“I wonder how the Heavenly Sword Sect is doing, and Mo Qing too,” Lin Yun mused during his rest, his thoughts swirling.
Since fleeing from outside Xingwu City, worry had gnawed at him.
He reasoned that with Master Hong of Xiaoyao Tower, plus the Wanderer and Du Yuanzi helping, things should be manageable, it was the only comfort he could cling to.
After a brief rest, Lin Yun set off again, keeping his divine sense active, staying vigilant.
Maintaining constant divine sense detection for days on end was exhausting, but he had no choice.
Half a day later.
“Little Monkey’s close.”
A smile crept onto Lin Yun’s face, sensing Little Monkey nearing.
Moments after he spoke, Little Monkey appeared in his line of sight.
Naturally, it came alone, under the pretext of searching for Lin Yun solo, not with subordinates.
“Little Master! Little Master! I’ve finally found you!” Little Monkey exclaimed, brimming with excitement.
“Little Monkey, after so long, we meet again,” Lin Yun grinned.
Though thrilled, he didn’t let his guard down, his divine sense still probing, ensuring safety within a hundred-mile radius.
“Little Master, these past few days in the range, no danger, right?” Little Monkey asked.
“I’ve used my divine sense to dodge beasts, no major threats, just one squad found me, led by a Demon Monarch, but I took care of them, no big issue,” Lin Yun said.
“What? You even took down a Demon Monarch?” Little Monkey gaped.
It knew a Demon Monarch matched a human Void Nether realm, to kill one easily and quietly likely required Mahayana strength!
“I’m second-rank Mahayana now, a mere Monarch’s no trouble,” Lin Yun said with a chuckle.
“Second-rank Mahayana? You’ve only been on the continent ten years or so, and you’ve risen this much!” Little Monkey was stunned.
Lin Yun’s growth rate was terrifying, he’d been at Spirit Transformation when he arrived.
Back on Earth, Little Monkey had seen his potential, but this still exceeded all expectations.
“You’ve made huge strides too, haven’t you?” Lin Yun teased.
“Little Master, since we’re together, I’ll follow you again!” Little Monkey declared.
Lin Yun shook his head, “No, stay with the demon clan for now, infiltrating them is a rare chance, you can be my insider, plus gain their resources—two birds, one stone.”
He’d mulled this over for days, Little Monkey staying put was the best option.
A demon like it infiltrating the clan was no small feat.
“I get it, Little Master, if you want me to stay, I’ll stay, I’ll follow your lead,” Little Monkey nodded.
“By the way, Little Master, crossing the range will be perilous, I could guide you, but we each have our territories, the demon clan has factions, I can’t leave mine or enter others’ without permission or a good reason, it’d cause trouble and suspicion,” Little Monkey explained.
It added, “So, I can only guide you within our faction’s range.”
“No worries, just get me a rough map of the range, you don’t need to lead me, if we’re caught together, you’d be in trouble too,” Lin Yun said.
“A map? Don’t worry, Little Master, I’ve already prepared one.”
Little Monkey handed him a map as it spoke.
“Great, with a map, this’ll be much easier!” Lin Yun smiled, taking it.
For days, he’d been stumbling forward blindly, like a headless fly, with no confidence.
He opened the map, noting it marked some demon clan faction territories.
“Little Master, which empire are you heading to? I can suggest a route,” Little Monkey asked.
“Fire Cloud Empire,” Lin Yun said, studying the map.
From here, it was the shortest route compared to the other two empires.
Shortest, yet still a daunting distance—the range was massive.
“For Fire Cloud Empire, take this route, it’s relatively safe, avoids the worst dangers, steers clear of powerful beasts and major clan territories,” Little Monkey traced a line on the map.
The range’s vastness meant plenty of strong beasts, but this path dodged them, sticking to sparser, desolate areas where beasts were rare.
“With your route, crossing the range just got a bit less daunting,” Lin Yun said with a laugh.
Without the map, blundering towards a vague direction might’ve landed him in a Celestial Demon’s lair—certain doom, insanely risky.
Now, things were different.
“Little Master, even so, it’s still tough, the deeper you go, even avoiding strongholds, powerful Celestial Demons could still spot you, their detection range is vast,” Little Monkey sighed.
Pointing to the map’s central zone, it said, “Little Master, this middle region is the deadliest, even with my route, passing through here, you’ll almost certainly be found, it’s the demon clan’s core, packed with powerful beasts, unlike this outer edge.”
“The clan’s headquarters is here too, and no matter which empire you aim for, you can’t bypass this central zone.”
Lin Yun eyed the map, “This central region, crossing it straight, is at least thirty thousand miles.”
“Exactly, over thirty thousand miles, crossing it is brutal, Little Master, once you step in, forget thirty thousand miles, you might not make three hundred before a demon army descends,” Little Monkey lamented.
