After looking at the map in detail again, the two of them determined their route, as long as they had to cross an area called the dry desert.
This route was chosen because the desert area has a wide view, so if an enemy is discovered, preparations can be made immediately. Other routes to Treasure City either require a longer detour or must pass through more dangerous areas.
However, the two of them knew that on the planet Taichu, there was no such thing as an absolutely safe place. Even in Black Crow City, there were many people who were far more powerful than them.
But the two still chose to forge ahead bravely.
They started to set off. Zhan Chen soon discovered another benefit of the Life Source Bead, that is, the life source liquid it continuously generates does not need to sit down and meditate to refine. It can be directly absorbed by his body. It only needs to be digested and absorbed.
This energy just takes a certain amount of time.
Therefore, he could not expect to pour the large amount of life source liquid he had stored directly into his body and quickly break through the realm.
However, Zhan Chen is already very content. With the Life Source Pearl, his strength is growing every moment.
It took them two months to reach the dry desert.
To be precise, this desert is a huge basin, surrounded by tall mountains that reach into the sky. Only gaps are left on the east and west sides, making it the only way to cross the desert area.
This desert is surrounded by desolate and dangerous areas, so there are no cities where Zhan Chen and Liu Ye can rest.
"In the morning of Zhan, our journey was dusty and we had fierce battles almost every day. We finally got here with great difficulty."
Liu Ye sighed.
"Yeah, if it's on an external planet, with our cultivation we can teleport from this planet to another with just a thought. How much effort does it take?"
Zhan Chen also sighed.
On Taichu Star, they felt as if they had returned to that distant feeling of just embarking on the path of cultivation.
"Forget it, stop complaining. We are lucky to be here. If we had encountered any powerful beings on the way, we would have been in trouble."
"let's go."
They continued to move forward, and the closer they got to the dry desert, the hotter they felt. Even though their cultivation levels were high, they still felt bored and wanted to fly over the desert right away.
The two chose to fly at a low altitude and looked down at the earth from above. The earth was covered with earthy yellow sand and spread to a distance that even they could not see.
Obviously, there was no wind in the desert just now, but suddenly the wind and clouds suddenly changed and strong winds blew up, rolling up the sand on the ground and flying straight into the sky.
Zhan Chen and the others were also affected. For a while, they couldn't see clearly anything thirty meters away. They could only use their spiritual thoughts to grasp the situation in the wind and sand.
"No, senior, the wind and sand are too strong. We still want to land on the ground and find a place to take shelter."
"Well, we can't get any benefits from going forward in such wind and sand."
The two landed towards the ground.
However, there is a vast sea of sand all around, and there is no shelter.
Liu Ye took out an exquisite small tower and said, "Let's go in here. This is a space magic weapon of mine. Use it to temporarily avoid the wind and sand."
"good."
Liu Ye threw the pagoda to the ground, and with a snap of his fingers, the small pagoda turned into a pagoda more than ten meters high.
Zhan Chen and Liu Ye landed in front of the tower and wanted to enter it.
At this moment, something strange happened, and suddenly the sand exploded, and a hundred-foot centipede sprang out from it.
He opened his huge mouth and swallowed the two of them.
"hateful!"
Liu Ye reacted first, used magic skills, and used the fireball technique to attack it.
If the fireball technique used by the peak Xingxuan Realm expert can turn into boundless flames in the outside world, it can even burn the entire galaxy. Even on the Taichu Star, it is as powerful as a comet hitting the ground.
However, the scorching fireball hit the centipede in the face, but it could not make it retreat even half a step. It continued to attack Liu Ye, Zhan Chen and the pagoda in one go.
The belly of the centipede is dark, and the surrounding area is filled with viscous digestive fluid.
This digestive juice is so amazing that it will melt even seven-star vessels, let alone humans.
Fortunately, Liu Ye and Zhan Chen were not low in cultivation. They put up a protective shield outside, which could temporarily resist the erosion of digestive juices. However, the protective shield required a large amount of star power to be maintained at all times, and this was not an option in the long run.
"I didn't expect that we would encounter such a situation in the desert."
Liu Ye couldn't help but sigh.
"There are risks hidden everywhere on Taichu Planet. It's only our fault for being careless. But the top priority is to find ways to get out of here."
Zhan Chen said calmly.
"Yes, we have to get out of here."
As Liu Ye spoke, he took out his star weapon, and then urged it to attack the abdominal wall of the giant centipede with all its strength, trying to make a hole in it.
However, when his star device hit the abdominal wall, it was stuck deep in it and could not move flexibly.
Liu Ye spent a lot of effort to pull it out of the abdominal wall and then retracted it, sweating all over from exhaustion.
The organization he had previously breached grew rapidly and quickly returned to its original state.
"What kind of strange insect is this? I didn't expect that my full blow could not break it from the inside."
