The map fragment Zhou Yuan selected was located northwest of Hunyuan Heaven Town. The location was far away from the town, so even though Zhou Yuan and the others had traveled at full speed, it took them half a day.

And in that half a day, they had experienced an Earth Disaster while they took a rest halfway to their destination. Fortunately, everyone was already on guard, and so, when the disaster broke out, they evaded it in time and didn’t suffer too much loss. 

And as they pushed forward on their journey, Zhou Yuan and the others encountered creatures native to Guyuan Heaven. They were beast-like creatures similar to Genesis Beasts but without their spiritual intellect. Instead, they acted on instinct like beasts and were called ancient beasts.

Although ancient beasts...