“Yuan Hai Continent?” Hearing Nong Yu’s words, Lin Sheng nodded. “That makes sense.”
“Moreover, according to ancient texts, this Yuan Hai Continent suddenly became such a desolate, sandy land. However, these are just legends after all. How could such a vast area undergo such a drastic change overnight?”
Seeing Lin Sheng interested in what she was saying, Nong Yu continued.
“For a large marsh to turn into a desolate, sandy land overnight, such a method indeed seems like a myth…”
Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows, speaking softly.
One must know that even a powerful Great Master is far from being able to achieve such a feat.
To extinguish all Life Qi in an area spanning tens of thousands of miles overnight, such a method is too shocking, unless it was the power of heaven and earth, then there might be some possibility.
However, in ancient times, powerful exotic beasts were not as numerous as cattle, but they were not far off.
Among them, there were not a few ancient beasts and Void Beasts with terrifying power. Even powerful Yao Beasts were basically reduced to prey in that era.
In such an environment, there might be terrifying existences beyond human comprehension.
After all, at that time, humans only survived in the cracks.
He did not dwell on this question for too long. After chatting a few more sentences with Nong Yu, he let her leave.
As for himself, he prepared for the cultivation of the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture. The Materials from killing those two Dragon Beard Teng Snakes were discarded by him early on.
Although Yao Beast Materials are valuable, compared to a little money, he would rather not face the wrath of a top-tier Great Master.
Fulong City.
“Master, you’re back!?”
In Guiyuan Pavilion, Yuan Fang, who was studying a pill book, showed a look of joy when he saw the figure suddenly appear in the courtyard.
“Hmm, it’s good to see that you are all fine.”
Seeing Yuan Fang unharmed, Luo Yin also felt much more relaxed.
After all, his three Disciples were all in the team this time. If anything had truly happened, it would have been a significant blow to him, and also a considerable loss for Dark Star.
Therefore, after escaping, he immediately returned to Fulong City.
“We’re fine. Thanks to your message, Master, reinforcements arrived in time. Otherwise, this time would have been extremely dangerous.”
Yuan Fang quickly said.
He soon noticed that Luo Yin’s complexion seemed a bit off and asked with concern.
“Master, are you injured?”
“Hmm, I suffered some injuries, but they are not serious. That Dragon Demon’s strength was even stronger than we anticipated.”
Luo Yin nodded slightly.
Although he and Yu Mian Chan teamed up this time, they still didn’t gain any advantage and even suffered some losses.
“What about the other teams? Are they all safe?”
Luo Yin asked.
“Among the teams, three Blazing Star Envoys died, but fortunately, the seeds are all fine, but…”
Yuan Fang replied, but halfway through, a hesitant look appeared on his face.
“But what?” Seeing his Disciple’s abnormality, Luo Yin immediately sensed something, his brows slightly furrowed as he asked in a deep voice.
“But there’s no news yet from Lin Sheng’s side…”
Yuan Fang recounted the entire incident.
Crack—
The stone table in the courtyard was directly shattered into pieces by Luo Yin.
His face was ashen, his brows almost knitted into a knot.
“Knowing that Divine Lord’s condition is unstable, how did Yi Ye Qing handle things?!”
“Master, after all, it was an emergency. It’s understandable that Uncle Qing didn’t think of this. Please don’t be angry.”
Seeing this, Yuan Fang knew his Master was truly angry this time, and quickly, with a stiff upper lip, tried to persuade him.
“And Senior Brother and Aunt Ning have already gone to support him immediately. Lin Sheng might not be in trouble…”
Hearing this, Luo Yin’s expression eased slightly, then he said.
“No, I must go myself. It’s not easy for Divine Lord to take on a Disciple. I cannot let anything happen to Lin Sheng.”
At once, Luo Yin planned to immediately set off for Yu Hai Pass.
Just then, outside the courtyard, hurried footsteps sounded.
“Young Master is back…”
“Senior Brother and the others are back, Master. Don’t worry yet.”
Hearing this, Yuan Fang’s eyes lit up, and he immediately spoke.
Guiyuan Pavilion, back hall.
“You said Shui Zhi and the others broke out of Yu Hai Pass?”
“That’s right, Master. We’ve confirmed it. The news is true. Not only that, but Lu Mei and others also died in the pass city.”
Below, the burly Luo Lie respectfully said.
However, his face still held a look of confusion, as if he couldn’t understand why this happened.
“Lu Mei is dead?”
Hearing this news, Luo Yin’s face also showed a look of surprise.
He naturally knew about Lu Mei, who was Xiahou Qi’s right-hand man, a Master of the Divine Form Eighth Transformation, with extraordinary combat power.
