The Battle Through Heaven
Mysterious Map Fragments?
After reaching somewhere around several hundred meters away from the city, Xiao Yan's flying speed gradually decreased. His body trembled slightly and the Purple Cloud Wings on his back released waves of pale purple-colored light before gradually shrinking. After which, they turned into tattoos and stuck to Xiao Yan's back.
Xiao Yan twisted his body in the air before his feet steadily landed on the ground. After gently brushing off some dust from his clothes, he lifted his head and looked at the yellow-colored big city that was in the distance. He breathed a sigh of relief as he smiled.
Perhaps it was because the place was located close to the desert, but the air was very dry and hot. Scorching sunlight shone through the sky and burned the vast land, causing it to give off the hot air that cooked people. Those hot air waves slowly rose, causing some distortion in the surrounding area.
According to common sense, this cannot be considered a good environment and there should be no one who has a carefree feeling in this environment. However, Xiao Yan was slightly stunned when he learned that ever since his foot stepped on this piece of land, the Purple Fire Dou Qi flowing in his body had actually become much more pleasant.
After a slight moment of admiration, Xiao Yan extended his hand and caught the air from the space in front of him. He pursed his lips. A moment later, he suddenly whispered, "No wonder. About eighty percent of the air here belonged to the Earth and Fire-type Dou Qi energy "
"Ah. For this reason, the Tager Desert is best suited for those who practice the Fire and Earth-type Qi Method. In addition, the Purple Flame on your body belongs to a special fire that has a close relationship with the sun. Naturally, you are a little more sensitive compared to others. " Yao Lao's faint laughter came out from within the ring.
"And this is also the reason for me to ask you to come to this desert to practice. The conditions here are very difficult. If one wanted to practice, there would be no better place. "
Xiao Yan nodded his head and exhaled. He patted the exquisite alchemist long robe that was almost like a work of art before opening his steps and slowly headed towards the Yellow Land City.
As he gradually walked closer to the city, the number of pedestrians around him also increased. Among these walkers, the men mostly exposed their upper bodies to show that their skin was dark and strong. When one looked at it, they appeared blatantly. As for the women who occasionally passed by, their skin was also somewhat dark but more to a bronze color. The women here were not as shy and reserved as those in the interior of the empire. The tight skin blouses they wore only covered the chest area and some areas were slightly lower. Their narrow waist was clearly visible. Short skirts or shorts cover their long, tight thighs. As they walked, their snake-like waist trembled, showing a unique and seductive charm and beauty.
During the walk, Xiao Yan partied with his eyes. He patted his lips and raised his head to look at the specific size of the yellow-colored city. In the area where the city gate was located, two large, pale-red words were engraved on the city wall. Looking from a distance, there was a faint bloody feeling.
"The Desert City ..." Xiao Yan read softly with a smile and slowly walked towards the entrance of the city.
At the entrance of the city, more than ten soldiers wearing armor carried long spears as they shouted to the people who entered the city to pay the entrance tax. Seeing these soldiers ignoring the heat and wearing full armor, Xiao Yan felt a little surprised in his heart. Why is the defense here tighter than big cities like Black Rock City?
Perhaps it was because the weather was very hot but the soldiers who were guarding this place became a little annoyed. Various violent and violent offenses continued to accelerate pedestrians into the city.
Walking towards the entrance of the city and hearing the violent offense coming out from the mouth of the army, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He shook his head and walked straight into the city. Within the Ma Ma Empire, an alchemist was a job that enjoyed almost noble-like treatment. The entrance tax collected at the entrance of this city was also exempted by the empire. Although an alchemist would not care about this little bit of money, this status given to them was something that all alchemists enjoyed.
"Hey, kid. Did you not see what was written here "Seeing Xiao Yan directly walk into the city as if there was no one, the eyes of a soldier stared at him for a moment. Before his offense could be said to be complete, his gaze turned to the beautiful alchemist long robe on Xiao Yan's body. Instantly, the scolding from his lips was swallowed. The angry face also turned into a fawning smile, "Master, are you planning to enter the city?"
"Yes." Yeah." Without stopping his steps, Xiao Yan slowly walked towards the soldier. He glanced at the soldier indifferently. After which, his heels trembled slightly as his shoulders passed the guards and headed into the interior of the city as he pleased.
"Keok ..." Seeing that Xiao Yan had ignored the offense from before, excitement appeared on the soldier's face. He gulped his saliva and hurriedly turned around and shouted respectfully, "Master, there have recently been a few snake people in the Tager Desert who found trouble. If you want to leave the city, you need to be more careful. "
Slowing down his steps, Xiao Yan nodded his head as he got this unexpected news. Then the figure of his back slowly disappeared into the darkness of the city wall tunnel.
