Chapter 117: Determining the Location

Chapter 117: Determining the Location

After a while, Gu He gently rubbed the little head of Qing Lin and softly said, "If you want to become stronger, will you diligently practice and train with me in the future?"

Listening to Gu He's gentle voice, Qing Lin's heart gradually calmed down. She nodded at Gu He, and her emerald eyes were filled with determination. "Yes, Teacher, I will."

However, Gu He's gaze remained on the three tiny emerald dots in Qing Lin's eyes. With the presence of the three emerald snake flower pupils, it wouldn't be too difficult for Qing Lin to achieve her goal in the future.

Then, Gu He began to guide Qing Lin in absorbing natural energy into her body, starting with the most basic step.

To be honest, Gu He felt somewhat helpless in Qing Lin's case. With his current level of cultivation, if he were to directly transmit his energy to Qing Lin, it would likely pose a severe risk to her life. As for martial arts and techniques, Qing Lin had not even entered the stage of martial energy. Gu He could not teach her any martial techniques in her current state.

Therefore, Gu He decided to postpone rewarding Qing Lin with the transmission of knowledge for the time being. At the moment, the best course of action was to increase Qing Lin's strength as much as possible.

Under Gu He's guidance, Qing Lin slowly sat in a meditative posture on the bed, closed her eyes, and then made some strange hand gestures. Subsequently, she began absorbing natural energy into her body gradually.

Watching Qing Lin's meditation practice slowly proceeding, Gu He smiled slightly, expressing satisfaction. He then retrieved a sheepskin map from his storage ring, which had been gifted to him by Hai Bo Dong. He carefully examined it and murmured, "It seems like tomorrow, I need to take Qing Lin to the eastern outskirts of the Tagre Desert."

For the past two days, most of Gu He's time had been spent searching for the whereabouts of the Blue Lotus Heart Flame. According to the sheepskin map, it indicated the eastern area of the Tagre Desert. However, this area was too vast, and considering the Blue Lotus Heart Flame was located underground, it wasn't something he could find quickly.

Gu He had grown impatient after two days of searching and decided that he would take Qing Lin to investigate the area tomorrow. According to his current timeline, he wasn't certain if the Blue Lotus Heart Flame had already fallen into the hands of Queen Medusa.

However, he remained calm. Even if Queen Medusa obtained the Blue Lotus Heart Flame, he believed he could reclaim it without any trouble. After all, Queen Medusa was merely a Nine-Star Dou Huang, and Gu He was a Three-Star Dou Zong – he was confident that he could handle her.

...

The next day,

Gu He summoned Qing Lin and showed her the sheepskin map. He then pointed to the eastern location outside the Tagre Desert and asked, "Qing Lin, have you felt a unique presence in this area recently?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Lin's eyes lit up with understanding, and she nodded in agreement. She replied, "Yes, Teacher, about a month ago, I sensed an extremely powerful presence outside the Tagre Desert. This presence seemed to share some similarities with the bloodline within me."

Gu He's brow furrowed upon hearing this. If Queen Medusa had indeed appeared, it meant that she might have already obtained the Blue Lotus Heart Flame.

"It seems like we will have to make a trip to the territory of the Snake-People Clan," Gu He murmured in his heart.

Qing Lin, noticing the concern in Gu He's expression, immediately expressed her worries. "Teacher, please be cautious and don't take any risks. Even our squad leaders are much weaker compared to that presence, and..."

Seeing Qing Lin's concerned expression, Gu He couldn't help but smile. "Tell me, am I weaker or stronger than that presence?"

Qing Lin hesitated for a moment and then shook her head. "I can't sense your presence."

Gu He fell silent for a moment upon hearing her response.

Indeed, Gu He was at the Dou Zong level, and there was no way that Qing Lin, who had never practiced before, could sense his presence.

Qing Lin's ability to sense the intensity of Queen Medusa's aura was solely due to the similarity in their bloodlines, which brought about a racial pressure.

"Come, I will take you to a place."

Before Qing Lin could react, Gu He picked her up and, with a flash, appeared in the eastern outskirts of the Tagre Desert.

The sudden transition from indoors to outdoors left Qing Lin shocked, her emerald eyes filled with astonishment.

She looked at Gu He and asked, "Teacher, what is this..."

Gu He smiled gracefully and didn't explain further. He only said, "You'll get used to it in the future."

Although she was still puzzled, Qing Lin started to guess that her teacher was not as simple as he appeared on the surface, having witnessed his extraordinary abilities.

Then, Gu He leaned down and asked, "Qing Lin, can you sense the exact location where you felt that presence similar to your bloodline?"

Even though the Blue Lotus Heart Flame had been taken by Queen Medusa, Gu He remembered that there were still two valuable treasures left underground: the Flame Seeding Lotus Seed and the Blue Lotus Seed Pouch. Although these items were no longer of use to him, they would be precious for his disciples in the future. As the number of his disciples grew, he would want to ensure that he could secure valuable items for them.

"I should be able to. Even though a month has passed, her residual aura was incredibly strong, and I was able to locate it by relying on the strand of my bloodline. I should be able to find the exact location," Qing Lin replied with a slight dimming of her expression when mentioning her bloodline.

"Teacher, if you want to go, Qing Lin will do her best to guide you!" Qing Lin sweetly smiled.

With that, Qing Lin closed her eyes and began to carefully sense her surroundings. After a moment, she opened her eyes, a glint of excitement in her gaze, and pointed in a direction, saying, "Teacher, it's over there!"

Gu He nodded in understanding and, with Qing Lin in his arms, teleported to the indicated location.

After several rounds of sensing, Qing Lin finally confirmed the precise location of the presence. A few moments later, in a flat desert area, Gu He and Qing Lin appeared.

"Qing Lin, are you sure it's here?" Gu He scanned the surroundings, which seemed to have nothing out of the ordinary, and he couldn't help but feel skeptical.

After a careful re-sensing by Qing Lin, she nodded confidently and said, "Teacher, it's definitely here."

Seeing Qing Lin's confidence, Gu He focused his attention on the terrain once more. This place appeared utterly ordinary, with no features that could attract attention. There were countless similar flat sandy areas in the vast desert. It was hard to imagine that such an inconspicuous place could hide the trace of a "Spiritual Fire."

However, since Qing Lin was certain, Gu He had no reason to doubt her.

In the next moment, his thoughts moved, and his spiritual power swiftly spread, focusing on underground exploration.

His spiritual power continually probed deeper

underground, inch by inch.

One meter...

Two meters...

Three meters...

After examining seven different areas, Gu He finally sensed a scorching heat.

"I've finally found it."

Feeling this scorching presence, Gu He's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)