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

"Where do you want to go next?" Yun Mo asked, looking at Wen Qingxuan beside him.

The two of them followed the rapids at the end of Peach Blossom Valley and arrived at this ancient forest.

Wen Qingxuan surveyed the gradually widening torrent and said calmly, "What are your thoughts?"

"During my rest, I communicated with the token with my mind. The token contains a map of the spiritual path, but it requires quite a lot of spiritual points. I think we should find more rare and precious materials and try to get the map out. With a map, we won't wander around like headless flies."

The crimson token appeared in Yun Mo's hand. Since some of the tokens he had obtained before were given to Wen Qingxuan and some to Tan Feng and the others, the token he had now was only of the second stage quality.

"The map requires a thousand spirit points, and rare and precious materials are not easy to find. I think it would be better to look for spirit beasts instead of searching for rare and precious materials." Wen Qingxuan turned her gaze from the turbulent flow to Yun Mo.

"Spirit beasts? Sure." Yun Mo nodded. By his very nature, he preferred natural treasures that were safe and could provide him with an advantage.

On the way, Wen Qingxuan also told Yun Mo in detail about the spirit beasts in the Spirit Road.

Like tokens, spirit beasts are also divided into nine grades. The higher the grade, the greater the danger, and of course, the more spirit points you can obtain.

"Then let's follow this rapid current. As long as we find some lakes or similar places, we should be able to easily find those spirit beasts." Wen Qingxuan's pace seemed to quicken a bit, leaving Yun Mo somewhat puzzled.

The two followed the rapids and soon came to a cliff where the rapids flowed down to a small pool below.

"We can go down now and rest there for a while, and also look for the spirit beasts in this ancient forest."

The ancient forest was of a decent size, but what was strange was that the two of them hadn't encountered any spirit beasts along the way, which puzzled Yun Mo.

But just as Yun Mo and Wen Qingxuan were trying to find a way down, a slight noise came from the bushes.

"Click".

That was the sound of a tree branch snapping underfoot. If the two hadn't had such keen senses, they might have easily missed it. Clearly, something was following them.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Yun Mo flipped his right hand, and a steel needle appeared in his hand. Without saying a word, he shot it toward the bushes. "I want to see what it is that can follow me all the way here."

"roar!"

The steel needles sliced ​​through the air and disappeared into the bushes, immediately followed by a series of angry roars.

Yun Mo and Wen Qingxuan exchanged a glance, their inner energy gathering. They could sense that this aura was not simple, and even carried a faint threat.

A spirit beast resembling a pig rushed out.

Its body is enormous, its fur is as glossy as obsidian, emitting a faint cold light, its eyes are like two deep luminous pearls, shooting out sharp gazes that seem to pierce through all illusions, its sharp horns on its back pierce the sky, its fangs are like sharp daggers, and its grin reveals a sinister white light that makes people dare not look directly at it.

"Rock Lizard Boar." Wen Qingxuan frowned slightly and spoke softly. She didn't really want to fight with this kind of spirit beast.

The Rock Lizard Boar is a level-five spirit beast in the Spirit Road. Although it is very powerful, it cannot withstand the attacks of the two. However, its whole body exudes a foul stench, and it can also spray black and white sticky liquid from between its eyebrows, which makes Wen Qingxuan feel disgusted.

"Since we've encountered it, it's best to deal with it. It's worth 500 spirit points. If we get two, we'll have a map." A soft sword appeared in his hand, but Yun Mo ignored its disgusting appearance.

"Then you stay in front, and we'll attack together!" Wen Qingxuan nodded, being careful not to get touched by it so she wouldn't come into contact with those disgusting things.

Yun Mo didn't care. He stomped his feet hard on the ground and shot towards the rock lizard boar. His energy surged, and his soft sword instantly straightened. He slashed fiercely at the rock lizard boar's brow.

Wen Qingxuan, who was standing to the side, also leaped up, her graceful figure flashing to the side of the rock lizard boar. Her golden spear transformed into a long dragon, slashing down at its shoulder.

The rock lizard-boar stared intently at the two humans with its fierce eyes. It could sense the extreme danger emanating from them. Even when the two came to its territory, it did not take the initiative to appear, but simply followed closely behind.

Unexpectedly, its pursuit was discovered by the two humans, who even injured it with steel needles, which enraged it completely.

The rock lizard roared again, its brow splitting open and spewing out streams of foul-smelling black and white slime that enveloped it. At the same time, it slammed its claws into the ground, and the spikes on its back wriggled, instantly launching them at the two of them.

Yun Mo pursed his lips, flicked his wrist, and the soft sword that was originally aimed at its brow became agile, turning into a vortex that enveloped all the sharp spikes that shot towards it.

Then, he slowly drew circles with his arms, moving the spikes around his body. Finally, he unleashed a burst of energy, sending the spikes flying back towards the rock lizard boar in front of him.

On the other side, Wen Qingxuan snorted coldly, gripped the gun handle, and spun it into a golden wheel, knocking down the spikes that shot at her. Then, with a light tap of her jade foot, she thrust the gun tip into the rock lizard boar's shoulder, and blood spurted out.

