The Battle Through Heaven
Training in the Desert
In the vast desert, sandstorms raged. A young man wearing the long robe of an alchemist slowly advanced through the sandstorm. The deep footprints left behind in the yellow sand behind him were immediately covered by the sandstorm, burying all traces of his path.
The surroundings within the Tager Desert were harsher than Xiao Yan had expected. Under the exposure of the hot sunlight, the yellow sand under his feet was like small boiling metal pieces, causing Xiao Yan to involuntarily move his mouth whenever his feet stepped on it.
As Xiao Yan slowly walked over, the wind blowing towards his face carried a fine grain of sand that smashed into his face, causing Xiao Yan to feel a slight stinging sensation. The pain caused Xiao Yan to circulate his Dou Qi the entire time, forming a faint Dou Qi mask on his face to prevent the possibility of a sandstorm staining him.
Although the desert environment was extremely harsh, the fire-type energy it contained made Xiao Yan much happier. Perhaps it was due to the sun exposure that resulted in this place having a much richer fire-type energy than the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Moreover, the fire-type energy was also much stronger and purer, which was very suitable for Xiao Yan to use to train his Purple Fire Dou Qi.
After entering the vast desert for only half a day, Xiao Yan was able to clearly sense that the Purple Fire Dou Qi flowing in his body was clearly much more active and pleasant than before.
Xiao Yan slowly walked a few hundred meters longer. He wiped the sweat on his forehead and licked his slightly dry lips. Taking out a bottle of water from his storage ring, he ruthlessly took a few gulps before sighing. Xiao Yan then took out a goat skin map and smiled bitterly, "Teacher, during this half day, we have not followed the route that was on the map. Since we did that, it can be considered that we have avoided the main road here. Where are we going next? "
"Ah then first we will head to the eastern fire symbol." Yao Lao said randomly.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan held onto the map and studied it for a while. He clenched his brows and sighed, "Looking at the scale indicator of the map, it seems like we need to travel at least another ten days if we want to get to the region indicated by the eastern fire symbol …"
"Hee hee, let's go .. In this desert, even walking can be considered a form of training!" Seeing Xiao Yan's bitter face, Yao Lao laughed with an arrogant attitude.
Sighing once more, Xiao Yan stared at the huge sun in the desert sky. He opened and closed his mouth before returning the map to his storage ring. Touching the Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back with his hands, he could not help but smile happily. Thats odd. Even though this Heavy Xuan Ruler was enormous, he still remained cold even under the exposure of the vast sunlight. It was as if the sun in the sky had not impacted her much. This way, Xiao Yan did not need to think too much. After all, if someone told him to bring along a lump of smoldering hot metal and take a walk, he would definitely not do such a foolish thing
Once again Xiao Yan wiped his sweat. He was just about to direct his body towards the eastern side of the desert when his face changed. His palm grabbed the heavy ruler, pulled him, and ruthlessly stabbed him into the yellow sand beneath.
"Hissing!" A loud shrillness immediately sounded from where the heavy ruler was inserted into the ground. Xiao Yan was expressionless as he took out that heavy ruler. Puddles of bright red blood began to seep onto the surface of the yellow sand, making it turn red. As Xiao Yan waved his sleeve gently, a force lifted the small-sized Magical Beast from under the yellow sand.
Xiao Yan glanced indifferently at this Magical Beast that had lost its life force. This kind of Magical Beast was known as the Yellow Sand Magic Scorpion and could only be encountered in the desert. These objects often hide inside the yellow sand, waiting for someone to voluntarily step on them and then they will release a poison liquid that will numb or even kill the target. Magical Scorpions are also very good at hiding. Even some humans who spend most of their time in the desert will sometimes fall into their traps. Thus, this Magical Beast that was not even rank one was often considered by people as one of the most difficult living creatures to deal with in the desert.
Regardless of how well the Magic Scorpions hid, they shone as bright as fireflies in the dark night under Xiao Yan's extraordinary Spiritual Perception. If one wanted to launch a sneak attack it was basically impossible.
Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the Magic Scorpion. He then took two steps forward and cut off his poison sting which was then stored in his storage ring. After which, he stood up and took rather heavy footsteps as he began to slowly walk towards the eastern side of the desert.
The stupidity and violence of training in the desert once again exceeded Xiao Yan's expectations. Back when he was training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he did not feel too lonely. However, in this vast wasteland, all that was seen were some raging sandstorms. Forget about people, even the shadow of a Magical Beast was something hard to find. This kind of lonely and lonely feeling was rather difficult to bear.
The second day after Xiao Yan stepped into the Tager Desert was also the official start of his training. Under Yao Lao's instructions, Xiao Yan only wore knee-length shorts on his body while his upper body was naked.
