While everyone in Northern Territory City saw enemies in every tree and blade of grass, Mu Bai headed toward Luo City with the spirit monkey and gray bear. It was the main city of Hong Luo's territory, where Fierce Beasts that had undergone Demon Transformation could receive investiture, obtaining the rank of general and a territory.
As they flew, the spirit monkey and gray bear grew increasingly adept at controlling their strength. Under Mu Bai's guidance, both learned the Space Traversal Technique, and they darted back and forth, having the time of their lives and startling countless members of the Beast Race along the way.
On this stretch of Beast Territory, Mu Bai expected no trouble, so he let the spirit monkey and gray bear play about. No force dared stop or provoke them along the way.
They passed through the territories of dozens of Demon Generals. Around every city housing a Lord's Manor stretched vast Herb Fields, filled with countless exotic flowers and rare plants, much to the spirit monkey's and gray bear's excitement.
Although most of the lords were at the front lines of the Human-Beast War, their cities were bustling. The human cultivators with free status were mostly Artificers with a particular skill, running workshops dealing in medicinal pills, weapons, formations, and the like. They also traded Beast Cores, cultivators' minds and souls, and other goods. There were even taverns crafting delicious dishes, no different from those in ordinary cities in Eastern Ridge, except that most of those walking the streets were powerful Fierce Beasts and Half-Beast People. Any human cultivators who appeared were generally servants from the Lord's Manor, out buying supplies or trailing their respective beast masters. Those with free status were rarely seen.
After several days of travel, Mu Bai felt somewhat weary. With