Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 1016: Chapter 708: Tier-3 Secret Realm, Top-Grade Spirit Stones

In the Endless Desert Sea, a Spiritual Ship sped forward, with a Void Spirit Insect constantly flapping its wings at the forefront.

Behind the Spirit Insect, Wan Chengjie, Xu Changkong, and others were also extremely solemn at this moment.

“Wan Daoist, actually, the East Flame Sand Valley outside the East Flame Oasis is not the best option!” Xu Changkong said.

The other three were also somewhat glum.

In the Ye Family Tavern, Xu Changkong, drawing from experience, outlined ten possible locations where cultivators from the two families of Zhang and Jia might be hiding.

This East Flame Sand Valley was one of them; the entire valley was known for its extraordinary heat and enormous sand.

Clearly, it was unusual and often experienced large dust explosions; ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators without good magical artifacts could face significant danger.

Yet, despite this, the place was hardly the most likely, and not the closest either.

Therefore, in Xu Changkong’s view, it ranked at least fourth or fifth.

“Xu Daoist, please take a look at the desert map, and trust me!”

“I am not after the best option; I am betting on the fastest and most likely. If we delay even a little, the Ye Family will certainly know through the auction, and by then, the four of us won’t have any credit at all!” Wan Chengjie said.

Upon hearing Wan Chengjie’s words, Xu Changkong was slightly stunned. They could imagine the Ye Family announcing the news, but hadn’t expected them to Inquire Spirit at the auction.

Yet now, upon reflection, they realized that if the Ye Family indeed pressed for answers at the auction, the loose cultivators would hardly refuse, having no reason to do so.

After all, the Ye Family had already made various promises, and finding the Secret Realm of the Zhang and Jia families at the auction would not be difficult.

With this in mind, Xu Changkong couldn’t help but feel enlightened.

Then he looked at the map again, and after several scans, he finally noticed that the East Flame Sand Valley was quite remote, practically in the southern desert.

It’s also somewhat distant from Leaving Heaven Grassland; most loose cultivators rarely visit here.

The other notable places were either frequently passed by cultivators or very close to large oases like Yuanling Oasis.

Xu Changkong and Jiang Yuwei exchanged a glance, and then both couldn’t help but feel a bit of respect for Wan Chengjie’s back.

They could see Wan Chengjie wasn’t very old, yet his knowledge and tactics were impressive, and they couldn’t help but start to be wary.

Of course, Wan Chengjie at this moment naturally didn’t know what the two were thinking, nor did he mind; he was staring intently at the Void Spirit Insect, frowning deeply!

The East Flame Sand Valley was even hotter than rumored, with fire-toxic Gang Wind mixed in the dust storm—an environment as harsh as it gets!

Even the Void Spirit Insect became restless upon arriving.

The fiery environment made it somewhat unable to adapt.

This East Flame Sand Valley might not just be dust storms; Wan Chengjie even suspected there might be a volcano beneath the valley, otherwise, it couldn’t breed such fierce fire poison.

Wan Chengjie’s face grew a bit grim as, according to this trend, the Void Spirit Insect’s void abilities might even decrease.

Their efficiency in inspecting the Secret Realm Grotto Heaven Mini World might reduce significantly.

Under his sensing, the Void Spirit Insect could roughly inspect a range of one or two miles around.

And this seems insignificant compared to the vastness of the sand valley.

“Let’s stop using the Spiritual Ship and get down; everyone, be careful. Xu Daoist, Jiang Daoist, we might encounter Tribulation Cultivators next, or run into cultivators from the Zhang and Jia families, so stay alert!” Wan Chengjie, after observing for a while, directly descended from the Spiritual Ship.

The positioning was linear, with the loose cultivator Jiang Yuwei at the front, followed by Wan Chengming, and finally Wan Chengjie and Xu Changkong.

This arrangement was relatively fair to Jiang Yuwei, as Xu Changkong was more knowledgeable, Wan Family provided the Void Spirit Insect, and if he truly did nothing, claiming credit later would be difficult.

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As time went on, the crimson Spirit Shield walked through the valley for an unknown period; the pervasive dust storms and endless yellow sands caused bloodshot eyes for the four members.

Meanwhile, the Void Spirit Insect was soaking in Spirit Liquid.

At this moment, it was somewhat dispirited.

Maintaining the Spirit Shield for such a long time and keeping vigilant around in the valley was extremely draining on Heart Spirit.

The monotonous yellow sand and occasional dust storms requiring avoidance added accumulated irritation.

“Wan Daoist, we haven’t encountered loose cultivators along the way, yet the dust storms grow ever severe; this place shouldn’t be likely, should it?” It was Jiang Yuwei who spoke, evidently he had thoughts of retreating.

Among the four, he was at the front, and things likely would go wrong for him.

“Jiang Daoist, let me take the lead; in such an environment, I actually feel the possibility has increased!” Xu Changkong spoke up. He had been here before, and sensed the Fire Vein seemed to have risen considerably.

This, on the contrary, increased the likelihood of Zhang and Jia hiding here.

Familiar with Jiang Yuwei’s worries, he proactively volunteered to move ahead.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei’s face was still grim, but he agreed and moved to the back.

And indeed, it was not long before the Void Spirit Insect began to emanate light and flew out of the Spirit Liquid, heading straight towards a sand dune!

This scene caused all four to frown, as the dune the Void Spirit Insect was heading to looked utterly ordinary.

The group’s Divine Sense scanned over several times, without finding anything.

But just as the Void Spirit Insect was about to arrive, it suddenly charged forward.