Deserts and ice sheets are recognized as the most unfriendly areas for life.
In comparison, the desert is even worse than the ice sheet. The ice sheet is very cold and windy, but as long as there are means to resist the cold, both plants and animals can survive tenaciously. At least there, the most important thing that constitutes life is
The resource - water, is very abundant.
The desert is different. It's very hot during the day, very cold at night, and the climate is horribly dry. All the factors that are detrimental to life are concentrated together.
At midnight, it is so cold that even blood seems to freeze; at noon, the rocks under the scorching sun are so hot that they can be used to fry eggs; and the ever-soaring wind accelerates the sand grains to the point where they are thrown out like a rope.
Like marbles, if you are not careful, you will be beaten to a bloody head.
However, these are nothing. The most terrifying thing about the desert is the lack of water.
"Thankfully we prepared enough water, otherwise we would probably be like these people..." Xiao Buyi looked at the piles of bones under the cliff not far away and said with fear, "Although I have heard before that water is hard to find in the desert,
But I didn’t expect that I couldn’t even find a drop of water!”
"We are monks. We can fly to the sky and escape from the earth. We will not die of thirst." Wu Jie said with a smile while frying eggs on a clean black stone.
But he was also muttering in his heart: "The deserts in this world are much more exaggerated than those on the earth! There are some oases in the deserts on the earth, some underground water... there are some cacti or small insects. But the deserts in this world are...
I really can't find any living things... Fortunately, I made an ordinary spring in the Book of Heaven before setting off, otherwise I'm afraid I would have to turn back halfway to find water."
After three days in the desert, they really couldn't find any water.
This desert located in the west of "Da Qin", a large country in the northwest of Kyushu, is so vast that it is almost impossible for mortals to cross it. Even monks must be fully prepared before they dare to head into the interior of the desert.
Wu Jie and Xiao Buyi had prepared a lot of food and water in advance, but they still seriously underestimated how unfriendly this desert was to all living beings - on the first day after entering the desert, they drank all the food and water that would normally be consumed under normal circumstances.
It can last four to five days of drinking water.
Monks are much stronger than ordinary people, so the water in their bodies evaporates faster than ordinary people. Although this situation can be avoided with a few simple spells, the harsh environment will greatly increase the cost of maintaining the spells.
Wu Jie and Xiao Buyi rejected this approach after a brief discussion. They would rather drink more water to maintain sufficient mana.
As a result, the water they originally planned to drink for half a month has been consumed by today.
But Xiao Buyi didn't know this. He only knew that Wu Jie could always take out water from the medicine box he carried with him, and he always seemed very calm and not nervous.
"A famous sect is indeed a famous sect! Fellow Daoist Wu, the inside of your box is probably bigger than a warehouse, right?" He said enviously, "We casual cultivators are really incomparable to you!"
He also has a storage item, which is a gray belt. There is about the space of a large wooden box inside. However, there are many various magic weapons and materials inside, and there is almost no space left to hold water - Casual Cultivators
Most of the time, all the wealth is carried with them.
Therefore, casual cultivators often commit murder and swindle goods, because they all know that as long as they kill each other, there is a great chance that they can get all the accumulation of the other person's life.
In comparison, disciples from large sects like Wu Jie are relatively shabby. Although he has quite a complete family, if the total value is calculated, it is probably not even a fraction of Xiao Buyi's.
The reason is very simple. For them, things that are not usually used can be kept in the sect, and they only need to carry some of the most important and commonly used things with them.
For example, Wu Jie himself had an invisible sword, a ghost-controlling ring, a robe, a magic sword, an amulet, flying boots, a storage medicine box, sunglasses, a bamboo sign, and a long knife. He felt that the things he brought were already sufficient.
Nothing else is needed.
He didn't feel Xiao Buyi's pressure on life at all, and he had never been like Xiao Buyi, who couldn't help but want to pick it up and take it away when he saw a rare piece of ore on the roadside.
Most of his storage medicine box is empty - almost all sect disciples are like this. Their storage magic tools are never full, but the contents are all high-quality, or at least
Said it could be used.
For them, the value of something is not important, what matters is whether it is used or not.
Therefore, killing the disciples of the sect is definitely not a very cost-effective deal. Firstly, they are very powerful and difficult to kill. Secondly, there are many teachers and friends who are constantly retaliating against them. Thirdly and most importantly, even if they are killed, it may not be possible.
There are so many benefits to be gained.
For example, if someone kills Wu Jie, unless he is killed by an unexpected move, his robe, long knife, invisible sword, and storage medicine box will definitely be destroyed in the battle. The remaining talismans and magic sword are
There is no use in taking the unique magic weapon. The only things that can be grabbed are the ghost ring, flying boots, sunglasses and bamboo cards.
Fighting with a hundred-refined monk for this little thing is definitely not ordinary greed, but greed to the point of being brain-dead!
The scorching sun quickly fried the eggs. Wu Jie smiled and gave Xiao Buyi two fried eggs, and took two for himself. Then he pretended to take out two bamboo tubes of water from the medicine box, one for each person.
One tube.
In fact, he had finished drinking the water in his medicine box a long time ago, and what he is drinking now is the spiritual spring water produced in Tianshu World. If Xiao Buyi hadn't been thinking about how to find a place for inheritance in this damn desert, he might have discovered it long ago.
Problem.
...No, he would probably attribute it to the fact that "disciples of large sects are treated well! Even drinking water must drink spiritual spring water" or something like that...
This is prejudice, naked prejudice!
Of course, two fried eggs cannot fill you up, but both Wu Jie and Xiao Buyi have Bigu Pills. Eating some eggs is just to adjust their mood. Monks don’t need to take anything else with them when they go out. Bigu Pills are definitely required.
