Although Zhou Yang broke through the realm of Tianyuan with the way of fire, he was not sure whether he had fully possessed the dual attributes of gold and fire, so he only tried to practice virtual fire invisible and did not dare to go deep.
However, when practicing according to the heart method formula, it is not as difficult as imagined. Although it is not very clear and smooth, it is much easier than when first practicing the Lianying Light Splitting Sword.
In the first step of turning fire into silk, he actually made progress in only ten days. Although the silk transformed by the flame was still rough, it had begun to take shape. There were dozens of fire wires. If he practiced hard, If so, there will be a small success in more than a month.
Zhou Yang was overjoyed and studied this technique day and night.
However, as he continued to improve his proficiency, he discovered that with his current level of cultivation, it was extremely difficult to make any further breakthroughs.
Even so, he was satisfied.
Turning fire into silk, as the name suggests, is to turn the flame into countless filaments. The master can use the fire silk as a hidden weapon and use it freely. The surprise effect is very good, and the attack range of the fire spell can be greatly increased.
Zhou Yang had heard about the magical power of turning swords into silk. It was a supreme secret technique that only existed in legends. Now he didn't expect that flames could also turn into silk, and it had already been initially refined, which made him sigh in admiration for those talented people.
In fact, turning fire into silk is just a change of mana transformation. Mana can be transformed into various shapes for manipulation, as long as you reach the third level of Tianyuan cultivation.
Although this technique can take many forms, it is extremely difficult to change it into silk, and it is also extremely difficult for the royal master to control it. This secret technique is very similar to the soft whip in secular martial arts. If you don't do it right, you will hurt yourself.
Ordinarily, Zhou Yang had just broken through to the realm of Tianyuan, and whether it was his spiritual power that transformed into another, or his magical power that transformed into another, he couldn't meet the requirements.
But he cannot be measured by ordinary cultivators. His many adventures have created his special physique, and he will naturally not follow the ordinary path in cultivation.
However, there are joys and sorrows. The desert here is long and there is no end in sight.
"That, that's the altar of the Hall of Eternal Life!" Suddenly, You Chi roared in front of him, then fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, as did You Qing and Qi Sihai's family.
"Altar of the Eternal Life Palace? Why are you here? Could it be that the great priest of the Ming Clan took the altar and hid in the desert?" Zhou Yang just woke up from practicing and turned to look into the distance.
Deep in the desert, there was indeed a towering white tower-like building, but it was a little blurry because it was far away.
The You brothers and Qi Sihai's family kowtowed for enough time to drink tea. Then they stood up excitedly and ran forward in large strides. There was no trace of exhaustion anywhere.
Zhou Yang was also curious and followed him immediately.
However, after everyone walked for a whole day, the tall and vague altar still stood far away, and the distance did not change at all.
However, the group of people persevered and ran wildly, chasing each other all the way.
Two days, three days, five days, ten whole days, it's still the same.
Not bad, in the meantime they found some water sources, and asked Qi Mei to collect them all.
"It's just an illusion after a long time." After walking for a few days, Zhou Yang's excitement passed away in an instant, and he immediately reminded those devout Ming clan believers.
However, they didn't believe it at all, and continued to move forward as if possessed. They walked for another month, until the water was cut off, and even the weak Qi Mei did not fall behind.
The power of this belief is so great!
In the end, even all the water-containing plants collected were eaten up. Zhou Yang had no choice but to take out the fresh monster corpses from the Xu Mo treasure box and bleed them for Qi Mei to drink.
This is also a helpless solution, and it cannot fundamentally solve the problem, because whether it is human blood or monster blood, it is not used to quench thirst. Drinking too much will harm the body.
Moreover, Qi Mei's cultivation level was too low, and she did not dare to drink the blood of a slightly higher grade monster.
The afterglow of the setting sun covered the boundless desert with a layer of red. The scorching heat wave was slowly dissipating, and the red color was also dissipating, as if it was about to open the dark sky and cover the entire desert.
Although the desert in the evening looks desolate and tragic, it is much better than the scorching emptiness and scalding yellow sand during the day. It is the group's favorite moment.
Only then did a group of fanatical believers realize that what Zhou Yang said was right, that it was just an illusion and not real. But they still refused to give up and kept moving forward.
Ten days later, the altar completely disappeared, disappearing into a storm.
"Damn it, is there any end to this desert!" You Qing finally couldn't stand it any longer and cursed continuously. His throat was so dry that it felt uncomfortable, and that kind of fanaticism also disappeared with the disappearance of the altar.
Everyone else was silent. Although they were tired and uncomfortable with thirst, they still had to continue on their way. Even the weak Qi Mei walked forward stubbornly.
Zhou Yang was very helpless. In the face of faith, everything had to give way.
Everyone took good care of Qi Mei and took turns carrying her on their backs when she couldn't walk. Xi Danjin was no exception. They were both girls, so it was easier for her to take care of Qi Mei.
