To avoid unnecessary trouble, Mu Bai transformed into a dark-skinned fellow. His appearance and clothing were no different from those of the craft cultivators of the Beast Territory walking the streets. Even so, he could not escape the eyes of someone watching with intent.
"Hey, you there! You're from out of town, aren't you?"
As Mu Bai walked along the street, a scrawny old man caught up from behind and called out to him.
"That's right. I was passing through and decided to rest here for a few days. What can I do for you, sir?"
"Are you an Alchemist? An array offering master?"
In the cities of the Beast Territory, almost everyone free to travel about was an independent Artificer. Judging by Mu Bai's dark complexion and attire, he was very likely an Alchemist or an array offering master.
"I don't know anything about refining pills, and I only know a little about array offering..."
Mu Bai's Soul Mark had changed drastically and no longer had any plant attributes. Even if he claimed to be an Alchemist, no one would believe him.
"You don't look as though you're in a hurry. Why not join my Three Arts Sect? I possess extraordinary array offering skills, and my name resounds throughout Peacock City in the Beast Territory. I am Qi Zhenzi, Hall Master of the Three Arts Sect's Array Offering Hall!"
"My father did introduce me to array offering, but I've been slow-witted since childhood and never grasped its essentials."
Mu Bai had no desire to follow him to some Three Arts Sect, but it was awkward to refuse outright. Unexpectedly, the scrawny Qi Zhenzi extended an enthusiastic invitation, promising to teach him personally, take him as a direct disciple, and soon train him into an Array Master.
In truth, towering