Against The Heavens 9 To The Demon Plains.

"Brother Yang, thank you."

While comforting Liang Xinyi, Liang Zhou turned his head to Li Yang, a grateful expression on his smile. Li Yang had not only saved both Liang Xinyi and Xiao Wei, but he had also pushed Liang Xinyi over to him, giving him the chance of comforting her.

It was just comforting her, but since she was in such a vulnerable state right now, it was very easy for this instant of comforting to be firmly imprinted in her mind. This would make it easier for Liang Zhou to grow closer to her, giving him a greater chance of having her become his wife.

"Don't mention it, we are companions after all."

Li Yang shrugged his shoulder as he responded, pulling himself out of the half-drunk state he had just been in. He cast a last glance at his sword before sheathing it.

"So that was a plant type Demonic beast?"

Li Yang pointed at the spot where the Reed Vine had been as he spoke. This Reed Vine had been the first Demonic beast they had encountered, so he was rather curious about it.

"Indeed. Not only animals can become Demonic beasts, almost everything can become a Demonic beast if it manages to absorb enough Qi. Even the elements can grow into elementals."

Liang Zhou had a serious expression as he spoke. Since almost everything could turn into a Demonic beast, it was incredibly hard to know which areas were safe. One could be drinking from a river in one moment, and in the next moment, the river could rise and swallow you.

"You have heard about how a person can unleash the power of their runes into the surrounding world after engraving it, right? If a person with a fire rune unleashes the power of his rune into his surroundings, he will sp.a.w.n fire in his surroundings."

Liang Zhou turned away from the river, turning his gaze to Li Yang as he spoke. Li Yang nodded at his words, these were all things that he had heard before.

"Most people have the same type of fire, but there are special exceptions. If a person manages to find an elemental that matches his rune, he can absorb it into his body, permanently changing the power of his element. My father once told me about one such elemental that would imbue a person's stone element with the burning heat of fire."

Liang Zhou's eyes were alight with a burning desire as he spoke, his words greatly surprising Li Yang. There were such wonderful things in the world? Having such an elemental could easily give someone a ma.s.sive advantage over others.

"Thank you Big Brother Zhou, Brother Yang. I'm sorry for making you save me."

After spending a bit more time crying and getting comforted by Liang Zhou, Liang Xinyi managed to calm down. She quickly gave both Liang Zhou and Li Yang a deep bow. When the Reed Vine had first attacked her, she had been too scared to even attempt to dodge it.

"No need to worry about it, everyone needs to be saved at times."

Li Yang simply shrugged his shoulders, not too bothered by it. Everyone had to be saved in some way or another at times, it was never something to be ashamed of.

"We should get moving again. The screams may have attracted other Demonic beasts, so staying here is not the safest option."

Liang Zhou scanned the surroundings as he spoke, his words garnering no resistance from Li Yang or Liang Zhou. Just as they got up and prepared to leave, Li Yang suddenly felt a sweltering heat pa.s.s over him.

He hurriedly raised his head, looking at the spot where the heat came from. When he raised his head, he spotted the same large figure that he had seen while they were heading towards the weapon storehouse. The heat seemed to come from that soaring figure, but it once more vanished into the distance before Li Yang could see it properly.

He glanced at Liang Zhou and Liang Xinyi, but neither of them seemed to have noticed the heat or the soaring figure. Li Yang slightly narrowed his eyes, staring into the distance where the soaring figure had vanished, but he quickly shook his head. He could not make Liang Zhou and Liang Xinyi follow him on a trip where he did not even know what he would find.

The three of them continued to head deeper into the Cloud Wilderness, but Liang Xinyi was obviously much more careful this time. She no longer wandered away from them whenever she saw something that caught her fancy.

Liang Zhou continued to teach them about the various herbs and plants that they spotted along the way, stopping the group to pick up some of the more helpful ones. It was hard to know when someone would get injured, so having some medicinal herbs on their body at all times was a smart decision.

"In two more days, we will reach a place that the tribe calls the Demon Plains. Like the name suggests, it is a large plain where a large amount of weak Demonic beasts gather."

After moving a good distance away from the lake, Liang Zhou had the group set up camp and rest for the night. After setting up camp and preparing the food, he gathered the group around the fire to tell them their plans for the future.

"We will use Demon Concealing Vine to hide our scent and slowly make our way around the outskirts of the plain. Once we find a suitable Demonic beast, we will lure it away from the plain and work together to weaken it, allowing one of you to tame it."

He took out some Demon Concealing Vine and boiled it into a paste as he spoke. The Demon Plains was where most of the people from the tribe managed to find and tame their Demonic beasts, so it was obviously the best place for them to go.

Liang Zhou was the one in the group who knew the most about the Cloud Wilderness, so neither Li Yang or Liang Xinyi had anything to say about his plans. The group proceeded to eat the food that they had prepared and then went to bed, leaving one person to stand guard.