While Miao Yi was lost in thought, Charcoal ran off into the distance. If he couldn't jump up, he could at least run further away.
Miao Yi turned around and immediately guessed his thoughts. His face darkened as he shouted, "Get back here!"
Swoosh! His four limbs stopped on the ground, sending gravel flying. Charcoal turned his head to look, then slowly turned around and ran back reluctantly. He lowered his head and snorted at Miao Yi's nostrils in protest.
Miao Yi rubbed his head and said earnestly, "Fat thief, there are things we can't afford to provoke inside. We can't go any deeper. Greedy is courting death. Understand?"
Charcoal could understand human speech, but he couldn't speak. He sneezed, shook his head, then laid down on the ground and wagged his tail.
Miao Yi had heard it from others. As for whether there were things he couldn't afford to provoke, he didn't know either. However, judging from the current situation, it shouldn't be wrong. It was better to be careful. Otherwise, it would be too late for regrets.
After pondering for a while, he stabbed the spear in his hand into the ground. He stared into the distance, and the red mark on his forehead suddenly split open. His Heaven's Eye appeared, and a beam of light suddenly shot out. He began to observe behind the mountains in the distance.
This place was shrouded in evil aura, which greatly affected his vision. Even with his transcendence eye, he couldn't see far. He had no choice but to use his Heaven's Eye, which consumed a lot of transcendence energy. He had to first confirm if there were any threats in the surroundings before deciding where to hide.
The Heaven's Eye's gaze pierced through the evil aura in the distance, and collided with the mountains in the distance. It went straight past them, and bent its line of sight to observe the situation in the mountains.
With one look, everything within a hundred li of him had nowhere to hide. He slowly turned around and surveyed his surroundings. Other than the scattered bones, there didn't seem to be any threats. He then raised his head and swept his gaze across the sky. Through the dense fog, he could actually see the stars in the universe. Strangely, no matter how far his Heaven's Eye looked, it could never reach the stars that seemed to be very close. It was like a painting. This was definitely not a normal situation in the starry sky.
The beam of light from his forehead abruptly retracted, and the red mark closed up. Miao Yi pondered for a moment. Although there weren't any threats in the surroundings, he still decided to follow his advice and not run too far. If he got into trouble, he wouldn't be able to escape even if he ran here.
He pulled out the Inversed-Scales Spear from the ground, and searched around. He found a spot at the bottom of the slope and pointed his gun at it, indicating for Charcoal to dig a hole.
When Charcoal ran over and was about to start digging, Miao Yi stopped him with his spear. Charcoal looked at him in confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Unbeknownst to them, Miao Yi had realized a huge problem. He wouldn't be staying here for a day or two, nor would he be staying here for a year or two. He would be staying here for a thousand years. It was best to find a place with a water source.
He stretched out his hand to sense the humidity in the air. Although with his cultivation, he could completely absorb the moisture in the air to survive, it was still somewhat inconvenient. What's more, Charcoal loved water.
He remembered that when he used his Third Eye just now, he saw a lake behind the mountain. It didn't seem to be too far from here, and he didn't see any threat in that place.
He pondered for a moment, then leaped onto Charcoal's back. He swung the Inversed-Scales Spear in his hand backwards and smacked Charcoal's butt.
Charcoal immediately moved as fast as the wind. He dashed towards the direction Miao Yi was pointing his spear at, like a shadow flitting across the desert. Although it was good at flying now, its speed was still the same as before. It was even faster than before. There was another advantage. Back then, Charcoal had four hooves, and the sound it made when it ran was astonishing. Now, it had become claws, and when it landed on the ground, it made almost no sound as it swept past.
Miao Yi raised his spear in his armor. Riding on Charcoal's back, the wind whistled through the air. This was a scene from many years ago, and Miao Yi couldn't help but sigh as he experienced the feeling of galloping again. He thought back to the time when he first arrived at Transient Light Cave and saw Charcoal, who was as fat as a pig. He really didn't expect so many years to pass in the blink of an eye.
He had experienced many things and people around him, and had experienced so many things, but Charcoal had always been by his side.
Once they were out of the desert, the angle of their charge suddenly changed. With a fierce leap, Charcoal had already leaped up the mountain. Climbing a mountain was like walking on flat ground, and he quickly crossed the mountain. The lake in front of him could be seen. Charcoal charged over in one breath, and came to an emergency stop by the lakeside.
Miao Yi raised his spear and looked around. Before him was a lake with a circumference of several li. The lake water was clear, and the only flaw was that there was no vegetation, which made this place seem a little desolate. He raised his hand, and a water droplet leaped up from the surface of the lake, landing on his fingertip. After invoking his arts to examine it, he put it into his mouth and swallowed it.
After confirming that there was no poison in the lake, he shook his spear and patted Charcoal. Charcoal turned around and ran to the foot of the mountain by the lake. Miao Yi jumped down, and pointed his spear at a spot. Charcoal immediately used all four limbs to quickly dig the soil. Not long after, he dug out a cave that was over a hundred feet deep.
After cleaning up and concealing the pile of soil and rocks outside, Miao Yi entered the cave to tidy it up a little, and made a simple underground palace. He was prepared to cultivate in seclusion here for a thousand years. Unfortunately, it lacked defense, so he could only let Charcoal guard the entrance.
Originally, the mantises he had were the most suitable for setting up defenses, but he was worried that they would be discovered before entering the Imperial Garden, so he let Yan Xiu take them with him, and left them with Yun Zhiqiu to watch over. Although he couldn't confirm some things, he already had some vague guesses, so he didn't dare to use those mantises carelessly anymore.
