Mo Tie Mercenary Group

"Pah!"

Looking at his bizarre death in the text simulation, Xiao Feng curled his lips in disdain. "Shameless! Who told you to lust after her body?"

Zhou Miaotong was the female lead of the film Embroidered Spring Blade, and also the woman Shen Lian admired.

Yet in the text simulation, he had treated Zhou Miaotong like a bicycle and ridden her hard. Of course Shen Lian would kill him!

Drawing simulation rewards. Of the following ten simulation rewards, please purchase the rewards you need first, then randomly draw one reward.

One standard-issue Embroidered Spring Blade (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One set of Flying Fish Uniform (Price: 1 point of Merit)

Zhou Miaotong's Original Douduo (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One bolt of silk (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One hundred taels of fine silver (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One Golden Phoenix Hairpin (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One Bei Zhai's Genuine Work (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One Dog Beating Stick (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One bowl of sweet tofu pudding (Price: 1 point of Merit)

One scallion oil flatbread (Price: 1 point of Merit)

Seeing this, Xiao Feng secretly complained, As expected, it's all junk. Good thing I didn't use Body Projection Simulation, or I'd have lost even my underwear.

Unfortunately, after every simulation ended, the Free Lottery chance he received could only be used on rewards from the corresponding Simulation World.

Otherwise, Xiao Feng really wanted to save this lottery chance until he encountered something valuable.

"I want to draw!"

With a silent thought from Xiao Feng, the ten rewards that had just been randomly selected instantly turned into ten identical treasure chests.

Since they were all worthless rewards anyway, Xiao Feng casually picked one chest. In the end, he drew a red douduo.

After permanently storing the douduo in the System Space, Xiao Feng took out another Nourishing Spirit Pill and swallowed it, circulating the Xun Dragon Nine Transformations with all his strength.

The next morning

After Xiao Feng and Xiao Yi Xian finished breakfast, they set off for Stone Desert City.

Not long after entering the Tagor Desert, Xiao Feng and Xiao Yi Xian deeply experienced just how harsh the environment was.

Under the blazing sun, the yellow sand beneath their feet felt like scorching iron grit. Every step was especially agonizing.

Across the boundless desert, sandstorms raged. The fierce wind blowing toward them carried fine grains of sand that stung when they struck the body.

Fortunately, Xiao Yi Xian had purchased heat-proof clothing in advance. She wore a white robe woven from Ice Silkworm Silk.

Ice Silkworm Silk was silk spun by an ice-attributed magical beast called the Ice Silkworm. Its toughness rivaled steel wire, and it had excellent insulation and heat-resistant properties.

Protected by the Ice Silkworm Silk robe, neither the scorching sunlight nor the raging sandstorms could harm Xiao Yi Xian in the slightest.

Xiao Feng, on the other hand, was having a much worse time. He wore only a pair of shorts to cover himself as he slowly made his way through the desert, baring his teeth in pain.

With every step Xiao Feng took, his feet sank into the scorching yellow sand. The rough, burning grains rubbed his legs until they were covered in blood.

The fierce wind mixed with fine sand constantly lashed against Xiao Feng's body, leaving countless tiny cuts across his skin.

Fortunately, Xiao Feng's recovery ability was astonishing. Otherwise, his body would have long since given out under such double torment.

The reason Xiao Feng was in such a sorry state, however, was because he had deliberately chosen it. He wanted to use this harsh environment to temper his body.

Ever since he had been enveloped by these sand-filled winds, Xiao Feng had clearly felt the Wind Attribute battle qi within him grow more active, while the efficiency of the Xun Dragon Nine Transformations had also increased considerably.

Apart from the improvement to his battle qi, Xiao Feng could also feel his skin gradually becoming tougher through the constant cycle of abrasion and recovery.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Xiao Feng and Xiao Yi Xian struggled onward beneath the blazing sun and fierce winds, a black shadow suddenly shot out from the yellow sand not far away and pounced toward Xiao Yi Xian.

"Roar—"

Accompanied by a resounding dragon's roar, Xiao Feng took a swift step forward and unleashed Dragon Has Regrets, blasting the black shadow away.

The black shadow that Xiao Feng had sent flying several meters twitched a few times on the yellow sand before going still.

"It's a Poison Demon Scorpion!"

When Xiao Yi Xian saw the black shadow clearly, her eyes immediately lit up. She hurriedly took a sharp knife from her Storage Ring and stepped forward to dissect the magical beast's corpse.

Poison Demon Scorpions were fairly common desert magical beasts. Adult Poison Demon Scorpions were about the size of a washbasin and liked to hide beneath the yellow sand, ambushing passing travelers and magical beasts.

Although Poison Demon Scorpions were only first-tier magical beasts, their habit of hiding in the sand to ambush prey, coupled with the scorpion venom in their tails, made them one of the most troublesome magical beasts in the desert in the eyes of humans.

Very soon, Xiao Yi Xian removed the Poison Demon Scorpion's venom sac and poured its venom into the fruit wine she had brewed herself.

After Xiao Yi Xian finished handling the Poison Demon Scorpion's corpse, the two continued on their way.

Time flew by like a galloping white horse, and in the blink of an eye, another half month had passed.

After more than half a month of arduous travel, Xiao Feng and the others finally arrived near Stone Desert City.

Given Xiao Feng and the others' travel speed, the journey from Mo City to Stone Desert City should have taken only around ten days, but a minor accident occurred along the way.

Xiao Yi Xian consumed an excessive amount of potent poison in a short time, causing her to fall into a deep sleep twice. Xiao Feng could only set up a tent on the spot and rest with her for three days.

When Xiao Yi Xian woke from her first slumber, she had successfully condensed a Dou Qi Vortex, breaking through to become a One-Star Dou Zhe.

When Xiao Yi Xian woke from her second slumber, her cultivation had advanced even further, breaking through to Two-Star Dou Zhe.

Even though Xiao Feng had long been mentally prepared, Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation speed still stunned him.

As expected of the legendary Misfortune Poison Body—it was practically like cheating!

At this rate, in at most another two months or so, Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation would surpass Xiao Feng's.

Truly terrifying!

Looking at the massive city ahead and the words "Stone Desert" above its gates, Xiao Yi Xian could not help cheering, "We're finally here! I can finally take a proper bath."

After training in the desert with Xiao Feng for over half a month, Xiao Yi Xian felt as though she was starting to smell rancid. All she wanted now was a good bath, followed by a comfortable night's sleep.

"Come on, let's go to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group!"

Xiao Feng could not help revealing a delighted expression as well, leading Xiao Yi Xian toward the Mo Tie Mercenary Group's headquarters.

Compared with Xiao Yi Xian, who had been wearing an Ice Silkworm Silk robe the entire time, Xiao Feng had clearly suffered more during this period.

After being scorched by the blazing sun for over half a month, Xiao Feng's jade-white skin had completely turned a healthy bronze, making him look somewhat more mature.

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