Chapter 629 - 628: Meeting the Person They Least Wanted to See

Chapter 629: Chapter 628: Meeting the Person They Least Wanted to See

Jiang Zuo had now arrived deep in the desert. He needed a Sand Heart Stone, which could be considered the highest-grade earth-attribute material here.

It was no worse than a Sun Flame Stone.

As long as he obtained it, he could find a place nearby to condense his Innate Three Qi.

’A fight should have broken out over in the forest.’

"The fighting is intense, at least Tier Seven. I wonder if my Celestial God Flower can withstand it," Mo Mingbei sighed.

He spoke as if the Celestial God Flower was already his.

Well, technically he was the master of this place, so everything here should belong to him.

Jiang Zuo asked curiously, "Since you’re still alive, why open up your residence? And only once every few hundred years at that."

Mo Mingbei looked at Jiang Zuo resentfully. "I was forced to by you humans. It’s part of my pledge of allegiance."

Jiang Zuo didn’t ask any more questions.

But as he toyed with a coin, he couldn’t help but glance toward the mountains, in the direction of the forest.

Then, Jiang Zuo said to Mo Mingbei, "Go get your Mecha and help out in the forest."

Mo Mingbei was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "No problem."

’He didn’t ask any questions or voice any objections. He figured he’d just agree for now.’

Jiang Zuo didn’t say much either and simply let Mo Mingbei go.

"I’ll be on my way, then. Wait for my good news." With that, Mo Mingbei quickly departed.

’Mo Mingbei was ecstatic. He hadn’t asked who Jiang Zuo wanted him to help, because he had no intention of helping anyone. Now that he was away from that man, he didn’t need to help anybody.’

As for Jiang Zuo, he naturally hadn’t told Mo Mingbei who to help either.

Because Jiang Zuo didn’t need him to help anyone in particular.

Jiang Zuo knew it would be useless to tell him anyway. But there was one thing Jiang Zuo was certain of: Mo Mingbei definitely had his eyes on the Celestial God Flower.

As long as he coveted the Celestial God Flower, that was enough.

Jiang Zuo couldn’t care less what he actually ended up doing, nor did it matter if Mo Mingbei listened to him.

All that mattered was that he would get to see the scene he wanted to see.

If there were no other way, Jiang Zuo would have used the Mecha himself. But he had discovered that there was another method available here.

’All he had to do was wait. The key to solving this would deliver itself to his doorstep.’

After that, Jiang Zuo retrieved the Sand Heart Stone from a patch of quicksand.

He had now gathered all the materials for the Yin Yang Five Elements. It was time to upgrade his Innate Qi.

Near Jiang Zuo’s location, there was an Oasis, which Jiang Zuo felt was a good place for his breakthrough.

The grassy area was filled with abundant Spiritual Qi, which would only benefit him. Moreover, while upgrading to the Three Qi, he could also attempt to advance his cultivation tier.

Before long, Jiang Zuo spotted the Oasis and descended.

He found a suitable clearing and drew a Support Array.

This time, he drew a rather large Array and placed many Spirit Stones around it.

In the center of the Array, he arranged all the materials for the Yin Yang Five Elements.

Once he finished, Jiang Zuo sat in another part of the Array. At the same time, he placed Array Stones around the Oasis to prevent any disturbances.

As for Sweet Potato and Duan Qiao, he naturally let them out as well.

Jiang Zuo handed his phone to Duan Qiao and said, "If Su Qi calls, pick it up and let Sweet Potato do the talking."

Duan Qiao: "..."

Sweet Potato: "Ga?"

He was truly on a "business trip" to the desert this time, but Jiang Zuo didn’t dare say so.

Duan Qiao didn’t quite understand what that meant, but whatever Jiang Zuo said, went. It didn’t dare to disobey.

Then, Jiang Zuo began to absorb the power of the Yin Yang Five Elements. Whether he could break through to the Innate Three Qi would all depend on this attempt.

However, Jiang Zuo was also a little worried. The last time he was about to condense the Innate Three Qi, something had happened to Su Qi.

