The Great Ruler wanted to lie down but was thrown into the Spirit Road.

Yun Mo stood not far from the pool, holding two rabbits that were still kicking their legs from time to time.

"Tsk, what a pity. Although we caught two rabbits, there was no trace of any spirit beasts around the pool."

Yun Mo shook his head, pondering as he dealt with the fleeting rabbits, wondering when he would encounter those valuable items, still 500 spirit points short of exchanging for a map of the entire Spirit Road.

"I really don't understand the Five Great Academies. They sell maps for such a high price, a total of 1,000 spirit points. Normally, that would require two fifth-tier spirit beasts. How many newcomers can actually defeat fifth-tier spirit beasts?"

According to Yunmo's estimation, the so-called chosen ones who enter the Spiritual Road are roughly between fourteen and sixteen years old.

At this age, boys and girls won't have very high cultivation levels; at most, they'll be at the Spirit Wheel Realm. For example, Wen Qingxuan should be at this level, and her physical strength is probably at the Spirit Movement Realm. This is the conclusion Yun Mo reached after fighting with her.

No one else could compare to Wen Qingxuan. Their physical strength would be even lower, and there were very few people who could defeat a level four spirit beast, let alone a level five spirit beast.

This is why rare and precious natural treasures that enhance physical strength are so valuable in the early stages of the Spiritual Path.

Yun Mo's own physical strength was only around the Spirit Realm. Although his cultivation was at the half-step Divine Soul Realm and he had practiced some body-tempering techniques, physical strength was not his forte. Otherwise, he wouldn't be only slightly stronger than Wen Qingxuan.

After plucking the rabbit's fur clean, a fire was lit and the rabbit was placed on top. Then, some of my secret seasonings were added, and soon a fragrant aroma wafted out.

"It will probably take a while longer to roast. By the way, when is it my turn to take a bath? It wouldn't be good if my body smell contaminated the rabbit meat." Yun Mo looked towards the small waterfall, where Wen Qingxuan should still be washing herself.

Her whole body reeked of the stench of a sewer, mixed with the fishy smell of dried blood. No one could stand it, let alone a young girl. It's normal for it to take a while.

"Forget it, I'll go wash up nearby first. As long as I'm far away from up there, it should be fine." Yun Mo looked at the pool not far away, feeling itchy to wash up. The main reason was that he couldn't stand the smell on his body anymore.

After looking around, Yun Mo quickly took off his robe and jumped into the water.

The pool was slightly cool under the moonlight, but it quickly became comfortable, prompting Yun Mo to exclaim in admiration.

But just as he was drifting along, a terrifying noise came from the waterfall above.

"Hmm?" Yun Mo, who had been lying on the water's surface, stood up, his expression changing slightly. "So that's why there were no signs of spirit beasts nearby. It turns out this is their territory. I just didn't expect Wen Qingxuan to still be on top of them in the water!"

He put on a long robe again, a soft sword appeared in his hand, and he flashed towards the waterfall upstream.

Upon arriving here, we saw the enormous snake shadow with three heads.

Its body was enormous; the part that stood upright in the pool was enough to inspire fear. Its blue scales gleamed faintly in the moonlight, and the layers of scales exuded a terrifying aura.

Upon closer inspection, the three triangular heads seemed to operate independently, without any discernible pattern. The snake's mouth was slightly open, and its red tongue flicked out, emitting a hissing sound. At this moment, it was staring intently at Wen Qingxuan's figure.

Wen Qingxuan's pretty face turned icy cold, and she was burning with anger. She hadn't expected that there would be a spirit beast lying in ambush underwater. She was almost attacked and seriously injured while she was soaking in the water.

"No wonder there were no other spirit beasts near the pool; the real culprit was in the water." Yun Mo was worried about not being able to find the spirit beast, but when he saw it, his eyes lit up.

Just as he was about to step forward, Wen Qingxuan's pretty face turned icy cold, and she shouted sharply, "Don't come any closer! Stay there!"

Yun Mo raised an eyebrow, stopped in his tracks, and stared intently at her. At this moment, Wen Qingxuan seemed to be wearing only a black robe, and her fair thighs were faintly visible as she moved.

"Tsk."

This three-headed snake is most likely a level five spirit beast, so it shouldn't be difficult for Wen Qingxuan to deal with it.

Just like now, her spear, stained with blood from her rage, exuded boundless murderous aura. Every move she made was a full-force attack, causing the three-headed serpent to spurt bloody streaks.

The three-headed serpent howled incessantly, spewing out poisonous mist in an attempt to stop Wen Qingxuan. However, she disregarded everything, letting the poisonous mist engulf her, determined to kill it on the spot.

At this moment, the girl in front of it brought it extreme fear. It swung its tail, trying to escape, but Wen Qingxuan's jade hand trembled, and all her strength burst forth at this moment. The spear slashed down, splitting the entire pool into two walls, and crashed towards the snake's head.

"Aww!"

