Herag remembered that it clearly required two more stars of meditation to complete this step.

Now, it's already completed, probably because of absorbing the Divine Core.

Although Herag wanted to start the compressed meditation of liquifying Spiritual Power.

But it's obviously unrealistic at the moment; compressing and liquifying Spiritual Power requires high concentration of Spiritual Power, and can't be disturbed, or else a major problem could occur if interrupted.

In the polluted district, it's hard for Herag to find such an environment for peaceful Meditation Practice.

Herag was pondering while paying attention to the surroundings, slowly advancing in the night.

Suddenly, a firelight appeared ahead.

Herag looked up to see a campfire blazing ahead, with a little girl sitting nearby.

The little girl sat by the campfire, her gaze staring blankly at the roaring flames.

Herag's heart skipped a beat, knowing he had encountered trouble again.

Such a raging fire should have been noticed much earlier.

A fire so dazzling in the pitch-black night should be noticeable from miles away.

But now, that campfire was just twenty meters away.

Seeing that the little girl hadn't noticed him, Herag was about to retreat.

Suddenly, a clear voice came from behind: "Brother, are you cold?"

Herag turned around to see the little girl standing behind him, looking at him blankly.

Although the little girl was speaking to him, her eyes weren't really looking at him.

"Brother, are you cold?" the little girl asked again.

"Come by the fire to warm up."

The little girl suddenly disappeared, and her voice came from behind again.

Turning back once more, Herag found the little girl sitting by the campfire, watching him.

He sensed a familiar presence.

This little girl carried the aura of the Abyss Plane.

However, this aura was somewhat peculiar, not quite like the typical aura of the Abyss Plane.

Thinking of this, Herag slightly activated his Bloodline Mark, exuding a faint aura of the Abyss Plane.

The little girl's expression changed slightly, and she looked over with a surprised expression.

"Sir..."

The little girl blurted out halting words, and then knelt down, bowing to Herag.

Herag walked over expressionlessly and sat down by the campfire.

The little girl still knelt on the ground, with her head buried and not lifted.

"Who are you?" Herag asked in the common language of the Abyss Plane.

"No...know..."

This demon seemed to lack intelligence, wasn't aware of what it was, and could only speak a few simple words.

After recognizing Herag's aura, she no longer dared to perform any tricks on him.

Herag continued to ask, "Is there any safe place around here?"

The little girl sat up straight, looking blankly at Herag: "Mas...ter...safe..."

It took a moment for Herag to understand her meaning.

The little girl meant that being by Herag's side was safe.

In close proximity, Herag noticed the little girl's aura from the Abyss Plane had indeed changed.

He speculated that when the Abyss Plane invasion was repelled, many demons couldn't retreat in time and remained in the polluted district.

These remaining Abyssal Demons had undergone some changes over the long years, and even their aura from the Abyss Plane was different.

Finding it difficult to communicate with the little girl and unable to extract any useful information, Herag got up to leave.

Unexpectedly, a cold small hand grabbed his hand, and the little girl, with her head buried, said: "Mas...ter...don't...leave..."

Her speech was a bit faster, seemingly urgent, afraid that Herag would leave.

Recalling his daytime experiences, Herag suddenly had some speculations.

He felt the polluted district might also have a territorial division, like no other demons were near that plant.

Clearly, the little girl was also a demon, and this area was likely her territory.

From this point of view, the chance of encountering other demons in this place was very low.

If Herag spent the night here, it would be relatively safe.

With this thought, he sat down again.

Though the little girl showed no expression, and her gaze remained vacant.

Yet Herag could sense that the little girl seemed quite happy.

The little girl stood up, walked to Herag's side, and sat down, quietly staying with her gaze staring blankly ahead.

Herag, seeing she made no move, ignored her and focused on the surrounding sounds.

The campfire continued to burn, illuminating Herag's face.

Only then did he notice that this campfire actually emitted no heat.

The two, a human and a demon, sat side by side for the entire night.

Until the dawn broke, the little girl stood up, waved her little hand at Herag, and gradually faded away.

The campfire disappeared as well.

Herag stood up, preparing to continue his journey.

Just as he guessed, the entire night he did not encounter any other demons.

During the day, although the sun couldn't be seen directly, there was enough light.

Herag turned to glance at the place where he'd spent the entire night; it was just a patch of black soil, with nothing else, leaving him unsure of the little girl's form of existence.

He took out some provisions and water from his Space Ring to replenish his energy.

Then he took out a potion to restore Magic Power, fully recovering his state.

Having eaten, Herag slightly accelerated his pace, wanting to cover as much distance as possible during the day.

Another three hours passed without any unusual occurrences until...

Herag halted, observing a castle ahead.

It was a remarkably well-preserved castle with towering walls and faintly visible internal structures.

Though its appearance was ancient and weathered, the castle showed no apparent damage.

This was all thanks to the witch array within the castle.

Approaching closer, Herag immediately recognized the complex and grand witch array operating inside.

The castle's architectural style was distinctly different from the present, hinting at a construction from an unknown number of years ago.

The witch array, however, remained functional after so many years.

Such arrays typically have an automatic charging system, collecting energy to maintain long-term operation.

Unlike many arrays that rely on Magic Stones or Magical Energy Crystals, which stop functioning without energy supply.

Circling the outside, Herag found that only the main gate offered entry.

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