Chapter 44

Behind the light gate, there stretched a vast purple prairie.

The ground beneath their feet was covered with a kind of purple grass, which, when viewed from afar, resembled a purple ocean, endless to the eye. Tang Tian and Amoli opened their mouths wide, looking at the astonishing purple grass sea with shock.

"Wow, wow, wow! It's so beautiful!" Amoli seemed to be in disbelief, staring blankly at the grass sea.

"It's really so beautiful!" Tang Tian was also filled with awe.

Old Wei was the first to recover. He picked a purple grass from the ground. At some point, he had a small cylinder in his hand. Old Wei shone the small cylinder on the purple grass in his hand and sighed with relief: "It's not poisonous."

"What's this?" Tang Tian pointed at the small cylinder in Old Wei's hand.

"It's the [True Eye Cylinder], a star secret treasure of the Microscope constellation, Black Iron level." Old Wei handed the small cylinder to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian took it, and the small cylinder was quite heavy. Inside the small cylinder was a piece of glass. Tang Tian, following Old Wei's example, pulled a purple grass and placed it under the small cylinder. Soon, a line of small text appeared on the glass.

"Purple Cloud Grass, non-toxic, use: unknown."

"Wow, wow, wow! This is so powerful!" Tang Tian exclaimed in surprise.

"Let me see, let me see!" Amoli snatched it away.

"This is a star secret treasure!" Old Wei said proudly: "A trophy from my younger days. How about it, pretty powerful, right? By the way, your two Black Iron martial arts from the Furnace constellation, though not secret treasures, can be quite powerful if used well."

The two immediately perked up their ears.

"The Furnace constellation is a very unique constellation and the only one without a star secret treasure. People from the Furnace constellation are skilled in forging. They use fragments of the Furnace constellation in their forging to create unique Furnace weapons." Old Wei explained: "So the classification of Furnace weapons is very similar to star secret treasures. Try infusing your true energy into your weapons and then call out to them."

"Sounds a bit silly..." Tang Tian muttered, but still infused his true energy into the Black Iron gloves and looked up: "How do I call out?"

"Uh, I don't know that." Old Wei said irresponsibly.

Tang Tian: "..."

Just as Tang Tian thought Old Wei might be joking, he suddenly felt a faint connection with the Black Iron gloves. Could it be that Old Wei wasn't joking?

Tang Tian tried calling out, and with a sudden inspiration, he softly shouted: "Furnace."

Whoosh!

Bright red flames suddenly burst from the gloves, enveloping Tang Tian's fist in a ball of red fire. Tang Tian didn't feel any heat, but the Purple Cloud Grass on the ground quickly withered and lost its moisture.

Tang Tian stared blankly at the flame-covered gloves.

Indeed, worthy of young Tang...

A hint of surprise flashed in Old Wei's eyes.

Amoli, following Tang Tian's example, shouted at the Black Iron longsword in his hand: "Furnace."

Whoosh, flames burst from the blade, and Amoli held what looked like a flaming sword, his face full of curiosity: "Wow! So powerful!"

These two guys...

Old Wei's eyes twitched.

He cleared his throat: "This is called Black Iron Fire, a unique property of Black Iron Furnace weapons, but not many people know about it. In the future, you'll encounter all kinds of weapons and secret treasures. Remember, only when you gain their recognition can you unleash their full power. In the past, we were afraid you'd rely too much on their power, but now..."

Old Wei looked up at the vast purple prairie and said solemnly: "You must be very careful."

On the vast purple prairie, many figures could be seen, some with good lightness of body, only appearing as small black dots.

"Should we hurry up?" Amoli also asked.

"Hurry up? Remember, in an unfamiliar environment, never rush forward recklessly." Old Wei looked very experienced, looking up at the sky: "The time difference here and Starwind City is about seven hours. It's going to get dark soon, we need to find a safe campsite."

Suddenly, Old Wei had a beautiful mini boat in his hand, smaller than a palm but very intricate, with a prominent sail. Old Wei infused the boat with true energy, and the sail spun, finally pointing in a direction.

"This is the [Water-Seeking Sail], a secret treasure of the Sail constellation, Black Iron level." Old Wei explained: "It has only one function, to find water sources within two hundred miles."

Tang Tian and Amoli were completely dazzled by the endless star secret treasures Old Wei produced.

Old Wei put away the Water-Seeking Sail and walked in front: "As an old bird, I need to tell you two rookies that sometimes, many seemingly insignificant, low-level star secret treasures can save your lives."

"You rich guy! You actually lied to us that you were poor!" Tang Tian said with a dark face.

Amoli, holding the Black Iron longsword, looked murderous: "You tricked me with just a silver card..."

