The pawns planted by a Great Sage of the Demon Race were beyond a young human Daoist's reach

Eight months had passed since Cheng Yu left Azure Sky City.

At a bustling post station, a youth dressed in spotless white Daoist robes pushed open the door.

Untouched by so much as a speck of road dust, the youth drew many eyes, but he paid no attention to their scrutiny.

He casually tossed an Origin Stone onto the counter and said,

"One room, some food, and a late-night snack."

The innkeeper behind the counter accepted the Origin Stone with a broad smile, then took out a wooden token.

"Certainly, sir. Your room is number seventeen on the second floor."

The newcomer took the wooden token and went straight upstairs without lingering on the first floor.

Once inside room seventeen, Cheng Yu let Niu Ba out.

Stroking Niu Ba's head, Cheng Yu said with a smile,

"Fuzhou City is just ahead. Once we get there, we'll see how we can leave the Southern Continent and head to the Eastern Continent."

Niu Ba yawned and said lazily,

"The Eastern Continent, huh? Humankind's heartland. I'd like to see it too."

Cheng Yu nodded slightly.

"Mm. Thanks for all your hard work along the way."

Niu Ba muttered sleepily,

"It's fine. Running nonstop between cities is a little tiring, but everything else is all right. Some good food will make up for it."

With that, Niu Ba claimed the bed and fell fast asleep, snoring away.

Cheng Yu merely smiled without saying anything. He had thought about a great many things since encountering Wang Xu in Azure Sky City.

First, there was one thing he could be certain of: chaos was coming to the Southern Continent, specifically Humankind's Baiyue Prefecture.

Cheng Yu had studied the structure of the Demon Suppression Bureau. Its leader was called the Chief Seal-Bearer, a bona fide senior minister