Endless Desert
"Dead!"
Mi He's face was gloomy.
"You're not trying to deceive me by not wanting to hand over the person, are you?!"
Fang Pengyi's expression tightened, and he hurriedly replied.
"How dare this disciple? The Supreme One can easily verify the truth of this matter by asking any Foundation Establishment elder on Pill Peak."
Mi He was somewhat disappointed and turned to look at Tai He.
"You heard it too, the person you wanted is dead, our deal is off."
Tai He's expression was serious. "You two don't need to put on an act in front of me. If I weren't absolutely certain, why would I dare come to the Beast Taming Sect to demand someone? That person is definitely not dead."
Mi He looked puzzled. "What makes you say that? How do you know that person isn't dead?"
"Hmph! We also possess his soul's essence."
Tai He glanced at Yan Yiwen.
Yan Yiwen understood immediately and took out a black lamp, about the size of a palm.
Within the lamp, a faint white light emanated a weak fluctuation of soul power.
Tai He, "This person calls himself Extreme Yin. He was originally a disciple of the Corpse Demon Sect, but he betrayed the Corpse Demon Sect during the Righteous-Demonic War. I don't know what methods he used, but he joined your Beast Taming Sect. This is the Soul Lamp that Extreme Yin left in the Corpse Demon Sect."
"A disciple of the Corpse Demon Sect!" Fang Pengyi suddenly exclaimed.
Mi He looked at the astonished Fang Pengyi and asked in an annoyed tone.
"What's wrong?"
"Wu Sheng is extremely skilled at corpse refining. I always thought it was because of his outstanding talent, but I never expected that he came from the Corpse Demon Sect," Fang Pengyi said.
Tai He glanced at Fang Pengyi, but showed no surprise at Fang Pengyi mentioning the matter of 'corpse refining'.
It's not uncommon for righteous sects to refine a few corpses.
"The Soul Lamp in our hands is still intact, yet you say that Extreme Yin is dead," Tai He questioned.
Fang Pengyi said, "Reporting to Senior, I did not say that this person was dead, I only said that his Soul Lamp had been extinguished."
"A year ago, this person suddenly disappeared, and then his Soul Lamp went out. When he fled the sect, he stole a large number of treasures, and our Beast Taming Sect has been investigating him ever since."
Tai He, "Is this person really not in your Beast Taming Sect?"
Fang Pengyi said, "It's absolutely true. Senior has Soul Lamp. With Secret Method, you can find out everything with a single investigation."
Tai He took the Soul Lamp from Yan Yiwen and began to perform his secret technique.
Half an hour later, the flame of the Soul Lamp flickered towards the south.
The soul fire flickered very slightly, almost imperceptibly.
A hint of surprise flashed in Tai He's eyes. "South! Towards the Endless Desert. The soul fire flickers so weakly, it's probably at least ten million miles away."
Upon hearing this, Mi He, Fang Pengyi, and Yan Yiwen all turned their heads.
Thousands of miles away!
"How is this possible? How could he have escaped thousands of miles away?"
Yan Yiwen's mouth was slightly open, her face filled with disbelief.
Tai He, "I'm afraid that ever since he encountered you a year ago, he has been fleeing south without stopping."
Yan Yiwen clenched her fists tightly, the veins on her palms bulging, and she didn't even notice when her nails pierced her skin and blood flowed out.
Her face was full of resentment and anger.
"How could someone continuously flee for a whole year?"
Mi He and Fang Pengyi were also visibly shocked.
After a moment of silence, Mi He slowly spoke.
"This person's temperament and determination are rare in the Cultivation World. Moreover, he is also very intelligent."
"In the Endless Desert, Spiritual Qi is nonexistent, making it a dead end for cultivators like us."
"Staying in the Endless Desert for a long time will cause one's cultivation to regress rather than advance. Moreover, the higher the realm, the more severe the regression."
"He clearly intends to take advantage of the treacherous environment of the Endless Desert to force you, Tai He, to back down and not dare to pursue."
Tai He's lips curled into a cold smile.
"To think you can stop Nascent Soul Cultivator from pursuing you with just a piece of desert is utter wishful thinking."
"Mi He Daoist Mihe, since your Beast Taming Sect cannot hand over the person, our deal has to be called off. Farewell!"
After saying that, he took Yan Yiwen and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the horizon.
Disheartened at failing to obtain the Minor Teleportation Talisman, Mi He flew back to the Beast Taming Sect.
"Master, are we going to the Endless Desert to hunt down Extreme Yin?" Yan Yiwen asked.
Tai He, "It's a distance of over ten million miles. If I travel alone, I can arrive in two or three days. If I take you with me, it will only delay things. Go to East Birch Market and wait for me. I will definitely be able to capture Extreme Yin within ten days."
Yan Yiwen possesses a treasure bestowed upon her by Tai He that alters her aura and appearance; hiding within East Birch Market, her safety is not a concern.
Yan Yiwen said with resentment, "I couldn't capture Extreme Yin with my own hands; I couldn't witness Extreme Yin upon realizing that after a year of escape, he still couldn't escape the despair of ascending to heaven. I am filled with resentment."
Tai He, "Don't worry, I will capture him alive and bring him back to you for your disposal. This will avenge the annihilation of your clan and quell the hatred in your heart."
Yan Yiwen said, "Thank you, Master. This disciple will follow your arrangements."
The sun blazed like fire, hanging high in the sky.
The boundless sand and gravel became scorching hot under the blazing sun.
A strong wind blew, yellow sand churned, and heat waves rose.
Suddenly, the wind picked up and a fierce gust of sand and dust swept through the air, obscuring the sky and the sun.
A strong wind whipped up scorching sand and dust, which came rushing towards us.
Song Wen was covered in dust, his lips were chapped, and his skin was sallow.
He has been in the Endless Desert for ten days, and has already traveled more than 200,000 miles into the desert.
The Endless Desert truly deserves to be called a forbidden zone for life.
In the desert, all Spiritual Qi is absent; apart from endless sand, it seems there is nothing else to be seen.
During his year on the run, he worked day and night, never daring to relax in the slightest.
As he traveled, he discovered...
The further south you go, the thinner the Spiritual Qi becomes, the rarer cultivators become, and the lower their cultivation level.
On the edge of the Endless Desert, not to mention cultivators, even ordinary martial artists are extremely rare.
In these places, those who cultivate immortality have become legends.
This is why these mortals are rarely disturbed by cultivators, which allows them to thrive and multiply, resulting in an extremely large population.
While within the Beast Taming Sect, Song Wen had read many books about the Endless Desert.
The Endless Desert is not entirely a wasteland; scattered throughout it are some oases.
The oasis not only has water sources and vegetation, but also Spiritual Qi.
Therefore, the oasis gave birth to the unique Demon Beast and spiritual herbs found Endless Desert.
The Silverhorn Grass Song Wen once used to help the Sacred Beetle Gu break through from the first to the second level originated from the Endless Desert.
Silverhorn Grass was accidentally discovered by an elder of the Beast Taming Sect, who brought it back to the sect and carefully cultivated it, which led to its widespread use within the Beast Taming Sect.