"Since senior is not good, then I am even less good. It seems that the strength of the unknown star beast we encountered has reached the level of the Lord of the Star Territory."
"I'm afraid that's the case. We can only find a way out within its body."
"Should we choose to move forward or backward now?"
"Choose to move forward. This star beast is very powerful. If we run out of its mouth, we may have to face it. If we move forward, we may be able to find other outward openings and take advantage of it.
Get out."
"Okay, I'll listen to seniors."
The two of them held on to the shield while exploring the inside of the giant centipede's body.
The interior space of this centipede's body is very large, and various body tissues are criss-crossed to form a grid of caves, which is almost like a maze.
The two soon became lost in it.
Liu Ye regretted this.
"It's really unlucky. It seems I made the wrong choice. I shouldn't have rashly tried to explore the inside of this giant insect's body. I didn't expect it to have its own space inside. Now it's difficult for us to get out."
"Brother, you don't have to blame yourself. This is a situation we didn't consider before. And didn't you notice that the strong acid around you disappeared?"
Liu Ye looked around and found that the place they were in now was more like a cave. I don't know when the sticky and highly corrosive acid around them disappeared, replaced by relatively clean cells.
organize.
However, these organizations are still very hard, and they cannot break them with their cultivation.
"Yes, the acid has disappeared, but we are also lost. This is worse than being in a worm's belly surrounded by acid."
"Anyway, it is a fait accompli that we have lost our way. Instead of dwelling on this point, it is better to explore a way out."
"Humph, Zhan Chen, you are quite open-minded."
"Brother, think about it, wasn't our exit from Chaos worse than it is now? But we got out of it, and I believe we can do it this time too."
"I hope I can lend you some good words."
The two let go of their spiritual thoughts and explored forward. Originally, the spiritual thoughts of the strong people in the Star Whirlpool Realm were extremely powerful. However, on the Taichu Star, even the spiritual thoughts of cultivators would be greatly restricted, not to mention the deep thoughts at this time.
Trapped in a worm's belly, even Liu Ye could only detect the situation within a hundred meters ahead.
In addition, the giant centipede has a large space inside its body, so the two had no choice but to move forward gropingly.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhan Chen and Liu Ye still couldn't find any way out.
At this moment, a voice came from the front.
"Two fellow Taoists, were you also swallowed up by the salon?"
Liu Ye and Zhan Chen were stunned and hurried forward. Soon an old man and a young man appeared in their sight.
The old man had white beard and hair, but he was nine feet tall, with a strong back and strong waist, and piercing eyes.
The young man looked very young, half a head shorter than the elder beside him, and he was also frail, like a scholar.
Liu Ye's eyes were focused on the old man, and a deep fear flashed in his eyes.
"Zhan Chen, that old man is probably more powerful than me."
"More powerful than you, then is he the Lord of the Star Territory?"
"That's not true. In fact, you should know that there is a huge gap in strength between the same peak star vortex realm experts."
"I know this."
“I don’t know the names of these two Taoist friends, can you please report them to me?”
Liu Ye asked with his hands raised.
"Oh, let's introduce ourselves first."
The old man didn't answer, but the young man stepped forward and introduced him.
"My name is Zhu Guangyuan, and I am the third son of the owner of Jubaozhai in Jubao City. The person next to me is a priest of my family who is responsible for protecting my safety. You can call him Master."
"I'm a normal teacher."
The old man raised his hand towards Liu Ye, but he didn't look at Zhan Chen at all.
Zhan Chen knew in his heart that there was a big gap in cultivation between him and himself, so naturally he could not attract his attention, so he turned his attention to Zhu Guangyuan.
Zhu Guangyuan's cultivation level is surprisingly low, it seems, he only has one star whirlpool level.
He was looking at Zhu Guangyuan, and Zhu Guangyuan also looked at him curiously. After all, the two were not much different in age.
"Fellow Teacher Teacher, are you trapped here too?"
Liu Ye asked again.
Before Shifan could answer, Zhu Guangyuan shouted first.
"Yes, our caravan originally wanted to cross the desert to the center of the continent to do business, but unexpectedly we encountered this trouble. All my followers were scattered, and only the teacher's envoys protected me. But we were unlucky.
Got swallowed up by this salon."
"Is this giant centipede called Sharon?"
"Yes, Sharon is an ancient savage beast that dominates the dry desert. Its strength is comparable to the Lord of the Star Territory. The reason why it is called a dragon is because although it looks like a centipede, its magical powers are comparable to those of the dragons."
"So did you find a way out?"
"We have been trapped here for ten years. Master has also tried various methods to open the barrier here. Unfortunately, the demonic insects are too powerful. All attempts so far have ended in failure."
"It's unbelievable. You've been trapped here for ten years."
"Yes, but ten years is nothing to us. It's just that we have been trapped here without being able to get out, and my family cannot understand our location and worry about us."
"Let's work hard together. You have been here for ten years and you should be more familiar with this place than we are."