To reach Desert City faster, Xiao Ling woke Rayquaza on his wrist. The two rode Rayquaza at full speed toward Desert City.
A day later, at Desert City on the eastern border of the Jia Ma Empire, at the edge of the Tagor Desert.
A long, slender creature streaked through the sky, carving a brilliant azure passage through the surrounding clouds and drawing countless eyes.
With Rayquaza's speed surpassing that of ordinary Dou Zong experts, Desert City came into view after only about a day.
Xiao Ling said to Zi Yan beside him, "Let's walk in together. Don't attract too much attention. And don't steal medicinal ingredients from anyone else's treasury, or you'll bring trouble upon yourself. It wouldn't sound good if people said that a dignified Sixth-grade Alchemist was stealing medicinal ingredients."
Zi Yan scratched her head and replied somewhat guiltily, "I know, I know. Don't worry, I won't do that."
Seeing her expression, Xiao Ling shook his head helplessly. Clearly, that had been exactly what the girl had been planning just now.
He patted Rayquaza on the back. Connected to Xiao Ling's thoughts, Rayquaza gradually shrank in size, then coiled around his wrist and slipped into his sleeve.
After Xiao Ling tucked a Fourth-grade Pill into his sleeve, Rayquaza swallowed it in one gulp, licked Xiao Ling's finger, then withdrew its head and fell asleep.
Patting the little fellow's head, Xiao Ling said with an amused smile, "Traveling at full speed for an entire day really was hard on you. Rest well."
After the two descended from Rayquaza, they spread their Dou Qi Wings and flew toward the city gate.
When they were still several hundred meters from the city, Xiao Ling and Zi Yan gradually slowed. Their bodies trembled slightly, and the Dou Qi Wings behind them