Chapter 5582: An Opportunity to Exploit

"You mean… I can only leave for ten years, and exceeding that time will put me in danger? Is that right?!" Xiao Li asked in a heavy voice.

"Exactly." The person nodded, admitting it openly.

"This…" Xiao Li acted with hesitation.

A normal person would react this way upon hearing those words.

"Hehehe… However, you can spend ten years outside and then return. We can give you a new Token to let you go back out…"

"Hmm? Really?!"

"Of course it's true! But… you need to complete the tasks we assign to you."

"Tasks? What tasks?!"

"Hahaha… For the great cause of our Tianwu Clan!"

"Great cause? What great cause?!" Xiao Li continued to press.

"Hehehe… Do you think our Tianwu Clan is a good place?"

"No," Xiao Li stated frankly. "Being unable to leave, living one's whole life in this sunless place—it's not good at all."

"Hehehe… You are very honest. That is why we want to change, we want to leave this place. Do you understand?!"

"Hmm? Then how should we leave?!"

"Hehehe… First, we must have a foothold in the outside world, and then use external force to leave this place…"

"What needs to be done?!" Xiao Li asked.

"Hehehe… Therefore, we need an assistant."

"An assistant?" Xiao Li grew interested, thinking that this assistant the person mentioned might be the one spreading rumors about his father.

"Exactly. Only by helping this person can our Tianwu Clan be thoroughly saved," the person said seriously.

"Then what should I do? Tell me!"

"Hehehe… Take this Token and go to the outside world. He will naturally contact you. Follow his orders and return in ten years. Understood?" the person said with a faint smile.

Xiao Li looked down at the Token in his hand.

If an ordinary member of the Tianwu Clan left by following the River Styx, they would be cursed by their ancestors.

The Token could protect him for ten years. If he was disobedient or failed to follow orders, he certainly wouldn't receive another Token after ten years.

This was the method the Tianwu Clan used to select people to handle affairs outside.

"Alright!" Xiao Li nodded and dove into the River Styx.

Upon entering the River Styx, Xiao Li felt a strange power seemingly wanting to flood into his body.

But that power was not violent; it seemed to be repelling Xiao Li.

"Go… Once you reach the outside world, that person will contact you." The person waved his hand, sending Xiao Li off.

Clutching the Token, Xiao Li drifted along the River Styx and left the territory of the Tianwu Clan.

Once he reached the outside world, Xiao Li was in no hurry to change back to his original appearance.

He was waiting—waiting for the person the other had mentioned who would find him.

Xiao Li had an intuition that as long as he caught this person, all the mysteries would be solved.

In a flash, half a day had passed…

Xiao Li felt a massive aura approaching, which suddenly appeared behind him.

"Greetings, friend of the Tianwu Clan…"

"Who are you?" Xiao Li turned around to look at the person and was suddenly startled.

The thing approaching him was not a human, but a sphere of light emitting a peculiar aura.

"Hehehe… I am a friend of your Tianwu Clan. Congratulations on escaping that cage of the Tianwu Clan." The sphere of light smiled faintly and manifested the figure of a handsome man.

"Are you the one who was supposed to meet me? What do I need to do next?" Xiao Li asked.

"Hehe… First, you need to understand this world. Currently, it is controlled by the Ancient Burial Holy Land, and their Holy Lord is named Xiao Fan…"

"Xiao Fan? And then?!"

"Hehehe… If your Tianwu Clan wants to come to the outside world, the first thing you must deal with is this Xiao Fan. If you don't resolve the trouble that is Xiao Fan and throw the outside world into chaos, he will not welcome a reclusive race like yours. Do you understand?" the man said slowly.

"I understand. So… what should I do?" Xiao Li nodded and asked.

"What you need to do is very simple: spread news to make Xiao Fan lose the people's support and throw the territory of the Ancient Burial Holy Land into disarray. That way, your Tianwu Clan will have an opportunity to exploit…"

"Can I do it…" Xiao Li asked.

Xiao Qing had said before that The Faceless One could escape from her grasp using very eerie methods.

This proved that the opponent's strength was far from simple.