novelaction Chapter 905 Xisha Region (7)
Chapter 905 Xisha Region (7)
Chapter 905 The Western Sands (Part 7)
“No need for that.” The man smiled as well. “I am Nangong Ling, and I am a diligent steward of the Four Symbols Hall of the Rainbow Demon Saint Palace. Since you are aware of the dangers here, please be patient and wait until we have thoroughly studied the situation and made special preparations before considering further contact.”
The Hall of Four Symbols.
Han Yi knew what the Four Symbols Hall represented.
The pills, array flags, talismans, and even the vast majority of array formations circulating in the market all originate from the Four Symbols Palace.
They are essentially scholars and researchers specializing in the Demon Saint Palace.
The man's identity is likely that of the logistics personnel required by the second objective—someone who arrived earlier and needed assistance.
"Why are you alone? Didn't you say you were going to build a landmark array?" Han Yi asked casually.
"Isn't this exactly what we're doing—gathering materials for the landmark array?" Nangong Ling smiled. "This area just happens to be under my jurisdiction. I suppose your mission... includes assisting in the construction of the landmark array, right?"
"Ah."
Han Yi nodded noncommittally: "Then... shall I go somewhere else first?"
"Either is fine," Nangong Ling said casually. "Most of the surrounding area has already been searched. As long as we don't go too deep, there won't be any danger."
He pointed to his forehead: "By the way, this is the location of the Logistics Headquarters. If we find suitable materials, we can send them over there."
Buzz...
The jade tablet trembled slightly. Han Yi looked closely and saw that a red marker had indeed appeared on the map.
It's not too far from here. But most of the path in between is unexplored black territory.
"Alright." Han Yi put away the jade tablet, tapped his toes, and his figure merged into the airflow, disappearing in an instant.
Nangong Ling watched Han Yi leave, and only turned around after a long while.
“A newbie… just a newbie… so easy to fool…” he muttered to himself, a mocking smile on his face.
Just a thought.
Whoosh...
A sudden gust of evil wind blew by, and the plants around it withered instantly, their leaves fell, and their vitality was stripped away.
In a pool of ashes on the ground, something bulged and bulged, as if it were about to awaken.
Not long after.
The seemingly dead vine monster, covered in black ash, shakily stood up again.
The originally dormant and weak aura was revitalized by the continuous flow of life from all around. The dry, withered branches, covered in black and gray, sprouted and turned green in the blink of an eye, regaining their vitality and brimming with life.
"Able to absorb life force..." Nangong Ling slowly approached the small lake, "Since that's the case... as long as we use..."
He muttered to himself, mobilizing his spirit, and his hands moved rapidly in a series of hand seals. In the hazy light, large green light spots gently appeared.
"Brother Nangong?"
Suddenly, a voice came from beside him.
puff.
Nangong Ling's hand trembled instantly. The spiritual energy she had just gathered was interrupted, and it burst into the air like dazzling bubbles, disappearing without a trace.
"I apologize. There's something I forgot to ask." Han Yi stood quietly on the tree trunk like a light leaf and said calmly, "Brother Nangong, which materials are suitable for building the landmark array? Please tell me in detail."
Damn!
Nangong Ling cursed inwardly. In this desolate desert, there was not much wood-type spiritual energy to begin with, and this back and forth would consume a lot of energy.
But he forgot to mention it earlier, so it's normal for people to come back and ask.
"That was my oversight." Nangong Ling slapped her forehead, suppressing her anger and feeling somewhat apologetic. "I've already sent you the list of what's needed. Find as many as you can, safety first."
Han Yi lifted the jade tablet and saw that there was indeed an extra list on it.
The map shows various plants such as desert flowers, silent grass, and yellow heart stone, and roughly marks the possible areas where they might exist, along with pictures and text labels indicating their appearance – incredibly thoughtful.
"Oh, right, there are some dangers we might encounter that are unique to this desert. If we have time, we might as well study them; they might come in handy..."
Nangong Ling's thoughts raced. To prevent Han Yi from coming back to ask him questions again, he added several more documents and only stopped after confirming that there were no omissions.
Han Yi sensed the jade tablet and found a large amount of new information inside.
The newly discovered dangerous area is teeming with aggressive creatures...
The black scorpions and sandworms I encountered before are also recorded here.
Compared to the outdated information I saw when I set off, it's so much more complete now.
"Understood. Thank you." Han Yi nodded. "In that case... shall I go now?"
"Take care." Nangong Ling smiled and watched Han Yi leave.
Only after Han Yi had completely gone far away, and even after using her aura-gazing technique, she could no longer sense his presence, did Nangong Ling finally relax.
"Luckily I was alert... I knew I might be suspected..." he muttered, summoning the vine monster again.
The moment she sensed something was wrong, Nangong Ling dismissed her summoned creatures and faked the scene.
