"You've seen the power of the merfolk pearls. Here's the fish-scale soft armor from the siblings, too. Find someone to refine them together into a single piece, and I guarantee even a Soul Treasure will have trouble damaging it."
The merfolk pearls and fish-scale soft armor were indeed fine treasures. They could be called the Merfolk Siblings' natal Soul Treasures. Hu Meier had suffered at the Mermaid Concubine's hands precisely because she could not withstand those pearls.
"They say murder and robbery earn you a golden belt. How true. Shall we take a stroll through a few more Demon Generals' territories?"
Any farther north, and they would be nearing the Jialan Embankment Wall. Hu Meier suggested lingering for a few more days.
"No. Back to Eastern Ridge."
"Hmph!"
Mu Bai was adamant about returning to Eastern Ridge, which left Hu Meier thoroughly displeased. She had no idea what seductive vixen was in Eastern Ridge to keep him pining for the place.
The Jialan Defense Line was now garrisoned by the Beast Race, with a Beast Race Demon Marshal stationed at the former site of the Jialan Sect. The million-li embankment wall had become an insurmountable barrier blocking the way home.
To cross back into Eastern Ridge, Mu Bai had to find a way past the Jialan Embankment Wall. There might be a chance if he found a weak point in the Beast Race's defenses. Thus, Mu Bai assumed Yu Fei's appearance and flew west with Hu Meier, reaching the area around Jiayu Fort.
The former battlefield remained a wasteland. The bloody hue of the earth had yet to fade, broken branches and shattered trees lay strewn across the wilderness, and raucous crows and carrion-eating vultures circled overhead. Gazing into the distance, Mu Bai seemed, in a moment of daze, to