Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7254

Chapter 7167: The Void River

Having learned of the true purpose hidden within the ‘Demon Extermination Plan,’ Li Tianming had already made his own plans.

“This Primordial Demon Ray is extremely beneficial to Xiaoxiao and me. Not only does the Li Clan want it, but I certainly do too. Moreover, the Demon Nest is the only place that can openly rival the entire Heavenly Emperor Sect, so it’s essential for me to explore it. Perhaps I can gain something else in other areas,” Li Tianming said with burning eyes. “

Perhaps… we should consider this further and put it aside for now? After all, we don’t know much about that place, and even the Li Clan doesn’t dare to venture too far; it might be dangerous,” Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated. “We

can’t wait any longer,” Li Tianming shook his head slightly. “We’re now potentially on the opposite side of the Li Clan because of the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor Clan and other matters. With this pressure from the Heavenly Emperor Sect, we have to speed up our pace and explore more possibilities.”

“Then I want to go with you,” Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly looked up at Li Tianming, her blood-red eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.

“No, it’s too dangerous there. I can easily escape from the Boundary Planet by myself. You don’t need to take this risk,” Li Tianming said with a slightly serious expression.

“I have Wuyou’s divine power ‘Blood Realm Lightning Strike,’ which makes me very strong at escaping. Moreover, my special divine power ‘Demonic Thought Locking Eyes’ can also deal with some threats from ancient demons,” Lin Xiaoxiao said, tilting her head slightly. “With these, I can protect myself. In fact, in places surrounded by ancient demons, I can be your help, not your concern.”

“Xiaoxiao, I’m not just risking my life for you. You really don’t need to accompany me on this trip,” Li Tianming said earnestly.

“Whether you’re doing it for yourself or for me, it doesn’t matter,” Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head. “It’s just that this is something I can do, so I want to help you. It’s that simple.”

At this moment, everyone else put down what they were doing and stopped talking, looking at Li Tianming.

“Brother, please take Xiaoxiao with you. As a symbiotic cultivator of the Primordial Demon, she’s in a better situation than you, the mortal enemy of the Primordial Demon, in the Demon Nest, right? I’ll give you something else later; it can definitely handle most unexpected situations and ensure your safety,” Jiang Feiling said with a mysterious smile.

At this moment, Li Tianming looked up and met Lin Xiaoxiao’s gaze, finally nodding slowly, his eyes burning, and said, “Alright, then it’ll be just the two of us on this trip. Let’s see together what’s going on inside this Demon Nest, and what this Primordial Demon Ray is…”

Lin Xiaoxiao then smiled slightly with satisfaction, “Okay, it’s settled then, we’ll go together.”

“Ling’er, you just said there was something else you wanted me to bring?” Li Tianming turned his head and asked in confusion.

“Look at this.”

At this moment, Jiang Feiling handed a small golden butterfly that she had been playing with to Li Tianming.

“This is… the Sky-Stabilizing Butterfly? You’ve created another one?” Li Tianming asked in surprise.

“As my strength recovers, there will be more and more offspring butterflies, but there can only be one mother butterfly,” Jiang Feiling said with a smile.

“So the butterfly you were holding in your palm wasn’t an ordinary one. I didn’t even notice,” Sui Shenyao said, his eyes wide with surprise.

Jiang Feiling smiled at Li Tianming and Lin Xiaoxiao and said, “Keep this with you. If you have the means to store it, you can immediately call for reinforcements for me or Xiaoyu. Wouldn’t that be an extra layer of protection?”

“Yes, as a backup plan, it would be very useful if we encountered a situation that we couldn’t handle,” Li Tianming nodded.

“Xiaoyu’s existence shouldn’t be exposed for now. As for me going there, I’m worried about the reincarnation worms, and I wouldn’t really be of much help. After all, you’re going to gather information, not launch a full-scale attack. My presence might actually be an obstacle,” Jiang Feiling said helplessly.

“It’s alright, it might not be as dangerous as we think. The worst-case scenario is that we won’t gain anything,” Li Tianming smiled, then looked at Aurora and said, “Aunt, since you’ve already decided, could you help me figure out how to get to this demon’s nest?”

Aurora smiled slightly and said, “Yin Chen and I have already planned the route to the demon’s nest in advance, and we can set off at any time.”

Li Tianming’s eyes lit up in surprise, “So soon?”

“I knew you wouldn’t give up this opportunity, so I made preparations in advance,” Aurora smiled and added, “Besides, we can’t always passively receive information; sometimes we need to know in advance.”

“So where exactly is this demon’s nest located? Will it be too far, delaying my duel with Li?” Li Tianming asked.

“There’s no need to worry about that; it’s more than enough,” Aurora said gently. “This Demon Nest isn’t actually far from the Divine Treasury Star System. It’s located behind the Nine Phoenix Alliance and the Divine Path Alliance. In fact, the Divine Treasury Star System, situated at the border of the Nine Phoenix Alliance and the Divine Path Alliance, is a very suitable starting point.”

Li Tianming asked with some surprise, “So, how come the territories of those ancient demons haven’t expanded to our side? And why do these gray star systems even have time to fight each other?”

“That’s because, relative to our direction, there’s a vast expanse of void separating the Nine Phoenix Alliance and the Divine Path Alliance, including our Divine Treasury Star System. This vast expanse of void is called the Void River,” Aurora explained slowly.

“Just a natural barrier shouldn’t be enough to deter them, right?” Jiang Feiling frowned slightly, asking doubtfully.

“Of course, even though this Void River is extremely wide, it still can’t stop some ancient demons. After all, their reproductive capacity is too strong. Even at the risk of some casualties, they can still send some out to invade star systems outside the Void River, which are in their view.” Aurora nodded and continued, “The reason why the star systems within the Nine Phoenix Alliance and the Divine Path Alliance’s spheres haven’t been invaded is because of the defensive measures taken by the Heavenly Emperor Sect—the Heavenly Emperor Great Wall. This is an incredibly long, super military defense line built along the Void River, specifically to resist the expansion of ancient demons. It includes the Heavenly Emperor Sect’s…” “Heavily guarded,”

Aurora said. “I’ve summarized it, and we currently face three difficulties: First, there are definitely patrolling soldiers within the ‘Heavenly Emperor’s Great Wall,’ and our sudden appearance might subject us to strict scrutiny. Second, there’s the Void River; it contains no cosmic ray sources or Dao clouds. If we directly cross it and get lost, we might very well die from the depletion of our Cosmic God power. Third, the Primordial Demons are constantly thinking of expansion, and there must be many powerful Primordial Demons within the Void River. Only by doing so can we hope to cross the Void River; we have a certain probability of encountering them.”