After leaving the underground palace, Charcoal ran over, and sneezed at the lake. Miao Yi understood what he meant. Charcoal wanted to play in the water, but the armor he was wearing was a little heavy, which prevented him from playing in the water.
Miao Yi invoked his arts and pointed at Charcoal. The armor on his body flashed, and with a crackling sound, it shrunk, and finally turned into the diamond ring around Charcoal's neck.
"Fat thief, remember this. Without my permission, you are not to leave this valley," Miao Yi warned.
Charcoal shook his head and tail, indicating that he understood. He turned his head, and ran away happily. With a splash, he rushed into the water and played around.
Miao Yi then activated his Heaven's Eye again to thoroughly examine the situation underwater. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, Miao Yi took off his armor, and took out the Star Bell to contact the outside world. The first person he contacted was Yun Zhiqiu, telling her that he had reached the Ancient Desolate Lands, and that he was currently safe. It wasn't as scary as he had imagined.
On the other hand, Yun Zhiqiu repeatedly reminded him not to be careless, and to prioritize safety. At the same time, she told him that the Dominator had already arranged for people to meet up with the White Phoenix.
After that, Miao Yi contacted everyone who was waiting for news of him, and told them that he was safe.
As he went about his business, the sky gradually darkened. Looking at the sky, Miao Yi was about to call Charcoal back, but Charcoal had already come back on his own, biting on something white. Something white.
Miao Yi was stunned. He thought he was seeing things, but when Charcoal loosened his mouth and threw the item to his side, only then did he realize that he wasn't seeing things. It was actually a fish that looked a little strange, and was completely snow-white in color.
Miao Yi spread his fingers, and the two-foot-long fish was caught in his hand. He was about to check what kind of fish it was, but as soon as the white fish entered his hand, he couldn't help but shiver, and subconsciously threw the fish away. 'What a deep resentment!'
Miao Yi was shocked. If he wasn't wrong, this fish was probably formed from resentment. After channeling its spirit, it didn't appear in the form of a mist, but a fish. From another perspective, the resentment gathered by this fish was not something that could be compared to when it was in the form of a mist. It had taken a physical form, and had actually become a living being.
Looking at the lively eyes of the fish again, a deep resentment surfaced.
However, he had clearly checked the lake with his Heaven's Eye just now, and didn't see any fish. Where did this fish come from?
His gaze followed the shape of the lake, and he quickly realized that it must have swum down from upstream.
The vertical red mark on his forehead split open, and a brilliant beam of light shot out. He opened his Heaven's Eye again, and once again checked the situation in the lake. With a quick scan, he immediately discovered that there were indeed some fish in the lake, and they were all white like this. His gaze followed the direction of upstream, and sure enough, there were more fish swimming down from upstream.
Retracting his Heaven's Eye, Miao Yi looked at the darkening sky, and faintly suspected that the fish had appeared because it was getting dark.
Charcoal suddenly sneezed at him. Miao Yi tilted his head to look, and understood what it meant. It had brought this for him. His old partner had a habit of telling him to roast it over a fire and eat it.
Miao Yi shook his head. "I don't have the fortune to enjoy this thing. If you aren't afraid of having a stomachache, you can take it."
Charcoal didn't understand the meaning of courtesy. With a swipe of its claw, it hooked up the white fish on the ground, and directly put it into its mouth. With a shake of its head, it swallowed the fish with a pleased expression. It gave Miao Yi a sidelong glance, as if saying that Miao Yi didn't know how to enjoy himself. It turned its head and tail, and rushed back to the lake.
Miao Yi originally wanted to call it back, but after some thought, he put down his raised hand. It would be good to test the situation here. He also stayed outside the cave, wanting to see if it was as he had guessed, that these fish only came at dusk, and left at dawn.
However, after standing here for more than ten hours, there was still no sign of dawn. On the other hand, Charcoal's belly was full from eating in the lake, and it couldn't hold on any longer. It ran back to the cave entrance, and began to snooze thunderously.
Miao Yi began to realize that the sky here couldn't be calculated using normal methods. In reality, the sky of many planets in the universe was different. For example, there was a saying that there would never be daylight over at Dang Yin Mountain.
Not knowing when he would be able to wait until dawn, Miao Yi turned around and returned to the cave. He sat cross-legged in meditation and cultivated.
After cultivating for a while, Miao Yi was suddenly disturbed by a strange fragrance. He stopped cultivating and stood up. Sniffing the fragrance, he went out of the cave. When he reached the cave entrance, he discovered that the strange fragrance was actually coming from the dozing Charcoal.
'What's going on?' Miao Yi crouched down and sniffed. He discovered that it was indeed the fragrance coming from the scales on Charcoal's body, which were slightly opened and slightly closed. The fragrance was very pleasant, like musk and orchids, refreshing the mind. Opening his transcendence vision to take a closer look, he was surprised to see faint specks of light emerging from within Charcoal's closed scales. Miao Yi sniffed, and realized that the specks of light were the fragrance. The fragrance spread into the air, and gradually disappeared without a trace. It was as if it had suddenly disappeared into the unseen world. It was very mysterious.
Miao Yi was surprised. It wasn't the first time he had seen Charcoal napping, but he had never seen Charcoal's body emitting such a fragrance. Miao Yi couldn't help but suspect that this was the strange effect of Charcoal eating those vengeful spirits?
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