"Things have been quite turbulent lately. I heard a new faction appeared over in the Endless Desert. It's incredibly powerful—quite a few people who coveted it were slaughtered. They're vicious!"
"They're a group of beast-like experts, as ferocious as Fierce Beasts, yet they all possess complete intelligence. They seem to be called the Ancient Species!"
Moon Domain, Purple Snare City.
Inside a certain lavish and magnificent inn, several experts were discussing matters.
This place lay near the Dark Moon Sect's territory.
If one wanted to investigate any news, the cities near the Dark Moon Sect were the best places to go.
Here, most people exchanged intelligence, and one could learn quite a bit of information.
Of course, no one would casually reveal valuable and precious intelligence. It required a considerable price.
Quite a few people chose to sell valuable intelligence to the Dark Moon Sect in exchange for benefits, while the Dark Moon Sect kept that intelligence for those who needed it more, gaining even greater benefits in return.
The speaker in the inn was a burly man taking huge gulps of wine, recounting to the people around him the information he had obtained from the Endless Desert.
Mu Qing had disguised himself with the Myriad Transformation Art. He sat silently in a corner, occasionally taking a sip of tea.
"I've heard about what happened in the Endless Desert as well. Among those Ancient Species are Half-Step Dharma Body experts. I heard they escaped from a special Secret Realm in Peerless City of the Sacred Domain. Truly astonishing."
"Those Ancient Species have carved out the Wasteland Domain within the Endless Desert. In fact, as long as one bears no ill intent, they can still enter the Wasteland Domain and communicate with the Ancient Species."
Another person added, clearly familiar with