In the early morning, white mist lingered like a milky veil draped over the woods, only slowly dispersing after the sun rose.
Although Sunset Forest was not as vast as the Star Dou Forest, it was still one of the few wild Spirit Beast forests within the Heaven Dou Empire. Mountain peaks stretched endlessly through it, winding toward the horizon like azure dragons. Secret realms, perilous lands, and swamps were naturally plentiful among its countless mountains and valleys. There was even the "Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," which Tang San had called a treasure basin.
Perhaps because she had heard of the dangers of Spirit Beast forests, Xue Qingqing became alert the moment they entered. She even looked rather convincing.
Zhao Xuan, on the other hand, was entirely relaxed. It would already be impressive if Sunset Forest produced a Spirit Beast with fifty thousand years of cultivation. Yet for Zhao Xuan as he was now, even an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could not make him feel threatened, much less a few ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
"Since you've never been to a Spirit Beast forest, where did your soul rings come from?"
"They were captured. Whenever I advanced, someone would arrange for suitable Spirit Beasts to be taken from captive-bred Spirit Beast forests, then let me obtain my soul rings."
As she said this, Xue Qingqing's expression shifted slightly. No one knew what she had thought of.
"Tsk, as expected of royalty. They really do have money to burn."
Zhao Xuan could not help sighing. Spirit Beasts were all proud and unyielding. Other than the Spirit Beasts of Flower Valley, he had never seen Spirit Beasts anywhere else living peacefully with humans. Generally speaking, Spirit Beasts and humans were like natural enemies.
Perhaps this was a conflict passed down from the