Zhang Yuhe carefully placed the token into his pants pocket, then opened the wooden treasure chest.
There was only one Spirit Stone.
"How stingy, such a fierce Yao Beast, and they only give one Spirit Stone."
However, he didn't care; with the Dao Saint Sect's token, why would he need a bicycle?
Zhang Yuhe put away the Spirit Stone and continued on his way, leaving two Yao Beast corpses behind.
He didn't know which direction an indigenous city might be, and after a month of activity in this mountain forest, he hadn't even encountered a single person.
He couldn't find anyone to ask for directions, so he could only roughly determine a direction based on the mountain terrain.
As for whether he would take the wrong path, only Heaven knew; one should be brave enough to try and err.
He would try running in one direction first.
Zhang Yuhe quickly moved through the mountain forest, bypassing any Yao Beasts he encountered.
He wasn't interested in Yao Beasts right now; he only wanted to find an indigenous city as soon as possible, then inquire about how to get to the Dao Saint Sect.
For him, nothing was more important than going to the Dao Saint Sect.
Zhang Yuhe didn't want any accidents; what if he accidentally died and dropped the token?
Whether players drop items upon death was an uncertain matter.
He didn't want to take even the slightest risk.
Running steadily to the Dao Saint Sect and joining the Sect was the most pressing matter.
As long as he could join the Dao Saint Sect, with his Heaven-Defying Cultivation Aptitude, Ascension was within reach.
This was an Opportunity, not to be missed.
Zhang Yuhe ran for about two hours, and then he noticed that the surrounding trees seemed less tall than before.
And the mountain terrain also began to flatten.
"Am I about to leave the mountain forest?"
According to common sense, this should be a sign of approaching the edge of the deep mountains.
"I hope I can encounter the natives soon and ask for directions; running around aimlessly like this is really worrying."
After running for a while longer, Zhang Yuhe suddenly stopped.
"It seems there are people."
He listened intently, and in the distance, he heard roars of beasts and sounds of fighting.
The distance was a bit far, and he almost didn't notice it.
"Haha, there really are people, let's go take a look."
Zhang Yuhe concealed his Qi and quietly moved in the direction of the sounds.
He didn't foolishly charge over directly; who knew what the situation of the fighting over there was.
What if he encountered a hot-tempered native who thought he was trying to steal their kill and immediately attacked him with a blade? Wouldn't that be ridiculous?
Before long, Zhang Yuhe saw the source of the sounds.
He saw a young White-Clothed Young Man controlling a Flying Sword, fighting a huge wild boar monster.
Behind the White-Clothed Young Man stood a middle-aged man in green clothes.
He looked like a bodyguard.
Zhang Yuhe roughly imagined that this was a Young Master who had likely brought his guard out for training, and he wondered if there were any other companions nearby.
Watching the White-Clothed Young Man gracefully control his Flying Sword, constantly shifting and dodging, occasionally firing small Fireball Techniques from his hand.
Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but feel envious; this was true Cultivation.
His way of fighting monsters with a long blade had no aesthetic appeal at all.
Zhang Yuhe remotely sensed the Qi of these two individuals.
The White-Clothed Young Man only had a Cultivation of Qi Condensation Layer 4, and was evenly matched with the wild boar monster.
The green-clothed middle-aged man, on the other hand, was at Qi Condensation Layer 6.
"Very good, the strength of these two is not strong, so I can approach them with confidence."
He could only deal with people whose strength was weaker than his with confidence.
If he encountered natives whose Cultivation he couldn't discern, he would definitely turn and leave.
In this desolate wilderness, if he was cut down by someone, there would be no place to seek justice.
The main reason was that he carried the Dao Saint Sect's token, fearing that if he died, it would drop.
Otherwise, he wouldn't need to be so cautious.
Anyway, his identity was that of a player; if he was truly killed, it would only mean losing some time for Cultivation.
But not now; now he had to lie low, with stability as his priority.
Zhang Yuhe didn't reveal himself immediately but hid behind a tree, quietly observing, because the White-Clothed Young Man's battle was at a critical juncture.
He didn't want to cause any misunderstanding.
Suddenly, the White-Clothed Young Man made a mistake with his footwork, and the wild boar monster charged at him fiercely, seemingly unavoidable.
At this moment, the green-clothed guard standing behind the White-Clothed Young Man shouted loudly.
"Sixth Young Master, be careful."
The green-clothed guard waved his right hand, and a Flying Sword transformed into a long rainbow, instantly pinning the wild boar monster to the ground.
This green-clothed guard was clearly very dedicated and experienced, which allowed him to save the young man in time.
Seeing that the opponent had resolved the battle, Zhang Yuhe was about to show himself and say hello.
