Chapter 2440 - 2445: Journey Alone

Chapter 2440: Chapter 2445: Journey Alone

Demon Mother—since Xia Liu came to the Demon Domain,

he’s only ever heard her name,

but has never actually come into contact with her.

He doesn’t understand what she’s truly like.

"Mm. I’ll draw up a plan. Maybe there’ll be a chance to get the Demon Mother to make a move."

King Lan didn’t dare give a direct guarantee.

Because now that the Demon King had fallen, he and Xia Liu were the most directly responsible.

And besides, earlier Heaven-Slaying had received the Demon Mother’s fortune and blessing.

That fellow had also been destroyed by Xia Liu.

If the Demon Mother were to pursue this matter to the end, then things would get troublesome.

"I’ll be troubling King Lan then."

Xia Liu suddenly remembered something: "It seems that ever since I entered the Demon God Kingdom, I haven’t heard anything about King Ye of the Eastern Region."

King Ye was the most mysterious existence among the three kings.

Because he stood below the Demon Mother, King Ye wasn’t often brought up in conversation.

"King Ye."

Mentioning this king, King Lan mulled it over for a moment.

"King Ye generally doesn’t get involved in anything, but once the Primordial Demon Tower opens, there will definitely be heroes from the Eastern Region entering it."

King Lan didn’t feel it appropriate to lay bare all the details about King Ye.

Like how petty he was, and how he was extremely adept at all kinds of schemes.

Having been screwed over a few times, King Lan wasn’t fond of King Ye, and didn’t want to work with him on anything.

If the Demon King were still around, that guy wouldn’t have wanted to cooperate with King Ye either.

"Is that so..."

"Mm. Unless you’re utterly forced to, you’d best not get too close to King Ye."

That was as much as King Lan could say in front of everyone.

"Alright, I understand."

Xia Liu let out a helpless smile.

It seemed King Lan didn’t want him to have contact with King Ye.

That was all whatever.

As long as the Primordial Demon Tower opened.

In the future he’d find a way to speak with the Demon Mother about the Teleportation Formation.

Presumably she wouldn’t refuse to let him head for the front lines ahead of time.

When the discussion ended, Xia Liu, right in front of everyone, returned Lingxie’s Soul Origin to him.

This move made everyone’s top of skull tingle.

There was actually such a soul-harvesting, slave-nurturing Secret Technique in this world!

In everyone’s hearts, another layer of mystery was added to Xia Liu.

They really couldn’t figure him out—just where had he come from?

To actually possess such terrifying depth of foundation.

Especially King Lan; he felt Xia Liu’s mystery ever more keenly.

At the same time, he had a sense that if Xia Liu continued to grow,

he might very well become the Master of the Demon Domain!

Thump!

Lingxie dropped to one knee, his eyes trembling as he said, "I beg my lord’s mercy—allow me to continue guarding your path!"

Lingxie didn’t want to miss out on Xia Liu.

After learning what kind of person he was, he willingly handed over his Soul Origin.

With his Soul Origin in Xia Liu’s hands, not only could Xia Liu control his life and death,

he could also be the first to know whenever Lingxie was in danger.

Back then Xia Liu had already said: if an irresistible crisis occurred, Lingxie could send him a thought.

In Lingxie’s heart, Xia Liu’s protection was the strongest defensive Divine Skill in the entire Demon Domain.

He did not want to lose it!

In the future, Xia Liu was bound to become the Demon Domain’s supreme existence.

From the very beginning, to follow Xia Liu in conquering the world—once he reached the peak, Lingxie would surely be extremely illustrious as well.

To miss out on such an opportunity and fortune might render his whole life gray and bleak.

"The fact that you and I could come this far is due to fate. My future Demon Path is clear in my Daoist heart, so returning your Soul Origin today is because I don’t want to hold you back."

"My lord! I..."

Lingxie almost burst into tears; he didn’t want to lose Xia Liu’s protection.

"Take it. If you want to stay here and develop, then follow King Lan. I trust he’ll be very happy to take you in."