"Uh..." Old Wei realized he had slipped, laughing: "Actually, I borrowed these from a friend..."

"Tricking ghosts..."

"Tricking children..."

Amidst the arguments, the three moved quickly. Old Wei's lightness of body was the best, moving swiftly and effortlessly. Tang Tian's speed wasn't slow either; the third-level [Eight Steps Chasing Cicada] wasn't suitable for long distances, but Tang Tian's qi was long-lasting, maintaining a steady speed. Amoli's lightness of body was a different style; he ran like a madman, each step sinking deep into the soil, covering several yards with a loud thud.

"Jiang Shao, have you found any clues for your second crane form?" Old Wei asked while flying, as they began to delve deeper, no longer seeing anyone around.

"No." Tang Tian looked helpless: "No matter what I do, the second crane form doesn't budge. I've given up on it. But I've made some progress with the Small Collapse Fist."

"Basic Tang, let's have a good fight..." Amori said instinctively.

"Be careful!" Old Wei suddenly shouted.

Amori's foot was about to touch the ground when he felt a sudden warning. Hearing Old Wei's shout, he instinctively pulled back his foot.

Whoosh!

A purple shadow suddenly shot out from the ground.

Amori's body shrank into a ball, and he swung his Black Iron sword, cutting towards the purple shadow.

The purple shadow was cut in half, falling into the Purple Cloud Grass.

Amori used the momentum from his swing to launch himself towards Tang Tian, who reached out and grabbed him. Amori's face was pale; that reaction had been instinctive, and now, he looked even paler.

Old Wei's face was serious as he carefully approached where the purple shadow had fallen, using the tip of his sword to lift it.

Tang Tian and Amori finally saw clearly.

The purple shadow was a cluster of purple vines, crisscrossing to form a circular net, with sharp, saw-toothed thorns inside. Tang Tian and Amori felt a chill run down their spines. If they were caught by it, it would be...

Amori's face was deathly pale.

Old Wei took out the True Eye Cylinder and shone it on the net, saying: "Be careful, it's called the Purple Net Cage, very dangerous. The thorns have an anesthetic toxin, and this thick tube contains corrosive digestive fluid. Its roots are somewhat useful, but they're too deep in the soil, making them hard to dig up."

Tang Tian and Amori were pale as death, the Purple Net Cage's color was identical to the Purple Cloud Grass, making it extremely hard to distinguish. The vast purple grass sea suddenly seemed full of danger to them.

"I have a trick for dealing with these things," Old Wei said with a grin, holding a fishing rod with a toad tied to the end.

The toad croaked, and Tang Tian and Amori looked at each other, not understanding what Old Wei was doing.

Old Wei walked a few steps forward, sweeping the fishing rod, and suddenly a purple shadow shot out from the grass.

"Ha!" Old Wei didn't even draw his sword, just flicked his wrist, and the purple shadow was cut in half, falling into the grass.

Tang Tian and Amori were dumbfounded, amazed that it worked...

A moment later.

Tang Tian held seven or eight fishing rods in both hands, fanned out, each with a toad croaking loudly, looking very impressive. Amori, holding his sword, followed closely behind, and Old Wei walked leisurely behind them.

A purple shadow suddenly shot out from the grass, and Amori moved, drawing his sword.

"Watch my Wild Bull Slash!"

Another purple shadow.

"Watch my Wind Slash!"

"Watch my Toad Slash!"

The two worked seamlessly together, moving forward quickly.

After about two hours, they finally found a water source. A huge lake appeared before them, clear and blue like a sapphire. By the lake, various creatures could be seen. Winged monkeys flying around, lizards that looked like fish, and many brightly colored birds flying over the lake.

Many white stones by the lake, which Old Wei identified with the True Eye Cylinder as Snowflake Stones, a higher-grade stone, but of no value to the three.

Old Wei decided to camp here. The presence of many small animals indicated that there were no large predators, making it relatively safe.

Old Wei was well-prepared, setting up a tent.

By this time, it was already getting dark, and the twilight here was not the usual orange but a rare, colorful hue.

Straight, colorful stripes appeared in the sky, like colorful piano keys, breathtakingly beautiful.

Old Wei took out some black stones, lit them, and they burned brightly, Old Wei said they were called Campfire Stones, which could burn all night.

The three sat around the fire, chatting.

Tang Tian suddenly asked: "Hey, old man, how can we get first place?"

Old Wei was taken aback: "You want to get first place?"

"Yep." Tang Tian nodded, looking serious.

Amori looked at Tang Tian: "I support Basic Tang! We need to get first place!"

"If you want to get first place..." Old Wei thought for a moment and said: "We need to get the Star Language Soul Stone."