The roar was deafening, but it stopped abruptly after a moment. The three heads disappeared, and the enormous snake body slowly fell into the water, splashing up waves several meters high that swept around.

Yun Mo shrugged as he watched this scene, gaining a deeper understanding of Wen Qingxuan's rage.

He flashed to the giant snake's corpse and covered it with the token in his hand.

After doing all this, I looked at Wen Qingxuan standing there, her face a little pale. This was the result of her energy being released all at once. This situation would not occur during a battle, but it would cause some problems after the battle.

If there is spiritual energy circulating in the body, this condition can be easily repaired; if there is no spiritual energy, then one needs to regulate one's breathing for a while.

Yun Mo hesitated slightly, but still came to her side and reached out to help her.

"Are you alright? I have some Qi-restoring pills here, take them first."

Wen Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Just as she was about to reach out and take the pill bottle, a slight noise rang in their ears.

The buttons in the middle of her black robe suddenly popped open because of her raising her hand.

In that instant, their expressions froze. Yun Mo's eyes widened, his mouth slightly agape, and he stood frozen in place.

……

"This is the map?" Wen Qingxuan took the map from Yun Mo and said calmly.

"Hmm, this map is a bit strange. No wonder it costs a thousand spirit points," Yun Mo replied cautiously, looking at her carefully.

"What does the shiny part on top mean?"

"It should be some kind of rare and precious ingredient, according to the token." Yun Mo pursed his lips and handed her the roasted rabbit meat.

"Why are rare and precious materials displayed on the map?" Wen Qingxuan frowned, somewhat puzzled.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it was specially made by the Five Great Academies. As long as someone obtains this map, they can see the location of these rare treasures or battlefield relics."

Yun Mo couldn't help but sigh. Linking the quality of the Crimson Token with the spiritual energy infusion at the end point already made the Spiritual Path extremely cruel. He never expected that the appearance of a map would be able to stir up the nerves of all the trainees. It was truly ruthless.

As expected of a Gu breeding base, the one that emerged from the Spirit Path was the Gu King.

"Then let's go too. These rare and precious herbs can enhance physical strength, and there should be many outstanding talents going there, so we can find a lot of tokens." Wen Qingxuan took a bite of rabbit meat and felt that Yun Mo's cooking skills were not bad.

She understood the intentions of the Five Great Academies, but she didn't have any particular thoughts about it; in the end, this world is all about strength.

Although there are external evil races as external enemies, the internal struggles of the Great Thousand World still continue. Those Heavenly Sovereigns fight to the death every day for some things, and their experiences are nothing more than child's play.

Yun Mo nodded and smiled, "Actually, there's no need to rush. The Spirit Road has only been open for a short time, and not many people have the map. We can get the spiritual herbs before them."

"Then I think we can go here first." Wen Qingxuan pointed to a plain on the map and continued, "This is a protected area. According to the rules of the Spirit Road, those who enter here cannot cause conflict. We can use a small part of the information in this map to exchange for a lot of things there."

"What rules of the Spiritual Path are still beyond my understanding?" Yun Mo muttered to himself.

He was completely in the dark on the Spirit Road, with no idea what information the Five Great Academies had sent to Qingmu Academy. Could it be that Qing Yilun thought the Spirit Road training was too easy and deliberately didn't tell him these things?

Wen Qingxuan glanced at him, not quite hearing what he was muttering, "Here, you can also barter. You must have a lot of good things in your storage ring, right?"

"Uh... nothing much, basically just a few sets of clothes and some pills. Oh, right, I do have a Misty Flower that I haven't used yet." Yun Mo covered the storage ring on his hand and said with an embarrassed smile.

"Mist Flower?" Wen Qingxuan didn't notice Yun Mo's unusual behavior, but she was surprised by the Mist Flower. "How did you get it? Show it to me."

Yun Mo twitched his lips, not daring to refuse. He took the misty flower surrounded by mist out of his ring and handed it over. "I've eaten three petals of this flower. There are still six left. As for the flower core, I'll use it to attract those Night Bees and see if I can find their nest."

Wen Qingxuan didn't stand on ceremony. She plucked three petals and put them in her mouth. The sweet taste bloomed in her mouth, and together with the rabbit meat from before, it made her eyes narrow slightly. "Then we can ask there where we can find traces of the Night-Shining Bee swarm."

The range of activity of the Night Bee is very wide. Those Night Bees that come out in twos and threes are just foraging for food. To find the hive, only the appearance of a large swarm of bees means that you are not far from the hive.

Then we can use the core of the mist flower to ensure we find the beehive.

"Alright, let's set off tomorrow and head to this protected area first." Yun Mo planned the route and decided on the journey ahead.

"You keep watch tonight, I'll rest in the tree."

Yun Mo watched her turn and leave, touched the still red handprint on his face, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt that there was something wrong with his young body; his blood and energy were too abundant. How could blood flow from his nose just from looking at Wen Qingxuan? This was completely illogical.