Perhaps because of the near-accident just now, the green-clothed guard became even more cautious.
As he quickly walked towards the White-Clothed Young Man, he carefully observed the surroundings to prevent any further danger.
Just then, the green-clothed guard suddenly discovered Zhang Yuhe hiding behind the tree.
He shouted loudly:
"Who is hiding there furtively? Come out."
Being discovered, Zhang Yuhe felt very awkward.
Clearly, showing himself to say hello and being discovered by others were two entirely different things.
"Don't misunderstand, I was just passing by and came to take a look after hearing the sounds of fighting."
There was no choice; being discovered by others, he could only explain.
Although these two were just two weaklings in his eyes, he still intended to ask them for directions.
So, his attitude naturally had to be better.
One doesn't strike a smiling person, after all.
However, the turn of events completely exceeded his expectations.
The White-Clothed Young Man, for some unknown reason, upon seeing Zhang Yuhe emerge from behind the tree, inexplicably became furious and shouted.
"You lowlife, how dare you peek at this Young Master practicing Spells? You're asking for death."
After speaking, the White-Clothed Young Man pointed his right hand, and a small Fireball Technique shot directly towards Zhang Yuhe.
"Damn, what kind of lunatic is this?"
Zhang Yuhe was first stunned, then became enraged.
I'm talking to you politely, and you actually go straight for the kill.
Did he eat the wrong medicine?
He had originally wanted to ask these two for some information, but now that the other party had made the first move, naturally, all talks were off.
Zhang Yuhe quickly dodged, avoiding the opponent's Fireball Technique.
Clang... the long blade was unsheathed, and at the same time, the Qi Condensation Great Perfection aura emanated freely.
"Not good, Young Master, hurry and leave, the opponent is at Qi Condensation Great Perfection."
The green-clothed guard immediately realized something was wrong and urgently warned the young man.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
Zhang Yuhe's figure was as fast as lightning, and with two leaps, he charged in front of the White-Clothed Young Man.
The blade light cut through the sky; the White-Clothed Young Man didn't even have time to react before he was cleaved to death with one strike.
With his current strength, cutting down a weakling at Qi Condensation Layer 4 was naturally no pressure.
He finished him with one strike, without any hesitation.
Seeing the young man die, the green-clothed guard was so frightened that he immediately released his Flying Sword and fled through the air.
He had no intention of fighting Zhang Yuhe.
How could he, a Qi Condensation Layer 6, possibly win?
But how could Zhang Yuhe let him escape?
Since he had already made a move, he had to eliminate them all; after all, killing one was killing, and killing two was also killing.
However, at this moment, the green-clothed guard had already flown into the air and was accelerating to escape into the distance.
Zhang Yuhe couldn't fly, so he couldn't catch up at all.
"Hmph, at this point, you still want to run."
Seeing the opponent decisively flee, Zhang Yuhe was not worried; he quickly threw the long blade in his hand.
I can't fly to catch you, but it's fine if my blade can.
The long blade was as fast as lightning, heading straight for the green-clothed guard in the air.
Seeing the long blade approaching, the green-clothed guard frantically maneuvered his Flying Sword to change direction, trying to avoid it.
However, before he could even make a move, he was already pierced through the chest by the long blade and fell down.
In the Face of a disparity in strength, everything was in vain.
Perhaps it was because he had killed too many Yao Beasts, or for some other reason.
Although it was his first time killing a person, Zhang Yuhe felt no discomfort.
This was a real, living person, not an NPC from a regular game.
Of course, all of this was to blame on that White-Clothed Young Man, who was a lunatic.
It was truly inexplicable.
He never expected his first encounter with the natives to turn out like this.
However, Zhang Yuhe now understood; he estimated that the White-Clothed Young Man had almost had an accident while fighting the wild boar monster just now.
And he just happened to witness it.
For these Young Masters, making a fool of themselves in front of outsiders was a huge loss of Face.
Zhang Yuhe had also concealed his Qi earlier, so people with lower Realms couldn't immediately discern his Cultivation.
The White-Clothed Young Man thought he was just a Mortal, so he became enraged and went straight for the kill.
One can only say, if you don't court death, you won't die.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but shake his head; lunatics were everywhere, but he was just unlucky enough to encounter one today.
"Hmm, I'll loot the bodies first, then quickly escape; the death of this Young Master might attract trouble."
He didn't want to guess what was going on in the White-Clothed Young Man's head; he was already a dead man anyway.
Zhang Yuhe now only hoped that the White-Clothed Young Man would have something interesting on him.
After all, he didn't get directions, so it would be reasonable to leave behind some good things as compensation after death, wouldn't it?