"Demon Residence!" The Demon God looked at Ling Feng, "Are you planning to go to the Demon Residence?"

Ling Feng nodded, "Yes, I’ve done some investigating. There’s the largest Demon Residence nearby, and it’s bound to contain many Void Demon Crystal Cores! After all, almost no one can absorb a Void Demon Crystal Core, and besides serving as a proof of slaying a Void Demon, it has no other use!"

The Demon God said in a deep voice, "But the Void Demon Crystal Cores are all in the hands of the Demon King’s Personal Guard!"

"Then let’s go to the Demon King’s Personal Guard!" Ling Feng chuckled, his eyes gleaming coldly, "With our power now, are we really afraid of the Demon King’s Personal Guard?"

The Demon God was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Well said! This time, I’m being overly cautious! With our current strength, we can go anywhere on the Demon Controlling Battlefield, except for those three Void Gates!"

"Then our target is the Dark Moon Demon King’s Demon Residence!" Ling Feng mumbled, staring into the distance, "It’s time to collect some interest for what he did back then."

Although more than half a year had passed, Ling Feng hadn’t forgotten the incident where Demon King Kai and the Dark Moon Demon King besieged him.

The Dark Moon Demon King’s Demon Residence looked like a large town. From afar, Ling Feng could feel powerful auras emanating from it.

"No wonder it’s a Demon Residence; there are indeed a few strong guys here!" Ling Feng smiled slightly, then continued to walk forward.

"Who are you?" As Ling Feng approached the Demon Residence with Xiao Xi, a few guards stopped him.

Ling Feng frowned, "Is there a problem with me entering here?"

Hearing Ling Feng’s words, the three guards who blocked him laughed, and the guard in the middle sneered, "Are you pretending, or are you really clueless? Don’t you know the rules of entering the Demon Residence?"

"Rules?" Ling Feng shook his head, "What rules?"

The guard scrutinized Ling Feng since Ling Feng had concealed his aura. To the guard, Ling Feng seemed like a regular High-Level Demon.

"To enter the Demon Residence, you need to pay a Void Demon Crystal Core as an entry fee!" the guard in the middle said blandly, "If you don’t pay the Crystal Core, you can’t enter the town!"

Ling Feng was taken aback. This Demon Residence had such a rule? However, Ling Feng decided not to argue. He took out two Crystal Cores, "Now that I’ve paid, can I go in?"

Seeing the Crystal Cores in Ling Feng’s hand, the three guards exchanged glances, a hint of joy in their eyes.

"Of course, now that you’ve paid, you can go in," the middle guard said, grabbing the Crystal Cores, "But don’t think the Demon Residence is very safe. You could also die here if you’re not careful. We, the Demon King’s Personal Guard, will only deal with the Void Demons. If you get into a conflict with someone else, we won’t intervene, understood?"

Ling Feng nodded, then turned and walked toward the Demon Residence.

"Haha, this guy’s really honest, he actually gave a Crystal Core. I wish every person entering the residence was this straightforward!"

"Exactly, with his honest face, we could have extorted more."

"Too much is bad; if you squeeze an honest man too much, he might resist! One Crystal Core is enough!"

...

"So they were extorting me?" Ling Feng shook his head. He had suspected as much before, but he wasn’t keen on causing a scene over it, so he just paid to avoid trouble.

After all, he was here to seize the Dark Moon Demon King’s Void Demon Crystal Cores. He considered the Crystal Core a donation to them.

"Big Brother Ling, they extorted you!" Xiao Xi said angrily, "Let’s go get the Crystal Core back now!"

Ling Feng reached out to stop Xiao Xi, "Forget it, we have more important things to do!"

Xiao Xi bit her lip, giving the three guards an indignant look, "But those Crystal Cores were hard-earned by you, Big Brother Ling, just to give them away like that..."

Ling Feng patted Xiao Xi’s head, "We’re here to do something big, we can’t lose our focus now, understand?"

Xiao Xi’s eyes lit up, and she nodded, "Okay, I won’t mess up your plan, Big Brother Ling!"

Ling Feng glanced around and saw a small tavern not far ahead.

"Let’s go to the tavern and get something to eat!" Ling Feng smiled, "We haven’t had a decent meal in a while!"

Xiao Xi followed Ling Feng eagerly.

After entering the tavern and ordering a few small dishes, Ling Feng said to Xiao Xi, "Xiao Xi, I need to investigate something. You eat here, and I’ll come back for you once I’m done."

Xiao Xi nodded, "I understand, I’ll be waiting for you here!"

Ling Feng patted Xiao Xi’s head, "Alright, I’m off then!"

With that, Ling Feng’s figure disappeared into the crowd.

After Ling Feng left, the sparkle in Xiao Xi’s eyes faded.

Looking at the delicious food on the table, Xiao Xi’s expression turned lonely, "When is Big Brother Ling coming back..."

...

After leaving the tavern, Ling Feng transformed into a gentle breeze, drifting toward the central, towering building of the Demon Residence, which was the station of the Dark Moon Demon King’s Royal Guard Army.

This was also where Crystal Cores were exchanged for supplies and merits. However, Ling Feng didn’t yet know where the traded Crystal Cores were hidden.

Approaching the transaction hall, Ling Feng observed the bustling crowd, and after watching coldly for a while, he noticed that all the traded Crystal Cores were collected by an Eighth Level Demon, who also happened to have equipment with spatial attributes. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Upon realizing this, Ling Feng concealed his presence and followed the Eighth Level Demon leader.

With his strength now at the ninth level, far greater than anyone present, no one noticed Ling Feng despite him suppressing his aura.

After spending more than half an hour, Ling Feng thoroughly investigated the inside and outside of the Royal Guard Army station before leaving.

Although Ling Feng could easily capture the Eighth Level Demon leader, he decided to first devise a comprehensive strategy to avoid alerting the enemy.

Despite the tight timeline for Ling Feng, he understood not to rush things unwisely.

"I’ll return first and taste the food in this Demon Residence to see what it’s like!" Ling Feng thought to himself.