Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 98 - 96: Sand Ruins and the Broken Blade
Xu Yang didn’t bother to explain and simply followed after.
The Dog, being a Treasure Hunting Beast, now possessed a Blessing Seed, making its senses even sharper—in fact, even Tuoba Hongye at the Middle Stage of Yang Realm might not compare.
Soon.
Xu Yang saw the Dog pawing at a slightly sunken patch of sand.
"There’s something underneath."
Tuoba Hongye glanced and made a judgment immediately.
He looked at the Dog in surprise—at such a distance, he hadn’t sensed anything. This dog is unusual, indeed.
Boom!
A blood-red flower the size of a palm entered view, blooming with a hazy crimson haze. Twisted patterns ran across its petal surface, like strange little worms.
At first glance, Xu Yang felt no beauty in this flower, only a chilling creepiness!
"Blood Worm Flower, feeds on the many insects in the Blood Desert. Sand Worms and Blood Corpses all like it."
"It’s of the fourth tier."
Tuoba Hongye smiled.
The Dog looked up at Xu Yang, and Xu Yang gave a slight nod.
Then the Dog swallowed it in one gulp.
As long as it’s a Spiritual Object, the Dog basically never refuses!
This spiritual flower, for all its fourth-tier rank, wasn’t anything impressive—no real benefit for Xu Yang, but it could at least satisfy the Dog’s appetite.
Two hours later.
A sudden commotion erupted ahead.
The sand surface surged, spiritual light churning!
Xu Yang rose into the air, and saw from afar: a Blood Worm Flower as large as a basin swaying on the sand.
Nearby, several members of the Barbarian Race were fleeing in disarray.
"Such a huge Blood Worm Flower—must be fifth tier."
Xu Yang clicked his tongue inwardly.
"It’s a Blood Corpse, Mr. Xu, don’t go near."
Tuoba Hongye’s expression shifted, but spotting only one Blood Corpse, excitement replaced his worry.
His figure flickered, darting over like lightning.
"Blood Corpse—Yang Realm!"
Xu Yang’s pupils shrank slightly.
Woof!
The Dog growled low, and Xu Yang paused, glancing at his companion.
"You’re saying there’s another one under the giant Blood Worm Flower?"
When he saw the Dog nod, Xu Yang couldn’t help swallowing hard.
The meaning was clear—the other one is even stronger!
Two Blood Corpses!
Even with Tuoba Hongye’s strength, he might not handle it easily.
"What a huge Blood Worm Flower."
Xu Yang licked his lips, instantly brushing aside any greed for the flower. Staring at Tuoba Hongye, tangled with the Blood Corpse, a gleam burst in his eyes!
A heaven-sent opportunity!
If not now, when will I run?
Though having Tuoba Hongye around was a bit of a safety net, Xu Yang didn’t like being watched!
Besides, he had too many secrets!
With Tuoba Hongye here, he couldn’t act freely!
"Dog, get ready."
Xu Yang stroked the Dog, squinting as he observed the distant battle.
The first Blood Corpse was quickly suppressed by Tuoba Hongye, but its power left Xu Yang wide-eyed.
It looked humanoid, yet its attacks were more savage than any beast.
Its entire body was a weapon.
"What secret does the Red Sand Blood Desert hide to spawn such monsters?"
Still, this was the ancestral land of the Barbarian Race!
The Barbarian God, that ancestor of theirs—just what is his background?
Xu Yang had a head full of questions.
Boom!
A deafening crash broke his train of thought.
The sand under the Blood Worm Flower exploded apart.
An even larger Blood Corpse came roaring out.
Tuoba Hongye’s face changed drastically—he hadn’t noticed it at all.
"Still, it’s not too strong for me to handle!"
Briefly sensing the situation, Tuoba Hongye relaxed a little.
Half an hour later!
When he finally suppressed the Blood Corpse and turned back, his expression changed dramatically!
"Mr. Xu?"
His furious roar echoed across the land, but there was no answer!
"Damn it, that bastard!"
Over half an hour—enough time for Xu Yang to get far, far away.
"Don’t let me find you!" Tuoba Hongye gritted his teeth, growling with anger.
Elsewhere.
