed by virtual light emerged around the palace, enveloping it.

The rolling heat waves attracted by the array gathered into huge circular fire rings surrounding the palace, presenting a spectacular scene.

This palace precisely was the Shura Palace that Yuan Ming placed here.

Drawing on the Earth Fire's power for tempering, the Shura Palace was now enveloped in a crystalline glow, emitting dazzling seven-colored light, like a hundred-tempered treasured blade about to emerge, radiating strong vibrations, bearing the semblance of a Three Realms Immortal Boat.

Yuan Ming circled the Shura Palace slowly, satisfaction evident in his eyes, a subtle smile playing on his lips.

He opened his mouth towards the void and asked, "How is it going, how's the refining?"

As his words fell, a graceful figure appeared out of nowhere, it was exactly Xi Hezi.

She sighed gently and said, "The power of the Earth Fire is indeed strong enough, I have already refined the outer shell of the Shura Palace once. But the deeper regions are yet to be refined, and now the problem is still the same, my materials are insufficient."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming couldn't help but frown slightly.

Over the years, he had almost poured all the resources of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals into the refining of the Shura Palace, aiming to forge it into another Magic Treasure with attack power comparable to the Three Realms Immortal Boat.

He originally thought that pouring all resources into it should at least have succeeded by sixty to seventy percent by now, but it seems far from it.

"Don't just say you're anxious, I'm quite anxious too. In my opinion, you'd better do as I suggested last time." Xi Hezi continued.

"That's not feasible." Yuan Ming recalled Xi Hezi seriously suggesting him to seize materials and resources last time and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Why wouldn't it be feasible? With your current influence and strength, as long as you don't provoke the Three Giant Sects, which sect in the Chuyun Realm can stop you? Just rob twenty or thirty medium-sized sects like the Golden Sword Sect in one go, and the resources should be roughly sufficient." Xi Hezi said indifferently.

"To do as you suggest, I'm afraid it won't be long before I can no longer have a foothold in the Chuyun Realm." Yuan Ming sighed, smiling bitterly.

In fact, Yuan Ming had not dismissed the idea of seizing resources.

After all, it was indeed one of the effective ways to accumulate wealth quickly.

"Oh, even if ordinary sects' items cannot be plundered, can one or two not be taken from evil sects like the Three Realms Sect? Besides, the Chuyun Realm is vast, since ancient times cultivators have fallen numerous times, their Cave Mansions were not all explored. Those undiscovered Cave Mansions surely contain many rare items." Xi Hezi's words carried a hint of teasing.

Xi Hezi's words struck Yuan Ming like a spring hitting a rock, waking him instantly.

For ordinary people, finding hidden Cave Mansions was like searching for a needle in a haystack, requiring luck.

However, for Yuan Ming, it was a different matter entirely.

He held a gray statue that knew all things in heaven and earth; asking it for the location of those yet undiscovered Cave Mansions could readily reveal this information, and resources and wealth would naturally flow in.

The more Yuan Ming thought, the more feasible it seemed, bringing joy to his heart.

However, compared to these external matters, his foremost concern remained the cultivation of the Five Elements Dao Fruit.

Currently, what he most needed to comprehend was the Golden Emperor True Intent.

"About the resource matter, I already have plans; you just focus on refining the Shura Palace." Yuan Ming collected his thoughts and spoke to Xi Hezi.

"Alright." Xi Hezi responded, then turned to inspect the array.

Yuan Ming returned to the City Lord Mansion and stepped into the great hall.

He waved his hand, and the Sky-splitting Golden Mace hovered in midair, shimmering with dazzling golden light.

Then, he took out the Stealing Heaven Tripod, performed an incantation, and bright lights flickered on its body with a hundred Forbidden brightening in succession, as if stars dazzling.

Yuan Ming took out Black Incense, lit it, and placed it inside the tripod.

Wisps of smoke rose, and his Divine Soul quietly detached, directly possessing the Sky-splitting Golden Mace.

He used his Divine Soul Power to delve deeply into the Golden Emperor True Intent contained within.

Instantly, the Sky-splitting Golden Mace's golden light intensified, transforming into a beam reaching the Nine Heavens.

