That night.
Ji Wushuang met with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan at Spirit Hall Academy.
In the Bamboo Forest.
The four sat on the ground, eating meat roasted over Yan's flames. It smelled unbelievably delicious.
"I was just packing my things, thinking that from now on, I'd be living under the same roof as you, Senior Brother, with Teacher by our side too."
"Who would've thought..."
Hu Liena sighed softly. Even with a fragrant skewer of roasted meat in her hand, she had lost her appetite.
"I don't know what she was thinking. I kept asking to go, but she refused. Yet the two of you are Soul Ancestors, and Yan is only a Soul King, but she's actually sending you to Misty Trail Grand Canyon."
Ji Wushuang felt that, with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan's current strength, entering Misty Trail Grand Canyon was indeed a little hasty. At the very least, it would not be too late to go after they had all become Soul Kings.
"I've heard people talk about Misty Trail Grand Canyon before. The environment there is extremely harsh, and the Spirit Beasts that survive in such a place are extraordinarily powerful. Even Soul Saints turn pale at the mention of it."
As Yan spoke, he could not help but shudder, a trace of fear surfacing in his eyes.
Ji Wushuang smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry. Teacher won't let anything happen to the three of you. Just do your best in Misty Trail Grand Canyon. If you encounter a real crisis, someone will step in to protect you."
"Even so..." Yan's face remained clouded with worry.
"Brother Wushuang, where are you planning to train next?" Hu Liena asked curiously.
The three of them were all going to Misty Trail Grand Canyon. Then Ji Wushuang, who