Two evenings later, Ling Bai arrived at Ping An Town, the nearest stopover to Youyao Forest.
The town's name conveyed wishes for safe journeys. It was roughly four times the size of an ordinary village and, aside from lacking sturdy defensive walls, resembled a small city. Shops lined both sides of the streets, and the place bustled with activity.
With a sweep of his eyes, Ling Bai noticed that nearly every shop catered to Soul Masters in some way. Their wares came in all varieties: spears and armor forged by blacksmiths, antidotes and healing potions refined by physicians, and more.
This was what they meant by living off the mountain when near a mountain and living off the water when near water. Ping An Town bordered Youyao Forest, so most Soul Masters came here to resupply before entering the forest.
Looking up at the darkening sky, Ling Bai considered that entering a Soul Beast Forest at night was hardly wise. He decisively chose to find an inn for the night and continue toward Youyao Forest early the next morning.
Ping An Inn was a simply decorated two-story wooden building. The first floor served as a restaurant for guests, while the second floor contained individual rooms for lodgers.
Ling Bai took out a transparent white film from his Storage Soul Tool. It was as thin as paper, with something like liquid constantly flowing within it. He gently covered his face with it. After a flash of white light, his features changed slightly, and his dazzling golden hair and golden eyes turned into more commonplace black hair and black eyes.
The fifth-grade Soul Tool, Ice Silkworm Mask, was crafted from a blend of rare metal water-drill ice crystals and Extreme North Ice Silkworm silk. It came with the skill Simulation, and no