“Brother-in-law, did you secretly arrange other experts to protect them?”
Qi Ning, who was beside him, asked at this moment.
When she learned this news, she was also surprised, but her first thought was this reason.
“Besides Shui Zhi, Bai Can, and Jin Yang, I didn’t arrange anyone else for secret protection.”
Luo Yin shook his head slightly.
“Could it be that Senior Shui Zhi killed Lu Mei!?”
Yuan Fang couldn’t help but speak at this moment.
Shui Zhi was, after all, one of the top-ranked existences among the Blazing Star Envoys, so he was the first one he thought of.
“Impossible. I know Shui Zhi’s strength very well. Although his strength is not weak, Lu Mei is also not bad. What’s more, since the mission has been leaked, the people Xiahou Qi arranged definitely have the strength to take down Shui Zhi and others…”
Luo Yin shook his head and directly denied it.
“If it wasn’t Shui Zhi, then could it be… Lin Sheng…”
Qi Ning suddenly spoke softly.
She knew that the possibility she was suggesting was quite absurd, but based on her understanding of Lin Sheng, every time they separated for a period, upon meeting again, his strength would have a leap-like improvement, far exceeding her imagination.
So, this thought couldn’t help but flash through her mind.
“Impossible. I admit that Lin Sheng’s talent is extraordinary, but after all, his cultivation time is still short. His strength is at most comparable to a Martial Artist of the Divine Form Fourth Transformation. How could he possibly kill Lu Mei, who is at the Divine Form Eighth Transformation?”
At this moment, Gong Wei, who had been silent, was the first to deny it.
He even felt a bit amused.
“Third Junior Brother is right, Aunt Ning. The gap between Divine Form Eighth Transformation and Fourth Transformation is like a chasm. Although Lin Sheng is strong, he absolutely cannot do that.”
Yuan Fang also shook his head in denial, similarly not believing this was possible.
“Alright, no matter what happened, at least Lin Sheng and the others are temporarily safe. I will find out exactly what happened at Yu Hai Pass.”
Watching the arguments, Luo Yin frowned slightly and interrupted in a deep voice.
“Brother-in-law, since Lin Sheng and the others have already passed Yu Hai Pass, what about the mission?”
Qi Ning changed the subject and asked.
“Since they are temporarily safe, Shui Zhi and the others should send news. However, to be safe, I will contact Southern Qi and have them continue to send people to meet them. You may all disperse…”
Luo Yin slowly spoke, then waved his hand.
Before anyone could say anything else, he had already disappeared from the main hall.
Yu Hai Pass.
At this moment, Yu Hai Pass City was in ruins, with large areas of buildings reduced to rubble, especially the former garrison area, where not a single intact building could be seen.
As a Fishy Wind swept through.
On the ancient city wall, Xiahou Qi's figure appeared.
He swept his gaze across the city, and with a flicker of his figure, he was already in the center of the ruins.
His nose twitched slightly as he sniffed carefully, then with a wave of his palm, countless gravel rolled away, revealing the broken corpses on the ground.
He expressionlessly glanced at these mutilated corpses, and blood light flickered in his eyes.
"Very good…"
After uttering two words, his figure disappeared within the pass city.
Half a day later.
Xiahou Qi had already appeared outside the pass.
Yellow sand rolled across the sky, and giant tornadoes raged around.
However, whether it was gravel or sand in the sandstorm, they would fall to the ground two meters before reaching him.
He stretched out his palm and gripped the Void Realm to one side.
A giant pit appeared in the yellow sand not far away, and then several silver long whiskers and crystal clear scales appeared in his hand.
He exerted force with his palm, and the terrifying strength directly crushed the scales.
He looked at the raging sandstorm before him with an indescribably cold expression.
He tried to rely on his sense of smell to track the Dragon Beard Teng Snake, but unfortunately, apart from the fragments in his hand, he could not sense any Qi.
Apparently, those people had dealt with the residual Qi, but even so, with some effort, he was confident he could find their location.
However, with the addition of this raging sandstorm, even if he used all his methods, he would no longer be able to track anything.
"No matter who you are, one day, I will find you…"
He murmured softly, and as the yellow sand rolled, Xiahou Qi's figure disappeared.
A thousand li away from this place.
A line of carriages moved forward, battling the yellow sand.
"Bah, why is this damned sandstorm so big? If these carriages were empty, I'm afraid even they would be swept away…"
Some coachmen continuously cursed the terrible weather, but as soon as they opened their mouths, they would eat a mouthful of sand, then spit it out fiercely.
