White Desert

"Later, pack some in your bag. You can also eat those Thousand-Year Elixir, don't go hungry," Li Weiyi instructed, looking at the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors flying over.

The Seven Little Ones were fed by Yu'er until their bellies were round and full, and their bodies grew to be 1.5 feet long.

He has broken through to the Fifth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm.

Now, for each realm they advance to, even with the Xihe Flower, they still need dozens of Thousand-Year Elixir.

The medicinal properties of Thousand-Year Elixir increase several times over with each additional thousand years.

To help them grow to the Seventh Heaven, or even the Longevity Realm, it is necessary to find elixirs that are three or Four Thousand Year Vintage.

Of course, it's not necessary to take the Thousand-Year Elixir.

With proper feeding, and over decades, they can grow into the Longevity Realm.

Having been fed for hundreds of years, it is enough to transcend worldly concerns.

For any major power, they are like Old Ancestor to be worshipped, and they will provide all the resources at their disposal to feed them.

Li Weiyi sat on the ground, took out a pen and notebook, placed them on her lap, and began to write down yesterday's events.

Yu'er walked behind Li Weiyi and looked at him closely.

She has a strong learning ability and recognizes most of the words in the book. "Master, why do you record everything that happens every day, and why are so many of them related to me?"

Li Weiyi didn't know how to explain it to her, "This way it's safer and more appropriate."

"Is Master worried that Yu'er is too young and won't remember things now when she grows up?" Yu'er asked.

Li Weiyi quickly wrote to himself, "Almost there!"

"Then I'll remember that too."

Yu'er took out a pen and notebook from her small cloth bag and began to write earnestly.

Li Weiyi was stunned. She glanced at her and silently closed the book. "Don't bother memorizing it; you can't even recognize all the characters."

"Master, how do you write the character for 'fight'?" she asked, looking up.

Inside the boundary bag of Li Songjian, there is also a map of the secluded realm, marking dangerous areas.

The two rode camels, bypassing the marked areas, and traveled swiftly for two more days.

Along the way, we passed through many deserted villages and ghost towns.

Standing atop a hill hundreds of meters high, the entire horizon shone with a white light, within which sand dunes undulated. It wasn't a dazzling brilliance, but a deathly pale white, carrying a chilling feeling.

We've arrived at the White Desert!

"Yang Qingxi is unreliable too. The White Desert is so vast, where am I supposed to find her?"

Li Weiyi drew the shortest line on the map, following the route from the Departed Spirit Market, the White Desert, to the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City.

If he couldn't find her at the intersection of these lines, Li Weiyi decided to go directly to the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City.

Upon arriving at the edge of the White Desert, the air was surprisingly humid, and everywhere were ancient, withered trees that had remained intact for millennia, their wood as hard as iron. Some of the taller trees had trunks as thick as millstones.

Second Phoenix flew through the forest, using their Innate Dao Technique to search for Yang Qingxi's presence.

Li Weiyi rode on a camel, his body enveloped in Time Cocoon, following behind it. He held a scroll of the Dragon Canon Jade Slip his hands, reading it attentively.

It was copied by Yu Yaozi from who knows where.

Although it cannot compare to the true scriptures, ten days of study have yielded considerable gains. The Nine-Spreading Dao Lotus of the Wind Mansion Dragon Seed is growing stronger, and his cultivation has noticeably improved.

We searched for over two hundred miles in the forests on the edge of the White Desert.

Suddenly.

Second Phoenix discovered something and sent a message to Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi stuffed the Jade Slip containing the Dragon Canon into his robes, then leaped into the air and appeared beneath a massive, withered tree with a diameter of three meters.

There were signs of a struggle nearby.

The trunk of the withered tree had been gnawed open by an unknown creature. At the opening, Li Weiyi discovered a hairpin embedded in the trunk and used her magical energy to extract it.

Second Phoenix flew over, sniffed, and told Li Weiyi that it was Yang Qingxi's scent.

"Something must have happened to her. What exactly happened to her?"

Li Weiyi held the hairpin in one hand, carefully observing every detail, trying to recreate the battle scene.

A putrid odor wafted from above.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi had already anticipated this, and suddenly pointed upwards with a finger strike.

Suddenly, a white-haired monster the size of an adult silently slithered down from the top of the withered tree. It looked extremely terrifying, with an old man's face and bloodshot eyes, but no pupils.

Just three zhang away from Li Weiyi, its claws were blasted away by the force of the light wave, and with a thud, it crashed into the white desert.

It let out a pitiful "quack quack" sound and instantly burrowed into the sand.

"What a powerful monster! It survived my finger strike, even more powerful than Yi Zhouxue! Chase it!"

Li Weiyi used his telekinesis to lock onto the White-haired Sand Ghoul hiding in the sand, picked up Yu'er, put away the two camels, and quickly chased after it into the desert.

Yang Qingxi's disappearance must be related to it.

Based on the battle traces, it can be determined that the battle occurred no more than two hours ago. What a coincidence that it happened so nearby?

The White-haired Sand Ghoul was extremely fast and a master of sand escape techniques; Li Weiyi could only keep up with it by chasing it with all his might.

He summoned the Yellow Dragon Sword, ready to draw upon the Six Jia Yang Thunder at any moment.

After chasing them for three hundred miles into the desert, Li Weiyi had a vague sense that something was wrong.

This white desert is eerie; the wind howls like ghosts, and the dunes are constantly changing shape.

He has lost his sense of direction.

Now there's only one path left: capture the White-haired Sand Ghoul.

"Master, look there!"

On her back, Yu'er pointed to the distant sand dunes.

