But all of this came with one condition: it could not undermine the Ten Thousand Demon Lair's overwhelming dominance over every force on this continent—not even if all those forces joined together.
The moment those beasts sensed anything amiss, they would immediately unite again and turn their weapons against the outside world.
When that happened, tens of thousands of demons with the strength of a Demon Ancestor would emerge, leading their lesser demons alongside them.
Forget the Dao Alliance—even the entire Human Race would face the threat of annihilation.
"We'll see how things go. If that kid really proves he's valuable enough, there's no harm in saving him. After all, I still plan to take that girl as my disciple!"
Looking at his gloomy junior behind him, Wei Beichen saw through his thoughts at a glance. He replied calmly, then couldn't help warning him, "Don't be so softhearted, sitting around worrying about this and that all day. Even if the sky falls, there'll be someone taller to hold it up, won't there?"
"Besides, Little Seventeen, with your strength at the upper Void Refinement realm, could you stop the Ten Thousand Demon Lair if it really launched a full-scale invasion?"
"Uh, no!"
Hearing how bluntly Senior Brother Beichen put it, Xiao Jinghong paused, then could only answer honestly.
But seeing the mother leopard below nearly suppress the black radiance continuously flaring from the young man, he said anxiously, "Senior Brother, why don't we help him? Whatever else, we're all of the same kind."
"Besides, a few days ago, both Great Yan and Great Gan sent word that the Incense Wish Power they'd accumulated over the years had been stolen."
"Since that kid was traveling with a Golden Body Divine Appearance standing sixty-two zhang tall, he's probably from Great Qi."
"Strictly speaking,