Volume 2: Wind Rises Chapter 105: Xia Gu

  "I say, Old Yang, how did you cultivate this Thunder Method? It's incredibly powerful! You're the most powerful Thunder System cultivator I've ever seen. Probably only a Yuan Ying stage Thunder System cultivator could compare to you." Zuo Yifan's tone became increasingly familiar. Indeed, looking at Yang Tianwen's current aura and fluctuations in his technique, he was roughly on par with them, no, slightly weaker than them, but this attack was abnormally powerful! One Thunder Method could instantly kill a high-level cultivator of the same level, it was really hard to imagine.

  Yang Tian smiled and said, "Just practice hard like this." If they knew he was still in the False Dan stage, wouldn't that scare them to death? However, the power of this heavenly thunder was indeed incredibly fierce! The Hua Shen stage was a sign of small accomplishment in the "Selfless Great Way", so wasn't it even more terrifying?

  No one asked further, because the cultivation method of the cultivator is a secret, especially among the scattered cultivators, asking about each other's secrets is a taboo. In this era, the primary cultivation method of the cultivator is everywhere and very popular, but the real advanced cultivation method is extremely scarce and secretive. Among the scattered cultivators, there are only a few people who rely on their unique advanced cultivation methods to become superior to others.

  Yang Tian asked to practice the Thunderbolt Method, which was passed down from the ancient Qi Refining Masters. The method recorded countless powerful thunder techniques that had long been lost. However, Yang Tian's current cultivation level was not high. The Heaven Thunder Summoning could only deal with Golden Dan stage cultivators and required them to have no defensive treasures. If used against a Master in the Upper Yuan Infant stage, it would be utterly useless. A truly powerful thunder technique could grant the practitioner an attack power that surpassed their own cultivation level by three stages.

  A group of people distributed the spoils of war, with the greatest gain being a few low-grade flying swords. Unfortunately, there were no magic treasures. In the current Cultivation Realm, flying swords of the same grade are absolutely cheaper than magic treasures and easier to refine. So even this young cultivator who claimed to be the son of the Lingyun Sect's elder didn't have any magic treasures on him. Then there were also a few storage rings containing large quantities of jade stones, refining materials, spiritual medicines, spiritual pills, and trash talismans, etc.

  Jade and spiritual stones were divided equally, while Yang Tianwen didn't want the spiritual pills or talismans. The spiritual medicine was all given to Yang Tianwen, which was agreed upon beforehand. As for the refining materials, Yang Tianwen took one-third of them. The remaining two-thirds were bought by Yang Tianwen in full. It was very fair and everyone was happy with their share of the spoils, without any conflicts arising from it. After resting for a while, they set off again on the second day. Xiao Bai swallowed around ten golden pills at once, but didn't seem to have any adverse reactions. Why only around ten? Because those who died at Yang Tianwen's hands didn't leave behind any golden pills; if they were lucky, they might be able to leave behind a storage ring. If Yang Tianwen's thunder magic became even more powerful in the future, it was likely that nothing would be left behind, not even scraps.

  After rushing for three days, they solved a few sudden appearance of trouble-making monster beetles along the way. They finally safely crossed the Spring Valley. At the junction of Spring Valley and Summer Valley, Zhuo Yifan and others stopped and carefully asked Yang Tian: "In fact, as long as you don't provoke those insects in Spring Valley, you will generally be safe to pass through. But Summer Valley is different from Spring Valley. Not only are the monsters much stronger inside Summer Valley, but even the weather is extremely abnormal. Be careful. Have you rested well?"

  Everyone nodded.

  "Let's go, a group of six people set out from Spring Valley. Between Spring Valley and Summer Valley lies a 500-meter-long, four-meter-wide 'U'-shaped mountain stream. This mountain stream is nothing special, just a bit dark."

  As the crowd flew over the mountain stream, Yang Tian's eyes flashed, and in front of him was a vast expanse of red sand without any edges. The weather was scorching hot, with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees! There wasn't even a hint of moisture on the ground, and everything related to water had evaporated and been parched dry. Temperatures over 100 degrees would likely cook ordinary people alive instantly. Even for cultivators, only those who had successfully built their foundation could set foot in such a harsh environment.

  "How's this? Is it intense enough?" The Overlord asked with a split-mouthed grin, standing in mid-air without any True Yuan protecting his body.

  "It's indeed very different from Chun Valley, but it won't be a problem for me." Yang Tian asked nodded and quickly adapted. The innate purple energy floated on the surface of his body, blocking out the scorching heat and high temperature. Although Yang Tian's physical body was equally powerful, he didn't have the tendency to self-torture or deliberately hide his abilities, so he used his true energy to protect his body.

  "A place like this can only be resisted by a pervert like you with his physical body." Liu Jun said with a tinge of envy, also circulating the true yuan to protect his body.

