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In this place, thick with ghostly energy, they had traveled more than a hundred miles when the wild boar demon suddenly furrowed his brow. He raised a hand and produced a small, transparent, dark green-black pot. Green light flashed across its surface several times, waxing and waning.
"Someone—or a member of the Demon Race—is nearby," the wild boar demon said gravely. "I didn't expect anyone to arrive so soon. This entrance may have been exposed even faster than I anticipated."
"Some things can't be avoided. All we can do is get the magnetite as quickly as possible," Lu Xiaotian said. He wouldn't waste any effort on circumstances beyond his control. Still, this dark green-black treasure pot of the wild boar demon's could detect others approaching in this ghostly domain, and it worked even better than his Primordial Spirit. It was clearly no ordinary treasure. Lu Xiaotian could also tell, though, that Pig Seven's little dark green-black pot was made specifically to warn of danger in situations like this. Outside, it might not prove as useful as his Primordial Spirit. After all, as a proper human cultivator, he was more restricted in this gloomy ghost domain than he would be elsewhere.
Moreover, the little dark green-black pot could only warn him that other threats were approaching. It couldn't pinpoint their direction.
Before long, Lu Xiaotian also sensed two groups of Divine Void Realm experts closing in, one from ahead and one from behind.
"There really are quite a few of them. Brother Lu, let's find a way to avoid them for now. If we're forced to fight later, you must kill every last one. Plenty of people outside are looking for you, Brother Lu, and the bounty is high. If even one gets away, it could bring us even more