Looking back, it was all like a fairyland.

The man walked up to Yun Yue, muttering to himself, and explained, "I just arrived and noticed something was wrong here. I didn't mean to peek."

"Lin Yuan." Lin Yuan stopped and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Yun Yue, do you know these people?"

Lin Yuan shook his head: "I know. They are people controlled by the Insect Gu Master. I've had some friction with the Insect Gu Master before, and I came here after sensing his scent."

"Coming over? It's very far."

Lin Yuan smiled: "Several hundred miles, I suppose." Then he looked around: "This isn't the place to talk. Would you like a drink?"

Yun Yue was a little surprised. Is this person so familiar?

Lin Yuan didn't know why, but even though it was their first meeting, he felt a familiar yet strange presence about this person. He also sensed that this person wasn't bad, and perception was Lin Yuan's specialty, so he didn't get too polite.

Another thing was that he envied the other person's airy, graceful swordsmanship. Not to mention, the other person had a crane, which made him even more handsome. He practiced swordsmanship, but he just couldn't achieve that otherworldly feeling. His master said that he only practiced killing swordsmanship, emphasizing skill and killing, and perhaps he was a little influenced by Shao Shang. He probably wouldn't be able to experience the airy swordsmanship in this life.

The less you have, the more you envy things. This also applies to Lin Yuan.

So he had a good impression of Yun Yue himself.

"Is it really okay?" Looking at the person in front of me, discussing drinking amidst a pile of severed limbs.

Lin Yuan saw through the other party's thoughts, and with a "Ah!" he slapped his forehead. Then, Lin Yuan reached out and gently pressed down.

Yun Yue's expression changed as he felt a surge of intense, violent pressure. Like a dragon turning over, the ground trembled, and the blood and corpses were swept beneath the earth. The ground seemed to have been turned upside down, and he could even smell the damp earth beneath.

He never imagined that the man in front of him had such strength, strong, domineering, and violent, which was completely inconsistent with his appearance.

Then Lin Yuan placed his hands on the ground and chanted the mantra of rebirth softly.

When he stood up again, he looked at Yun Yue and noticed Yun Yue was giving him a strange look. Thinking it was the Rebirth Mantra, he explained, "I learned it from an old monk. That old monk wasn't some highly accomplished master, but he was compassionate and merciful throughout his life, and his recitation of the Rebirth Mantra was very moving. He meant that practice makes perfect, but I could hear the compassion in his chanting, so I learned it—it's a kind of psychological comfort."

"Actually, my master doesn't like monks that much, but he wouldn't condemn them outright."

Yun Yue's strange expression was not because of Lin Yuan's chanting of the Rebirth Mantra, but because of Lin Yuan's strength. This strength could already be described as terrifying.

If that palm strike had hit him, he wasn't sure he could have taken it all. It was just a casual blow from the opponent.

"Your strength."

"Ah! This?" Lin Yuan chuckled. "I started cultivating when I was eleven or twelve. Don't let my youth fool you; by ordinary standards, I'm probably already old. Maybe I just have a bit more talent."

It's more than just talent. Yun Yue thinks he has good talent, but although they are of similar age, their strengths are worlds apart.

"Let's go." Lin Yuan patted Yun Yue.

Yun Yue looked up and saw that most of the people around him had run away. The place was empty and even their belongings had been taken away. After all, without food, one would die sooner or later.

The rest were just fanatics, or, seeing that the matter was over, they returned to their original places with blank expressions. It must be said that if one is not afraid of life or death, then there really isn't much left to fear.

Yun Yue glanced around, somewhat surprised that the old man hadn't left. He then said to Lin Yuan, "Wait a moment," before walking up to the old man and smiling, "I thought you'd left."

The old man knew from Yun Yue's actions that he was no ordinary person. Thinking about it, it made sense; what ordinary person could remain so clean and tidy in this godforsaken place? However, his attitude didn't change much: "It's not that I was waiting for you; I only stayed until things were over. If things weren't over, you wouldn't have seen me here."

Yun Yue was taken aback by the old man's honest words: "It's like this up ahead, and you still want to go?"

"We have no choice but to go. The whole village depends on this salt; they can't survive without it."

Seeing Yun Yue's strange expression, the old man knew exactly what Yun Yue was thinking: "Are you wondering why I'm alone? I already said I know the way, I'm brave, and besides, big trouble is useless with more people, and small trouble doesn't require so many."

Yun Yue's strange expression faded a little.

"Are you still taking the bus?" the old man asked.

"No, thank you."

"I won't refund the payment either," the old man said jokingly.

"No, no need," Yun Yue quickly waved his hand, those things were worthless to him.

After saying this, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the old man and said, "Then Yun Yue took his leave."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

The old man didn't care much. The other party was obviously not an ordinary person. It was a blessing to have some good relationship with him after meeting him by chance.

Yun Yue came to Lin Yuan again.

"Let's go." Lin Yuan smiled, feeling a sense of meeting an old friend in a foreign land. Actually, he didn't know that the two of them were from the same hometown, at least not now.

"How do I get there?" Yun Yue was actually quite curious as well.

"Do you want to take that crane with you?" Lin Yuan pointed to the sky.

"No need, let him play by himself. He'll find me eventually."

This old friend had been with him for so many years and had already undergone a transformation, gaining some intelligence and becoming a spiritual beast. Furthermore, it possessed a dominant position in the sky, and ordinary people really couldn't do anything to it.

So Yun Yue was not very worried.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan nodded without saying anything and said, "That makes things much easier."

As he spoke, he spread out his hands, and a little ink floated in his hands.

"Let's go then." Lin Yuan waved his hand, and the ink instantly expanded, engulfing the two of them. In the next instant, it formed a vortex, expanded, and then quickly contracted into a single point, finally disappearing from the spot.

Wrapped in ink, Yunyue entered a very strange perspective, a hazy black perspective. He looked around and saw the scenery was rapidly receding.

This should be the method Lin Yuan used before to travel quickly.

Lin Yuan explained, "This was given to me by my master. It's quite good for traveling. Don't underestimate this little bit of ink; my master went to great lengths to condense it. If I hadn't gone out to gain experience, he might not have let me use it. I had to beg and plead for ages."