"Xia Liu speaks truly. As for Demon Cultivators from the Great Thousand Realms—no matter how many come, I’ll take them all!"

King Lan promised.

Because of Xia Liu, King Lan and the Great Thousand Realms had grown even closer.

"This!"

Lingxie was a bit overwhelmed with emotion.

Spending a lifetime struggling in the Great Thousand Realms—wasn’t the goal precisely to enter the Demon God Kingdom?

Today he had that opportunity!

"Don’t hesitate. Your pinnacle, Duan Tian of the Great Thousand Realms, is currently here with me. Once his injuries heal, I won’t be letting him leave either."

King Lan narrowed his eyes with a grin as he spoke.

"Senior Duan Tian is here as well?"

That made Lingxie let out a great sigh of relief; after all, there were still rules between the two realms.

If Duan Tian was here too, then everything became simple.

"Mm. You should be able to see him in a few days."

King Lan nodded in response.

Not long after, Lingxie’s matter was settled, and Xia Liu sought King Lan out to speak in private.

"You’re serious? I’ve never even heard of this kind of thing..."

Looking at the material list Xia Liu had written out, King Lan was completely baffled.

"Alright then, King Lan, go ahead and make the arrangements for the descent of the Primordial Demon Tower. Maybe I can find some clues within the tower."

"That’s doable. But I’d like to ask—what exactly are these materials for?"

King Lan couldn’t hold back his curiosity.

After all, Xia Liu was truly super mysterious.

"To forge a Demon Body for my friend."

"Impressive!"

King Lan said no more, merely giving a thumbs-up. This friend, he was definitely going to keep!

In the days that followed, Xia Liu remained in closed cultivation without coming out.

Later he went out once, with the intention of congratulating Duan Tian on gaining a new Demon Body.

Though his cultivation had dropped to Demon Lord Sixth Tier,

after just a few years of cultivation he’d be able to charge back up to the Eighth Tier foundation.

His realm was at Demon Lord Eighth Tier; for now he could only unleash Sixth-Tier Demon Might.

On the twentieth day of Xia Liu’s closed cultivation, King Lan returned.

"I’ve already conveyed everything. The Demon Mother’s attitude is about the same as usual."

"So what’s the result?"

That was what Xia Liu cared about. If the Demon Mother nodded, then the Primordial Demon Tower would descend.

If she refused, that would be a headache.

"The Demon Mother wants to meet you."

"To pass judgment on me?"

"Or maybe not. I can’t see through it."

King Lan didn’t know how to put it; in the end, this matter was one Xia Liu had to handle himself.

"Did King Lan mention to the Demon Mother that I possess a Demon Eye?"

"I brought it up briefly."

"Oh? Did her expression change at that moment?"

...

"That I really couldn’t tell. The Demon Mother has protective Divine Skills; what her true body is like, I haven’t seen in over two thousand years."

"Haha! I was overthinking it."

Xia Liu couldn’t help but laugh.

It seemed those supreme beings all liked putting on that kind of lofty mystique.

In the Cultivation Realm, the Empress had a White Lotus Incarnation.

The Mother of the Demon Domain was surely no simple being either.

"Where in the Northern Region is the Demon Mother, and is she having me go alone or together with King Lan?"

"You’re to go alone."

"Alright. Give me the location; I’ll set out tomorrow."

Xia Liu had never had contact with the Demon Mother before.

To guard against unforeseen events, he needed to make some preparations.

After all, this was a true Near-God Realm powerhouse!

Of that level of expert, Xia Liu had seen two; but Manjushri and the Demon King were both forcibly elevated by external means, and there was still a gap between them and a true Near-God Realm.

This trip, if a battle broke out, would be perilous to the extreme!

The next day, without disturbing anyone, Xia Liu set foot alone into the territory of the Northern Region Demon Mother.

"Xia Liu, since you’re in the Demon Domain, you must abide by the Demon Mother’s Law. I hope nothing happens to you..."