Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7460

Chapter 7374: The Difficult Problem

Upon hearing this, Aurora looked at Xiao Jiu’s body, then suddenly smiled and said, “Because the Divine Treasure Stones there are used to forge national treasures, which is of great significance. Unlike Divine Treasure Stones in other places, they are even heavily guarded.”

“What kind of troops? I can blow them all away with one breath,” Xiao Jiu said calmly.

“Xiao Jiu, don’t think things are so simple. You’ll easily suffer losses outside,” Aurora said earnestly, then patiently explained, “In that Tianzang Province, there is a ‘Divine Treasure Imperial Army’ specially established by the Qianfeng Eternal Empire. That’s a third-level star system army. Even you, Xiao Jiu, can’t take it by force. Not to mention whether you can take it or not, even if you do, the commotion will attract the strongmen from Fengxu. After all, the location of Tianzang Province is actually very close to Fengxu.”

“Close to Fengxu? That’s a troublesome matter,” Li Tianming frowned slightly upon hearing this.

The combat power of a corner of a star system empire is completely different from that of the capital.

In the world of cultivators, the higher one’s status and position, the stronger one’s combat power is usually.

If something were to happen to Tianzang Province, it would have far-reaching consequences, and Fengxu would definitely send powerful experts to support it, which would be truly troublesome.

This further warned Li Tianming that with his current strength, taking it by force was definitely not an option; he absolutely had to utilize the top-tier abilities of his Heaven-Stealing Clan.

“Because of the importance of these national treasures, the Divine Treasure Stone mines in Tianzang Province, from No. 1 to No. 10, are all heavily guarded by specialized troops. These soldiers are well-trained, powerful, and coordinate very well, making them very difficult to deal with,” Aurora continued, somewhat solemnly.

At this moment, one of the participants in the discussion seemed to be getting impatient.

“Hey! Don’t you have that invisibility ability? Take me there now!” Xiao Jiu shouted at Li Tianming in a commanding tone.

Although it sounded very impolite, Li Tianming knew that making a request of him meant that she already considered him one of her own.

At this moment, Li Tianming felt somewhat helpless.

“I’d like to take you too, but the situation is complicated,” Li Tianming sighed. “My cheap father-in-law has restricted everyone’s movement for safety… I might be able to sneak away, but all members of the Li clan, including myself, are actually from outer sects. Although I gained entry to the Beacon Ruins through the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War, I cannot leave during the war.”

He glanced at Xiao Jiu’s black mist body, his meaning clear:

he had no permission to leave.

Although he could become invisible under the void of the cosmic stars, the Beacon Ruins’ screening barrier applied equally to everyone.

Li Tianming could become invisible but couldn’t ‘pass through walls,’ and the Dao array barrier protecting the capital of a third-level star system was clearly beyond his current ability to break.

“Damn it! You’re useless!” Xiao Jiu nearly screamed in frustration.

They had such a large quantity of Divine Treasure Stones, even located not far from the Beacon Ruins, yet they couldn’t obtain a single piece.

This situation was driving Xiao Jiu to despair.

But as the dark energy surged and emotions fluctuated violently, Xiao Jiu seemed to suddenly remember something, her enormous eyes staring at Li Tianming.

“You can’t get out? How did those silver insects gather information?” Xiao Jiu asked slowly.

“I stuck to other people’s bodies!” Yin Chen said matter-of-factly, then said indignantly, “And, my father’s name is Chen Ye!”

Li Tianming was afraid that Xiao Jiu would rush over to devour the God-Hidden Stone in a moment of impulse, so he patiently explained, “Besides, such a long distance definitely requires the Line Source Plank Road. It’s said to be very close to Fengxu, but that’s relative to the entire Qianfeng Eternal Empire. The actual distance is too far for you to reach in a short time, and you’re likely to have an accident along the way.”

Aurora added for Li Tianming, “Of course, going to the Line Source Plank Road outside Fengxu also requires authorization. Even using the Void Universe Star Chart wouldn’t work.”

“What about flying ships? Don’t you have any?” Xiao Jiu still pressed on relentlessly.

It could be said that, in order to obtain this Divine Treasure Stone, it had increased its communication frequency with Li Tianming and the others considerably.

Aurora pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then slowly said, “If it were a cosmic starship, we could actually go, but we’d need to be at least at the Light Age level, otherwise it would take forever. And since we don’t have a Light Age cosmic starship, and as outsiders, we’re also prohibited from using such starships.”

“Human! You tricked me into coming here, and this is the result!” Xiao Jiu looked at Li Tianming, her eyes filled with resentment.

Li Tianming was somewhat helpless, but still tried to comfort her:

“I’ve already said, this place is different from the Divine Treasure Star System

. I was the boss there, but here I’m nothing.” “But now there’s hope, isn’t there? We have a direction to strive for, so we won’t have to worry about not being able to get Divine Treasure Stones in the future.”

“Besides, think about it, how could such fragrant Divine Treasure Stones just be left unattended in the universe? The Divine Treasure Stones you ate in the Divine Treasure Star System in the Heavenly Emperor’s Territory were only available to me because I ruled the Divine Treasure Clan…”

Li Tianming earnestly persuaded her, unsure how much his words would have any effect on Xiao Jiu, but at this juncture, he could only appease her. Otherwise, if Xiao Jiu rashly ran away one day, it would be a huge problem.

The Beacon Ruins were teeming with powerful experts. If Xiao Jiu herself were in danger, it might also expose Li Tianming’s identity as a symbiotic beast tamer, and it might even implicate Li Chaoxi and others in the Li Clan.

Just thinking about these things gave Li Tianming a headache.

Therefore, at least until Xiao Jiu was secretly sent into the Divine Stone Mine in Tianzang Province, Li Tianming absolutely could not let Xiao Jiu act impulsively!

At this moment,

after Li Tianming and Aurora rejected one of Xiao Jiu’s ideas after another, it seemed to be sulking and quietly stayed in a corner, temporarily ignoring Li Tianming.

Li Tianming had no choice but to tell Yin Chen to keep a close eye on it and prevent it from running around.

“Sigh, what’s the difference between this and taking care of a little rascal? There’s nothing I can do; that’s just my little brother’s personality. I can only take good care of him,” Li Tianming sighed inwardly.

This made Li Tianming realize even more how great a responsibility it was to take care of his companion beasts, these younger brothers and sisters.

However, Li Tianming had no regrets!

Since they were born into the world with Li Tianming, they were like his own brothers and sisters!

Taking care of such a group of children didn’t bother Li Tianming; instead, he felt incredibly happy.

As Li Tianming grows, the abilities provided by these companion beasts become a powerful aid to him. Coupled with the deep bond they forge along the way, this relationship is irreplaceable!