It would be bad if something went wrong again this time.

’Of course, giving up on the Innate Three Qi isn’t a big deal to me (after all, it’s not the Innate Chaotic Qi). The main thing that would make me unhappy is being unable to resolve Su Qi’s situation.’

Without overthinking it, Jiang Zuo closed his eyes. He would be able to feel it if something was wrong on Su Qi’s end.

It had nothing to do with his Cultivation.

The moment that feeling appeared, he would immediately stop condensing the Innate Three Qi.

He would do it even at the cost of being injured.

As soon as Jiang Zuo closed his eyes, Duan Qiao saw many auras flowing around his body. It was a situation it couldn’t comprehend at all.

It had no idea what kind of Cultivation Technique Jiang Zuo was practicing.

Sweet Potato didn’t care. Since there was nothing to do, it was definitely going to munch on an apple.

Duan Qiao watched for a while but still couldn’t understand, so it eventually gave up.

It found a good spot, took out a fishing rod, and started fishing. ’Who knows, maybe I’ll have a great catch today?’

’After all, I’m fishing in this huge lake.’

「Somewhere in the desert」

Ximen Chuihuo followed wearily behind Da Bai and said, "This is bad. There’s no Spiritual Qi here at all. We’re using it up too quickly."

The Jinling Loach said, "If you hadn’t wasted so much power while fighting monsters, would your consumption be this high?"

Ximen Chuihuo shook his head. "If I don’t finish them off quickly, it’s easy to damage them. Then they won’t taste as delicious."

Jinling Loach: "Can you do anything productive besides think about eating?"

’Ximen Chuihuo felt that this *was* productive work.’

Besides, he had obtained quite a few treasures. Da Bai was still very useful.

But there wasn’t a single one that Ximen Chuihuo found satisfactory.

Just then, Da Bai suddenly barked, "WOOF WOOF WOOF."

Da Bai seemed rather excited.

Ximen Chuihuo was surprised. "Are you saying there’s a great treasure?"

Da Bai nodded. Ximen Chuihuo frowned, then said, "Let’s go. Be careful this time. If things look bad, we run."

A great treasure would naturally be protected by a powerful Guardian Beast.

Although Ximen Chuihuo could be flighty, he wasn’t stupid.

If he willingly threw his life away in fights he couldn’t win, how would he have survived until now?

He would have died long ago at the hands of the various Spirit Beasts in the Spiritual Control Sect. After all, he always made his moves in secret. A single mistake could have disastrous consequences.

On the way over, Ximen Chuihuo consumed a Pill to replenish his Spiritual Qi.

The Jinling Loach said, "Is it that serious? I’m not just a decoration, you know."

Ximen Chuihuo shook his head. "Senior, you can only act once. Although the effect can last for quite a long time, it would be a waste to use it before a critical moment."

The Jinling Loach was a Tier Eight Spirit Beast, but even as a Tier Eight Spirit Beast, it hadn’t been blocked from entering.

Ximen Chuihuo naturally knew what this implied. It wasn’t that the entrance had gone easy on it, but rather that without its full power, the Jinling Loach was possibly weaker than even a Tier Four.

Under Da Bai’s guidance, Ximen Chuihuo soon spotted an Oasis, which made him quite happy.

However, he still hadn’t seen what the great treasure was.

Hiding behind a nearby sand dune, Ximen Chuihuo began to observe intently.

One look gave him a shock. There were several extremely rare materials and Spirit Medicines.

Compared to what he’d found before, this truly was a great treasure.

However, he thought he saw a person, which meant these items were already claimed.

What a loss. (Ximen Chuihuo doesn’t eat people.)

’But why does this person look so familiar?’

Then he saw Sweet Potato and Duan Qiao.

And then, Ximen Chuihuo was completely dumbfounded.

With Sweet Potato and Duan Qiao there, he didn’t even need to think to know who that person was.

Po Xiao.

Even the Jinling Loach was stunned. They had run into the last person they ever wanted to meet.