"Qing Lin, remind me to buy a sword after we go down the mountain." Xiao Feng spoke up suddenly.
Xiao Xun Er was a bit puzzled, "Why did Brother Feng suddenly think of this?"
Xiao Feng stood on the edge of the Cloud Mist Sect cliff, watching the white clouds drifting beneath his feet. A breeze happened to blow by, making his robes flutter, "Because it looks cooler that way."
Xiao Xun Er suddenly recalled how in the great hall earlier, Xiao Feng had been stealing glances at the long sword hanging behind Yun Yun. She couldn't help but purse her lips and chuckle, "Since Brother Feng wants to find a sword, leave it to me. If it's for showing off, it naturally can't be anything subpar."
Xiao Feng patted Xiao Xun Er's head, "No need to go through the trouble. If we're really talking about weapons, I actually don't like using swords."
"Oh?" Xiao Xun Er tilted her head, "Just now, Brother Feng's eyes were glued to Sect Leader Yun's back, so I thought Brother Feng preferred using swords. Can you tell me what kind of weapon you prefer then?"
"I won't say."
"Tell me."
"No!"
The two of them bantered all the way down the Cloud Mist Sect. Qing Lin followed closely behind, burying the envy in her eyes deep within her heart, fulfilling her duties as a little maid.
Watching the three figures depart, Yun Yun, who was standing at the entrance of the great hall, frowned deeply. Finally, she let out a long sigh, "I really can't see through a person like him."
After leaving the Cloud Mist Sect, the three of them set off again.
"Brother Feng, are we going to the Tagor Desert?" Xiao Xun Er asked, guessing based on the direction the Great Eagle was flying.
"Yes, to fulfill a promise." Xiao Feng stretched, "And then I'll have nothing left to do!"
The three of them sat together on the Great Eagle. Little Gray Gray erected a barrier of Dou Qi that covered all three of them, so no matter how fast they went, not a single wisp of wind could blow in.
"I'm the landlord again this round!" Xiao Feng laughed as he picked up a playing card face up.
"Sister Qing Lin, let's not fight among ourselves this time."
"Okay!"
Heat and dryness are always the main themes of the desert.
This time, Xiao Feng had the Great Eagle stop directly in front of the Snake-People Tribe Holy City.
"Who goes there!"
Just as the Great Eagle approached, heavy crossbows were aimed at them. After the three of them landed, a large crowd surrounded them.
"Tell your Queen that the person who came to fulfill the three-year promise has arrived."
Before Xiao Feng's voice had even faded, Queen Medusa appeared before them.
Her purple robes fluttered slightly, and her long, narrow eyes lingered on Xiao Feng. After a long while, the look of shock in Medusa's eyes finally receded, "I am somewhat relieved now."
Three years ago, when Queen Medusa first met Xiao Feng, although she couldn't see through his cultivation and had a hazy feeling like looking at flowers through fog, she could be certain that his Peak Dou Huang strength was a castle in the air, hollow and unreal.
Three years later, when they met again, that hazy feeling was gone, replaced by a deep and mysterious aura like a bottomless pool.
Xiao Feng shook his head slightly. His current strength did not satisfy him. He knew deep down how difficult the path ahead was. Others might be shocked by his cultivation speed, but he himself remained full of worry.
"Let's get settled. Collecting the Exotic Fire might take quite some time." Xiao Feng led the two of them straight into the Holy City. By this time, no one dared to stop him.
"I didn't expect Brother Feng to have connections with the famous Queen Medusa." Xiao Xun Er whispered beside Xiao Feng, her tone impossible to tell if it was sour or sweet.
Xiao Feng pinched Xiao Xun Er's cheek, "Keep this a secret for me; I'm paving the way for Huo Huo."
Xiao Xun Er looked confused, completely failing to understand Xiao Feng's meaning.
Xiao Feng didn't explain, just smiled at the young girl and said nothing more.
The three of them stayed in the Holy City for two days.
Unlike the ease he felt at the Cloud Mist Sect, Xiao Feng was much more cautious in the Snake-People Tribe. He didn't dare touch any food or water, and even when sleeping, he spread his Soul Power out, fearing someone might poison him.
"Brother Feng, you didn't tell me before that you also had a promise with Queen Medusa." Xiao Xun Er's eyes shifted, flashing with an unusual light.
"I was just afraid you'd worry." Xiao Feng felt quite awkward, having forgotten about this matter.
Xiao Xun Er looked at Xiao Feng and sighed softly, "So I was thinking, has Brother Feng experienced even more dangerous things that you refuse to tell me about?"
Xiao Feng's heart skipped a beat. He thought of the time in the Magical Beast Mountain Range when he was surrounded by four Demonic Beasts. At that time, he really thought he was going to die. Even thinking back on it now, he was still terrified.
However, on the surface, Xiao Feng remained calm, looking nonchalant. Just as he was about to deny it, he heard Xiao Xun Er speak again.
"There is one thing I never dared to mention," Xiao Xun Er continued, "One day three years ago, I suddenly felt uneasy, as if I had lost something important. That night, I dreamed of..."
The young girl's words stopped there. Her face was filled with fear, not daring to continue, fearing that her words might come true.
Xiao Feng's heart skipped a beat again. He gently pulled the girl into his arms, "I'm sorry for making you worry."
The girl shook her head gently, quietly leaning into the young man's embrace.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Feng suddenly felt a chill. Turning his head, he saw Queen Medusa standing at the door, watching them coldly.
