Baiyi stood there in trepidation, but he chose to calm himself before the feeling could gain traction. He had already taken up the elderly couple's request, and nothing could be done about that. 

His psychic energy surged and began to spread until it covered the entire forest. 

In this era, although human civilization was growing at a great pace, industrialization had not yet begun. Thus, natural entities were still in pristine condition, and wildlife — ranging from the mundane to the strange — thrived. A cursory sweep with his psychic energy allowed Baiyi to detect a plethora of animals and bizarre flora. 

More importantly, he had detected a group of humans on the other side of the forest. There was a settlement there, which Baiyi suspected to be the village or encampment of outsiders.

Even during the golden age of the Empire, the Sage-Emperor of magi, who was the ruler at the time, could not achieve his dream of unifying Isythre. Despite the Empire's impressive conquests, the are