"A swift and decisive victory... I wonder what the ultimate reward is... that it could make the people of the Hailan School and Xuanqing Mountain so anxious..."
Nangong Ling was puzzled, as the vine monster twisted and deformed rapidly under his control.
Its original height of five or six meters gradually shrank, and its tender green body deepened in color, becoming dark green, deep green, dark green... until it finally turned into a completely lifeless darkness.
A dense aura of decay and death emanated from his body.
"Phew... It's done..." Nangong Ling breathed a sigh of relief and wiped away his sweat. If it weren't for his talent to absorb the essence of plants, he really wouldn't have been able to solve this problem.
This soul crystal records the last clues of the previous team before they went missing, and it is also the most important part of obtaining the highest reward.
His purpose was to obtain the soul crystal in the lake.
To be precise.
They came for Xie Guangning and Gongye Yun, and the forces behind them.
The Hailan School and Xuanqing Mountain, two major forces, had already contacted Nangong Ling, hoping he would provide assistance within the Xisha region.
Although they couldn't agree on a price.
Nangong Ling has already made her plan: the highest bidder wins.
First, get the goods in hand, then find Xie Guangning and Gongye Yun to discuss the price.
"Brother Nangong...?"
Just as Nangong Ling's lips curled into a smile, envisioning the future—this deal brought him one step closer to his goal—a deep voice suddenly rang out, startling him so much that his lips twitched, and he hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound.
"Oh, it's Brother Han... You... haven't left yet?" Nangong Ling forced a smile. "Is there something else?"
"Excuse me. What's the name of the spell that summoned the vine monster just now? And where can I learn it?" Han Yi's figure slowly appeared, and he asked seriously.
"A vine monster?" Nangong Ling was taken aback, then realized, "That's called Lü Ping. It's not some kind of monster."
"A name... is just a code." Han Yi said dismissively, "Please tell me."
"..."
Nangong Ling fell silent, her suppressed anger burning fiercely within her.
The thing he hated most was that people treated Green Pine like a monster.
"Is it inconvenient to say?" Han Yi seemed to have noticed something and narrowed his eyes. "I don't mean anything else. I just think it's good to have such a helper in this barren land. He can help accomplish some things that are difficult for others to do."
"What do you mean by that?" Nangong Ling's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly changed the subject. "This is my innate ability of the divine soul. Even if I told you, you still wouldn't be able to learn it."
"I've already said it. I didn't mean anything by it." Han Yi seemed to have a deeper meaning. "I was just curious and wanted to ask. Brother Nangong must have gained quite a bit of benefit from this talent, right?"
"You...?!" Nangong Ling's expression darkened, clearly touched on a sensitive topic, and her face immediately turned ugly.
Suddenly, a rustling sound of movement came from inside.
On the oasis ground, dozens of black scorpions the size of water vats emerged from the damp soil and surrounded Han Yi.
These black scorpions were significantly larger than the ordinary scorpions in the swarm, their carapaces shimmering with a black light, suggesting some kind of mutation. One of the black scorpions, upon seeing Han Yi, reacted as if it had found its father's killer; its pair of large, black compound eyes flashed with hatred as it suddenly pounced on him.
The large, crackling claws, radiating a chilling light, lunged at Han Yi, attempting to cleave him in two.
Clang!
The long sword is unsheathed.
A silver-white blade of energy, like mercury spilling onto the ground, suddenly tore through the air and shot out.
Bang! !
The black scorpion was slashed back by the blade and sent flying backward at an even faster speed.
"Ok?"
Han Yi was surprised, as the expected armor-piercing and cleavage did not occur; instead, a deep mark was left on the shell.
Swish, swish, swish! The long sword spun down, followed by three more consecutive slashes.
The cold, sharp blade energy, like three streaks of white light, split and merged, transforming into a white blade energy several meters long that rapidly pierced through the air.
The white blade spun, like leaping flames, and a blazing, explosive shriek rang out. A large amount of fire energy was drawn in and gathered into a red fire serpent, which suddenly slammed into the black scorpion.
boom!
The ground shook, countless high-temperature flames leaped and exploded, surging and violent energy exploded, and countless fragments of rock rippled in all directions. The black scorpion was directly cleaved in two by a single slash, and the entire black scorpion within a range of tens of meters was enveloped in raging flames.
"Resistance to fire... has increased?!"
To Han Yi's surprise, apart from the one that was directly struck by the blade energy, the other black scorpions completely ignored the surrounding flames and remained unharmed.
Even the one that died was only due to the power attached to the blade's energy. To put it simply...
It's about shattering it with sheer physical force; energy attacks have negligible effect.
but.
The scorpion tide that Han Yi encountered when he first came to this world.
Mingming was extremely afraid of fire.
A single, casual strike can cause hundreds, or even thousands, of deaths.
This is what puzzled Han Yi.