Incredibly, Du Youqian reached his destination—Huailai City of the Eastern Domain—without a single incident.
Du Youqian stopped in Huailai City.
It wasn't to rest and recuperate.
It was because… there was no path forward.
According to his intelligence, Master Luo Fan lived in seclusion in a place called Starry Valley. However, between Huailai City and Starry Valley lay a vast territory inhabited by the Demon Race.
Moreover, these were "Wild Demons," not "Familiar Demons."
The so-called "Wild Demons" were those whose relationship with humanity was cold at best, and more often, outright hostile.
There was no trade, no communication. Encounters almost invariably led to a fight to the death.
Even a Core Formation Master would find it nearly impossible to cross the region unscathed without intimate knowledge of the area.
Even flying over was out of the question, as one of the two Demon Race clans in the area was a flying species: the Red-crowned Sand Storks.
