"No need to be so polite."
"By the way, the only way into that place now is to attack head-on... break through the grand formation and charge straight in."
"Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao, have you and your people made your preparations?"
Primordial Unity Heavenly Monarch waved a hand, his expression grave.
"Why go to all that trouble?"
Ling Pengyun smiled and summoned the Nether Void Blade, his Natal Spatial Spirit Treasure, which he had recently reforged to Grade Six Low-Rank.
"Nether Void Escape Technique!"
"Condense!"
He poured all his formidable spiritual power, comparable to that of a Void Refinement Mid-Stage cultivator, into the blade and activated the special Space Escape Technique he had devised specifically for it years ago.
At once, the Nether Void Blade erupted with immensely powerful yet subtle Spatial Power.
With just a light slash, it tore open a remarkably stable Space Channel in the void.
The channel led to the nearby Demon Race realm.
"Everyone, it's time to move."
Ling Pengyun smiled and gestured for the others to follow.
"I truly never imagined you commanded such a powerful spatial technique. Seeking your help was the best decision I've ever made."
Primordial Unity Heavenly Monarch's eyes gleamed.
"A mere parlor trick."
Ling Pengyun smiled.
He then led Yan Siyi and the others into the Space Channel.
Primordial Unity Heavenly Monarch followed close behind.
After a dizzying moment, the group arrived inside the Demon Race realm.
They stood in an ordinary stretch of dense forest. Birdsong rose around them now and then, lending the place an air of peace.
"Fellow Daoist Primordial Unity, where in the Demon Race realm are we? And what powerful Demon Race forces are nearby?"
Unfamiliar with the surroundings, Ling Pengyun put the questions to Primordial Unity Heavenly Monarch.
"If I'm not mistaken,