Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

"Young man, if you want to exchange for spirit stones, you can come find me here the day after tomorrow. We usually carry relatively few spirit stones, but I can have the frontline base bring some with them when they deliver goods to me tomorrow."

Li Youan took out his terminal and added Manager Wang's contact information. "If I want to change it, I'll contact you two days in advance. I don't need it for now."

"Okay, welcome back next time."

Watching Li Youan walk away, Manager Wang felt that he had already made a profit today. Making friends with a future array master was a win-win situation from any perspective. Otherwise, who would bother exchanging spirit stones with someone?

Li Youan bought some more pills and then left the lower level of the outpost, heading up to the upper level.

Although the team will provide some supplies during missions, it's not ideal to rely solely on the team's supplies instead of buying them yourself, especially since you're not short of money right now.

Looking at the time, it was just past noon. Instead of returning to his room or going to the training ground, Li Youan took Bai Ze and headed straight for the exit at the top of the outpost. He planned to find food directly in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest.

Upon arriving at the mountaintop platform, Li Youan felt that the weather was rather hot, and the air no longer carried the unique humid scent of the forest as it had in the morning.

The weather is quite dry now. Standing on the mountaintop, in addition to the hot wind blowing in your face, there is also a faint fragrance of grass and trees.

Li Youan did not go anywhere else, but went directly to the small valley that Manager Wang had mentioned.

Because it was near the outpost, Li Youan used the Sky-Piercing Shuttle and quickly arrived at the small valley.

Looking down from the Sky Shuttle, Li Youan realized that the valley was indeed not very big.

In the middle of the valley is a small waterfall that flows into a small pond below. Around the pond is a bamboo forest, which should be the material I need—the immortal bamboo.

After scanning the area, Li Youan didn't find a single flower. However, remembering what the shopkeeper had said—that they could only be found at night—he wasn't in a hurry and maneuvered the Sky Shuttle to land on the ground.

After putting away the Sky-Piercing Shuttle, Li Youan found some wild animals in the valley and caught a few fish in the pond, which he then roasted over a fire. Meanwhile, Bai Ze was playing in the pond.

"Brother Bai, you handle this yourself. I have my own things to do."

Li Youan called out to Bai Ze in the pond, then sat down cross-legged and began to think about his plans for the next few days.

"I now have formations, spear techniques, and whip techniques. Formations are used for field control, while spear techniques are used for combat. Therefore, I need a flexible offensive method for close to medium range."

With that in mind, Li Youan decided to pick up his whip skills again, which he hadn't used for a while. After all, the whip was not only his primary weapon, but it was also simpler than a spear in close combat.

If it were still Earth, Li Youan would never have chosen a whip, but now that he can imbue his weapon with his vital energy, the whip's disadvantages can be ignored.

Li Youan took the Bloodthirsty Whip from his waist and began to study his own whip techniques.

Before long, Li Youan stood in the very center of the pond, while Bai Ze returned to the campfire and began to eat the roasted meat.

He has now reached the second level of the Kaiyuan Realm, and his comprehension and control over his body are completely different from when he first participated in the assessment.

Suddenly, Li Youan moved, wielding his long whip once more in the most basic forms of whip technique: lashing, coiling, entangling, flicking, stabbing, sweeping...

When Li Youan used these basic moves again, he had a completely different understanding of them, and he swung the whip faster and faster.

Bai Ze munched on his grilled meat while glancing at Li Youan in the center of the pond.

"Kid, you should go back and study the basic moves."

Li Youan's progress was indeed very fast, but he had become somewhat obsessed with powerful moves. Bai Ze saw this but was not in a hurry, because there was still plenty of time.

Bai Ze wanted to see how long it would take Li Youan to react. Even the most powerful moves eventually return to simplicity and basics. Unexpectedly, this kid has a really good comprehension and reacted to it now.

Just as Bai Ze had thought, Li Youan realized through these repeated basic whip techniques that he had been too eager for quick success and too focused on powerful techniques, to the point that he had forgotten how he had progressed step by step.

After practicing for about half an hour, Li Youan was no longer just staying in the center of the pond, but was constantly flashing on the entire surface of the water, and the Bloodthirsty Whip in his hand was being swung faster and faster.

Suddenly, in a certain instant, You'an felt that a shackle in her body had been broken, and she became extremely clear-headed.

"Serpent Transformation - Overlap!"

Suddenly, Li Youan lashed his whip toward the waterfall. Although the waterfall looked small from the sky, it was still three to five hundred meters high.

With a single lash of his whip, Li Youan shattered the waterfall, causing a sudden downpour that swept through the valley.

Fortunately, Bai Ze had been observing Li Youan the whole time and created a protective barrier three zhang in diameter around his body to prevent himself and the roasted meat in front of him from getting soaked.

"Hahahaha, that's it, that's it!"

Li Youan smiled happily as the rain poured down on her, soaking her completely.

Seeing that Li Youan was still in a state of enlightenment, Bai Ze did not disturb him, but continued to enjoy the barbecue in peace.

After transforming the Bloodthirsty Whip in his hand into a spear, Li Youan began practicing the most basic spear techniques.

After practicing spear techniques for a while, he transformed his spear into a bloodthirsty whip and began practicing whip techniques. In this way, switching back and forth between spear techniques and whip techniques, Li Youan practiced tirelessly for more than two hours.

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As soon as Li Youan flew away from Outpost No. 1 in his Sky Shuttle, he was spotted by several gray monkeys.

These monkeys were just ordinary wild animals, so they weren't cleared out by the guards around the outpost.

One of the little monkeys was hanging behind the Sky Shuttle in the woods, following it all the way to the small valley, but the little monkey only dared to watch from a distance.

At first, when Li Youan was waving a whip around, they weren't sure. But after Li Youan pulled out a spear, they were certain that these were the humans their leader had asked them to find, and these little monkeys were the group that Monkey Boss had sent out.

The little monkey hurriedly went back to find the troop of monkeys.

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Bai Ze certainly noticed the little monkeys, but he didn't pay them any mind. Li Youan needed to experience some hardships to grow up.

Half an hour later, Li Youan put away his gun and stood quietly on the water. His breathing was already somewhat disordered, but he still forced himself to calm down.

"Ha, hoo—"

"Ha, hoo—"

"Ha, hoo—"

……

Tapping.

With a flick of his wrist, the spear transformed back into a bone whip and hung at his waist. Li Youan walked toward Bai Ze by the pond. Bai Ze had already finished eating the roasted meat and was resting on a rock.

"Hey, you're done practicing? Looks like you've learned a lot."

Bai Ze spoke as he watched Li Youan approach.

"Did you already find out?" Li Youan didn't answer, but asked in return.

"Of course, how could Master Bai not notice?"

"Then why..." Li Youan realized his mistake halfway through his sentence.

"grateful."

"Hey, it's nothing. It's just that you're talented. I thought it would take you a few days to understand."

Bai Ze waved his hand, not caring.

"Next..."