Half a month later, beside a small stream, Mu Bai tied the Bai Ze Beast to a nearby large tree and slowly ate the dry rations in his hand.
Just at that moment, the rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar.
Mu Bai looked up and saw five riders galloping toward him, led by a burly man with a face full of whiskers.
"Friend ahead, are you here looking for medicine?" The burly man reined in his horse a few zhang away and asked with cupped hands.
Mu Bai sized up the newcomers and found that they all looked travel-worn with medicine-gathering tools hanging at their waists, clearly a professional treasure-hunting team.
"I am Mu Bai, indeed here to search for medicine."
"Zhao Tieshan." The burly man introduced himself, "We are a treasure-hunting team, specializing in gathering spiritual herbs on the outskirts of the Sky Dragon Mountains." He glanced at Mu Bai's Bai Ze Beast, surprise flashing in his eyes, "The Langya Family's?"
Mu Bai nodded in confirmation.
Zhao Tieshan's attitude immediately grew warm: "If Brother Mu doesn't mind, why not travel with us? These Sky Dragon Mountains are fraught with danger, and there's more safety in numbers."
Mu Bai thought for a moment and agreed with a nod.
Traveling with these experienced treasure hunters was indeed much safer than venturing in alone.
The group set off toward the mountains. As they drew closer, Mu Bai felt the oddity of this region all the more—the spiritual Qi concentration in the air was markedly higher, but it was mixed with a raw, savage aura that made one instinctively feel uneasy.
"It's like this for everyone the first time." Zhao Tieshan saw Mu Bai's tension and explained with a smile, "The Sky Dragon Mountains are a famous Forbidden Land in the