Chapter 76: Returning to the Desert

A dark red streak of light, like a shooting star chasing the moon, swiftly streaked across the sky, flying towards the endless golden desert.

The fierce wind roared past his ears but was blocked by a thin shield of Dou Qi.

As they entered the desert, waves of scorching heat hit them head-on.

The dark red light slightly paused.

Wei Yang cradled Xian'er in his arms, his Dou Qi wings gently flapping behind him, as he gazed out at the golden sea of sand stretching before them.

After leaving the small valley and traveling for several days, they had once again arrived at the Tagore Desert.

Feeling the scorching heat coming towards him, and the Dou Qi inside him becoming particularly active, Wei Yang couldn't help but smile, taking a deep breath.

"Inhale~"

"The Tagore Desert, we're back. This searing sensation really brings back memories!" Wei Yang murmured softly.

In his arms, Xian'er, with her long, snow-white hair, poked her little head out, and as her nose moved slightly, she inhaled a breath of the hot air outside, a faint smile also appearing on her face.

For them, the daytime environment of the Tagore Desert was undoubtedly something they very much enjoyed.

Wei Yang looked back at the direction they came from, where there was a hilly and rugged terrain of rocky hills and gullies, and in the more distant horizon, there was a faint line of dark green stretching across the edge of the sky.

That was the true dividing line between the inland and the desert.

Pausing briefly, Wei Yang tightened his hold on the person in his arms, his wings flapped, and he suddenly sped up again, transforming into a dark red streak of light, flying towards the depths of the desert.

...

Above Stone Desert City.

Wei Yang flew past swiftly, without any intention of stopping.

Their destination was the underground magma world where they had found the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Only there could provide the immense energy support needed to modify their cultivation techniques.

The distance to Stone Desert City was just a hundred miles or so, which Wei Yang could cover in an instant now.

Soon, they arrived above their destination.

Slowly descending, they landed on a sand dune.

Looking out, there was nothing but endless yellow sand.

Dryness and heat, the raging wind and sand, were the eternal themes here.

The scorching sun poured down from the sky, baking the sand beneath their feet, which emitted suffocating heat.

The heat rose slowly, and looking into the distance, it even made people's vision blur and distort slightly.

Wei Yang was about to release his soul power to find the entrance buried by the yellow sand long ago.

But when he looked down at Xian'er in his arms, he changed his mind instantly.

He reached out and rubbed the little white head that was curiously looking around, and said softly, "Lazy little one, we're here. Come on down."

Xian'er tightened her arms around Wei Yang's neck, shaking her head, "Just carry me down to the underground magma world."

Wei Yang chuckled, pinching her cheek, "What are you thinking? Come down. We'll stay up here for a while first. You need to hone your soul power."

"Hone my soul power?" Xian'er was taken aback at first, then quickly understood.

She instantly remembered last time when Wei Yang was looking for the Green Lotus Core Flame, how his soul power rapidly grew during the process of searching inch by inch.

"Yes." Xian'er nodded, releasing her hold and leaving Wei Yang's embrace to stand on the sand.

"I honed my soul power like this last time, condensing my soul power into a bundle and delving it beneath the sand, compressing and polishing it with the endless energy of earth..." Wei Yang explained in detail, sharing his previous experience in honing soul power.

Finally, he said, "Your current soul power isn't much different from mine last time, so you can just replicate my method. But be sure not to overdo it. Stop immediately when you feel your soul is tired to a critical point, rest well, and continue the next day."

"Okay." Xian'er nodded seriously.

"Start then." Wei Yang walked aside.

With his past experience, Xian'er only needed to replicate the process, so Wei Yang wasn't too worried.

Wei Yang then smiled and also walked to the side, sitting cross-legged to begin his own cultivation.

He wasn't in a hurry to enter the underground magma world to change his cultivation techniques, but chose to stay outside to guard Xian'er.

After all, honing soul power could be somewhat dangerous, and he wasn't comfortable leaving Xian'er alone outside.

Besides, it was merely a matter of a month or so; there was no rush.

...

Until the night fell, and the desert's heat quickly dissipated, replaced by the onset of cold.

The Tagore Desert showed its harsh temperament to the world.

The temperature difference between day and night was extreme.

Only then did Wei Yang, with a fatigued Xian'er in tow, enter the underground magma world through the passage he had already found to rest.

After they entered the passage, Wei Yang still used his soul power to sweep the surrounding sand, covering and hiding the entrance.

Following the passageway downward, they soon returned to the familiar magma world.

A gigantic, broad underground magma world.

The fiery magma bubbled constantly, occasionally rising into a bubble that burst with a pop.

Grayish-white fire poison spread as the magma bubbles burst.

Different from the cold of the outside desert night, this was another world.

Heat was the eternal theme here.

The abundant fire-attribute energy completely occupied every corner of this place, repelling other attributes, leaving only the dense, almost tangible fire attribute energy, and fire poison!

Holding the tired Xian'er, Wei Yang's Dou Qi wings flapped as they descended onto the platform they had created last time.

The terrifying high temperature here felt more like soaking in a hot spring, comfortable to them.

With a wave of his hand, Wei Yang summoned a wide stone bed onto the platform, covered with soft red beast pelts.

He placed Xian'er on the stone bed, covering her with a pelt, and chided, "Look how exhausted you are. Didn't I tell you to take it easy? We have plenty of time, what's the rush?"

Xian'er closed her eyes, daring not to look at Wei Yang, looking all obedient and ready to be reprimanded.

After a while, Xian'er spoke softly, "I know I was wrong, but I'm fine, right?"

"If you're like this again tomorrow, you should skip a day before honing again." Wei Yang said sternly.

"Okay." Xian'er didn't dare to argue, responding weakly.

"Get some rest now." Wei Yang said, ruffling her hair affectionately.

Shaking his head, he walked to the side, taking out a jade stone low table and a cushion with a flip of his hand.

Sitting cross-legged, he took out a pot of clear water from his ring and placed it on the table. In no time, the water in the pot began to boil.

He then took out tea utensils and started brewing tea skillfully.

At the Dou Wang level, as long as there was energy supply, even not eating for months wouldn't have much effect.

Furthermore, in such an energy-rich place, not eating for even half a year or a year wouldn't matter at all to them.

...

From that day on.

They began their cultivation life in the desert.

Wei Yang accompanied Xian'er to hone her soul power on the surface during the day, returning to the underground magma world to rest and cultivate at night.