Chapter 55

"Seventy meters!"

Nie Tian's eyes glowed, and his body, which had been sitting upright, trembled slightly.

Not long ago, when he was searching for the Mystic Ice Python in that glacier area, the limit of his mental power's coverage was fifty meters.

That was only after he had exhausted his mental power several times and then significantly improved it, that he could reach such an extended range.

He did not expect that after eating the flesh of the Earth Lizard and strengthening his body, his mental power's detection limit would improve so noticeably!

"Good stuff! Truly good stuff!"

Every time he thought about how An Ying and the others had all suffered from diarrhea after eating the Earth Lizard's flesh, he couldn't help but cheer inwardly.

The flesh of a second-level spirit beast could not only accelerate his cultivation in the Qi Condensation stage but also temper his flesh and blood!

And the strength of his flesh and blood could benefit his mental power, making him enhance his strength comprehensively!

At this point, he had more expectations for the trial in the Green Illusion World, and suddenly felt that the Ghost Sect and the Blood Sect were not so terrifying.

He had completely lost interest in the discussions between Jiang Lingzhu and An Ying and others, and only wanted to quickly consume all the flesh of the Earth Lizard.

"Desert..."

Looking far at the Earth Lizard's body, he frowned, suddenly thinking of a problem.

The desert was different from the glacier area. The spirit beast flesh he had hunted in the glacier area could be carried on his back without any processing.

The glacier area was cold, and various spirit beast flesh could remain fresh and would not rot.

However, in the desert, it was scorching, and any spirit beast flesh, if not processed, would quickly become smelly and inedible.

"It seems I need to make the flesh into jerky. Only then can it be carried and eaten for a long time."

Thinking this, he suddenly stood up and walked towards the Earth Lizard's corpse.

Jiang Miao, who was sitting not far from her, also subconsciously followed him, surprised, "Nie Tian, what are you doing?"

"I'm going to make the Earth Lizard's flesh into jerky," Nie Tian replied.

"I'll help you," Jiang Miao said.

Nie Tian was taken aback, "Do you know how to do it?"

"No," Jiang Miao answered honestly, "You can teach me."

"I don't know either," Nie Tian said with a bitter smile.

"Ah!" Jiang Miao exclaimed softly, then looked at Guo Qi not far away, "Brother Guo, do you know how to make spirit beast flesh into jerky?"

"I do," Guo Qi replied.

"In the desert, we might not encounter spirit beasts, but we still need to eat. An Ying and the others are discussing important matters, and we're just idle. Why don't we make the spirit beast flesh into jerky that can be carried around?" Jiang Miao said.

"Okay, I'll help you," Guo Qi nodded.

In the glacier area, a Ghost Sect disciple wearing the clothes of Gray Valley almost ambushed and killed him. It was Nie Tian who first sensed it and immediately attacked the Ghost Sect disciple, saving him from a disaster.

No matter how he viewed Nie Tian before, the fact that Nie Tian saved his life was undeniable, so although he was a bit reluctant, he still nodded in agreement.

"I'll help you too," Ye Gumo of Lingyun Sect said with a smile.

He did not participate in the discussions between Jiang Lingzhu and An Ying and others. After recovering his strength with spirit stones, he sat not far from Nie Tian, quietly observing him.

He heard clearly the conversation between Nie Tian and Jiang Miao and knew that making the spirit beast flesh into jerky would provide enough food for everyone for a long time.

Now that both sides had joined forces and would not separate, they naturally needed to work together, so he took the initiative to step forward.

"Thank you," Nie Tian said with a smile.

Ye Gumo laughed heartily, "Don't be so formal, you're doing it for everyone."

With mutual courtesy, Nie Tian and Jiang Miao, with the help of Ye Gumo and Guo Qi, began to cut the spirit beast flesh to make it into jerky that could be eaten for a long time.

An Ying and the others discussed for a while and seemed to have reached a consensus.

When they learned that Nie Tian and the others were making jerky, they knew this could solve the food problem for everyone in the future, so they also joined in.

However, before they started, Pan Tao released a signal stick into the sky.

A black smoke rose into the sky, clearly visible in the desert.

"Now that everyone's spirit power has been restored, even if the Blood Sect's demoness comes, we won't be afraid," Pan Tao explained to Nie Tian, "Although Yuan Feng from Gray Valley is annoying, he's not stupid. Since they were attacked by the Ghost Sect in the glacier area, they won't dare to stay there."

"As long as Yuan Feng is still alive, he will choose to come to the desert, just like us."

"Perhaps, at this moment, Yuan Feng is already leading the survivors of Gray Valley to the desert."

"This signal is for Yuan Feng and his group, hoping they can find us through the signal, just like we found Lingyun Sect."

While helping Nie Tian cut the Earth Lizard's flesh, Pan Tao explained.

"Do you not plan to return to the glacier area?" Nie Tian asked.

"No, because there are also people from the Blood Sect in the Green Illusion World. The Blood Sect people are now in the desert, and if we go to the glacier area, the Blood Sect and the Ghost Sect can quickly join forces," Pan Tao was very honest, "We just discussed and decided to wait for a while, giving Gray Valley a chance to find us."

"If the signal is released and they don't come for a long time, it probably means they are mostly dead."

"In that case, if we rashly enter the glacier area, we will be fighting the Ghost Sect and the Blood Sect with our combined forces."

"That would be too unwise."

Nie Tian was surprised, "Do you plan to stay in the desert?"