However, no one expected that in just over a day, terrifying Great Master experts had already pursued them within a thousand li, and if it weren't for this sandstorm, everyone would probably have been buried in the yellow sand.
In the last carriage of the convoy, Lin Sheng was completely immersed in his cultivation, also unaware that he had just walked through the gates of hell.
As for the fierce sandstorm outside, it did not affect him in the slightest.
An invisible force had already enveloped the carriage, blocking the strong winds and sand.
Unlike the violent scene of yellow sand filling the sky outside, his consciousness was peaceful at this moment.
In the dark space, specks of floating demonic rhymes, guided by his consciousness, fell like snowflakes onto his mummified body.
At this time, seventy percent of his body was covered by moss-like substances formed by a large amount of demonic rhymes.
These moss-like substances emitted a dim greenish glow in the dark space, making the already ugly and hideous mummy even more sinister and bizarre.
Time flowed like water, quietly passing, and ten days went by in a flash.
During these ten days, due to the harsh weather, the team's progress was not fast, but they had already traveled ten thousand li.
And at this moment, the endless yellow sand finally showed traces of green.
"Finally, we're almost out of this godforsaken place."
Focusing his vision, Bai Can could already see the sparse woodlands in the distance.
Although as an expert of Divine Form Five Transformations, these sandstorms did not affect him much, no one liked to be in such a desolate environment all the time.
Quack, quack… Woof…
In the last carriage, Lin Sheng lifted the curtain, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he also saw the greenery in the distance.
However, with his perception, he could see a bit further, and the outlines of distant mountains were faintly visible.
"Is this the Yuan Qi Mountains?"
Lin Sheng muttered softly to himself.
He stretched his neck; staying still in the carriage for many days of closed-door cultivation had indeed made him feel a bit stuffy.
He stepped out of the carriage and sat outside the carriage.
Quack—— Woof——
Soon, two shadows, one black and one yellow, quickly ran over from the sand, which were Little Black and Big Yellow.
Apparently, they had also noticed the distant mountains and forests, and were now exceptionally active.
Lin Sheng reached out and stroked Big Yellow's furry head, examining him carefully.
"You've eaten Yao Beast meat, why haven't you made any progress?"
Big Yellow drooped his head, rubbing against Lin Sheng's leg somewhat aggrievedly.
Lin Sheng's gaze then fell on Little Black on the carriage roof.
Unlike before, Little Black's original jet-black fur now seemed to have a few almost imperceptible white fine lines.
Along the way, that blood awakening treasure pill had all gone into the mouths of these two fellows.
Initially, under the nourishment of the potent medicinal power, Big Yellow's attributes increased, with perception and agility each increasing by one point.
Little Black, however, had no changes.
But after leaving Yu Hai Pass, he threw some of the Dragon Beard Teng Snake's flesh and blood to the two fellows.
This time, Big Yellow indeed had no further growth, but Little Black did change, with his agility attribute instantly increasing by two points, which could be considered a culmination of efforts.
The difficulty of evolving these exotic beasts is indeed extremely challenging.
The upper limit of exotic beasts is basically locked at birth, and breaking through the shackles is much harder than Martial Dao cultivation.
The Dragon Beard Teng Snake is very small, but it is a genuine Yao Beast, and its flesh and blood can be said to contain extremely high energy.
Giving most of its flesh and blood to these two fellows still makes it difficult to break through the shackles.
"I wonder when I'll be able to cultivate Big Yellow into a Yao Beast?"
Lin Sheng shook his head slightly, feeling a bit emotional.
*
In the Northern Lands, a team of over ten people headed towards the Northern Wasteland.
The most striking in the team was a sedan chair that resembled a small palace.
The sedan chair was entirely black, with numerous ghosts, fierce beasts, and even half-human, half-beast patterns carved on it, exuding an indescribable evilness.
Around the sedan chair were eight tall, sturdy men, nearly two meters tall, all dressed in ink-colored clothes, wearing black round hats, long sleeves, and long robes, moving at an extremely fast pace.
Upon closer inspection, each of these burly men was actually a Martial Artist at the Peak of Bones Transformation Realm.
"gift of spiritual springs, that Tang Zhong really went all out. He contacted that Dark Star himself, but the share of this gift of spiritual springs still requires my Tianluo Sect to contribute a portion."
Inside the black sedan chair, a man with a pale face like paper, dressed in a red long robe, played with a jade-like skull, speaking indifferently.
"And Master even agreed, otherwise refining two portions of the gift of spiritual springs would be of no small help to this Saint's cultivation."
"Saint, this matter concerns the major affairs of two countries, so it is reasonable for the Sect Master to have such considerations…"