"Ah~ you're leaving?" Xiang Cao looked at Lu Yu, who came to say goodbye, feeling a bit flustered.

"Yes, thank you for taking care of me during this time." Lu Yu sincerely thanked Xiang Cao and took out a simple Spiritual Treasure amulet from his pocket to give to Xiang Cao.

"This is for you."

Xiang Cao was pleasantly surprised as she accepted the amulet from Lu Yu, but her joy quickly faded. She looked up at Lu Yu and asked, "Will you come back to see me?"

Looking into Xiang Cao's eyes, although their time together was short, Lu Yu had grown quite fond of this innocent and kind girl.

He nodded and said, "Yes, one day I will come back to see you."

"Maybe someday, you'll hear stories of me outside the village." Lu Yu said with a smile.

"I believe you." Xiang Cao said seriously, looking at Lu Yu.

Xiang Cao insisted on seeing Lu Yu off as he left Sanshi Village. As they neared the forest, heading into dangerous territory, Lu Yu urged Xiang Cao to return, while he continued walking alone into the distance.

Xiang Cao watched Lu Yu's figure disappear into the forest, tightly gripping the amulet in her hand.

Guided by the map left by the Immortal, Lu Yu saw the direction where the three overlapping peaks were located. From Sanshi Village, heading south for an unknown distance, he would be able to see the peaks.

As for what the specific scenery was like, Lu Yu didn't know, but he was very curious.

After walking for a while, Lu Yu simply lifted himself into a rainbow light to fly. Walking like this, even an entire day might not get him through just one forest.

It's known that the southern border forests are all contiguous, their range unimaginably vast.

Villages and cities are situated within these forests, and deep within lie many strange monsters, fierce indigenous tribes, regions filled with extraordinary mysteries, and treasures that make one's mouth water.

Flying above, Lu Yu maintained a height of 20 to 30 meters above the treetops. Flying too high could attract the attention and attack of aerial monsters, while flying too low might also make him vulnerable to assaults from Hunters hidden in the canopy.

The endless green ocean made Lu Yu's eyes feel a bit dazzled.

Whoosh~ Suddenly, a black lightning bolt shot out from the treetops with extreme speed and precision, leaping out before Lu Yu had even arrived.

Bang! A Hunter hidden among the treetops hit Lu Yu, colliding with the celestial aura surrounding him. Almost instantly, the resilient celestial aura was breached by the Hunter.

The celestial aura, which could withstand the attack of a first-level Martial Cultivator at the aura sea stage, had no effect against this black lightning-like Hunter.

The Hunter directly struck Lu Yu's body, forcing Lu Yu to stop his Heaven's Edge Ruler Step.

With bared teeth~ The Hunter failed to break Lu Yu's skin and was caught by Lu Yu. It was a small black snake, with its head shaped like a diamond arrowhead.

"Black Line Snake!" Lu Yu was startled as he looked at the small snake he had caught.

This was a rare beast, possessing the ability to pierce through the energy defense of protective armor. Before it, celestial aura was as thin as paper, easily shattered.

It would burrow into its prey, consuming them from the inside. If it couldn't finish the prey in a short time, it could continue to parasitize within, controlling its host's movements.

After being caught by Lu Yu, the Black Line Snake wriggled continuously, its strength immense, and its scales were so smooth that Lu Yu felt he might not be able to hold on to it.

A golden flame ignited in his hand, and the Black Line Snake coiled tightly into a ball, resisting the burn of the Celestial Falling Bright Flame with all its might.

Seeing that the coiled snake could resist the burn of the Celestial Falling Bright Flame, Lu Yu had some ideas. He found a Spiritual Treasure in the marketplace that could store living creatures and withstand high temperatures.

Using the Celestial Falling Bright Flame, Lu Yu sealed the Black Line Snake and stored it inside the Spiritual Treasure.

Weighing the spherical Spiritual Treasure in his hand, Lu Yu felt like he was capturing a magical creature.

When encountering an enemy, he would simply throw out the snake, and even a Martial Cultivator at the aura sea stage would likely suffer serious damage if attacked by the Black Line Snake at close range.

It was a good hidden weapon.

After safely storing the essence ball, Lu Yu resumed his journey with the rainbow light, continuing toward his destination.

He flew for an unknown duration without seeing a city but had come across many scattered small villages in the forest.

It seemed that this area only had An Nan City as the city.

The direction of his flight was different from the path leading to An Nan City, so he naturally couldn't see An Nan City.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~ The sky darkened, strong winds howled, and thunder rumbled within the clouds, flashing with lightning. It looked like a heavy rainstorm was imminent.

He had been flying for over an hour, crossing more than 3000 kilometers, and entered a region covered by storm clouds.

Gazing at the endless dark clouds on the horizon, Lu Yu realized he couldn't leave this storm cloud area quickly. He had to find a place to land and seek shelter from the storm.

Lu Yu wasn't sure if he could withstand being struck by lightning.

Looking at the storm clouds flashing above, and the trees around swaying under the influence of the wind, Lu Yu flew toward a nearby small hill, knowing that being in a thunderstorm under trees was dangerous and he should find a cave.

A cave located on higher ground was better; otherwise, seeking shelter from the rain might lead to drowning instead.

He glanced at the clouds overhead and imagined that maybe one day, when his strength grew, he could halt storms with a single punch.

Unable to find a cave on the small hill, Lu Yu took matters into his own hands, not digging but using the Celestial Falling Bright Flame to burn out a cave.

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