You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 354 - 6. Suffering Relief Bodhisattva

"Seventh Princess, where should we head first?" Lin Yue asked warmly.

Although he had made a strategy before entering, those strategies were core secrets of the Imperial Family, highly precious, and something his disguised identity should not have knowledge of.

Thus, it was more reasonable to ask for guidance from the Seventh Princess.

It was said that the Seventh Princess's Spiritual Realm was the Buddhist Pure Heart, innocent and kind. She could see through the truth and falsity of people's hearts with her mind, but after being turned into a mortal, she probably had to rely on her instincts.

Having her lead was most appropriate.

Why is it us... The Seventh Princess felt something was a bit off.

Still, she said, "Do you know what the most important thing is for survival in Beiyuan Mountain?"

"Experience? Vision?" Lin Yue feinted ignorance.

The Seventh Princess shook her head slightly and said, "Actually, the most important thing is money."

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"Money?" Lin Yue questioned in disbelief. "What use is money in these remote wildernesses?"

The Seventh Princess pondered for a moment, not intending to keep it a secret, and said openly, "The expanse of Beiyuan Mountain stretches merely a hundred kilometers. For us Cultivators, even returning to a mortal state, as long as we are prepared beforehand, mere survival for a year isn't that difficult. You understand, right?"

"Indeed." Lin Yue nodded.

Although the provisions brought along were not plentiful, they would last for a while, plus various tools and miscellaneous items, hunting was also an option—surviving a year, what's so hard about that?

After all, if a Cultivator wished, they could refine their Martial Arts foundation to reach the Micro Level beforehand.

With such strength, hunting and dealing with wild beasts was not hard.

"But the reality is not as such."

The Seventh Princess explained softly, "There are three dangers in Beiyuan Mountain; one is the environment itself, the second is the beasts, and the third, which is the most dangerous... is the bandits."

Bandits?

Lin Yue had heard of this, but wasn't quite clear on the specifics.

"The environment goes without saying. The weather in Beiyuan Mountain is unpredictable, often encountering rain, strong winds, even snowfall, and much more than just the changes of the four seasons in a short year."

The Seventh Princess shook her head. "Now that we are fully suppressed into mortal bodies, we can get sick too, unable to withstand the harsh changes of intense cold and heat—that is a major predicament."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

However, since his Nine Death Selfless Divine Ability was still intact, he wasn't very worried about getting sick.

"The wild beasts need no mention." The Seventh Princess stated. "Though these wild beasts are not as formidable as the Eternal Night Strange Beasts, we are merely mortals now."

Indeed, the pack of white wolves he encountered earlier was much fiercer than ordinary wild wolves.

"Be careful when you go hunting from now on."

The Seventh Princess advised, "Never rely on your skilled Martial Arts to recklessly kill. In Beiyuan Mountain, there are limitations acting behind the scenes. If you hunt too many wild animals in a short period, more and more ferocious animals will appear and attack you until you die."

She added, "Even if you could kill thousands of wild animals solely with your mortal body, more animals would keep appearing. This isn't any natural law but 'the rule' of Beiyuan Mountain."

"Rule?"

Lin Yue mused thoughtfully. "Thank you for the reminder, Seventh Princess."

"As for the bandits, they are part of the native inhabitants of Beiyuan Mountain."

The Seventh Princess continued, "This is another 'rule' of Beiyuan Mountain. As long as you survive and travel through the wilderness, you will inevitably encounter bandits. Bandits will demand life-saving money, tolls, etc. If you can't pay, you'll need to compensate with other things, or all you can do is flee."

Lin Yue timely asked, "Are the bandits strong?"

"They know some Martial Arts, some strong, some weak."

The Seventh Princess elaborated, "The strongest are only of first-rate Martial Artist level in Jianghu, but the more you resist, the larger the scale of bandits that will come after you. Even if their lair is small, tens of thousands of bandits could possibly besiege you."

Lin Yue understood; this was yet another rule.

A mere expanse of a hundred kilometers, still a wilderness—where would tens of thousands of bandits come from?

Completely illogical.

This was clearly a rule of Beiyuan Mountain.

Even with formidable martial skills in a mere mortal body, being surrounded by tens of thousands would almost certainly spell death.

Thus, paying the bandits was inevitable.

"And where does this money come from?"

Lin Yue wondered aloud, "Is there a government minting coins in these mountains?"

"This is also a rule," the Seventh Princess explained. "Another group of native inhabitants is a village known as 'Beiyuan Village.' The villagers use a unique type of coin."

"You can trade with these villagers to earn money or buy items from them. However, they do not acknowledge any gold or jewels," the Seventh Princess said.

Lin Yue pondered to himself.

This Imperial test of wilderness survival was to see how much money he could earn. The more money earned was tantamount to more Earth Merit earned.

"So, do you now understand why money is the most important?" the Seventh Princess said softly.

Lin Yue nodded and responded, "It mainly concerns the bandits and the native inhabitants of Beiyuan Village."

"Didn't you just ask me where we should head first?"

The Seventh Princess glanced at the white wolf carcasses on the ground nearby, "These wolf skins are worth some money; you could sell them to the villagers of Beiyuan Village."

She also glanced at a bow on the ground, "This Iron Embryo Bow is also worth some money. I advise you to dispose of it quickly. When we newcomers possess weapons, bandits are inevitably drawn to rob us."

Lin Yue immediately nodded, "I see."

Of course, that was his plan all along.