At the same time, the Five Elements Dao Fruit within Yuan Ming operated autonomously, and the other four colors of light emanated from him, intertwining with the golden light into a dazzling five-colored light, enveloping the entire main hall.

Throughout the City Lord Mansion, the five-colored light shot straight to the sky, causing everyone to stop and look.

The cultivators who were busy couldn't help but pause and look towards the direction of the main hall.

Their eyes reflected the kaleidoscope, faces showing expressions of reverence and aspiration.

Wang Fulong watched this scene from afar, his heart filled with deep emotion: "Such talent, such speed of growth, even those guardians may find him hard to match."

Within the City Lord Mansion and throughout the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals, the cultivators who knew some insider information all felt the same.

Over the years, no matter what powerful demon beasts appeared in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, they all fell at the hands of the City Lord.

This instilled unwavering confidence in Yuan Ming among the members of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals, as if he could now stand shoulder to shoulder with Mahayana cultivators.

...

At this moment, at the edge of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, within a secret underground space.

A vast underground cavern came into view, where blazing bonfires burned incessantly, illuminating the surroundings brightly, as if daylight had arrived.

The cavern walls lined with pitch-black Stone Pillars. They were linked in a peculiar formation, forming a giant Array occupying several acres, appearing solemn and mysterious.

At the center of the Array, a circular Magic Pattern Array Map lay quietly, with profound patterns flowing across it, emitting astonishing waves of magic power.

If Yuan Ming were present, he would recognize at a glance that this Large Magic Array was the Breaking Realm Transfer Array that once appeared atop Chaotian Peak in the Chang Chun Temple on Yunhuang Continent.

However, differing slightly from the past, the center of this Array's Magic Pattern Array Map now included a Blood Sacrifice Pool.

The Blood Sacrifice Pool spanned several dozen yards, with churning blood water, stinking and nauseating.

At this moment, around the Blood Sacrifice Pool stood a group of figures clad in voluminous Black Robes, led by a handsome young scholar with a gloomy composure.

His eyes cold, he waved his finger, directing a team of warriors in Demon Armor to drive hundreds of restrained demon beasts to the Blood Sacrifice Pool's edge.

Those demon beasts' eyes were hollow, having lost their former ferocity, moving obediently like trained dogs toward the Blood Sacrifice Pool, jumping in, immediately swallowed by the blood light without a trace of their remains.

With the final batch of demon beasts sacrificed, the Array suddenly shook violently.

In the Blood Pool, blood light erupted instantaneously, shooting beams all around the Stone Pillars, lighting up each blood-colored rune, as if awakening ancient magic.

At this time, above the Magic Pattern Array Map, light mist intertwined, space began to oscillate violently, as if pressed by an invisible force, gradually collapsing into a huge black hole.

Within the black hole, flashing lights followed, revealing a spacious space passage several dozen yards in size.

At the other end of the passage appeared a desolate, scarlet desert, upon which stood densely packed Demon Soldiers in armor, arrayed like a mighty army about to march, imposing and solemn.

As soon as the space passage stabilized, large swathes of pure black Demonic Qi surged forth, rapidly permeating this wide underground space.

The young scholar raised his head, inhaling the Demonic Qi deeply, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

At this moment, in the space passage amidst intertwined lights, shadows traversed like meteors across the sky, figures continuously emerging from the Demon World, finally landing steadily on this unfamiliar land.

Once everyone settled, five imposing Dharma-Phenomenon Stage Demon Lords emerged with hundreds of Demon Soldiers in harmonious armor, exuding tremendous momentum.

Once they fully appeared, a more intense tide of Demonic Qi surged, persistently flowing.

Until the space passage slowly closed under the push of Demonic Qi, returning to the chaotic state of interwoven light mist.

"Greetings to the Reincarnation Demon Lord."

The five Dharma-Phenomenon Stage Demon Lords and hundreds of Demon Soldiers simultaneously saluted, their voices earth-shattering, expressing their respect towards the scholar-like Reincarnation Demon Lord.

"It's merely an Avatar Puppet; no need for formalities. You are new here, first sense the surroundings and adapt.", the Reincarnation Demon Lord slightly nodded and said calmly.

"Yes." All responded in unison, not daring to show the slightest negligence.

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