Hou Benli was an outer sect disciple of Sky Spirit Ridge, and one of the ones doing relatively poorly at that. He belonged to no branch faction, so when introducing himself, he could only say, "Sky Spirit Ridge Outer Sect." He and a group of fellow disciples had just finished a "major project," and they were practically dead on their feet.
Having completed the assignment, the somewhat cheerful Hou Benli had originally wanted to say something amusing. But seeing his fellow disciples slumped every which way around him, listless and exhausted, he wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.
Tracking demon beast herds through an uninhabited zone for an entire month and observing biological communities—this was fucking no life for a human being.
"Ah, born at the wrong time!" Hou Benli lamented, heavily setting his teacup onto the table.
The Divine Capital lay along the lower reaches of the great river, less than a thousand li from the East Sea. In ancient times, this place had been the front line of sea demon incursions onto land, with very few ordinary people living here. Yet a great sect had also been stationed here in those days, so while demon disasters were unceasing, great demons were rare. As a result, the largest original plain ecosystem in the Divine Land had been preserved around the Divine Capital. Later, the sect stationed here pledged allegiance to modern-method immortal dao, and the Divine Capital was designated as a fief, though the ecological zone was retained. Sky Spirit Ridge's Divine Capital outpost had likewise been established for this ecosystem.
For outer-duty disciples like Hou Benli, heading into the uninhabited zone every few days to observe demon beasts was the norm. Honestly, it was worlds apart from the immortal cultivation life he had imagined—dressed in finery, riding