The Battle Through Heaven
Travel Through the Desert
Seeing Xiao Yan nod his head, Hai Bodong finally heaved a sigh of relief. The smile on his old face became slightly wider.
“Give me the medicinal formula... Oh, yes, you know the rules when hiring an alchemist to refine a medicine, right?” Xiao Yan smiled at Hai Bodong. “Prepare the material yourself!”
Hai Bodong nodded with a bitter smile. He naturally knew the rules, but his dry palm grabbed a hair that could be counted as a beard as he said with embarrassment, saying, “I have collected most of the medicinal ingredients required by the medicinal formula. But I still lost one of them. ”
“The name of this medicinal ingredient is Sand’s Datura, it can only be found in the Tager Desert and is most easily found in places with higher temperatures…. You should know that I practiced using the ice-type Qi Technique. Besides, my body also has a seal left behind by Queen Medusa. If I step into the inner region of the Tager Desert, he will find my presence.
Seeing Hai Bodong's embarrassed expression, Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and pursed his lips as he said,“ You didn't ask me to look for that, did you? I've lost just by helping you refine medicine, now you want me to help you search for medicinal ingredients in the vast desert .. Isn't your little map piece a little too valuable? "
Hearing this, Hai Bodong smiled awkwardly. He hesitated for a while before he said helplessly, "Alright, I might be able to give you information on something you might be interested in."
"What information?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.
“This is related to ‘Api Heavenly’ ...” Hai Bodong waved his hand and asked with a smile, “Is this information enough to motivate you to help me look for Datura Sand?” As soon as he heard the two words ‘Heavenly Fire’, Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. His throat rolled slightly as his hot gaze stared at Hai Bodong in front of him.
“You may have heard the news about ‘Fire Heavenly’ in the Tager Desert?” Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Hai Bodong heaved a sigh of relief in his heart as he said with a smile.
"Yes." Yeah." Nodding slightly, Xiao Yan anxiously asked, "Do you know exactly where ‘He Heavenly’ is located within the Tager Desert?"
“As a mapmaker, I once roamed around the Tager Desert. Fortunately, I obtained some information about ‘Api Heavenly’. I surveyed several locations and routes of this information. Although I still can't be sure where exactly ‘Api Heavenly’ is located, I can roughly guess which area has the highest chance of having ‘Api Heavenly’. " Hi Bodong said with a very pleased smile.
"If you don't have my guidance, even if you spend an entire year exploring the Tager Desert, it's almost impossible for you to find ‘Api Heavenly’."
"What do you think? As long as you agree to help me get Sand’s Datura, I will give you all the information from my research about the location of ‘Api Heavenly’. " Hi Bodong said with a smile. "Agreed!" Xiao Yan immediately agreed without the slightest hesitation. The appeal of ‘Heavenly Fire’ that was put to him was too great. To obtain it, Xiao Yan willingly paid a heavy price. Seeing that Xiao Yan had agreed, Hai Bodong nodded his head with a smile. His palm gently searched in his chest pocket before finally taking out the thin goat skin parchment and handing it to Xiao Yan. He said, "After observing a few places, I have concluded that there are three places most likely to have ‘Heavenly Fire’ inside the Tager Desert."
Receiving the goat skin parchment, Xiao Yan carefully opened it and realized that it was a very detailed map of the vast Tager Desert. This map was not something that could be compared to the other maps on the counter. On it, not only was there a clear indication of the source of the water present in the desert, but it even marked with great detail the location of the Snake tribe scattered in the desert.
“Can you see three fire symbols on the map?” Hai Bodong smiled and reminded.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan's gaze swept across the map and found that in three directions: east, west, and north, there was an extremely striking fire symbol.
“In the Tager Desert, these three places have the highest possibility of existence ‘Fire Heavenly’.” Pointing his finger at the three flame symbols, Hai Bodong smiled and said, “Of course these are the places I thought of after observing most of the desert. The accuracy can't be a hundred percent, but it's much better than you looking for it randomly. "
Xiao Yan nodded. Although he had Yao Lao's help, it would be very difficult to find the location of ‘Heavenly Fire’ in the Tager Desert because it was too vast. This detailed map of Hai Bodong would undoubtedly help him save a lot of time and effort.
“You must remember that it would be better if you go to the east and north places with the flame symbol first. As for the western ones, it would be better to avoid going there if possible. ” Hai Bodong solemnly reminded as his finger stopped at the fire symbol on the west side.
"Why?"
“Because the area is close to the area within the Tager Desert. Queen Medusa could feel the breath of humans after they entered her territory. Although you have many different unique treasures, I don't think you have much chance of escaping alive if you meet that terrifying Queen Medusa. " Hai Bodong sighed with fear left in his heart.
