Supreme Martial Venerable: Starting with the White Ape Cloak Hammer skill point allocation

"Guo Liang?"

Zhou Yuan turned his head and saw that Guo Liang had disappeared.

After a loud explosion in the distance, everyone was thrown into chaos.

Some rushed forward eager to make a contribution, while others turned and fled in fear.

They all ran faster than the last.

Especially when screams seemed to come from afar, those who were filled with fear ran even faster.

Zhou Yuan kept his eyes fixed on Li Lin.

After hearing the scream, Li Lin's figure disappeared into the dense forest in a flash, like a startled rabbit, his speed was so fast that he didn't seem like a man in his fifties at all!

The usually mild-mannered and cautious Li Lin revealed his true strength at this moment, displaying incredible speed.

Zhou Yuan chased for several dozen feet before completely losing track of Li Lin. When he looked back, Guo Liang and his men had also vanished.

"Ah! Bandits! Help! Ah..."

Screams echoed from all directions within the dense forest.

Countless people are wandering around like headless flies.

Zhou Yuan patted his forehead, somewhat unable to bear looking at himself.

These martial artists were all arrogant and domineering in the city, but once they entered the mountains, they were nothing but a rabble.

They were defeated before they even saw a glimpse of the enemy.

The more panicked you are at this time, the easier it is to become a target for the enemy. Okay, if everyone stays together and doesn't move around, the other party will be less likely to make a move.

"Although Master Li himself is timid, he was right when he said that practicing martial arts requires courage. With such a lack of courage, even if you have a lot of martial arts skills, you can't use even a tenth of them when facing an enemy in battle."

Zhou Yuan hid behind a large tree, crouching down to listen for any sounds.

All that could be heard was the whistling mountain wind cutting through the forest, bringing with it cries of agony, hurried footsteps, and the clanging of weapons...

The entire Aozi Mountain was in complete chaos.

This campaign to suppress bandits was destined to end in a disastrous defeat.

Zhou Yuan shook his head inwardly upon hearing this.

The screams made him feel a little uneasy.

Although he has lived two lives and is much more mature and composed than his peers, the current situation is ultimately too dangerous.

"Xu Nian is not alone; he has brothers under his command. Commander Pang and his rabble are probably no match for him."

"I'm just a lowly Body Refining Realm cultivator. Let alone facing Xu Nian, I'm afraid I wouldn't be a match for even one of his underlings."

"Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best; now is the best choice to come out of seclusion."

Zhou Yuan and Xu Nian had no grudges against each other, so there was no need for them to risk their lives for a few taels of hard-earned money.

As for the bounties, he never even considered them.

"On the other hand, Xu Nian's whereabouts have already been exposed, and the imperial court has come to suppress him several times. Why is he still staying at Aozi Mountain?"

Could there be something in these mountains that has attracted him?

A question flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind and then disappeared.

However, he didn't think too much about it. After calming himself down, he picked up his hammer and started moving down the mountain.

He bent low and quickly weaved between the trees, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

He would stop and check the direction after running a short distance, lest he run in the wrong direction and accidentally run into the center of the battlefield.

Suddenly, he discovered a corpse lying in the woods.

His death was gruesome; half of his head had been cut off.

Zhou Yuan has taken several lives, and he is still experiencing some physical discomfort.

The main reason was that he recognized this person; he had seen him before when he was patrolling the city. He was a disciple of the Yangwei Martial Arts School at the Skin Tempering Realm.

The stark contrast between the man's triumphant demeanor at the time and his current tragic death is striking.

Shasha~

Just as Zhou Yuan hid behind a tree, he saw a person emerge from the forest and, upon seeing the corpse, pounce on it and began to search it.

boom!

Just as the man was focused on looting the corpse, another person approached from behind and knocked him to the ground with a single move.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Zhou Yuan gripped the handle of the hammer tightly; the cold touch of the steel cleared his mind.

They dare not attack the enemy, but they strike hard against their own people.

I'm afraid I can't stay in these mountains anymore.

Suddenly he heard a strong wind whistling behind him.

Without hesitation, Zhou Yuan lunged forward, dodging the man's sneak attack, and then flipped himself up.

He then twisted and spun around, causing his internal energy and blood to surge violently.

The weapon hammer, with its long steel handle and copper-plated head, was also swung around.

The White Ape Cloak Hammer's hammering force, like layers of overlapping waves, landed on the attacker with a whistling sound.

boom!

The burly man was knocked to the ground, his skull caved in horribly, and he died before he could even scream.

There was still fear and resentment in those eyes.

Having succeeded in his attack, Zhou Yuan dared not linger for a moment. Like a nimble ape, he darted into the dense forest and ran for dozens of feet before stopping behind a large tree.

"Fortunately, the attacker was just a martial artist who had broken through to the Skin Tempering Realm on his first attempt, otherwise it would have been troublesome—"

Zhou Yuan calmed his breathing, reached into his pocket and weighed the money pouch in his hand, a look of delight spreading across his face.

"Looks like this guy has been looting corpses quite a bit. This must be worth more than twenty taels of silver. Sure enough, windfall gains come faster."

A crazy idea flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind.

But he quickly suppressed the impulse.

Nowadays, there are not only easy targets who have broken through the barrier once in Aozi Mountain, but also many powerful individuals who have broken through the barrier twice or three times, and even a peerless ruthless person like Xu Nian.

He can easily defeat a martial artist who has broken through once, and he also has a good chance of winning against a martial artist who has broken through twice. However, he is far from being a match for a martial artist who has broken through three or four times.

Trying to take advantage of the chaos and launch a surprise attack is too risky.

It's not worth taking such a big risk for a little bit of silver. He has a system panel; as long as he's alive, he'll get the silver.

After carefully storing the silver and the steel knife he had taken from the attackers, Zhou Yuan continued his descent down the mountain.

Zhou Yuan didn't know how far he had run, but he encountered many people along the way.

Some are on the run, some are searching for Xu Nian and his accomplices, and some are taking advantage of the chaos to target disciples from various families in the city.

Zhou Yuan tried his best to avoid people, but there were some he couldn't avoid. He didn't hold back and killed them and looted their corpses.

Suddenly, he heard a suppressed growl coming from ahead. He turned and darted into the tall grass next to him.

"This is going too far!"

A familiar voice hissed.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yuan heard footsteps.

Looking up from the grass, I saw a figure flying backward in the distance, crashing into a large tree and breaking it in half.

Dry branches and rotten leaves flew everywhere. After landing, the person rolled and jumped up several times, seemingly unharmed.

Amidst the swirling, fallen leaves, another figure appeared.

He was a burly, middle-aged man with a fierce face.

"Xu Nian!"

Zhou Yuan was startled. Even though he had never met Xu Nian, the name popped into his mind at that moment, and he immediately lowered himself even further.

"Xu Nian, I didn't attack you, nor did I send any signals to warn others. Why are you forcing me?"

The man who had crashed into the tree, brandishing a spear, shouted angrily, "You can fight all you want! I just want to get down the mountain, what are you doing stopping me?!"

That man was none other than Li Lin, the only weapon-forging master in Gaoshan County.