After more than two months of getting along, the relationship between the two has improved a lot. Even Qi Sihai and his son, who had always disliked Xi Danjin, have also slightly changed their attitude.
The human heart is made of flesh, and cultivators are also human beings. The more difficult and difficult the time, the more precious the human heart can be shown.
After climbing over one dune after another, Zhou Yang struggled to walk at the front, responsible for surveying water sources and food.
At this time, his consciousness locked on the third gerbil discovered today. He grabbed it forward with his powerful hand, and the squeaking little thing was already in his hand.
Zhou Yang casually threw it to You Chi and continued to release his consciousness.
"Sand rat!" For the first time, a beast larger than a gerbil appeared in his consciousness.
"It is indeed the Shaxi beast, we have hope!" Qi Sihai said with bright eyes.
The appearance of gerbils, jerboas, beetles and other creatures in the desert means that there is water nearby, but it is not sure where it is, because these small animals can survive without drinking water for a long time, and it is possible to travel from extremely far away Came here.
However, it is different when the larger Shaxi beasts appear. This kind of monsters cannot walk in the desert for a long time, and they need to replenish water.
"Don't scare it, we just follow it." Zhou Yang waved his hand and stared at the Shaxi beast.
Qi Sihai and others followed slowly.
The Shaxi beast was about three or four miles away from Zhou Yang and others. It was swaying and crawling forward, not very fast.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and a cloud of sand and dust rose up in front of the Shaxi beast. It turned around and continued to move forward, but stopped again after more than ten feet, its big head swayed from side to side, and then plunged downward into the sand. .
Zhou Yang and others were puzzled and stopped to watch.
The Shaxi beast's mouth was very long and sharp. Most of it entered in one stroke, and after another stroke, the entire head followed the long mouth.
"Is it looking for water?" Xi Danjin asked softly with dry lips.
"Shh!" Zhou Yang stretched out a finger to stop Xi Danjin, for fear of scaring away the Shaxi beast.
The next moment, the Shaxi beast pulled out its big head again and continued to crawl forward. It seemed that it did not find it, and Zhou Yang and others were also disappointed.
Everyone followed the Shaxi Beast forward. Although they did not find the water source, they found several plants, but they were all devoured by it.
Xiao Qimei looked very haggard due to dehydration. She watched eagerly as the Shaxi beast devoured the plants, and her throat could not help but squirm slightly.
"Damn it, if we can't find the water source again, I'll kill it!" Qi He felt very uncomfortable looking at his sister, and stared at the Shaxi beast again and said fiercely.
"Look, its whole body is stuck in!" Xi Danjin shouted softly.
But they saw that the monster beast first extended its long mouth into the desert, then its big head, and finally even its body sank in.
"There is a door!" Everyone was happy and slowly came closer again.
Zhou Yang's consciousness was always locked on the Shaxi beast. He found that the guy drilled down hard with his whole body, found several unknown plant roots one after another, and then swallowed them with the sand.
He couldn't help but be a little disappointed, it turned out that this guy was still looking for something to eat.
However, it moved again the next moment. After eating the roots of the plant, it did not come up, but continued downward, digging down with its long beak and digging at the sand with its four claws.
The sand dug up by it was thrown behind its back, and when it fell again, the Shaxi beast dropped another point.
In this way, it dug deeper and deeper, and Zhou Yang had to continue to get closer, otherwise his spiritual consciousness would not be able to reach it.
This guy is really good at drilling. In half the effort of a stick of incense, it has already sunk more than ten feet, and it is still drilling down.
Zhou Yang and others had reached within a hundred feet of it, and each of them sink their consciousness into it, following the Shaxi Beast downwards.
"That's it!" Zhou Yang's spiritual consciousness was naturally much stronger than others, and he noticed the abnormality immediately.
"Yes, stone!" Then Qi Sihai also discovered the scene dozens of feet below.
The Shaxi beast was using its long mouth to open up a piece of sand, revealing a section of gray stone.
The Shaxi beast's long mouth poked on the stone, which seemed to be a little painful, so it paddled to the side, but this stroke revealed another stone.
The sand beast became a little annoyed and twisted its body to the side, and the falling sand covered the stone again.
Naturally, it was unwilling to give in and continued to poke at the side with its long beak, but it was still a stone!
It is rare for ashlar stones to appear under the sand dunes, and more than one appears this time, which makes it even more unusual.
Are there any buildings under this dune?
The Shaxi beast continued to explore everywhere, but hit the wall every time. It seemed to be so angry that it shook its big head vigorously.
Everyone was surprised and didn't know how it could withstand such heavy pressure.
After shaking for a long time, the Shaxi beast began to crawl away. This did not mean that the search for water failed, but that this area was too hard.
The people above also thought so, and all agreed that the possibility of artificial structures below was very high.
Not only that, there should be a water source, otherwise the Shaxi beast would have climbed up long ago.
With this consensus, the group was very excited and decided to take action after a brief discussion.
