After resting in Yilan City for half a month, everyone felt much better.
They set off again, and the Metal Lifeform headed east.
After they set out this time, Garen stopped competing with them to kill bandits.
He devoted himself to making deductions aboard the Metal Lifeform, trying to find a point of compatibility between the Mysteries of Dimensions and the four other wind-style profound mysteries he had already fused.
Once he found even the slightest point of compatibility, he could use experience to max it out.
Garen's decision to focus on cultivation instead of killing bandits naturally delighted Linley and Bebe.
Before, Garen had killed bandits so quickly each time that they hardly got to kill any themselves.
Without a powerhouse like Garen competing with them, reaching their goal of killing ten thousand bandits this time would be much easier.
After all, no one would ever complain about having too much of a treasure like Sovereign's Might.
And so, the group began another long journey.
The bandits along the way were unlucky. They would spot the Metal Lifeform from afar, but before they could go and investigate,
a group of people would eagerly rush out, charging like tigers into a flock of sheep. Every one of them was powerful.
They also worked together seamlessly, with both ranged and close-combat fighters. There was no escaping them.
They were more like bandits than the bandits themselves.
After each bandit attack, Jenny would alert Garen, who was focused on cultivation.
On the System Map in Garen's mind, small glowing orbs appeared where the bandits had been killed.
All Garen had to do was think:
"Pick up everything."
Countless glowing orbs were absorbed by Garen.
They streamed toward him like fledgling swallows returning to their nest.
Ding: Congratulations, you obtained a Soul Golden