Chapter 2043: Demon Source Sea

"Thank you for your grace, Master. From now on, even if I have to be smashed to pieces, I will definitely help you achieve your wish this time!" The black-armored man was overjoyed upon hearing this and said, expressing his loyalty.

"Very good. You don't need to ask about anything that happens in the future, just do what I order. We have delayed for quite some time, let's catch up with those human cultivators immediately!" The palace-dressed woman nodded in satisfaction, looked at the mountain range in the distance, and said with cold light flashing in her eyes.

"Yes, Master!" The black-armored man replied respectfully.

Thereupon, Baohua flicked her sleeves, and the pink flower tree phantom flashed out again, wrapping the two of them, and turned into a mass of pink rosy light, escaping toward the front.

At the same time, in the high sky tens of thousands of miles away, Han Li, the Long family's Ancestor, and the others were also flying silently.

Although they encountered some small accidents before entering the channel, after coming out of the channel, everything was exactly as the Long family's Ancestor had investigated.

Not only was the exit located in the Blood Stone Mountain Range of the Demon Realm, but there were only ordinary demons stationed there outside the channel.

In order not to attract attention, they didn't start a massacre, and after breaking through the encirclement, they flew away without hesitation.

The Blood Stone Mountain Range was a region with extremely scarce demon energy in the Demon Realm and occupied a vast area, so they didn't see any other demons along the way.

This made the Long family's Ancestor and the others, who had been nervous all the time, finally relax for the most part.

They flew forward for half a month like this, and after solving a group of unknown demon birds on the way, Han Li and the others finally flew out of the black mountain range, and a vast, emerald green grassland appeared ahead.

The grassland was full of green grass, and flowers were blooming everywhere, as far as the eye could see. But faint black-gray energy was drifting in the low sky, and the demon energy was clearly a bit thicker than in the mountain range.

At this time, at the Long family's Ancestor's greeting, everyone stopped their escape lights and gathered together to discuss the specific itinerary.

"The whereabouts of the Cleansing Spirit Pool and the Cleansing Spirit Lotus, according to the last words of our Spirit King Ancestor, are located on a mysterious island in the Demon Source Sea at the easternmost part of the Demon Realm. Although I have some clues about the specific location, I must use them when I get there. What we need to do now is to reach this Demon Source Sea as early and as safely as possible. I think Brother Long should have planned this long ago," Saintess Qianqiu said to the human cultivators with a solemn expression.

"Hmm, I have been specifically collecting information about the Demon Race's territory for these years. After eliminating the vague and erroneous information, I finally have some results. From our current position to the Demon Source Sea, we can take three routes. But each of these three routes has its pros and cons, and I cannot make a decision alone. I must discuss it with all Fellow Daoists, and perhaps we will have to try all three routes before making a final judgment," the Long family's Ancestor nodded and said solemnly.

"What are the three routes? Brother Long, tell us first," the Lin family man asked without hesitation.

Han Li, the feather-clad young lady, and the others also revealed expressions of listening.

"One route is to walk forward along the grassland in front of us, enter the Chongyue Great Plain, then cross several prosperous regions controlled by the Demon Race, and use the teleportation arrays of some giant demon cities to reach the Demon Source Sea easily. If everything goes smoothly, we can reach our destination in just a year or two. But the only trouble is that those demon cities with teleportation arrays definitely have Demon Venerables or even Sacred Ancestor incarnations sitting in town, and there are many powerful restrictions. Even if we use the pseudo-demon beads, we only have a twenty percent chance of muddling through these cities. This is still under the condition that our luck is heaven-defyingly good," the Long family's Ancestor said calmly, stating the first route.

"Twenty percent chance, this is too low. We can't take this route!" The feather-clad young lady frowned and opposed without hesitation upon hearing this.

"Hmm, Fairy Ye's words make sense. Although this route takes the shortest time, it is indeed too risky. I don't support this route either," Saintess Qianqiu's eyes flickered, and she shook her head slowly.

Han Li and the other Spirit Race members didn't speak, but the expressions they revealed were clearly the same.

Seeing this, the Long family's Ancestor didn't reveal any surprise and directly stated the second route:

"For the second route, we can first walk to the center of the grassland, then follow the famous Fifth Demon River of the Demon Realm, and enter the sea directly, then cross many sea areas, and finally enter the Demon Source Sea. With the vastness of the Demon Realm's sea areas, we naturally don't need to worry about meeting high-tier demons and having our identities exposed. But the bad thing is that there are countless sea demon beasts in the Demon Sea. If we encounter a sea beast group of over ten thousand, we can only flee in a panic. Moreover, there is no lack of demon-venerable-level transformed sea beasts in the deep sea of the Demon Realm, and there are even rumors of sea beasts reaching the Sacred Ancestor level. And if we take this route, it will take about five or six years to reach our destination."

