Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7669

Chapter 7584: Tracking

Li Tianming continued his treasure hunt, his “chance encounters” ongoing.

He had cultivated for nine hundred years, not out of passive competition as the world perceived, but quite the opposite; he had been raising his cultivation level precisely to compete with stronger teams.

The Upper Inverted Tower was vast, especially in its final stages, leaving very few teams remaining. Therefore, Li Tianming controlled his movements, limiting his activity.

He spent more time wandering around this cosmic space, not rushing to continue his search.

However, just as Li Tianming was preparing to lead his team to the next target, Yin Chen suddenly spoke: “Someone is chasing us. They are very strong!”

“Chasing us? Who are they?” Li Tianming was somewhat surprised.

He knew the movements of the other participants only because of Yin Chen, and the other party clearly possessed some means.

Yin Chen’s vision had expanded; it had long monitored all the participants in the Upper Inverted Tower and naturally knew something about them.

Therefore, based on their words, it could glean some information.

“It’s Ji, Yin Yan, and four others… we don’t know yet,” Yin Chen said in its companion space.

“Ji Yinyan…it’s her?” Li Tianming fell into deep thought.

He remembered that Ji Xuanjian had mentioned this name when he was caught by Ji Ziling, and when he recalled the few words Ji Xuanjing had revealed, the truth was almost clear.

“She’s probably here for revenge. She most likely already knows what happened to Ji Xuanjing and wants to teach us a lesson. But it’s also possible that the little princess is with us.” Li Tianming secretly speculated.

“These four people are too mysterious. We know almost nothing about them. They rarely make a move, and when they do, we can’t tell how strong they are. They’ve even rarely spoken before this.” Aurora recalled carefully, then suddenly added, “However, from the few words they’ve revealed, we can guess that they don’t seem to be from the Inner Frontier Franchise.”

Aurora and Yin Chen maintained communication, so their information was naturally shared.

Although the other party was extremely mysterious, Li Tianming still had some guesses about them.

“A lack of discernment in a person’s strength often indicates considerable power. After all, only by overwhelming the opponent can one conceal their true strength,” Li Tianming pondered.

He was an expert in concealing his power.

Even now, the outside world still believed he possessed the combat strength of a second-tier evolutionary realm, and that he had defeated Ji Xuanjing’s team through a variety of methods.

But in reality, his strength was far greater!

“Since these four teammates were originally arranged for this little princess by Emperor Qianfeng, and are so mysterious and powerful, they must have reaped considerable rewards over the past nine hundred years, right? Why don’t we turn the tables and rob them?” Jiang Feiling said within Li Tianming’s Purgatory Heart.

“Ling’er is right. This way, we won’t have to go around taking detours to cut off others’ routes,” Sui Shenyao added.

“There are always people stronger than you, and the sky is always higher than the heavens. We don’t even know who the prey will be when we actually encounter them. Although I’ve made significant progress, we still shouldn’t be careless,” Li Tianming said somewhat helplessly. “However, I’m a little concerned about how the news of my defeat of Ji Xuanjing reached Ji Yinyan and her group.”

According to Yin Chen’s description, the other party was almost charging straight towards Li Tianming, making no attempt to conceal their actions, even appearing quite blatant!

“Then… should we play it safe and avoid them?” Aurora asked softly.

Li Tianming shook his head, saying, “Absolutely not. Although they have the confidence to operate in such a clandestine manner, daring to openly locate and pursue us, we should theoretically be unaware of this. If we choose to escape in the face of this pursuit, we risk exposing Yin Chen.”

“Then what do you mean?” Aurora asked again.

“The choice isn’t ours. Even if we try to hide, they’re fast enough to catch us sooner or later. I can be fast myself, but my teammates can’t. I can’t abandon them.” Li Tianming outwardly joked and laughed with Ji Xuanjian and the others, but inwardly he was resolute. “Therefore, we have no choice but to face them head- on!”

Unaware of Ji Xuanjian and Wan Yao’s presence, Li Tianming had already made his decision.

Now, there wasn’t much time left in the second round of the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor Battle.

The Upside-Down Tower was too vast; even with Yin Chen’s vision, it would still take Li Tianming some time to ‘accidentally’ encounter other teams.

For this reason, to save time in this plan, he only chose strong teams with rich rewards.

Because Li Tianming was stronger than these strong teams, he could easily defeat them each time, making people subconsciously forget that these were strong teams.

Instead, everyone marveled at Li Tianming’s good luck, always encountering teams they could defeat.

As time passed, Ji Xuanjian and the others remained oblivious to the change in atmosphere, happily wandering with Li Tianming.

“It’s all thanks to my discerning eye! I spotted you, Brother Tianming, in the market at a glance. Even without ‘those people,’ I still achieved results.” Ji Xuanjian now swaggered around, incredibly arrogant.

In truth, she initially hadn’t recognized Li Tianming’s strength and potential; it all seemed more reasonable to attribute it to luck.

But for now, none of that mattered. What mattered was that she had struck gold. The Ten Thousand Sects Emperor Battle wasn’t just a first-round exit; she might even be able to continue participating.

Li Tianming was speechless. “Why are you cursing me out of the blue? You’re the pearl! Your whole family…”

“What about my whole family? Tell me!” Ji Xuanjian immediately looked like she was enjoying the show, her eyes shining.

“Good health!” Li Tianming rolled his eyes, annoyed.

Wan Yao and the others on the other side were even more excited.

“The second round is almost over, and we’ll all be able to settle our accounts with treasures, bringing a rise in our sect’s ranking. These are invaluable!”

“With the Ancient Star Palace, after bringing it back to our sect, we’ll have more than nine hundred years to cultivate…”

In the Li Clan Heavenly Emperor Sect, Li Tianming’s brother-in-law, Li Zhaohui, is considered a representative of high talent and advanced age.

His contributions to the sect over the years only earned him the Thousand Star Palace after participating in the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War.

This group of geniuses, all under ten thousand years old, each have an Ancient Star Palace to cultivate in, which they obtained themselves in the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War—its value is clearly much higher!

It’s highly likely that this group will be highly valued upon returning to their respective sects, receiving benefits far exceeding these treasures.

And all of this is thanks to Li Tianming, their captain!

Therefore, this group has already been won over by Li Tianming, regarding him as their true elder brother.

However, just as the atmosphere was harmonious, five figures suddenly appeared silently in a corner unnoticed by everyone, quietly arriving behind Li Tianming and the others.

“Stop!” A clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out.