Regarding this image of his, Xiao Yan thought of protesting but this was immediately rejected by Yao Lao. The latter reason was that just by allowing bare skin to be exposed to the sun then his body could effectively absorb the fire-type energy contained in the air.
"Hiss ..." As the red liquid fell onto Xiao Yan's back, he clenched his teeth tightly as he released a mouthful of cold air. His pair of hands tightly grabbed the yellow sand, no matter if the sand was hot.
"Applying this ‘Burning Blood’ in the desert has a much greater effect compared to being in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Although this was a bit difficult to prepare, the effect was indeed quite good. In deserts, it can cause the skin to become more sensitive to fire-type energy in the outside air. As you practice, it has the ability to gain more benefits with less effort. " Gently scraping the red-colored liquid with a piece of jade, Yao Lao noticed the young man who was tightly clenching his teeth and holding it back. An apologetic smile appeared in his eyes as he explained softly.
Xiao Yan opened his mouth and grinned but his smile was extremely ugly. He muttered with a smile, "It's okay. Justdoit. Anyway, I'm getting used to it today. I don't have a lot of good points but I'm very adaptable. Hee hee, my life is even harder than a cockroach life. "
"But this few days of training had a pretty good effect. I can already feel that the Dou Qi in my body is moving towards the peak of a Dou Shi star. " Wiping his palm on the yellow sand, Xiao Yan said excitedly.
"Ha ha." Nodding with a smile, Yao Lao said in a soft and flat voice, "Alright. Go into your training mode. Now is the best time to practice. Don't waste this condition "
Hearing this, Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded his head. He stopped talking nonsense as he continued to lie with his back facing the sun and his front stuck to the burning hot yellow sand. A Dou Qi mask covered his face and like an ostrich, he buried his head into a pile of hot sand.
Xiao Yan's current strange training position was something specifically instructed by Yao Lao. The reason for that was because even though the rich fire-type energy was everywhere, the fire-type energy in the yellow sand, which had been saturated after being exposed to sunlight all day, was much purer. This was how Xiao Yan ended up with this strange ostrich training position …
After immersing his head into the yellow sand, Xiao Yan's senses gradually became silent. The sound of a sandstorm raging around him was also annihilated. His mind gradually entered his body. Under the observation from the eyes of his mind, Xiao Yan was able to see that under the exposure of the hot sunlight, the ‘Burning’ liquid that was applied on his back, was quickly attacking his body. Although the burning pain all along caused his skin to spasm involuntarily, the pure fire type energy continued to give Xiao Yan a feeling of pleasure as he sought joy in his sadness.
With the stimulation of ‘Burning Blood’ on Xiao Yan's skin, the already rich fire-type energy in the surroundings seemed to have found the container as it continued to flow into Xiao Yan's body. After being promoted to a Dou Shi, Xiao Yan could already regulate this energy to precisely flow into his body without spending too much effort.
Xiao Yan controlled this fire-type energy through several Qi Paths and then poured it into the purple-colored vortex in his lower abdomen after being refined.
Training is done slowly in this loud and quiet way. When the ‘Burning Blood’ on Xiao Yan's back finally dispersed, a small drop of purple-colored liquid finally congratulated inside the vortex.
A small purple liquid flowed happily within the vortex, like a small fish in a lake, agile and active.
Xiao Yan's mind observed a small drop of the latest purple-colored liquid as he smiled. After this period of observation, he faintly calculated that when the vortex had reached fifteen small drops of liquid, he would reach the strength needed to be promoted to a two-star Dou Shi. Currently, there were already thirteen small drops of purple-colored liquid within the vortex. In other words, after the two small drops of purple-colored liquid had gathered, Xiao Yan should be able to be promoted to a two-star Dou Shi!
"Immediately ..." Xiao Yan quietly whispered in his heart. His head looked up abruptly as he ruthlessly flicked the yellow sand from his head. After which, he jumped off the surface of the sand, faced the sky and shouted, "Soon! Two star Dou Shi! "
Standing to one side, Yao Lao watched Xiao Yan shout loudly, venting out the feelings in his heart. He smiled slightly and mumbled softly, "Gee, even though your training talent is quite good, your efforts are very important for success I actually waited for the Three Years Agreement within a few months. Back then, he gave you an insult that was hard to erase. Now, you are already qualified to recover it "
Slowly raising his head, Yao Lao watched the enormous sun. After which he tilted his head and noticed the stick-thin back of the young man. He suddenly smiled faintly.
"While this exercise is very difficult, you haven't given up. All of this success is exchanged for your effort and sweat. I believe that in the future you will be able to stand at the peak of the Dou Qi continent! "