Most people never come into contact with other nations in their entire lives, since just the Great Flame Empire alone is so vast and rich in resources that one could not possibly traverse it completely in a lifetime, let alone visit other countries.

Today’s Lord of the Demon Suppressing Department in the Great Flame Empire, Duanmu Tao, spent his youth living in the Wuji Empire, which borders the Great Flame Empire. According to Lian Tianlu, being the Lord of the Demon Suppressing Department, Duanmu Tao cannot leave the borders of the Great Flame Empire easily.

Hence, he wishes his son to go back to their hometown in the Wuji Empire to pay homage to his parents, who have been deceased for many years.

However, Duanmu Tao holds a high position as the Lord of the Demon Suppressing Department and has made a fair number of enemies. If his son leaves the borders of the Great Flame Empire, there is a substantial chance that he could be targeted by those enemies.

Su Changkong frowned, “Heading to the Wuji Empire… the round trip might take half a year.”

Lian Tianlu’s reason for discussing this with Su Changkong was undoubtedly to ask Su Changkong for help in escorting Duanmu Tao’s son to the Wuji Empire.

But considering the long journey, Su Changkong didn’t want to waste a year and a half for no reason.

Lian Tianlu hurriedly said, “It’s just asking Brother Blade to take him along the way.”

“Along the way?” Su Changkong was puzzled; after all, he had made no plans to go to the Wuji Empire.

Lian Tianlu explained, “You’re interested in Bai Xingzhi’s paintings, aren’t you? The Paint Saint’s works within the Great Flame Empire have all been collected by the Lord, but according to what the Lord has learned, most of Bai Xingzhi’s paintings are actually in the Wuji Empire.

There’s a Li Family there that has been acquiring his paintings for years, and someone from the Li Family even came to our Great Flame Empire twenty years ago to purchase two or three of Bai Xingzhi’s works.”

“If you want to see the other paintings left by Bai Xingzhi, I’m afraid you’ll need to personally visit the Li Family in the Wuji Empire.”

Lian Tianlu informed Su Changkong of the full story.

This caused Su Changkong to also realize the situation.

The Paint Saint, Bai Xingzhi, had left behind paintings scattered in various places; they couldn’t all possibly be within the Great Flame Empire.

And according to Lian Tianlu and Duanmu Tao’s findings, they knew that the Li Family in the Wuji Empire was also collecting Bai Xingzhi’s paintings, with specific individuals even coming to the Great Flame Empire to gather the Paint Saint’s creations.

“Who exactly is this Li Family? And to what purpose are they gathering Bai Xingzhi’s paintings?” Su Changkong wondered.

It was apparent that Bai Xingzhi’s paintings were of great importance to this Li Family.

Actually, this fact was good news for Su Changkong, as it meant that most likely, a considerable number of Bai Xingzhi’s paintings had fallen into the Li Family’s hands. Su Changkong only needed to visit the Li Family to have the chance to observe all of Bai Xingzhi’s paintings!

Otherwise, if Su Changkong wanted to see all of Bai Xingzhi’s works, the difficulty would be so great he would have to travel across all the other human nations to have a chance.

Su Changkong didn’t believe that Lian Tianlu was trying to deceive him into helping escort Duanmu Tao’s son; there was no need for such deception. Being upfront was sufficient, as deceiving Su Changkong would mean they had needlessly offended a master once he discovered the truth, an outcome that seemed entirely unwarranted no matter how it was viewed.

“Not much is known about the Li Family, only that they are located in the Book Fragrance Mountain in the Wuji Empire.”

Lian Tianlu then informed Su Changkong of the Li Family’s location.

Who the Li Family was and their significance, Lian Tianlu genuinely did not know. Firstly, this Li Family was not any major clan in the Wuji Empire, and secondly, the Wuji Empire was not under the Demon Suppressing Department’s jurisdiction, so in a short period, it was impossible for Lian Tianlu and his colleagues to obtain detailed information about them.

“I don’t necessarily need to acquire all the paintings; just having the chance to study them for a while would suffice. I currently have eight paintings in my possession—offering all of them to the Li Family in exchange for the opportunity to observe their other paintings would be acceptable,” Su Changkong thought to himself.

The Li Family’s collection of Bai Xingzhi’s paintings must be very significant to them. Su Changkong, possessing eight paintings, wouldn’t find it problematic to give them all to the Li Family! His objective in wanting these paintings was merely to glimpse the essence of True Beasts.

Thinking this, Su Changkong slowly nodded and said, “I will start the journey in five days; have the Lord’s son wait for me here then.”

Even if it cost him a year and a half, as long as he could obtain other True Beast Pictures related to the Five Animal Frolics, allowing the Five Animal Frolics to break through, it would be worth it!

The Demon Suppressing Department had also been a considerable help to Su Changkong, not only collecting seven True Beast Pictures but also discovering the whereabouts of other True Beast Pictures. If the Lord of the Demon Suppressing Department, Duanmu Tao, wanted him to take his son along to the Wuji Empire, then Su Changkong was willing to do this favor.

“Good! Thank you, Brother Blade. I will have the child wait for you here in 5 days,” Lian Tianlu said, thanking him.

The Lord of the Demon Suppressing Department was worried that his son could be targeted and retaliated against by his enemies once outside the Great Flame Empire, but Dao Wufeng was a grand master capable of killing Qi Gang. With him helping to escort the boy, it was sure to be utterly safe!

Su Changkong departed with a few paintings in hand and waited five days before he would set out on his journey.

“Now, I need to carefully comprehend this Violent Bear Shakes the Earth Picture.”

Without wasting a single day, Su Changkong studied the Violent Bear Shakes the Earth Picture during the wait before departure. This was a True Beast Picture that aligned with the Bear Play among the Five Animal Frolics.

In the picture, there was a gigantic brown-haired Violent Bear that was massive as a mountain, with fierce eyes.

As Su Changkong concentrated, immersing himself in the spirit embodied within, his vision began to change as if he had entered Bai Xingzhi’s perspective and was witnessing the True Beast Brutal Bear himself!

In a vast, desolate sandy desert filled with bizarrely shaped rocks, a gigantic brown-haired Brutal Bear lumbered through the billowing sandstorm, like a sovereign surveying his dominion.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Madara Web Novel