  "Alright, let's go." Zhuo Yifan took the lead and flew off in the direction of his left hand, looking very familiar with this place.

  A group of people followed up, all the way, Liu Jun kept introducing Yang Tianwen to the situation in Xia Valley and the things that need attention. One of them is never to fall to the ground. Because under the scorching sun, the desert below Xia Valley has endless dangers, so Xia Valley is a place that is both dangerous and safe. Generally speaking, as long as you don't fall to the ground and have good luck, you can safely pass through Xia Valley without any trouble.

  However, if you want to collect a batch of Xia Gu's unique refining materials and spiritual medicine in this environment, then the situation will be just the opposite.

  Unfortunately, the destination of this trip for the six people was the scale fire grass in Xia Valley. The red desert stretched for thousands of miles, and from time to time, they had to avoid the giant dragon tornadoes formed by the red sand, as well as the extremely large sandstorms. As a result, none of them had ever set foot on land. When avoiding the dragon tornadoes and sandstorms, the group had no choice but to stop and find a relatively safe place to land. The seemingly harmless sandy ground actually hid terrible dangers, and if Yang Tianwen hadn't experienced it personally, it would be hard to believe.

  Just as a few people landed, several ugly and disgusting giant monsters that resembled both worms and centipedes suddenly rushed out of the sandy ground. Fortunately, Yang Tianwen had already received warnings from several people and launched a Five Thunder Bomb at the first moment, or he would have been ambushed.

  Yang Tian thought to himself that he was lucky to have come with a team of experienced and powerful cultivators, if he had acted alone, it would have been a disaster! This red desert actually even blocked Xiao Bai's scouting ability.

  "Alright, let's take a break here and wait for this damned sandstorm to pass before we continue on our way." Zhuo Yifan said somewhat gloomily. Sandstorms like this were relatively rare, it had been a long time since they last encountered one, and now they just happened to run into one.

  "Isn't there another monster down there?" Yang Tian asked with some concern.

  "It won't be for a short while, because these creatures have a strange sense of territory. For the time being, no other creature will discover that this place has lost its master." The Overlord replied calmly.

  Yang Tianwen wasn't afraid, he was just disgusted. Moreover, being careful is never wrong, that's what needs to be noted.

  "After this sandstorm, we'll continue on our way. At our speed, we'll soon leave the Red Scorching Desert and enter the territory of the Black Flame Ants. Yang Daoyou, that's a hill piled up with black scale ore, and the Black Flame Ants feed on black scale ore. Of course, if we're not careful, we might become their food too." Zhu Yifan reminded cautiously, especially for a rookie like Yang Tianwen.

  Yang Tian nodded and indicated that he understood. It's okay if you don't understand, as long as you're willing to learn. Listening to others' opinions is absolutely not something to be ashamed of.

  "The Black Flame Ants are a terrifying spirit insect, with wings on their backs that allow them to fly short distances. They feed on black scale ore and usually live in groups of thousands or even tens of thousands. When dealing with them, we must not use fire-based spells or gold-based spells. Also, whatever you do, don't get surrounded by them. If you really can't handle it, retreat immediately. After all, our goal is to collect the scale fire grass, not to fight the Black Flame Ants..." Zhuo Yifan explained and arranged the task as the team leader.

  Zhuo Yifan and Bawang, who were fast, were in charge of collecting the Lin Huo Cao. Su Li and Yang Tianwen, two Taoist cultivators, were responsible for responding with Taoist magic and escorting them. Liu Hong and Liu Jun, twin brothers, were responsible for cutting off the pursuit from a distance with flying swords.

  After the sandstorm passed, the six people flew back into the sky and headed towards the end of the Red Desert.

  Standing at the edge of the Red Desert, Yang Tian asked himself to admire the natural scenery in front of him, behind which was a vast expanse of crimson red, like a furnace, it was even hotter here, but it seemed like a dark and mysterious realm, with bare rocky mountains everywhere, these mountains were not high, rather than saying they were mountains, it would be better to say they were hills.

  "Be careful, this is already the activity range of the black flame ants. A single black flame ant doesn't count for much, but there are just too many of them. Better to be cautious." Zhōu Yīfán emphasized once again.

  "Don't worry." The crowd nodded in response.

  Under Zhuo Yifan's leadership, the crowd entered the Black Scales Hill. If it weren't for the scorching sun still in the sky, they probably wouldn't have been able to see the road clearly.

  It's strange that it can only be seen as an object, but the black hill seems to swallow up the sunlight, without any reflection at all.

  In the crimson desert, it was scorching hot, and upon arrival, it became sweltering, the kind that could greatly affect one's mood. Of course, with everyone having their True Yuan protecting their bodies, the impact wasn't too great.

  "Xiao Bai, be careful for a moment, don't fall off." Yang Tian asked softly to the little white on his shoulder.