Xu Yang and the Dog had run nearly a thousand miles in the opposite direction.
Along the way, with the Dog’s keen perception, they hadn’t paused even at places where rare treasures might exist—they just kept running!
"After running this far, even someone at Yang Realm couldn’t catch up."
On a dune, Xu Yang exhaled.
Facing the blazing sun, a smile appeared on his face.
No surveillance, no outsiders—a freedom like never before!
"No matter what the Barbarians want, it has nothing to do with me; seize the opportunity, increase my strength!"
That was his only goal.
Xu Yang swept his gaze around—the surroundings were quiet. He took out a cyan jade seal given by Zhao Mushen, sending his Spiritual Power in for a careful scan.
But got nothing!
"Looks like I’m still too far away!"
Xu Yang sighed.
Finding the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant would not be easy.
This place was too vast—like fishing for a needle in the sea!
But he had no choice but to search!
Not only was it an extraordinary treasure for cultivation, but it could subdue a Myriad Phenomena Realm, Peak Yang Realm being. However hard it was, he couldn’t give up!
"We... uh."
Xu Yang glanced at the Dog in surprise.
The Dog was holding its head high, staring into the distance.
Following its gaze, Xu Yang’s face changed.
The wind was rising!
Invisible gusts whipped up waves of sand, churning in the air like blood-red phantoms, swaying hauntingly, sending chills down his spine.
Xu Yang abruptly looked up at the sky.
The great sun dimmed, seeming about to disappear.
Night was falling!
Xu Yang activated a Blessing Elixir, his perception rapidly expanding.
But as the wind picked up, the ripples around them grew ever more chaotic. Even with perception raised by nearly seventy percent, almost reaching the level of Yang Realm, he sensed nothing unusual!
Woof~~
The Dog growled toward a certain direction.
Xu Yang’s heart stirred: "Something weird?"
The Dog growled in reply.
"Go!"
Xu Yang immediately let the Dog go.
The Dog’s strength was comparable to his own.
It shot off, heading straight into the storm.
At this moment, Xu Yang chose to trust the Dog and followed closely!
Thankfully, the storm had just begun—it wasn’t all that terrifying yet.
Roar!
A sand worm suddenly tore through the sand and lunged at them, without warning.
Xu Yang’s expression didn’t change; he smashed a fist down.
Bam!
The sand worm was struck like thunder, its body shattered and torn apart, swallowed by collapsing sand in an instant.
Just a minor interruption!
Several breaths later.
Amid the twisted chaos of blood-red sand, one grain glowed with particularly vivid crimson, crystal clear like blood jade!
Its surface shimmered, the glow spreading ever outward!
Amidst the raging turbulence, this grain of sand was unmoved!
The Dog stared at the blood sand with excitement, whining non-stop.
"Sand Ruins!"
Xu Yang immediately thought of the Sand Ruins!
Such a bizarre blood sand could only be explained as Sand Ruins!
Normally, Xu Yang would hesitate again and again.
After all, the Sand Ruins were dangerous too!
But now, the storms were raging for hundreds of miles, growing fiercer—the way out was sealed for now. With night falling, the danger grew ever worse!
This Sand Ruins was, without doubt, the best choice!
"Let’s go!"
Xu Yang grabbed the Dog and flashed forward like lightning.
The instant they passed through the blood sand’s glowing haze, it was as if they crossed an invisible barrier.
Poof!
Human and beast landed in the Sand Ruins!
The howling winds and blowing sand vanished utterly.
Before them appeared a small secret realm, several dozen miles wide.
At the edge was a thick blood-red barrier, concealing what lay beyond.
Underfoot was the same sandy surface as the Blood Desert, the environment unchanged.
But it was extremely quiet—utterly still!
Xu Yang’s first impression was ’barren deadland’!
Nothing but sand!
"Is there really nothing here?"
Suspicious, Xu Yang moved forward cautiously.
The Sand Ruins weren’t big.
Soon, he’d reached the central area.
The instant the Dog barked, Xu Yang, with the Blessing Elixir’s boost, also sensed something unusual.
With a leap of over a dozen yards, he towered above—eyeing a blade come into view.
The hilt had rotted away, leaving only a section of blood-red blade exposed!
"A blade?"
