"Zimo was really quick to act. The Pill Workshop's Pill Kings all want to raise their strength as much as possible, so there's nothing I can do for Brother Lu this time," Gu Jingyu said.
Familiar land appeared before them once more. Cui Liu's injuries had now completely recovered, and the team's strength had returned to its peak. In fact, since everyone had begun using Kun Demon Blood Pills in their cultivation during this period, their strength had improved even further compared to before—surpassing it by quite a bit.
Yellow sand filled the skies around them, slicing across everyone's bodies like blades. In the distance, several sand bandits rode demon camels through the blowing sand. Lu Xiaotian walked alone across this barren stretch of sand, braving the storm.
To him, the force of the wind and sand in Goose Sand Ridge merely made his skin sting slightly; it had no serious effect. Although he had borrowed a Sand-Calming Pearl from Yu Zimo, ever since Wu Yinhe had led a campaign against the sand bandits, those bandits had developed an unusual hatred for anyone carrying one. Any unfamiliar outsider would most likely be regarded as a spy sent by Yuanling City and might well be attacked by the entire group. Lu Xiaotian had only learned of this situation after arriving and occasionally overhearing conversations between several sand bandits. The Sand-Calming Pearl had essentially been borrowed for nothing, but he had not suffered any great loss—only a little more flesh-and-blood pain.
As it happened, a fleet from Fuzhou was preparing to return to Yuanling City, though it still had to wait another two months. Thus, Yu Zimo and the others remained in Fuzhou to cultivate and would return to Yuanling City together when the fleet departed. After all, traveling with the fleet