Wearing a purple robe and a crown, her cold expression was like a goddess high in the heavens.
"If you're envious, go find a man to hold yourself!" Xiao Feng glared at that single snake, helped Xiao Xun Er up, and they walked out together.
There was only one reason that single snake would appear here: everything that needed to be settled had been settled, and it was time for them to leave.
Queen Medusa snorted coldly, disdaining to argue about such things, "Where is the Exotic Fire?"
"It's not far, right here in this desert." Xiao Feng summoned the Great Eagle. Ignoring its incessant complaining, all four of them boarded it.
The Great Eagle was not small, but with four people sitting on it, it was somewhat crowded.
"Aren't you able to fly? Why are you sitting on my bird?" Xiao Feng looked at Queen Medusa.
Queen Medusa glanced at Xiao Feng and unexpectedly extended her tail to slap Xiao Feng on the back.
Slap!
Xiao Feng went flying.
Because there was no killing intent, no fluctuations in Dou Qi, and the strike was too sudden, Xiao Feng hadn't even realized when this snake had started planning this, nor when she had swung her tail.
"Hmph, sooner or later I'll make you cry and call me Big Brother, otherwise I won't recognize your legitimacy!" Xiao Feng hugged the Great Eagle's claw, full of resentment.
The Tagor Desert is very large, but for a Tier 5 flying Demonic Beast, it was just a slightly larger vegetable garden.
Before long, the four of them arrived at the eastern part of Stone Desert City.
"The Exotic Fire is here?"
Queen Medusa frowned, looking around, but she didn't sense the aura of the Exotic Fire at all.
"I'll clear the path, you protect them."
After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he struck the ground with his palm, sending yellow sand flying everywhere. Soon, a deep pit appeared beneath his feet, and he sank into it.
Seeing this, Queen Medusa hurriedly circulated her Dou Qi to support the collapsing sand, carrying Xiao Xun Er and Qing Lin as they followed him down.
Before long, the four of them appeared above the Magma Pool.
Sensing a powerful and unfamiliar aura approaching, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake poked its head out of the Magma Pool again. Xiao Xun Er and Qing Lin were immediately shocked; they never imagined there would be living creatures in such a place.
Even for Queen Medusa, who had been cold as ice the entire journey, her gaze shifted.
However, the one whose emotions fluctuated the most was the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. As soon as it poked its head out, Xiao Feng was one thing—an old acquaintance—but what was up with that old woman with a snake tail next to him? She looked terrifying!
The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake tilted its heads back, swam backward quickly, and with a splash, disappeared back into the magma.
If I can't afford to provoke you, I can at least hide, right?
"The Exotic Fire is in that direction. At your speed, you should be able to sense it in no more than twenty minutes." Xiao Feng pointed diagonally downward. He was more familiar with this place than the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
Queen Medusa glanced at Xiao Feng. Since they had come this far, there was no question of trust. The magma looked intimidating, but it couldn't stump her, a Peak Dou Huang.
Her chest rose and fell slightly as Queen Medusa caught her breath. Her snake body swayed, and her waist twisted as she descended toward the Magma Pool.
Just as her body was about to touch the magma, rich Dou Qi surged up to wrap around her entire body, and then her entire figure submerged into it and disappeared.
"Brother Feng, there are so many people in the world, and most of them have never even seen what an Exotic Fire looks like in their entire lives. Why don't you collect such a rare thing yourself?" Xiao Xun Er couldn't understand.
She could sense that the Exotic Fire was indeed down there, and watching it be given to someone else made her feel somewhat reluctant.
"That thing is of no use to me anymore." Xiao Feng said indifferently, suddenly revealing a cunning smile, "Besides, who knows, this Green Lotus Core Flame might even return to our Xiao Family."
Xiao Xun Er looked at Xiao Feng at this moment, her gaze somewhat dazed. Her Brother Feng looked like an old fox.
"Xun'er, I haven't had time to test your cultivation." Xiao Feng said as if he had just remembered, "I remember saying I would check it after we met."
Xiao Xun Er rolled her eyes, "I don't want to talk about this with you; my self-confidence is already gone."
Xiao Feng grabbed the young girl's soft, long hair and brushed it against his nose, "How about I never ask again in the future?"
Xiao Xun Er puffed out her cheeks and said nothing.
Xiao Feng poked her puffed-out cheek with his finger and laughed, "You're even angry about this?"
Xiao Xun Er snorted, "Other people are all about romance, how come you're always talking about cultivation every day."
Xiao Feng laughed, realizing that in this era without restaurants, bars, KTVs, cinemas, or hotels, he really didn't seem to understand romance.
"By the way, do you like Little Lion?"
"Lion?" Xiao Xun Er thought for a moment, "It's okay."
"I'll take you to pet a lion in a few days!"
The two chatted for quite a while longer when the magma suddenly surged, occasionally sending up columns of liquid that slammed hard against the stone wall above, scattering everywhere.
"What is that snake doing?"
Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows, very dissatisfied. He waved his hand to conjure a wall of earth to block the splashing magma, "Let's step back a bit."
Boom!
The three of them had just stepped back a few steps when another huge wave of magma surged up, making a loud noise, and a long creature was thrown into the air, smashing toward the three of them.
In that instant, three pairs of eyes, three gazes, became entangled.
Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake:???
Xiao Feng:???
"Forget it, come over here."
Xiao Feng waved his hand, and his earth-yellow Dou Qi transformed into a large hand, grabbing the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake at the point where its two heads branched off, and followed closely behind.