Hai Bodong carefully flipped through the maps one by one.
Clearly, only the map inside this wooden box is Hai Bodong's true treasure from all these years; otherwise, he wouldn't have moved it so gently.
After searching for a while, Hai Bodong carefully pulled out a map and handed it to Xiao Tianci.
Then, a look of heartache appeared on his face.
"Here you go. I've meticulously drawn this map over many years. Although Queen Medusa sealed it away, preventing me from venturing deeper, the locations on these maps were obtained at great cost, so you don't need to doubt their accuracy."
Hai Bodong began to speak.
Xiao Tianci quickly took the map and carefully spread it out on the counter.
He then discovered that it was an extremely detailed map of the Tagor Desert.
This map is also completely different from the maps on the counter before.
This map not only marks the locations of water sources in the desert, but also carefully marks the Snake-People Tribe that roam the desert.
Most importantly, at the very center of the map, representing the deepest part of the Tagor Desert, there are some small words written on it.
Each of these lines represents an extremely precious medicinal herb.
Xiao Tianci glanced over the small print, and then he saw the name he had been eagerly anticipating.
" Azure Cloud Sacred Ice!"
It has to be said that Hai Bodong's reputation as one of the top experts in desert knowledge is well-deserved; he even possesses extremely rare natural treasures like the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice.
It should be noted that even Azure Cloud Sacred Ice Gute, who cherishes rare treasures as much as his own life, did not know the exact location of the Tager Desert.
Moreover, Hai Bodong's map contains many rare and wondrous treasures that are no less than the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice!
These items can only be found in the Tagor Desert, so Xiao Tianci naturally wouldn't want to miss out if they were suitable; after all, it's something you can't have for free.
Not only might it be useful for later alchemy, but it also increases your experience points, so why not?
"What, is there a problem?" Hearing Xiao Tianci mention Azure Cloud Sacred Ice's name, Hai Bodong frowned and asked with some doubt.
He had some doubts; could it be that the location of the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice was marked incorrectly?
"It's nothing, I was just a little curious." Xiao Tianci waved his hand, because he even saw the name of Sand Mandala next to Azure Cloud Sacred Ice.
If he remembered correctly, Hai Bodong had clearly said that the higher the temperature of the Sand Mandala, the easier it was to find.
This means that the place marked by the Sand Mandala must have an extremely high temperature.
But the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice is clearly an ice-attribute treasure, so why would it appear in a hot place?
After expressing his curiosity to Hai Bodong, Hai Bodong smiled slightly and then explained.
" The Azure Cloud Sacred Ice is indeed a rare treasure of the ice attribute, but as the saying goes, extremes meet. In some places deep within this desert, due to the Heavenly Flames I just mentioned, the temperature is extremely high, and the fire-attribute energy contained in the air is not only much greater than here, but also slightly altered due to the Heavenly Flames. This change led to the appearance of the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice."
"I see." Xiao Tianci nodded.
Then he thought, if that's the case, wouldn't it mean that the place where the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice appeared is not far from the Heavenly Flames?
Of course, he only thought about this idea in his mind and did not say it out loud to Hai Bodong for confirmation.
Then, as if he had remembered something, Hai Bodong suddenly spoke.
"By the way, if you want Azure Cloud Sacred Ice while collecting Sand Mandala, you'll need to prepare some special containers."
Xiao Tianci naturally raised an eyebrow, then a look of eager interest appeared on his face.
"The storage conditions for this Azure Cloud Sacred Ice are quite demanding. Although it needs an extremely hot environment to grow, it needs an extremely cold environment to be stored after being dug up. If the temperature is even slightly higher, the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice will melt directly into a puddle of ordinary water," Hai Bodong said.
"I see." Xiao Tianci couldn't help but nod.
If Hai Bodong hadn't reminded him, he might have actually stored the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice in the Samadhi True Fire Azure Cloud Sacred Ice, just like it was in its original environment. In that case, all the effort he put into traveling such a long distance to obtain the Azure Cloud Sacred Ice would have melted away, and Xiao Tianci would have been truly devastated.
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Hai." Xiao Tianci clasped his hands in a fist salute to Hai Bodong.
"Also, once you enter here, you can conceal your presence. You'd better do the same." Hai Bodong suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to a place slightly west of the deepest part of the Tagor Desert on the map, and said.
"Why is that?" Xiao Tianci asked slowly, looking at the spot Hai Bodong was pointing to.
"Because this is where Queen Medusa resides. Queen Medusa can sense the presence of any human entering her range. Although your strength is terrifying, and you possess such powerful sword energy and various rare treasures, Queen Medusa's strength is still too terrifying. Even among Dou Emperor cultivators, she has no equal. Therefore, if you can avoid being discovered by her, you should try to avoid it as much as possible."
Hai Bodong also sighed with lingering fear.
He knew that if Xiao Tianci wanted to search for rare treasures, he would inevitably enter Queen Medusa's territory, so he naturally wanted to give him a heads-up.
"This is all I can do to help you. I hope you can obtain the rare treasure that satisfies you, and then bring back the Sand Mandala."
Watching Xiao Tianci carefully put away the map, Hai Bodong smiled and said, "As for the prescription and that small piece of map fragment, please allow me to keep them for a while longer. I will give them to you as soon as you return."
"Okay, sure." Xiao Tianci nodded.
He then glanced at the crack in the roof that had been pierced by his Great River Sword Qi, and bowed to Hai Bodong.
"In that case, I'll take my leave now. I'm truly sorry for making such a mess of things for Elder Hai today, even blowing off a piece of the roof. Elder Hai will need to find time to do the repairs later."
Hai Bodong's gaze swept over the mess, then he looked at the sky through a crack in the roof. He smiled and shook his head, "It's alright, it's alright."