Yellow sand raged in the Western Wastelands. The wind whistled and the sand filled the sky like rain. Looking all around, one could not even see a single cloud in the boundless sky. There was only the blazing sun that was like a fireball, emitting a terrifyingly high temperature that was difficult to endure.
Between heaven and earth, it was dry and hot. The air did not contain the slightest bit of moisture, and there was no other color in the endless yellow sand. The fine sand became as hot as charcoal under the scorching sun. This place was simply a land of death.
In the vast desert, Xiao Yan, who was wearing a black robe, slowly walked westward. His footsteps were heavy and steady.
Xiao Yan had already walked in this desert for seven days since he had left the sand river. During these seven days, Xiao Yan would use a couple of hours to temper his physical body. Although the process was painful, it must be said that under such repeated tempering, the strength of Xiao Yan's physical body had also rapidly increased. Moreover, after repeated training, the Dou Qi in Xiao Yan's body was also swiftly solidifying.
Waves of pure Dou Qi became even purer under the refinement of the 'Heavenly Flame'. The originally fist-sized cluster of Dou Qi finally turned into a thumb-sized cluster of pure energy water droplets after being refined by the 'Heavenly Flame'. These water droplets merged into the vortex space within Xiao Yan's body.
Under this repeated and slow refinement, Xiao Yan's cultivation also gradually stabilized.
After these seven days of hell-like destruction, Xiao Yan's originally white skin had become dark black. He did not know how many layers of skin on the surface of his body had already fallen off. Xiao Yan only knew that his body was continuously bleeding along the way. The moment the bright red fresh blood surged out, it would swiftly form a layer of blood scab. After which, it would swiftly crack and fall off. Following this, it would surge out again, crack, and fall off repeatedly.
Xiao Yan's body was repeatedly destroyed in this kind of environment. However, compared to the first day, the current Xiao Yan could already rely on the strength of his physical body to endure for half a day in this desert. Although the final result would cause Xiao Yan to lose all of his physical strength and have difficulty maneuvering the Dou Qi in his body, it was also because of this that the speed at which Xiao Yan's strength rose was even faster.
As the saying goes, blossoms in destruction and grows in predicament. Even a demon phoenix needed to experience the pain of nirvana. If one wanted to become a dragon among men, would one not have to endure even greater pain?
Fortunately, Xiao Yan's greatest strength was his perseverance and extraordinary tenacity. No matter what it was, as long as he wanted to do it, he would definitely not give up. Regardless of how great the pain and danger was, Xiao Yan was completely fearless. In order for him to be able to walk to where he was today, courage played a significant role.
Within a stretch of yellow sand, Xiao Yan's figure sat cross-legged in mid-air. Both of his hands formed a training seal. With a thought, the 'Flame Mantra' Qi Method in his body immediately began to circulate.
Within the vortex, pure Dou Qi rapidly circulated along the route of the 'Flame Mantra' Qi Method. After circulating for one cycle, it was refined by the 'Heavenly Flame' and turned into a drop of pure water that entered the vortex space.
This process continued for a total of six hours. When Xiao Yan once again opened his eyes, it was close to dusk. However, it was different from the Xilin Region. In the Western Wastelands Region, the sun was still scorching even at dusk. It was just that it was no longer as hot as it was in the afternoon. However, the world was once again enveloped by a stuffy hot aura.
Under the protection of the 'Heavenly Flame', Xiao Yan was not affected by the vile environment. However, the sky was gradually turning dark and it was time for him to find a place to temporarily rest and reorganize.
The environment in the desert changed extremely quickly. Under the premise that there were no fixed road signs, even Xiao Yan was unable to determine the correct direction. During the day, he could rely on the trajectory of the sun to determine the route so that he would not deviate from the west. However, during the night, there were no road signs. Even if he had a map, it was useless.
The map in his hands was indeed a good map of the Western Wastelands Region. However, due to the terrain, Xiao Yan was currently still at the outskirts of the Western Wastelands Region. This was a desert with sand dunes that rose and fell. What use could a map have?
Ordinary experts would directly fly over the desert at the outskirts of the Western Wastelands Region and would be able to cross it in a day. Who would be foolish enough to travel on foot like Xiao Yan? Otherwise, with Xiao Yan's strength, he would be able to officially enter the Western Wastelands Region in half a day.
As night fell, the boundless desert also lost its golden radiance during the day. The originally azure sky gradually darkened until it turned black.
Not a single star could be seen in the nine heavens. Not a single ball of light could be seen on the earth. The entire world had sunk into a mysterious pitch-black darkness. Time did not count in this place. It was like the quicksand during the day, submerging all the unfairness.
Within the darkness, two figures were currently approaching each other at an extremely fast speed. There was not the slightest trace of movement. If one were to examine carefully, one would be able to discover that it was not the two figures that were moving. Instead, it was one of them that was rapidly approaching the other person within the darkness.
Within the dense darkness, the figure was like a venomous snake that was hidden within the darkness. Its sharp fangs were already prepared to pierce the throat of the other person.
Ten thousand feet, a thousand feet, over a hundred feet. However, just as this human figure was about to attack, a huge creature suddenly broke out from the sand under the flowing sand.
"Hiss!"
Sand and stones flew, as if sand waves were spreading in all directions. Because of this, the black figure's movements were stopped. At the same time, a huge bloody mouth was fiercely biting towards the other figure that was sitting cross-legged. From the looks of it, it seemed to want to swallow the latter in a single bite.
When the body of this huge beast was exposed in the darkness, one could vaguely see that this huge beast seemed to be a huge python.
This beast usually hid under the thick yellow sand until its prey appeared in front of it. Only then would it find an opportunity to launch a sudden attack on the latter, killing the latter in one blow and swallowing the latter. Today, seeing Xiao Yan enter its territory, it naturally treated the latter as its prey.
Unfortunately, it had chosen the wrong target.
"Bang!"
When the huge snake's mouth fell and swallowed Xiao Yan's body, the figure that Xiao Yan was sitting cross-legged suddenly shattered and rapidly dissipated.
What the beast had just swallowed was merely Xiao Yan's afterimage.
At this moment, when the giant snake turned its head, it realized that in the darkness, there was a person whose appearance could not be seen clearly standing above its head.
"Roar!"
An earth-shaking roar rang out. Just as the huge beast was about to make a move, Xiao Yan's right hand suddenly clenched into a fist. The moment the huge beast beneath his feet raised its head, he smashed down with his fist, forcefully piercing through the head of the beast that had made the sound.
The terrifying force instantly shattered the tissues in the huge snake's head. In fact, it even forcefully pierced through its lower jaw. Blood that was filled with a fishy stench immediately spurted out. At the same time, the huge beast's life force also quickly dissipated.
Soon after, Xiao Yan withdrew his palm, but it was not stained with a single trace of blood. Just as the huge beast's corpse heavily smashed onto the sand dune, Xiao Yan's gaze suddenly turned and looked at the void not far from the huge snake.
There, a strange black fog was churning in the air.
In an instant, Xiao Yan's face darkened. A pair of pitch-black eyes instantly ignited with a dense white flame.
"Ghost Palace!"
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