After three months of hurried travel, the journey proved uneventful with no real danger encountered along the way.
Throughout the trip, the Source Heart inside Lin Yun also showed no reaction whatsoever.
This meant that within the range of their route, no Source Heart existed.
…
Three months later.
The four followed Mu Li to the bank of a massive river.
Beside the river stood a tribe of enormous size, and this tribe belonged to Mu Li.
The tribe’s buildings were extremely primitive, yet the settlement itself covered a vast area.
Mu Li led Lin Yun and the other three to stand before the main gate of the tribe.
“This is the tribe of my Golden Wolf clan. With this tribe as the centre, everything within a radius of five billion li is territory under my Golden Wolf clan. Every tribe in this area belongs to me and forms the complete Golden Wolf clan,” Mu Li said.
Mu Li was none other than the chieftain of the Golden Wolf clan.
All four from Lin Yun’s group gazed at the tribe ahead.
“This is my first time seeing a beastman tribe with my own eyes,” Dong Jian remarked with a sigh as he looked forward.
“Brother Dong Jian, am I not the same? I believe this is the first time for all of us. This journey has truly broadened our horizons,” Hong Yuan replied.
For them, this was certainly an extraordinary trip.
“Well, how was it? You did not meet any danger on the way, did you? It is nowhere near as terrifying as you imagined. You humans just overthink everything and are far too timid,” Mu Li said, looking at the four of them.
Hong Yuan smiled wryly. “You are a beastman, so naturally you feel nothing about returning to your own territory. For us, stepping onto the land of another race means we are isolated and without help.”
“By the way, the formation is to be set up here, correct?” Hong Yuan asked Mu Li.
“Exactly. I need a formation to protect this tribe before us,” Mu Li nodded.
“Come, follow me inside.”
With that, Mu Li led the four of them towards the tribe.
“The chieftain has returned!”
“Open the gates quickly!”
The guards on the tribe’s watchtower spotted Mu Li and immediately shouted.
The main gate was swiftly opened.
“Greetings, Chieftain.” The beastman guards at the entrance saluted Mu Li one after another.
Mu Li brought the four directly to a two-storey palace at the very centre of the tribe.
Placed among human territories, this two-storey palace would seem utterly unremarkable.
Yet within this tribe, it was already the most luxurious and beautiful structure.
The beastman race had almost stagnated in progress. They were born with extremely strong bodies, but their brains possessed extremely low creative ability.
“Master Hong Yuan, construction of the formation can begin today. I have already prepared all the materials,” Mu Li said.
As he finished speaking, Mu Li took out a storage ring and handed it to Hong Yuan. It contained everything needed to build the formation.
“Good.” Hong Yuan accepted the storage ring.
Hong Yuan, Lin Yun, and the others naturally wanted to finish the work and leave as soon as possible, so starting today was ideal.
Mu Li then turned to the three younger men. “I will arrange accommodation for the three of you.”
“Very well,” Lin Yun nodded.
Mu Li immediately summoned a subordinate officer and ordered him to settle Lin Yun and the other two in vacant rooms within the palace.
Once everything was arranged, Hong Yuan began constructing and deploying the formation.
Lin Yun had asked Hong Yuan how long the formation would take. Hong Yuan replied that, at the fastest, two years, and at the slowest, three to five years.
During this period, the three of them could only remain inside the tribe and wait.
After all, this was Mu Li’s own tribe, so safety was far better than outside.
Inside the room where Lin Yun stayed.
Zou Dongsheng sat facing Lin Yun.
“Zou Dongsheng, Master Hong Yuan will need considerable time to build the formation. During this time, I want to travel around the beastman lands, have a look about, and see whether I can find a Source Heart,” Lin Yun said.
This was one of Lin Yun’s major reasons for coming to the beastman territory.
On the journey here, Lin Yun had only sensed along their route. Most of the beastman lands remained unexplored by him.
Zou Dongsheng immediately waved his hand. “No, that is far too dangerous! We are not the same race as the beastmen, and historically, humans and beastmen have fought wars. Beastmen are basically hostile towards us. Now that we have set foot on their soil, if you go out alone, it will be extremely dangerous. Here, at least, we are inside Mu Li’s palace, so staying put is still very safe.”
