Entering the Star Dou Great Forest

A few days later, Xue Lingyun stepped into the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

All the way south from the Far North, the climate had changed from bitter cold to mild and moist, then from mild and moist to sweltering heat. He took off his heavy fur robe and wore only a dark, close-fitting vest.

The fabric was very thin, clinging to his body and outlining the lines of his shoulders and back. The vest was black, inconspicuous in the shadows of the dense forest, and convenient for movement.

He did not walk on the ground.

Between the tree trunks, a black shadow swept past soundlessly. Xue Lingyun stepped onto a sideways-growing branch for leverage, leapt toward another tree, tapped the trunk lightly with the tip of his foot, and sprang up again. His movements flowed as smoothly as wind weaving through the forest. He liked jumping between branches. The ground was too dirty and chaotic, with dead leaves and rotting soil; it was not as clean and efficient as traveling through the trees.

In the Sea of Consciousness, Youyou's voice drifted out. "You're pretty fast."

"Traveling." Xue Lingyun crossed another ravine and landed on a thicker branch ahead.

The Ice Empress snorted. "You had a premonition that heading south was enough, yet I don't see you stopping to sense carefully. What if your premonition was wrong?"

Xue Lingyun did not answer, but when he landed on the next tree, he closed his eyes. Huangji Jingshi began to circulate in his Sea of Consciousness, and his spiritual power sensed the veins of energy flowing through heaven and earth. A moment later, he opened his eyes, shifted his direction slightly left, and continued toward the southwest.

"I don't want to touch the soul beasts of the Far North. Any