"No," Pan Tao shook his head, "Whether we wait for Yuan Feng from Gray Valley or not, we will leave the desert and go to the volcanic area to find Zheng Bin from the Mystic Fog Palace. Jiang Lingzhu and Zheng Bin had an agreement when they entered. Jiang Lingzhu would lead people to the desert, and Zheng Bin would go to the volcanic area."

"Gray Valley suffered heavy casualties. Even if Yuan Feng survived, he probably doesn't have many people left."

"Gray Valley can no longer provide us with much help, and we already know the Ghost Sect is still hunting them."

"So, for everyone's sake, we decided to go to the volcanic area to find Zheng Bin from the Mystic Fog Palace."

"They should not be worse off than Gray Valley. If they haven't encountered the Hell Prison, the number of people from the Mystic Fog Palace should remain intact."

"The Mystic Fog Palace can significantly enhance our strength."

Pan Tao explained in detail the results of their discussion with Jiang Lingzhu to Nie Tian.

After a moment's thought, Nie Tian understood that because so many people from Gray Valley had died, and there were still an unknown number of Ghost Sect disciples in the glacier area, they had chosen the Mystic Fog Palace as a better option.

The signal Pan Tao released was their last chance for Yuan Feng. If Yuan Feng did not appear after the smoke dissipated, they would give up completely.

This was a cold but extremely wise decision, and he actually agreed with it.

The black smoke floated high in the desert sky for a long time before gradually dissipating.

"When the signal finally disappears, if Yuan Feng can see it, he can arrive in half an hour. Wait another half an hour. If they don't come after half an hour, there's no need to wait any longer," An Ying said coldly.

"Okay, let's wait another half an hour," Jiang Lingzhu agreed.

"That Yuan Feng is the most annoying. It's better if he's dead," Zheng Rui snorted, "Damn! In the glacier area, he wanted us to hand over Nie Tian to them, almost leading to a battle. Even if he comes, he will probably be a troublemaker."

"Why did he want Nie Tian?" Jiang Lingzhu asked curiously.

"Ask him," Zheng Rui pointed at Nie Tian.

Jiang Lingzhu looked over.

Nie Tian, who was busy processing the Earth Lizard's flesh, said, "Do you remember the battle between me and Yun Song at the Lingbao Pavilion entrance?"

"Of course, I remember."

"Yun Song is Yuan Feng's cousin."

"Oh, I see."

"Yuan family..." Nie Xian frowned, his face turning cold, "The Yuan family lives in Coldstone City but constantly uses underhanded means against our Nie family. It's best if Yuan Feng dies in the glacier area, so he doesn't come and cause trouble!"

As a member of the Nie family, he naturally knew that because of Yuan Qiuying, the Nie family had been suppressed by the Yuan family for many years.

Nie Donghai's severe injury was also due to the joint actions of the Yuan and Yun families, which made him have no good feelings towards Yuan Feng.

"There's a sound!" Jiang Lingzhu's expression changed, and she immediately looked towards the direction of the glacier area, "Everyone, be careful. If it's a Ghost Sect disciple, kill them immediately!"

"Okay!" Everyone responded.

"It's Yuan Feng!"

Soon, Yuan Feng and Yun Song appeared in everyone's line of sight.

Yuan Feng and Yun Song were clearly much thinner, their tattered clothes stained with blood.

It was unclear whether the blood was theirs or the Ghost Sect disciples'.

Their faces were pale, their eyes dull, and they had lost their former vigor.

When they saw the people from Lingyun Sect and Lingbao Pavilion, Yuan Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Finally found you!" Yun Song shouted, "In the glacier area, we encountered Ghost Sect disciples! Everyone except my cousin and me was killed, and they died very tragically!"

"You're here! Quickly, let's go back to the glacier area and kill all the Ghost Sect disciples!"

He was like a drowning person who suddenly saw a small boat, trembling with excitement.

"We've been waiting for you for a long time," An Ying looked at Yuan Feng coldly, "Let's go. Don't waste everyone's time. We're going to the volcanic area to find Zheng Bin from the Mystic Fog Palace now."

"Why find the Mystic Fog Palace? First, go back to the glacier area, kill all the Ghost Sect disciples, and then continue the trial in the Green Illusion World!" Yun Song screamed.

"Shut up!" Zheng Rui's expression was unfriendly, "We've taken a big risk waiting for you. I don't care how many of you died! Since you're here, follow our orders obediently. It's not your turn to give us orders!"

"Cousin." Yun Song looked at Yuan Feng pitifully.

Yuan Feng's cold gaze swept over everyone, and after a moment of silence, he said calmly, "Listen to them."

In their prime, he, Yuan Feng, was not afraid of Lingbao Pavilion and Lingyun Sect, but times had changed. Now, only he and Yun Song were left from Gray Valley, so they had to obey.

"There's too much spirit beast flesh, and someone needs to carry it. I think we should make them help carry more spirit beast flesh. What do you think?" Nie Tian suggested suddenly.

"Agreed!" An Ying nodded.

"That's right!" Zheng Rui agreed.

"They should do something," Jiang Lingzhu agreed.

"We haven't recovered yet!" Yun Song said angrily.

Nie Tian smiled, "We don't need people who don't work."

"I'll carry it!" Yuan Feng said coldly.

"Then, I'll carry it too," Yun Song had to obey.

"Right, that's good," Nie Tian said with a forced smile.

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