Chapter 2841 - 2817: Exploring the Vast Desert

Chapter 2841: Chapter 2817: Exploring the Vast Desert

Chapter 2817 Exploring the Vast Desert

Afterward, the village chief continued to chat and drink with Lin Feng, asking about Lin Feng’s experiences over the years in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, and told Lin Feng many things. The two ate and chatted as time passed...

After filling their bellies with food and drink, Lin Feng stood up to bid farewell to the village chief. His purpose in coming this time was to check on the village chief’s health, and seeing that the chief was well, he was relieved. He then said, "Well, chief, I’ll be on my way now. Thank you for your warm hospitality."

"Taoist Friend Lin, I should be the one thanking you. You’ve helped our entire village so much. I know you have matters to attend to, so I won’t insist you stay. I hope we can meet again in my lifetime," Wang Tangzhan said while holding Lin Feng’s hand. He knew that with Lin Feng’s current strength, he had nothing suitable to gift him, so he took out two bottles of Drunken Dragon Wine to give to Lin Feng, fortunately, Lin Feng needed this wine.

Lin Feng accepted the Drunken Dragon Wine and said to the village chief, "Thank you, Chief, I’ve always been thinking about this wine."

"When you finish drinking, you can always come back for more. We have plenty here!" The village chief smiled and said.

"Then we shall take our leave now." Lin Feng walked to the village entrance, waving to the village chief and villagers before riding a Purple Feather Abyssal Phoenix into the sky with one other person and two beasts...

As Lin Feng and the others flew into the sky, the village people began to discuss amongst themselves, seeing such high-level Demon Beasts for the first time. The village chief nodded in the direction Lin Feng went, knowing that Lin Feng’s future was beyond his imagination!

Before long, Lin Feng saw the desert where he ascended, and couldn’t help but lament how far he traveled through the desert to civilization back then. But now, with his present strength, it took just a moment to reach it. Determined to find the site of his ascension years ago, Lin Feng instructed the Purple Feather Abyssal Phoenix to land, and the three people and two beasts headed towards the center of the desert from its edge.

Along the way, Lin Feng and his companions encountered many Demon Beasts. But all these creatures sensed Xiao Jiu’s aura and kept their distance. Recalling those days when the Demon Beasts were so arrogant, he thought how weak his strength was back then.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, the sand dune beneath began to tremble. Sand and dust filled the air, resulting in a severe sandstorm that covered nearly a thousand feet around them. Yellow sand rampaged, obscuring any view.

Lin Feng remembered experiencing an identical scene before; it seemed a sandstorm was approaching. He immediately closed his eyes and golden Yuan Gang burst from his body, instantly forming a transparent barrier around them, encapsulating the three people and two beasts.

As soon as the Yuangang Protective Shield enveloped them, the surroundings erupted with turbulence, fierce winds howling, and the sandstorm swept through the heavens and the earth. Inside the Yuangang Protective Shield, they almost couldn’t see the range within a few dozen feet. The sandstorm lasted for nearly an hour before it subsided.

Once the tempest was over, Lin Feng retracted the golden Yuan Gang and continued on the journey.

"Feng, where exactly are we heading?" Si Hong looked at the endless desert, unsure what Lin Feng was searching for.

"I want to find the location where I ascended." Lin Feng looked at Si Hong and said, knowing that locating that spot in the vast desert was no easy feat. He extended his Divine Sense, realizing thousands of kilometers around were all covered in yellow sand, with dunes constantly shifting without any pattern. He couldn’t recall the exact site of his ascension, pondering that searching aimlessly like this wasn’t a solution.

Suddenly, he thought of the scorpion Demon Beast he encountered shortly after ascending all those years ago. That creature lived in the desert for years and was quite familiar with the surroundings; it might offer some clues. He again closed his eyes and used Divine Sense to search.

He walked forward while halting occasionally to use Divine Sense to search for the scorpion. On this stretch, he didn’t see any Demon Beasts—they seemed to have hidden themselves. Suddenly, his Divine Sense detected the scorpion Demon Beast he met back then. Lin Feng instantly brought the two people and two beasts into the Cave Heaven Mansion and, with Thousand Miles in One Step, appeared before the scorpion Demon Beast.

Seeing a human suddenly appear in front of it, the scorpion Demon Beast was about to be delighted but upon closer scrutiny, it froze. Wasn’t this the Ascender who defeated it back then? How was this possible!

"What... what do you want?" the scorpion Demon Beast looked at Lin Feng, speaking in panic.

"Haha, I’ve found you! After all these years, you’re still the same. You look quite nice—I happen to be hungry!" Lin Feng said, reaching out to grab the scorpion Demon Beast’s tail, dragging it forward, teasingly said.

This scorpion Demon Beast was over ten feet long, but in Lin Feng’s hands, it was like a plaything, not daring to move an inch, as it had witnessed Lin Feng’s strength.