Bring more.
"I remember that when I first started to practice Taoism, I was in a very poor state. It was not until more than ten years ago that I came into contact with Bigu Pill." Xiao Buyi casually threw a fragrant pill into his mouth and said with emotion, "
At that time, I thought this food was really amazing, and when I have the ability, I will live my life exclusively eating this food!"
"Bigu Dan has no taste except a faint fragrance. Wouldn't it be boring to eat it all day long?"
"Yeah, then I really only ate this every day for about a year. It turned off my appetite and now I feel uncomfortable when I see it."
Wu Jie was stunned for a moment, and then laughed together with Xiao Buyi.
"There are so many interesting things in the life of a casual cultivator!" After laughing for a while, Wu Jiecai said with emotion, "Our life is much boring. We spend most of our time on cultivation every day and pay little attention to other things... I always feel that
A lot of youth was wasted!”
"It's too late for us to be envious of being able to concentrate on cultivation! The road to immortality is rugged and difficult. One more day of cultivation will give you more hope of ascension. If possible, I really wish I could just practice every day..." Xiao Buyi shook his head.
, sighed.
"This is probably the so-called 'siege city'. People in the city want to come out, and people outside the city want to go in. They all think that the life of the other side is better." Wu Jie sighed with emotion, and flew into the air with his sword light, flying around.
Looked at it carefully.
As before, nothing special.
"It's impossible to find clues during the day. Everything in this damn desert looks the same." Xiao Buyi walked to the edge of the cliff, removed the bones, and then set up a defensive formation. "Take a rest first and wait until night.
Check the stars for clues."
"Didn't you say that the stars and records are wrong and cannot be found?"
"That's because I didn't consider the changes in the sky several times before - I won't make a mistake again this time."
Wu Jie was relieved. He walked over and dug a hole to bury the bones. He also used a steel talisman to turn the tomb and the surrounding sand into a rock. He also built a small stele in front of the tomb.
, the monument reads "Tomb of the Unknown Traveler".
"There is no need for you to waste your mana. People come from heaven and earth, and they will return to heaven and earth after death. Why do we need a tomb?"
"If I die, I hope that at least someone can build a tomb for me. To put it into perspective, I don't mind helping others bury them in peace to the best of my ability."
Xiao Buyi nodded secretly and said nothing more.
Disciples from famous and upright families are like this. They often appear to be a little pedantic, but when you cooperate with them, this pedantry appears to be particularly reliable and lovely - they will not be jealous because you have received benefits, let alone seek benefits.
Money kills life. What they say is like a nail and they will never change it easily. When they are in danger, they are often willing to take risks to help you.
Therefore, although casual cultivators all over the world often ridicule these well-known and upright disciples, they are still as stupid as cows, but when the critical moment comes, they are still willing to give priority to believing in these idiots.
Why is the righteous path prospering in the world? It is because of the efforts of these idiots from generation to generation that most monks in the world yearn for them.
Xiao Buyi had met some righteous disciples before. They were similar to Wu Jie. Although they had different personalities, their characters were all trustworthy.
"After I get the true biography of Patriarch Li, maybe I should try to find a decent person to seek refuge with - but then I have to give up my free life..." Xiao Buyi leaned against the stone wall and took a nap, thinking secretly in his heart.
Wu Jie was currently chatting with Jasmine and Du Ruo, discussing the topic of the desert.
"Master, I remember that there are usually special treasures in deserts like this. Why don't you go and look for them?"
"Oh? What treasure?"
"There are too many types... For example, if a sandworm can live for more than a thousand years, it will form an inner elixir in its body; if it lives for ten thousand years, its inner elixir will form a dragon ball, and it will also evolve into a salon..."
Wu Jie ignored Du Ruo's comment that "it sounds delicious" and asked calmly: "Approximately how big are the sandworms?"
"The average sandworm is about as tall as an ordinary house and as long as a dozen rooms. Those that live to a thousand years are estimated to be four or five times larger, and those that live to be ten thousand years are probably ten times larger than ordinary sandworms.
size."
"Then it's better not to encounter them." Du Ruo, who was in high spirits just now, suddenly became weak.
"Why? I remember a senior brother said that the meat of sandworms is quite delicious."
Wu Jie sighed: "I think...my meat is probably delicious to them..."
"Then let's find the Flame Heart. There's no need to fight for this. Just find a volcano that has erupted in the desert. After years of weathering, the core of the volcano will occasionally form that kind of gem."
"What's it for?"
"The flame heart can be used to refine the external incarnation of the fire element. It is a very useful treasure."
"...May I ask what level of magical power your external incarnation is?"
"If you become a Yin God, you can barely refine this, but it's better to wait until you become a Yang God before refining it to avoid wasting it."
"...Jasmine, can you say something reliable?"
"Yeah, tell me something you can eat."
"There is something called Sand Charm in the desert. It likes to imitate the appearance and behavior of humans. As long as you pretend to be a victim, they will come to your rescue and then stab you to death - their hearts taste good."
"...I think the ones who deserve to be stabbed to death are the bastards who eat them!"
"The fourth child is right! It's better to capture those bastards and suck their blood!"
Time passed like this little by little, and when it was getting dark, Xiao Buyi suddenly stood up and looked around warily.
"What's wrong?" Wu Jie, who was resting under the stone wall, asked in confusion.
Xiao Buyi did not answer. Instead, he lay down and put his ear on the sand to listen carefully.
Wu Jie was about to fly his flying sword up to the sky to have a look, but he stopped him.
After a while, he stood up with a serious face and took out the magic weapon for combat.
"Two monks are approaching with unknown intentions. We'd better prepare for a fight with them!"
