The night passed peacefully, without incident.
Early the next morning, Ling Bai and Wu Feng emerged from their tent. Huo Yuhao and the other two, who had kept watch during the latter half of the night, were cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes toward the pale glow rising in the east.
Figures bustled about in the neighboring camp as the Heavenly Soul group emerged from their tents as well. Mo Feiyun approached with an enthusiastic smile, carrying several strips of dried meat. Chuckling, he said, "Thank you for accommodating us last night. This is specially prepared soul beast jerky. It can help soul masters quickly restore their strength."
"Thank you."
Ling Bai accepted the jerky. It emitted dense Soul Power fluctuations and the fragrance of medicinal herbs. The soul beasts used to make it had possessed at least five thousand years of cultivation.
After expressing his gratitude, Mo Feiyun did not leave. Chewing on a strip of jerky, he chatted casually with Ling Bai. "You're young, but your Soul Power isn't weak. You must be talents nurtured by some advanced academy or major sect, right? The Star Dou Great Forest is so dangerous. Why don't we travel together and look after one another?"
"No need. We're from the Snow Demon Sect. We entered the Star Dou Great Forest to temper ourselves," Ling Bai said blandly.
At those words, Mu Xue, who had been eavesdropping, widened her eyes until they looked like brass bells. You're from the Snow Demon Sect? Then who am I!?
Wei Na's expression twitched, and she nearly burst out laughing. Meanwhile, Mo Feiyun's face turned the color of someone who had been constipated for thirty years.
"So you are... outstanding disciples of the Snow Demon Sect. No wonder you dared enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt