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Chapter 370: Endless Desert
Chapter 370: Endless Desert
Chapter 370: Endless Desert
Translator: Cinder Translations
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"Dead!"
Mi He's expression was grim.
"You wouldn't be trying to deceive me, would you?"
Fang Pengyi's face tightened, and he hurriedly replied.
"Disciple wouldn't dare. The Grand Elder can randomly ask any Foundation Establishment elder on the Alchemy Peak to verify the truth of this matter."
Mi He felt a bit disappointed and turned to look at Tai He.
"You heard him; the person you want is already dead, so our deal is not possible."
Tai He's expression was serious. "You two don't need to put on a show in front of me. If I didn't have some confidence, would I dare to come to the Beastmaster Sect to demand a person? That person is definitely not dead."
Mi He looked puzzled. "What makes you say that? How do you know that person is still alive?"
"Hmph! We also have a trace of his soul aura."
Tai He glanced at Yan Yiwen.
Understanding the hint, Yan Yiwen took out a black soul lamp, about the size of a palm.
Inside the lamp, a faint gray light emitted weak fluctuations of soul power.
Tai He said, "This person calls himself Ji Yin, and he was originally a disciple of the Corpse Demon Sect. During the righteous and evil war, he defected from the Corpse Demon Sect. I don't know what methods he used to join your Beastmaster Sect. This is Ji Yin's soul lamp left behind from the Corpse Demon Sect."
"A disciple of the Corpse Demon Sect!" Fang Pengyi exclaimed in surprise.
Mi He looked at Fang Pengyi, surprised, and asked impatiently, "What's wrong?"
"What's the matter?"
"Wu Sheng is extremely skilled in corpse refining. I always thought it was due to his outstanding talent; I didn't expect he came from the Corpse Demon Sect," Fang Pengyi replied.
Tai He glanced at Fang Pengyi and did not show the slightest surprise at the mention of 'corpse refining.'
It seemed that refining a few corpses was not an extraordinary matter for the righteous sect.
"This soul lamp in our hands is still intact, yet you say Ji Yin is dead," Tai He questioned.
Fang Pengyi replied, "Reporting to the elder, I did not say that this person is dead; I only said his soul lamp has been extinguished."
"A year ago, this person suddenly went missing, and then his soul lamp extinguished. When he fled the sect, he stole a large number of treasures. Our Beastmaster Sect has been investigating this person."
Tai He asked, "Is this person really not from your Beastmaster Sect?"
Fang Pengyi affirmed, "Absolutely true. Since the elder has the soul lamp, you can use secret techniques to investigate."
Tai He took the soul lamp from Yan Yiwen and began to perform secret techniques.
After about fifteen minutes, the flame in the lamp flickered toward the south.
The soul fire flickered weakly, almost imperceptibly.
A hint of surprise flashed in Tai He's eyes. "South! Toward the direction of the Endless Desert. The flickering of the soul fire is so weak; it's probably not less than ten million miles away."
Mi He, Fang Pengyi, and Yan Yiwen all turned to look at him in shock.
Ten million miles away!
"How is this possible? How could he have escaped ten million miles?"
Yan Yiwen's mouth opened slightly, her expression filled with disbelief.
Tai He said, "He probably began fleeing south right after the encounter with you a year ago and has never stopped."
Yan Yiwen's hands clenched tightly, veins bulging on her palms. Even when her nails pierced her skin and blood began to flow, she remained oblivious.
Her face was filled with unwillingness and anger.
"How could anyone keep running for an entire year without stopping?"
Mi He and Fang Pengyi also wore shocked expressions.
After a moment of silence, Mi He slowly began to speak.
"This person has a rare determination and resolve in the cultivation world. Moreover, he is quite intelligent."
"In the Endless Desert, where spiritual energy is absent, it is an absolute dead zone for us cultivators."
"Prolonged stays in the Endless Desert will cause one's cultivation to stagnate or even regress. Moreover, the higher the realm, the more severe the regression."
"He obviously wants to use the treacherous environment of the Endless Desert to deter you, Tai He, from pursuing him."
A cold smile curled at the corner of Tai He's mouth.
"To think that a mere desert could block the pursuit of a Nascent Soul cultivator is simply delusional."
"Mi He, if you can't send someone from the Beastmaster Sect, then our negotiation can only end here. Farewell!"
After speaking, he took Yan Yiwen and vanished like a streak of light into the horizon.
Without obtaining the small teleportation talisman, Mi He felt dejected as she flew back to the Beastmaster Sect.
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"Master, are we going to the Endless Desert to hunt Ji Yin?" Yan Yiwen asked.
Tai He replied, "With the distance exceeding ten thousand miles, if I were to travel alone, I could reach it in two or three days. If I take you with me, it would only waste time. You should wait for me at East Huafang Market; within ten days, I will definitely capture Ji Yin."
Yan Yiwen had a treasure bestowed by Tai He that altered her aura and appearance, allowing her to hide safely in East Huafang Market.
Her tone was filled with anger. "I can't capture Ji Yin myself; I can't witness his despair when he realizes that even after fleeing for a distance, he still can't escape from his doom. My heart is unwilling."
Tai He reassured her, "Don't worry, I will capture him alive for you to deal with. This is to repay you for your family's destruction and to resolve your resentment."
Yan Yiwen said, "Thank you, Master. I will listen to your arrangements."
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The sun blazed like fire, hanging high in the sky.
The endless expanse of sand and gravel became scalding under the intense sunlight.
A strong wind blew, swirling the yellow sand and sending waves of heat rising.
Suddenly, the wind turned fierce, and sand and dust flew up, blocking out the sun.
The fierce wind swept up the scorching sand and dust, coming straight at him.
Song Wen was covered in dirt and grime, his lips cracked, and his skin waxy yellow.
He had been traversing the Endless Desert for ten days, traveling over two hundred thousand miles deep into the desert.
The Endless Desert was indeed a forbidden zone for life.
Within the desert, there was no spiritual energy; apart from the endless sand and gravel, it seemed there was nothing else to be seen.
During this time of fleeing, he worked tirelessly, not daring to let his guard down for a moment.
As he progressed, he noticed that the farther south he went, the thinner the spiritual energy became, the rarer cultivators were, and the cultivation levels of those cultivators also dropped.
In the border areas of the Endless Desert, not to mention cultivators, even mundane martial artists were extremely scarce.
In these areas, cultivators had long since become legends.
Because of this, these ordinary people were rarely disturbed by cultivators, allowing them to thrive and reproduce, resulting in a vast population of common folk.
While in the Beastmaster Sect, Song Wen had read many texts about the Endless Desert.
The Endless Desert was not entirely a dead zone; scattered throughout the desert were some oases.
In these oases, there were not only water sources and vegetation but also lingering spiritual energy.
Thus, oases produced unique demon beasts and spirit herbs found only in the Endless Desert.
Song Wen had once used a spirit herb called Silver Horn Grass to help a Sacred Gu break through from the first stage to the second stage; it originated from the Endless Desert.
The Silver Horn Grass was discovered by an elder of the Beastmaster Sect, who brought it back to the sect and cultivated it carefully, allowing it to be widely used within the Beastmaster Sect.
(End of the Chapter)
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