Xiao Yang was extremely fast.
He flew even faster than many Third-order Magical Beasts.
The mere distance of a few dozen li consumed a tenth of his Dou Qi.
However, when he flew to the approximate location the mercenary had mentioned, he immediately saw many people gathered in one spot.
Yet he discovered that two groups were clearly confronting each other there.
Xiao Yang frowned at the sight.
Amid the shocked gazes of the crowd, he landed beside Xiao Li.
Xiao Li was standing between the two factions.
The members of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group stood behind him, glaring furiously.
Opposite Xiao Li stood a middle-aged man.
"Brother Li, what's going on?"
Ignoring the shocked looks around him, Xiao Yang looked at Xiao Li and asked.
There was a hint of delight in his eyes.
Because, just as that mercenary had said, the concentration of fire-attributed energy here was indeed higher than elsewhere.
This place was very likely where the underground magma lay.
Hearing Xiao Yang, Xiao Li came back to his senses.
Unable to spare any attention for his shock, he directly told Xiao Yang what had happened here.
It turned out that over the past few days, the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's search for the location Xiao Yang had mentioned had also attracted the attention of other factions.
After all, during this period, the other factions had been paying close attention to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's movements.
The main reason was Xiao Yang's reputation.
Ordinary factions feared Xiao Yang, an Alchemist, and thus did not dare make any moves.
But one faction was different.
It was the Sand Mercenary Group.
The Sand Mercenary Group was the strongest faction in Stone Desert City.
Their leader, Luo Bu—the middle-aged man standing opposite Xiao Li—was a Da Dou Shi.