"Damn it, I'm almost done. If my superior finds out that I have offended a tier two alchemist, it would be strange if he did not serve me to those dogs. " Looking at the figure of Xiao Yan disappearing, the soldier finally and actually heaved a sigh of relief. He wiped off his cold sweat and once again returned to his position. It was probably due to the fear from before, but at this moment he had provoked his anger, not daring to randomly scold those who entered the city.
After slowly exiting the somewhat dark tunnel of the city wall, Xiao Yan's vision brightened. A building that had the characteristics of a desert appeared before him. These many strange-looking houses and buildings were an eye-opener for Xiao Yan.
"If you randomly collide in the desert like you want, even if you don't get lost in the desert, sooner or later you will die from lack of water source." Yao Lao's helpless voice was emitted from the ring.
Smiling embarrassedly, Xiao Yan laughed out loud, "This is the first time I found the desert ... Then what should we do next?"
"Go and buy the most detailed map of the Tager Desert. In this city, there should be a store that specializes in selling maps. This is so important! In addition, prepare enough water. And one more thing. Go to the drugstore here and buy medicine to repel snakes. The Snake People in the Tager Desert are most skilled in ordering venomous snakes to attack. It's true to be a little more careful. " Yao Lao pondered loudly.
"After preparing all this, we should not have time left today to enter the Tager Desert. Therefore, we'll have a night's rest in town. Oh, right, your ‘Pil Energy Recovery’ has been depleted. This is something that is important to prepare for training. Fortunately, you have gathered enough medicinal ingredients from the small valley in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Tonight, I will take the time to help you refine the batch. After we complete all these tasks, we will enter the Tager Desert tomorrow morning. "
Hearing the many instructions from Yao Lao's mouth, Xiao Yan could only nod his head helplessly. He sighed and arbitrarily stopped the passersby to inquire about the shops selling maps of the Tager Desert.
The pedestrian whom Xiao Yan had stopped originally had an impatient expression. However, when he saw the alchemist badge on Xiao Yan's chest, he hurriedly withdrew his expression and was very polite in showing the direction of the shop. Even after Xiao Yan thanked him, this person still excitedly told him about the approximate price of the map.
After thanking the passerby, Xiao Yan rubbed the alchemist badge on his chest with his palm. He sighed and shook his head. It must be said that this identity is too convenient to use.
Sighing again in his heart, Xiao Yan swiftly passed through the corner of the road and headed towards the best map shop in the Desert City indicated by passers-by.
Walking for a while at a speed not fast or slow, a map store named ‘Ancient Map’ appeared in Xiao Yan's sight. His gaze swept over this shop and was a little surprised. This store is not as grand or publicized as the others. Looking at him, there was a faint rustic atmosphere.
With a hint of shock in his heart, Xiao Yan gradually walked into the shop. The interior of the shop is not very large. The two Moonlight Stones emitted a faint light that illuminated the entire store so it was bright enough. Xiao Yan's gaze swept across the inside of the shop; not many people here bought maps. That pitiful manner caused Xiao Yan to be suspicious if he came to the right place.
Slowly walking into the shop, Xiao Yan's gaze floated and finally stopped at an old man behind the table who had lowered his head and was making a map. The old man was obviously old enough. Even though his head was filled with white hair, the dry hand he used to hold the black pen used to draw the map was still strong.
Without making any sound to disturb the old man, Xiao Yan's gaze swept across the large number of maps on the counter. He curiously raised it in his hand and flipped it over and over again to look at it. The clear route on the map made him nod his head in satisfaction.
After observing the map for a while, Xiao Yan saw that the old man still did not intend to stop. He pursed his lips tightly and with slow footsteps, arrived at the corner of the shop beside the ancient wooden shelf.
This shelf was obviously very old and filled with rotten holes. Some yellowed maps were stacked haphazardly on it. From the sighting of a broken trace on the surface of the map, it turned out that it was a failed product while producing the map.
Xiao Yan's hand randomly flipped through the yellowed map and a musty smell came at him. Slightly frowning, Xiao Yan raised a pile of failed products. His hands trembled slightly and a map cut as big as a palm suddenly fell from this pile of failed products.
Without worrying too much about the fragmented map piece, Xiao Yan flipped through the failed product in his hand. He then boredly put it back. When he did, his gaze turned to that small fragment map piece. He blinked his eyes first then the moving hand suddenly froze.
"This ..." Xiao Yan's palm trembled slightly as he carefully picked up the fragmented piece of the map with two fingers. He could feel his heart beating. Forcefully gulping down his saliva, he placed the fragmented piece of the ancient map in his hand. His gaze was filled with unrestrained excitement as he meticulously scanned the somewhat familiar mysterious lines on the map.
A moment later, Xiao Yan slowly narrowed his eyes. He took a deep breath and trembled as he muttered, "Truly …"