Shunhuo Forest, is the nearest demon beast forest outside Shunhuo City.
Of course, although it’s the closest, the journey is not short.
At Xiao Yi’s speed, it would take about an hour.
Xiao Yi flew swiftly while pondering over the matter of the Three Halls.
In the past, when he hadn’t been severely injured and during normal training, he’d seen martial artists from the Three Halls.
But to say he understood them, not really.
Firstly, within the Eight Palaces, each has formed its own alliance.
And the Black Demon Hall, Heavenly Mechanism Hall, and Soul Hall, have almost zero communication with the other Five Halls.
Secondly, the martial artists of these Three Halls either act discreetly or are relatively scarce in number.
The Heavenly Mechanism Hall and Soul Hall are respectively gathering places for Array Masters and Soul Masters.
And the number of Array Masters and Soul Masters is indeed very small.
The professions themselves, mastering these two skills, are not easy.
There was a time when Xiao Yi first came to the Central Region and thought the martial artists from the Asura Hall were the fewest.
But over time, he realized that this statement is actually true, but not suitable for the current era.
To be precise, in Ancient Times, the Asura Hall had the fewest martial artists.
Nowadays, that’s not the case.
In Ancient Times, martial artists from the Asura Hall were all Extreme Body Cultivators, truly deserving the title ’Asura’.
Today, those who can be called ’Extreme Body Cultivators’ are very few.
In Ancient Times, a spectacular era, martial arts proliferated to its peak, Extreme Body Cultivation, Extreme Sword Cultivation, Extreme Fire Cultivation, could be seen everywhere.
And now, speaking of Extreme Sword Cultivation, how many are there?
Or put it another way, in terms of ’Extreme Body Cultivation’, the Asura Hall is still the hall with the fewest martial artists among the Eight Palaces.
But if talking about ’Body Cultivation Martial Artists’, that’s not the case anymore.
The standards for Body Cultivation Martial Artists are much lower in this era.
Thus, in fact, among today’s Eight Palaces, the Soul Hall and Heavenly Mechanism Hall are the ones with the fewest martial artists.
From Xiao Yi’s travels and training, encountering soul masters or array masters was rare.
Naturally, even for him in the past, the chances to interact with martial artists from the Soul Hall and Heavenly Mechanism Hall were very few.
And as for the Black Demon Hall.
The Black Demon Hall is considered a rather peculiar hall among the Eight Palaces.
The requirements and restrictions to enter the Black Demon Hall are very low, almost the lowest among the Eight Palaces.
And within the Black Demon Hall, most martial artists have diverse skills.
It’s not that they’re not strong; rather, they have a lot of techniques and are not limited to one path, yet none are particularly proficient in one.
Take the Wind Shattering Hall, each martial artist there excels in Wind Control.
Flame Hall warriors, each one is skilled in Fire Control.
Soul Hall martial artists, every one of them is an outstanding Soul Master.
Only the Black Demon Hall, with diverse skills, may seem not very powerful, but once in a battle, they are troublesome and difficult to deal with.
Additionally, in the Black Demon Hall, there are many who act discreetly and have eccentric personalities.
The most obvious difference is that other halls have Demon Hunting Teams, Wind Envoy Teams, Flame Envoy Teams, etc.
Only the Black Demon Hall lacks a Black Demon Team.
Most Black Mages prefer to act independently and alone.
And what makes Xiao Yi most curious is the entire Black Demon Hall, which is exceptionally scattered and not as cohesive as the other seven halls.
Of course, Xiao Yi doesn’t question anything about the Black Demon Hall.
The name Black Demon Hall might sound creepy.
But it’s one of the Eight Palaces, a cornerstone that once protected the continent’s people.
Perhaps, it’s just because Black Demon Hall martial artists have more arrogant personalities that the hall is relatively scattered.
Of course, on the other hand, it’s quite free here.
However, there are some shortcomings.
For example, some dangerous tasks that are really hard to complete alone, the Black Mages can’t take them.
In contrast, other large Demon Hunting Teams, Wind Envoy Teams, etc., dare to take them because of their numbers and strength.
Though Black Mages are mostly arrogant, they do not equate to a willingness to court death.
Xiao Yi pondered while also shaking his head.