I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

Ji Tian discovered that the description of the tiger demon matched the information he had heard from the bards at several key points.

The information possessed by a mere bard was enough to match that of a second-generation fairy who had lived for nearly ten thousand years.

Either the bard was extremely lucky and found a lost document, or the source of information she came into contact with was far deeper than it appeared.

Ji Tian made a note of this matter and planned to ask about it when they met again sometime in the future.

That night, Ji Tian's "friendly exchange" with the tiger demon continued until very late.

The tiger demon initially tried to retain some information as leverage, but Ji Tian's punch left it with no room for negotiation.

"Are you sure your information is accurate? I suggest you think carefully before you answer."

"I really told you everything I knew! I've lived for thousands of years, and this is the first time I've been this honest!"

"Very well, you just said that even you second-generation fairies don't know the location of the World Tree?"

"I don't know if it's true! But I can take you there! I haven't lived this long for nothing; I know a bit about the relics related to the World Tree on this continent."

"Okay, then after I finish what I'm doing, you can lead the way. If I find out you've lied or deliberately taken a longer route—"

"No, no! I always keep my word!"

As the tiger demon spoke, it subconsciously shrank its neck, its newly grown teeth throbbing slightly.

"Saying one's word" is indeed true, but the ruins related to the World Tree are forbidden territory for fairies, and it has never seen a fairy come out alive.

Since the other party doesn't consider itself a demon, it can't blame it for not warning it if it insists on going in.

……

The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight began to seep in from the edge of the ridgeline, the campsite was still shrouded in a thin layer of mist.

Lilith's tent was the first to move; the curtain was suddenly flung open, and a head with its silver-white ahoge standing on end poked out.

She looked anxious, not even wearing shoes, her bare feet stepping on the dew-covered grass as she ran quickly toward Ji Tian, ​​her face flushed as she looked at him, her purple eyes filled with an indescribable shyness.

"Master! You didn't hear any strange noises last night, did you?"

Ji Tian was squatting by the fire making breakfast for everyone when he heard this. He looked up and recalled the conversation seriously.

"I heard you, you were talking in your sleep."

Lilith's heart leaped into her throat.

"What...what did I say?"

"You said, 'I won't share with anyone except my older sisters,' and said a few other things that I couldn't hear clearly. I guess you were fighting over food in your dream."

Lilith felt like she'd been granted a pardon, yet remained somewhat skeptical: "That's...that's all?"

"That's all. What else did you expect?"

"N-nothing!" Lilith quickly waved her hands, her ears turning as red as if they had been burned. Then she noticed that Ji Tian's gaze was fixed on her feet.

Lilith looked down at her toes.

Her toes were curling unconsciously, covered in grass and dirt, looking white and delicate in the morning light.

"Where are your shoes? I remember taking them off for you last night and putting them by the tent."

"Oh no! I was in such a rush that I didn't notice."

She stared at her dew-covered feet for a long time, then looked up at Ji Tian, ​​before suddenly turning around and running back to the tent.

"I'll put it on right away!"

"Breakfast will be ready soon. Remember to come over after you've washed up."

"OK!"

Ji Tian watched the figure disappear behind the tent flap, then looked away and continued to tend the fire.

As Elena lifted the tent flap and stepped out, she saw Lilith's flustered figure disappear behind the flap.

She yawned softly, her light golden hair loosely draped over her shoulders, and walked over to Ji Tian. She naturally sat down next to him and glanced at the porridge bubbling on the fire.

"Why is that child running so fast? Has he gotten into trouble again?"

Ji Tian flipped the flatbread on the fire: "She didn't cause any trouble, she just forgot to put on her shoes and ran out."

Elena paused for a moment upon hearing this, then couldn't help but burst out laughing, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"Did she have a dream where she was running away, and then when she opened her eyes, she rushed outside?"

"I don't know, but it's not surprising that she has nightmare blood, since she has nightmares so often."

"That's true," Elena said, warming her hands over the fire. "How did things go last night?"

Ji Tianchao gestured towards the edge of the camp, "Fortunately, I managed to physically persuade the tiger demon last night."

Elena followed his gaze and saw the enormous, striped tiger lying obediently beside the golden dragon, its posture much more docile than the night before.

Not long after, Lilith finally emerged from the tent, fully dressed. Her hair was combed and her boots were on, but a faint blush remained on the tips of her ears.

She didn't say anything, but walked to the fire with her head down, silently took the bowl of porridge that Ji Tian handed her, and gently stirred it with a spoon.

"It tastes good."

"Then drink more, we might be flying all day today."

The golden dragon was probably the one least willing to stay. After finishing the roasted meat that Mia handed it, it couldn't wait to stand up, shake its scales, spread its wings, and bring up a morning breeze.

Ji Tian gathered up the remaining dry rations and firewood, then flipped over and leaped onto the dragon's back.

Mia settled down on the dragon's neck, turned around to make sure everyone was on board, and then gently patted the golden dragon's neck.

"Let's keep going, Little Flower."

The golden dragon soared into the sky, and the tents and cooking smoke on the ground quickly shrank in the field of vision.

The tiger demon was still being carried by the golden dragon as it flew.

They crossed vast fields and sparse woodlands, and the roads on the ground began to increase, with the previously scattered villages gradually connecting into clusters.

The first thing that caught my attention was the dust rising on the official road in the distance, a clear sign of a large-scale movement of people and horses.

Ji Tian looked down and saw a cavalry force of several hundred men marching south along the dirt road on the official road below. The troops were well-organized and their flags fluttered in the wind.

"This army doesn't look like the Knights; their equipment is different."

Mia followed his gaze, and after a moment of scrutiny, her expression became more serious:

"They seem to be on the same route as us."

During the journey they flew over, Ji Tian had already spotted at least three armed forces with different banners.

"Ophelia, help me divine the purpose of these armies advancing in the same direction."

Upon hearing this, Ophelia took out her divination tools and began to perform a divination. After a moment, she shook her head and said:

"The divination results were vague; their goals were different, and they seemed to have gone there spontaneously."

Mia's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and her voice unconsciously lowered a few decibels:

"Did Ian and his men expose their whereabouts?"

Ji Tian turned to look at Ophelia:

"Can you divine whether they are still alive?"

A moment later, Ophelia divined the result:

"They are all still alive, but one of them appears to be seriously injured."