Xiao Yan nodded. However, he knew in his heart that if he could not find the traces of ‘ Heavenly Fire in the other two places, there was a good chance that he would head towards the western fire symbol. Even if the place was filled with danger, he would not hesitate to enter it. This is because ‘Heavenly Fire’ has too much interest in him …
“This is all the help I can give you. I hope you managed to get ‘Api Heavenly’ and back with Sand’s Datura. " Looking at Xiao Yan carefully getting rid of the map, Hai Bodong said with a smile, “As for the medicinal formula and the map fragment, please allow me to keep it safe for this period of time. When you come back, I'll give it all back to you. "
"Good." Nodding his head, Xiao Yan faced Hai Bodong, cupped his hands together and said, “Because it is like that, then I say goodbye. I'm really sorry for making such a mess in the old man's place. "
Sweeping his gaze into the messy room, Hai Bodong shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Forget over. I have spent all my patience living here in isolation. Even if you don't destroy this place, I don't think I'll continue it much longer. "
Smiling, Xiao Yan once again apologized. After which, he waved his hand at Hai Bodong as he turned around and walked out the door.
Seeing Xiao Yan open the door and slowly disappear, Hai Bodong narrowed his eyes and fell silent for a moment. After that, he started cleaning up the messy place.
Outside the shop door that looked ancient, Xiao Yan raised his head and allowed the hot sunlight to spill onto his face like boiling water. A few moments later, he sighed softly. This experience in two short hours had given him a dreamlike feeling. He had just arrived at the Desert City and randomly entered a shop. However, he had already met a strong person who lived in isolation. The plot of the story that only exists in this story actually happens in reality before him. He could not help but sigh emotionally.
"Ugh, I can meet someone who was once a Dou Huang by randomly entering somewhere ... Am I lucky or not?" While laughing short and bitterly, Xiao Yan inhaled some air and stepped onto the street. Gently touching the ring, he suddenly asked casually in his heart, "Teacher, do you think he can be trusted?"
“It is true he has received the seal. But you asked if there was a problem with the map he gave us right? Keke, we have to follow his path and if he has bad intentions, we might really get in trouble. " Yao Lao laughed before voicing his thoughts, “But this map will indeed provide a lot of help for us. The three areas with the flame symbol were places I had never visited at that time. Therefore, I cannot say for sure whether it is genuine or fake … "
“Although we can not determine if he has bad intentions, we should always be careful. We don't have to walk completely as the map commands. Back then, I had been wandering around this place for quite some time so I have the knowledge and will help you not to get lost. " Said Yao Lao a little carefully.
“Ah...” Nodding his head, Xiao Yan said with a smile, “Because it is already like this, then I will go and prepare the other items first before resting in the city for tonight. We're going into the Tager Desert tomorrow morning. ”
"Yes." Yeah." Yao Lao nodded and then fell silent.
Gently patting his clothes with his hands, Xiao Yan smiled, raised his legs and headed to the medicinal shop not far away. The profit he gained today far exceeded his expectations. Not only did he find fragmented pieces of the map, he even managed to obtain some information about ‘He Heavenly Fire’. This could not help but cause Xiao Yan's heart to get excited.
Walking along the street a bit far away, Xiao Yan turned into a medicinal shop. In it, he bought some medicinal plants that repel snakes. When he bought the medicinal herbs, he noticed the old man selling the medicine in such detail that it made the old man feel a little uncomfortable. It was then that Xiao Yan shamefully picked up his things and left the medicinal shop. It seemed that after the incident just now, Xiao Yan's mind was a bit too sensitive. He actually thought that strong people who lived in isolation like Hai Bodong, were everywhere…
After preparing the medicinal ingredients needed to repel the snake, Xiao Yan then bought enough water to fill his storage ring in the shop selling clean water before he was satisfied with his preparations and decided to head to the high-class inn appointed by a passerby: the: the place he'll stay.
As the dark night slowly passed, the scorching sun once again covered the desert with an incredible heat.
Walking out of the inn, Xiao Yan stretched his lazy waist. He then gently tapped on the storage ring on his finger. Inside was the fifty ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ that Yao Lao spent the entire night in a hurry to refine. These things were important for him to train in the desert.
Standing on the street near the entrance of the city, Xiao Yan once again checked to see if he had everything he needed. Only then did he place the Black Xuan Ruler on his back – that was almost as tall as him – took a deep breath and began his journey through the desert.
“This time, I have to find ‘Api Heavenly’.”
Under the gazes of the soldiers guarding the city that were filled with respect, Xiao Yan walked out of the city. He stared at the endless golden-colored desert that appeared before him while silently strengthening his heart.