Li Weiyi looked into the distance and saw three small figures walking along the winding sand ridge. Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan, dressed in green, followed behind the figure in front.

Walking ahead of Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan was a bipedal beaver, its body resembling a fluffy ball with short arms and legs.

It stood upright, its body as tall as the two Yangs.

A pair of short legs stepped through dark red smoke, each step covering a distance of one or two zhang (approximately 3.3-6 meters), and the speed was not slow.

"This damned white desert! I hate traveling. It's so much more comfortable staying in the Huangjiang River. I'm dying of thirst! Give me some water, lots of water, get me completely wet."

The beaver stopped, glared at Yang Qingxi with its golden eyes, and spoke in a commanding tone.

Yang Qingxi frowned, unwilling to be enslaved like a servant by a demon.

However, the opponent's cultivation level was too high; even she and Yang Qingchan working together were no match for them.

Fortunately, this beaver became very agitated when away from the water, and her Long River Intent could gather the water vapor between heaven and earth, so she was naturally summoned.

"Whoosh!"

A winding stream converges above Yang Qingxi's head, cascading down like a waterfall towards the beaver.

"Awesome, so awesome! Little girl, you have a bright future. Come with me to Yuzhou, and I'll introduce you to Princess Dengfeng of the East Sea Jellyfish Tribe Clan. They're desperately needing someone like you."

The beaver shuddered comfortably, and droplets of water from its long fur scattered in all directions.

"Whoosh!"

The White-haired Sand Ghoul burst forth from the sand, knelt on the ground, and reported in a hoarse voice, "Reporting to Lord Water Ferret Immortal, you told me to wait there, and sure enough, those searching for her came. They are very powerful; I couldn't defeat them. They've already caught up with us!"

"Waste!"

The Water Ferret Immortal glanced at Yang Qingxi: "Looking for you, huh? You think I didn't notice the hairpin you hid in the tree trunk? You humans just love playing these useless little tricks."

Yang Qingxi was filled with mixed feelings of joy and worry. She hadn't expected that a demon beast would be so intelligent, while its seemingly dull appearance made it easy for people to underestimate it.

Holding the Yellow Dragon Sword, Li Weiyi walked along the sand ridge. After seeing the Water Ferret Immortal's appearance in the dark red smoke, he couldn't help but wonder, "Miss Yang, what's going on?"

Yang Qingxi immediately said, "Be careful, it's Huang River Ferret Tribe..."

The Water Ferret Immortal released a dark red mist that enveloped Yang Qingxi. Suddenly, all that could be seen was her mouth moving, but no one could hear what she was saying.

"Boy, I am the King of Huangjiang, the Water Ferret Immortal. Kneel down, submit to me as your master, and I will spare your life."

The Water Ferret Immortal raised its round belly and pointed its short paws at Li Weiyi.

"What's a beaver doing in the desert?"

Without warning, Li Weiyi struck first, raising his sword above his head to summon the Six Jia Yang Thunder, and then slashing down with his sword.

"Boom!"

The Sword Qi and lightning fell together.

The dark red smoke swirling around the Water Ferret Immortal blocked the Sword Qi but failed to block the Yang Lightning. Its fur was struck by lightning, and its entire body was enveloped in electric sparks.

Li Weiyi showed no joy whatsoever and immediately retreated rapidly.

The Water Ferret Immortal was incredibly fast, appearing at the spot where he had just been standing, causing the air to explode.

The Six Jia Yang Thunder could not break through its physical defenses.

"Swish!"

The Staff Spear of All Things flew out from the Wind Palace. Li Weiyi raised it above his head, drawing in streaks of starlight, and slashed at the Water Ferret Immortal that was attacking again. The spear tip was bright and collided with the Water Ferret Immortal's claws, causing the entire sand dune to explode.

With a loud bang, both the human and the demon were forced back several dozen feet.

Its physical body was too strong; it could fight against Staff Spear of All Things without being at a disadvantage.

"Amazing! It can even draw upon the radiance of the stars."

Through the sandstorm, the Water Ferret Immortal stared at the young man opposite her, noticing seventy-two bolts of lightning and rumbling thunder around him. Her eyes widened in shock. "Not good! Run! He's Longevity Realm Giants from the Lei Xiao Sect. Humans are so cunning! They're feigning weakness just to capture me!"

The Water Ferret Immortal transformed into a cloud of dark red smoke, activating the life-saving trump card given to her by the Water Ferret King.

With a whoosh, it disappeared along the sand ridge, faster than some Longevity Realm Giants, leaving behind a hundred miles of dust.

Only Longevity Realm Giants from the Lei Xiao Sect could activate the Seventy-two Lightning Strike Arrays; it is certain.

Once trapped, even if it has a trump card to save itself, it cannot escape.

"Longevity Realm Giants..."

The White-haired Sand Ghoul plunged headfirst into the sand and fled at top speed.

Li Weiyi looked at the seventy-two bolts of lightning around him and immediately understood. Apart from Lu Cangsheng Seventy-two Lightning Strike Arrays Lei Xiao Sect at the Dao Seed Realm.

The Huangjiang River is within the sphere of influence of the Lei Xiao Sect.

"Get out of here quickly! That beaver is extremely intelligent and will soon realize its mistake," Yang Qingxi said.

Li Weiyi and his three companions chose a direction and sped off in the desert.

Half a day later, they appeared on the boundless shore of the East China Sea.

The desert and the ocean are connected.

Several miles away, rows of giant sailing ships were ablaze on the sea, turning the night sky red. Magical artifacts collided with the ships in mid-air, constantly shattering their Defensive Formation.