"Please, please, I was wrong, don’t eat me, I’m not tasty at all!" The scorpion demon beast looked at Lin Feng and was instantly terrified. It didn’t want to become human food at all, and it had no time to wonder why Lin Feng suddenly appeared in the desert; it just wanted to survive.

Seeing the scorpion begging for mercy, Lin Feng showed a slight smile and continued, "That depends on whether you have any use to me."

"Yes, yes, whatever you want to know, I’ll tell you!" The scorpion demon beast pleaded with Lin Feng repeatedly.

"Alright." Lin Feng released two people and two beasts from the Cave Heaven Mansion, looked at the scorpion demon beast, and asked, "Do you remember the place where I ascended back in the day?"

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, the scorpion immediately regretted it. The desert is so vast, how could it possibly remember? However, it dared not provoke Lin Feng, and quickly said, "I should be able to find it. Come on my back!"

Lin Feng and the others jumped onto the scorpion demon beast’s back, and it began to race madly through the desert. Indeed, this demon beast ran very quickly in the desert, kicking up layers of sand and covering the entire surrounding area.

After running for half a day, the scorpion demon beast finally slowed its speed, sensing that this place was not far from where Lin Feng had ascended. It then carried Lin Feng and the others forward slowly until they reached a dune, where the scorpion stopped and said to Lin Feng, "It should be around here."

Jumping off the scorpion demon beast’s back, Lin Feng closed his eyes and carefully explored the nearby situation. He felt as if there was some kind of power beneath the desert attracting him, and although he couldn’t be sure if this was the place, something told him it seemed likely to be where he ascended before.

"Dig!" Lin Feng turned to Xiao Jiu and said.

In an instant, Xiao Jiu transformed into his original form, like a black storm descending from the sky, drilling deep into the desert. This scene completely stunned the scorpion demon beast, which immediately shrank to the ground, foaming at the mouth. It couldn’t withstand such pressure and trembled continuously, nearly suffocating.

Xiao Jiu continued to dig down until a deep pit, dozens of feet deep, appeared in the desert. He then flew to Lin Feng’s side, transforming back into human form, and said to Lin Feng, "Boss, there’s a special stone below."

Lin Feng turned and saw the scorpion demon beast’s retreating form, and immediately put Xiao Jiu, Tangyuan, and Si Hong away into the space. The scorpion demon beast on the ground only then got a break, continuously muttering, "Too frightening, too terrifying."

Smiling, Lin Feng flew into the sand pit and indeed discovered a black boulder inside the pit. The stone emitted a faint black light, seemingly radiating a special power. He closed his eyes and reached out his hand to touch the stone. Suddenly, fragments of spatial scenes flashed through his mind. Lin Feng didn’t know why these scattering pieces appeared, but he guessed the energy emitted by the stone interfered with everything around.

Because he had always walked a different path than other ascenders and was affected by the interference of this black boulder, that’s why he ascended here. It seemed appropriate to thank this stone; if he had gone directly to the Ascension Hall, he certainly wouldn’t have been as successful as now. Thinking of this, he gently lifted his hand and stored the black boulder into his Space Ring.

He then climbed out of the sand pit and asked the still trembling scorpion demon beast, "How big is this desert?"

The scorpion demon beast thought Lin Feng found this place and might spare it, and obviously, this human has a Dragon Clan companion, so it didn’t need its help. But under these circumstances, it dared not resist and said, "I think I told you before; I don’t know how big this desert is either."

Lin Feng thought for a moment and decided since he had come to this desert, he should explore it before returning to the Sect. Leaving now would be a waste, and he might not have the opportunity to come back. He then said to the scorpion demon beast, "Take me around the desert, ask the demon beasts about the desert terrain, and then I’ll release you!"

Upon hearing this sentence, the scorpion demon beast’s eyes lit up; as long as Lin Feng didn’t eat it, it was relieved, and then carried Lin Feng further into the desert.

Not long after, they encountered a demon beast that looked like a lizard. This beast appeared very ferocious, and the scorpion stopped in its tracks from a distance. This giant lizard was indeed the overlord of this area, and it didn’t dare provoke it. Then, it said to Lin Feng, "This guy has been living here for tens of thousands of years; it should know. You go ask."

Lin Feng walked forward and asked, "Do you know how big this desert is?"

The lizard was basking in the sun and about to explode in rage, but it felt a powerful pressure coming, and immediately looked timidly at Lin Feng, saying, "No, I don’t know... You could ask the Sand Vulture."

Lin Feng shook his head; he hadn’t expected the desert to be so mysterious that even beasts living here for countless years couldn’t say how vast it was. He then continued to ride the scorpion deeper, and soon, indeed, a Sand Vulture hovered in the sky.

Lin Feng closed his eyes and unleashed the Golden Yuan Gang from his body. Instantly, the sky filled with yellow sand, creating a golden net that enveloped the Sand Vulture, which then crashed fiercely onto the desert.