Seemingly already with an answer to that question, Mo Yanbai spoke. “We’ll have the first elder and elder Wu lead the group. Xu Ran and Han Yue will go, if something happens, then we’ll plan accordingly.”

Elder Wu saw nothing wrong with such an answer and nodded her head. “By your will then. Where is the first elder anyhow?”

“We’ve a few guests here today,” Mu Chen chuckled, “the first elder should be accompanying them outside. I’m sure he’ll be back soon.”

“Guests? Who?” Elder Wu asked, “And outside….? To Black Cloud Forest?! The first elder is protecting them?”

Mu Chen chuckled again, “It’s a long story, but these guests are quite special…”

He re-narrated the story of how Bai Yunfei and the others came to be here today for elder Wu to listen. 

“Disciple of Zi Jin of the Crafting School and peak late-stage Soul Exalt? A class seven soulbeast as a soulbeast partner...