"Taking the sea route is still too dangerous. Although I don't know about the Demon Realm's sea, the power of the sea beasts in the Spirit Realm is enough to make even the most powerful races on the continent look sideways. Moreover, we are not familiar with the Demon Sea at all. If we accidentally crash into some dangerous sea area, our lives will also be in danger. Brother Long, what is the third route?" Saintess Qianqiu frowned, not approving of this route either, and continued to ask.

"For the last route, we need to walk west along the edge of the grassland and enter the Demon Realm's wilderness, where even the Demon Race rarely sets foot. It is similar to the wild lands of our Spirit Realm. Although it also hides various land demon beasts, there are far fewer than in the sea areas. With our strength, we shouldn't encounter too big a problem, but if we want to reach the Demon Source Sea from that route, not only is the route long, but we must pass through the Illusion Howling Desert, which is famous in the Demon Realm. This desert is one of the ten forbidden lands of the Demon Realm. No matter what cultivation level of great power enters it, their magic power will be suppressed by ninety percent. What's more terrifying is that in this desert, any escape technique and treasure cannot be used. We can only walk through this desert step by step," the Long family's Ancestor said with a twitching mouth.

"Are there any powerful demon beasts or poisonous insects in this Illusion Howling Desert?" Han Li's heart moved, and he asked actively.

"That's not the case. Although the Illusion Howling Desert has some mid-to-low-tier demon beasts, even if we suppress ninety percent of our magic power, it is enough to deal with them easily. The only thing that poses some threat is the famous Illusion Howling Demon Wind in this desert. However, our magic power is suppressed, but our spiritual sense is strong and undamaged. These demon winds are somewhat troublesome, but we can deal with them if we are more careful," the Long family's Ancestor thought for a moment and replied affirmatively.

"Since this is the case, we just need to walk through this desert for a period of time, just consuming some more time. Why did Brother Long mention it so solemnly alone? There must be some other reason for it!" Han Li smiled lightly and asked.

"Brother Han's words are correct. If it were just this, I wouldn't have prepared the other two routes and would have chosen this last one directly. The key is that this Illusion Howling Desert is too large. If we cannot fly or use the power of treasures, it is impossible to pass through this area without fifty or sixty years of time," the Long family's Ancestor gave a bitter laugh upon hearing Han Li's words.

"Fifty or sixty years." Upon hearing this, not only did Han Li's expression change, but the feather-clad young lady also gasped.

Only Saintess Qianqiu's expression moved slightly, and she didn't reveal any strange look. The other Sacred Spirits were also indifferent.

Clearly, these Spirit Race members knew something about the situation of the Illusion Howling Desert.

"Fifty or sixty years, no. This is too long. By the time we reach the Demon Source Sea, I fear the Demon Tribulation in the Spirit Realm will have long ended. And the longer the time drags on, the easier it is to have unexpected branches on the way." This time, the disheveled-haired man denied it flatly.

"Since Brother Lin feels the time is too long. Then between the first route and the second, which one do you think is better?" The Long family's Ancestor didn't comment much but asked the disheveled-haired man back.

"The first one is too dangerous. The second one, although it also takes some risks, as long as we are more careful, there is still a certain chance. If we are lucky, we might reach the Demon Source Sea smoothly without provoking any sea beasts," the disheveled-haired man's expression changed for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh, the sea route is indeed a route that can be accepted. Fellow Daoist Qianqiu, Fellow Daoist Han, what do you think?" The Long family's Ancestor didn't comment much and asked Saintess Qianqiu and Han Li.

Besides the Sacred Spirit in the white light who almost didn't speak, they were the only late-stage Body Integration cultivators, so the Long family's Ancestor naturally valued their opinions more.

"The second route seems indeed more reliable than the first and the last. But if the time to cross the Illusion Howling Desert can be shortened, it is actually a more stable choice," Han Li let out a light sigh and replied slowly.

"This concubine also feels that in this situation, taking the sea route is not unacceptable. But Brother Han doesn't know. Actually, there is another way to reduce the time by nearly half to cross the Illusion Howling Desert. As long as we can find a few, we can cross this Illusion Howling Desert in thirty years. But even thirty years is too long for us," Saintess Qianqiu suddenly smiled and said.

"Oh, what kind of method is it? Fellow Daoist, why don't you tell us? This old man really doesn't know about this," the Long family's Ancestor was surprised and asked hurriedly.

"I, Han, also want to listen carefully!" Han Li's expression moved, revealing a look of great interest.

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