He had intended to tame one of them and have them lead him to the oasis, but who could have thought that they would be so weak? With a casual slash, not only did they fail to warn him, they even burst apart …
Even he would not be able to heal them back to their original state.
"Their spirit … Isn't it a little too weak?"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella speechlessly.
He had thought that these two fellows would be as difficult to deal with as the other saint beasts, but who could have thought that they would be killed so easily?
Compared to the artifacts that he had enchanted, the spirit of these two fellows was much weaker.
"Can you … find a way to lure a few more of them over?"
Zhang Xuan looked at Zhang Xuan awkwardly.
It had not been easy for him to lure them over, but before he could do anything about it, they had already been toyed to death … He had to be more careful next time.
"Alright then!"
The crowd nodded.
This time, one of the cultivators took out a gourd and tossed it out without drinking.
As the water flowed into the desert, a white mist rose into the air. However, it was a pity that no sand giants came over.
"They should be drinking water first …"
After waiting for a long time, Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Un." The cultivator nodded helplessly. He took out another gourd and drank a few mouthfuls.
The more he drank, the more thirsty he felt. It felt as if smoke was rising from his body. Suppressing the dizziness in his head, he tossed the gourd out once more.
Gugugugu!
The water flowed into the desert, and just like before, two sand giants came running over.
Just like before, they were at Sempiternal realm primary stage.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan charged forward once more. This time, he dared not use too much of his strength, so he only trapped the sand giants in place.
The two sand giants attacked relentlessly, but they were unable to break through his zhenqi barrier.
"Soul Search!"
Zhang Xuan stopped attacking and activated his soul energy.
After reading all of the books in the Jiang Clan, his soul cultivation had reached the level of Soul Quintessence. On top of that, he had inherited the heritage of the soul oracles as well. As such, he was no longer a stranger to soul search.
However, as it was harmful to the natural order of things, he rarely used it.
The sand giants before him were different from ordinary lifeforms, so there was no harm in searching them.
Hu la!
As soon as his soul entered the sand, it felt as if he had stepped into the darkness. Vaguely, he could see a bean-sized light shining in the depths of the sand.
"This is … spirit enchantment?"
His eyebrows furrowed.
He had thought that the sand giants were a little simple-minded, but who would have thought that they were spirit enchantment artifacts used by spirit awakeners?
It was no wonder why he was so weak. After awakening his spirit, his fighting prowess would still be significantly weaker than cultivators of the same cultivation realm.
It was just like how Wang Ying had awakened all the Mingshi Tang, but his combat power was still limited.
"No, that's not right … Those are just ordinary grains of sand. If I were to enchant ordinary grains of sand, I would be able to wield the strength of a Sempiternal realm primary stage cultivator …"
Suddenly, he froze.
Although these sand giants were stupid, their strength was unquestionable. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to beat these dozen people to the point that they couldn't fight back.
Previously, he had killed several of them consecutively, but after their spirit was extinguished, they had turned back into ordinary sand. In other words, there was something in the desert that could enchant ordinary sand, granting it the strength of a Sempiternal realm cultivator!
That's too scary!
Even with his unparalleled skill in spirit enchantment and the head of the Spirit Awakener Guild as his student, the most he could do was enchant artifacts that already had a physical form. Without a physical form, it would be impossible for him to succeed, let alone bestow upon them the strength of a Great Sage.
Peng!
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan channeled his soul energy into the sand giants, and the candle-like spirits immediately shattered. The two sand giants turned back into sand and fell to the ground.
Zhang Xuan stepped forward to take a closer look, and he confirmed that it was indeed just ordinary sand. He scanned the surroundings with narrowed eyes.
It was just as he had guessed.
Since these sand giants had been enchanted, the spirit awakener should have known where the entrance was.
As long as he could find the entrance, he would have found the exit of this world.
But … how was he supposed to find the spirit awakener?
The direction that the sand giants appeared in should be where the spirit awakener is!
Zhang Xuan thought for a moment before coming to a realization.
In order to enchant the spirit of an enchanted artifact, he had to touch the enchanted artifact. Even though he had no idea whether the spirit awakener would use it or not, the direction that the sand giants appeared in should have something to do with it.
"Everyone, follow me!"
With such a thought in mind, Zhang Xuan quickly led the crowd in the direction that the sand giants had appeared in.
After walking for ten minutes, they finally came to a halt.
Their surroundings were still the same as before, filled with yellow sand.
"Try to enchant them once more!"
Zhang Xuan instructed. Seeing that there were no clues to be found, he continued to instruct the crowd.
Hearing those words, the crowd's lips twitched, and a bitter look appeared on their faces.
You have the spirit essence, but you don't want us to drink it.
If we drink too much of it, we might really die of thirst!
As stifled as they were, they knew that they had to follow behind the young man before them in order to get out of this darned place. Thus, without any hesitation, they repeated the previous steps once more.
Soon, two sand giants walked over from another direction.
The auras of these two sand giants were clearly stronger than before. Even though they were still at Sempiternal realm primary stage, their fighting prowess was significantly higher, and their intelligence seemed to be higher as well.
Knowing that it was impossible to tame these sand giants, Zhang Xuan led the crowd in the direction that the sand giants had appeared in earlier.
After walking for another ten minutes, he had the crowd repeat the process once more.
Yet another sand giant appeared, and this time, it possessed the fighting prowess of a Sempiternal realm intermediate stage cultivator.
"It seems like the sand giants grow stronger the closer we get to the spirit awakener …"
After confirming his conjecture, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up in excitement.
Continuing forward, whenever the sand giants were unable to pinpoint their location, he would have the crowd try the previous method.
After a dozen times, the sand giants' strength finally reached Sempiternal realm advanced stage.
However, it seemed like they had reached the limit of their strength, and there was no way for them to grow any further.
"Ten minutes ago, the sand giants were at this level, but now, they are at the same level. If the two form a straight line, the spirit awakener should be perpendicular to the center of the line!"
A glint flashed across Zhang Xuan's eyes.
Spirit enchantment used one's soul as a medium. Since that was the case, as long as the spirit awakener didn't move, his soul would spread out in a circular motion. Since the strength of the two sand giants was the same, it meant that the spirit awakener was at the same distance from the two sand giants.
If the spirit awakener was at the center of the circle, the line connecting the center of the circle to the center of the circle would be perpendicular to the string!
In other words, if they were to follow the center of the line perpendicular to the center, they would surely be able to find the spirit awakener!
"Let's go!"
After confirming the location in his mind, Zhang Xuan swiftly dashed toward the center of the formation.
After some time, just when everyone was about to reach their limits and their mouths were about to dry out, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Look, there's an oasis up ahead!"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly turned his gaze over, and sure enough, he saw a patch of green bamboo standing in the distance.
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