Deep in the Desert

"Take these and eat them for now. They should be enough to last you a while. For the next few days, teach Qing Lin the basics of cultivation. Now that her talent has awakened, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Hai Lao."

Xiao Tian briefly told Xiao Yi Xian about Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

"Why ask Hai Lao? Can't I ask you?"

"I'll be leaving for a while soon, and it won't be convenient to bring you with me. I should be back in about half a month."

"What? You're leaving?"

"Young Master... you don't want Qing Lin anymore?"

"I'm going to the Tagor Desert Depths. This time, Old Wen and I are heading out together. There's something there that I need. It's too dangerous, and I might not be able to look after you, so wait here for me to come back and pick you up," Xiao Tian said to Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian and the others already knew that Xiao Tian had a Dou Zong Guardian by his side.

"It's not that I don't want Qing Lin. You said you'd serve me for the rest of your life. How could I not want such a considerate girl like you?"

Looking at the pitiful Qing Lin, Xiao Tian stroked her head and comforted her.

"Then you have to come back and pick me up." Qing Lin tugged at Xiao Tian's hand.

"I will. Also, when the two of you go out, you must go together, and you have to call Hai Lao along. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin obediently nodded, indicating that they understood.

Xiao Tian pulled both the older and the younger girl into his arms and comforted them softly.

Seeing Xiao Tian holding Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian whispered by his ear, "Qing Lin is still young. You can't be that early."

Xiao Yi Xian knew all too well how fickle Xiao Tian was, but she still reminded him.

"Do I look like the kind of person who's that impatient?"

Xiao Tian blinked, speaking innocently.

"If you're not, then no one is. If it weren't for my constitution, I'd have been eaten clean by you long ago. Hmph."

Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help pinching the tender flesh at Xiao Tian's waist.

Xiao Tian couldn't help sucking in a breath of cold air.

"Young Master, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Qing Lin, on the other side, hurriedly left Xiao Tian's embrace and asked worriedly.

"Qing Lin, don't mind him. He's probably having a fit. I'll teach you cultivation." Xiao Yi Xian also left Xiao Tian's embrace, took Qing Lin's hand, then turned to Xiao Tian and said, "All right, you can go now."

Xiao Tian shot Xiao Yi Xian a look that said just you wait, then walked toward the door.

"Young Master, you must come back safely. I'll be waiting for you here."

When he reached the doorway, Qing Lin's voice came from behind him.

"Mm."

Xiao Tian's steps paused. After answering with a soft "mm," he walked out of the room.

"You, honestly. Your head is full of nothing but your Young Master Xiao Tian. He's got you completely wrapped around his finger. There's no saving you."

Xiao Yi Xian tapped Qing Lin's forehead and said with a smile.

"Heehee~" Qing Lin grinned foolishly.

Seeing Qing Lin like this, Xiao Yi Xian knew there really was no saving her, and helplessly rubbed her own face.

After leaving Xiao Yi Xian's room, Xiao Tian went to Hai Bo Dong's room and found him.

"Hai Lao, I'll be leaving for a while. During this time, I'll have to trouble you to protect Xian Er and Qing Lin."

"No problem. Since you've instructed me, I'll do it. Where are you going?" Hai Bo Dong agreed to Xiao Tian's request at once, then asked.

"I'm planning to make a trip to the Tagor Desert Depths."

"You're not going to the Serpent Clan's territory, are you?"

Hearing "desert depths," Hai Bo Dong recalled the fear of being dominated, and his heart trembled.

"Mm, I do plan to go there."

"This is the most detailed map of the Tagor Desert. Without a map, it's easy to get lost in the desert and waste time for nothing."

Hai Bo Dong wanted to advise Xiao Tian against it, but when he remembered that Xiao Tian had a Dou Zong Bodyguard, he gave up and took a map from his Storage Ring.

"All right. Thank you, Hai Lao."

Xiao Tian took the map and opened it for a look. The locations inside were marked very clearly.

Xiao Tian put the map away. After taking his leave of Hai Bo Dong, he found Xiao Ding and Xiao Li and explained his plans. Although they did not want Xiao Tian to take risks, they thought of how he had already grown up and had his own ideas, so they did not stop him. Instead, they only told him that he had to protect himself.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Xiao Tian used the Thunder Peng Wings and turned into a streak of light that vanished above the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. Wen Yan followed closely behind Xiao Tian. Though he was right beside him, the others could not see him with the naked eye.

Sitting by the window and guiding Qing Lin in cultivation, Xiao Yi Xian raised her head to look at the distant streak of light and murmured, "You have to come back safely. Don't get hurt."

Xiao Tianyi flew at high speed the entire way, spending three days to reach the middle of the desert.

Xiao Tianyi opened the map and checked it. There was still a long way to go before the Desert Depths, and the only road into the Desert Depths was tightly surrounded by the Serpent Clan's Eight Great Tribes.

"Old Wen, when we reach the Desert Depths, I'll need you to use Spatial Concealment to take me in."

Xiao Tianyi spoke toward the empty space behind him.

"Leave it to this old servant, Hall Master."

A voice came from the void.

A High-level Dou Zong was already able to make preliminary use of Space Power, and Wen Yan was currently concealed within the space of the void.

Xiao Tianyi looked enviously at Wen Yan, who could use Space Power, but said nothing. He flapped the Thunder Peng Wings and continued flying swiftly forward.

Just as Xiao Tianyi continued flying, Old Wen said, "Hall Master, there are eight auras behind us constantly approaching. A Dou Emperor, three Dou Wangs, and four Dou Lings. Do you need me to help you hide your aura?"

When Xiao Tianyi heard Old Wen's introduction of the newcomers' strength, he figured that, barring any surprises, they were Yun Yun and Pill King Gu He's group coming to seize the Heavenly Flames.

"No need. If they don't attack me, there's no need to bother with them. For the road after this, Old Wen, take me over there. Your speed is much faster."

At Pill King Gu He and the others' flying speed, it would probably take at least around four days to reach the Eight Great Tribes.

At Old Wen's speed, they could arrive in less than a day.

"Yes."

Xiao Tianyi shook his wings and continued flying, but he did not fly at full strength. Right now, he wanted to see what Yun Yun would look like when she saw him again.

As Xiao Tianyi flew, a jade-green Flying Magical Beast gradually appeared behind him.

On the magical beast's back, Yun Yun, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened her eyes. With the cultivation method Xiao Tianyi had given her, Yun Yun had already broken through to the Four-Star Dou Emperor Peak. She had risen by almost two whole realms.

Within the range of her perception, she sensed a familiar energy fluctuation.

Because Yun Yun was wearing a cloak, the others did not notice anything unusual about her.

Gu He and the group's Flying Magical Beast arrived beside Xiao Tianyi.

Looking at the wings on Xiao Tianyi's back, then at his youthful face, a trace of surprise appeared on all their faces.

Yun Yun carefully observed Xiao Tianyi and discovered that he was actually already a Dou Ling. A trace of happiness inexplicably rose in her heart, but Yun Yun swiftly suppressed the thought.

But when she saw the wings behind Xiao Tianyi and thought of the extremely rare Flying Dou Skill, then remembered how he had previously tricked her by saying he could not fly and insisted that she carry him while flying, her heart filled with shame and annoyance. She was so angry that she clenched her pearly teeth.

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