At that moment, the spikes that Yun Mo had brought back returned, piercing him with dozens of bloody holes.

"Aww!"

The intense pain caused the rock lizard to roar wildly, its voice soaring into the clouds, startling the birds and beasts of the forest. Its crimson eyes blazed with ferocity, and its massive body swelled even more, its stench filling the surrounding air.

It straightened its upper body, its large front paws radiating endless murderous aura, and ignored Wen Qingxuan beside it, instead fiercely slapping towards Yun Mo.

Yun Mo's expression hardened slightly. Ferocious beasts are naturally stronger, and Yun Mo is not known for his physical strength. With a thought in mind, he took a step and dodged the rock lizard boar's attack with a slightly graceful movement.

Missing its first attack, the Rock Lizard Boar did not pursue Yun Mo. Instead, it swung its spiky tail and swept across Wen Qingxuan.

Wen Qingxuan thrust several times from the side, but because the rock lizard's fur was tough and it was protected by black and white slime, the damage was not fatal. When she saw the long tail sweeping towards her, she neither dodged nor avoided it. She gripped the golden spear tightly in her jade hand and went straight to meet it.

"boom!"

The collision of the two created a terrifying cyclone that swept around, causing the ancient trees to rustle.

Wen Qingxuan was sent flying backward, her face flushed red, but the redness quickly disappeared.

The rock lizard's tail was almost completely cleaved open by the spear, with only a thin strip of skin and flesh still connecting it, preventing it from breaking completely.

"Awooo!"

The pain from the severe injury to its tail caused the Rock Lizard Boar to roar once more, but its crimson pupils suddenly contracted as it sensed the danger lurking beneath the two figures—a terror that could threaten its life.

Its brow twitched, and immediately more black and white mucus sprayed out. This time, however, it didn't coat its entire body, but sprayed it towards Yun Mo and the other person. Then, it pawed at the bushes, trying to take this opportunity to burrow back into the thicket.

"Trying to escape? We finally encountered a spirit beast, how could we let you get away like this?"

Yun Mo took a step forward, moving with the speed of an arrow, rushing towards the face of the Rock Lizard Boar. Then, amidst its terrified gaze, disregarding the toxicity of the slime, he plunged the soft sword in his hand deep into its forehead.

The brow that was spraying sticky substance suddenly burst open, and all the black and white sticky substance inside sprayed in all directions at an astonishing speed. Even Wen Qingxuan, who had already retreated quickly, was not spared.

Wen Qingxuan looked at her red dress, which was covered in black and white slime, and her face turned pale. She knew about the slime of the rock lizard pig and had been very careful, but she still didn't expect to be splashed with it.

Looking at the spirit beast before him, Yun Mo took out a token, covered the Rock Lizard Boar's head with it, turned it into spirit points, and put it away.

Turning around, he saw that Wen Qingxuan looked unwell and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is it because of the mucus poison? I have an antidote on me."

Wen Qingxuan looked at Yun Mo, who had produced a pill bottle and was about to walk over, and shouted, "Don't come any closer."

"Um?"

Yun Mo frowned, only then realizing that he was starting to emit a foul stench. He had pierced the brow sac of the rock lizard boar at close range and was almost covered in black and white slime. Although Wen Qingxuan was standing further away, she was also covered in slime.

His lips twitched, he shook his head, letting the sticky liquid splatter, and said to Wen Qingxuan, "I really didn't think of that at the time. I have clothes in my storage ring; we can just find a place to wash them."

Wen Qingxuan glared at him, then turned and headed towards the pool below the cliff.

Yun Mo shrugged and followed.

……

After walking for a while, the two stood by the pool. The sky had darkened, making the pool shimmer under the moonlight.

"You go and guard that place, give me the clothes." Wen Qingxuan stared at Yun Mo, sensing that Yun Mo wasn't a good person.

Yun Mo licked her lips and said, "What kind of clothes do you want? I only have robes, but I have quite a few colors."

Give it all to me.

Yun Mo's lips twitched slightly. A flash of light appeared in his hand as he handed over several robes and inner garments. "Keep these for now. When you kill some spirit beasts, you can exchange them for other clothes from your token."

Wen Qingxuan stared at him, "If you dare to peek, I will chase you to the ends of the earth."

Yun Mo rolled his eyes at her, then turned and headed into the jungle. He needed to find some small demonic beasts to fill his stomach and see where he could find spirit beasts. The map in the token would require 500 spirit points to exchange for.

Only after his figure disappeared into the distance did Wen Qingxuan breathe a sigh of relief, slowly unbutton her long dress, and stroll into the pool.

With her slight obsession with cleanliness, she had long been finding the strange smell on her body unbearable, not to mention the disgusting black and white slime that clung to her hair.

However, she did not notice that in the bright moonlight, deep in the pool, a thick, dark shadow was swimming, seemingly having spotted the intruder, and it was heading towards Wen Qingxuan.