Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 444 - 400 Little Qilin’s Footprints

When people are rendered speechless, they really are at a loss for words.

This Bai Ze, capable of seeing through people’s hearts, is also quite a nuisance!

"What’s wrong? You’ve already seen her inner turmoil?" Wu Hen whispered to Bai Ze.

"You don’t even need to look, if you were Qingxi, and there’s this man, so handsome and dashing, with exceptional strength, mature and steady in his actions, widely supported by people, and who has received a small kindness from you during his days of distress, and he now wants to repay you wholeheartedly, could you resist?" Bai Ze retorted.

"I can’t resist, and it’s apparent that Sister Qingxi used to be the bright moonlight for this legendary figure," Wu Hen said.

"Well, there you go."

"But you previously said that Qingxi was considering whether to accept my affection if I coveted her beauty; that shows she was also overwhelmed by my charm," Wu Hen raised an eyebrow and said somewhat unconvinced.

"I was just talking nonsense. Reading people’s hearts consumes mana," Bai Ze said.

"..."

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When people are rendered speechless, they really feel like hitting someone!

This ridiculous Bai Ze, actually fabricating stories—how will I ever discern whether it’s truly reading someone’s thoughts or just spouting nonsense in the future?

A perfectly good divine beast, all it has is unreliable vibes. Perhaps I should forgo seeking any totem and just use it for Soul Casting; the grandeur of the Bai Ze Divine Beast is surely above the Golden Dawn Totem.

"Why don’t you take a look at what she’s thinking now?" Wu Hen was also intrigued, wanting to see how Qingxi would decide.

"Her heart is in turmoil; on one side, there’s you, who gave her the entry ticket to War Song Mountain, and she has a favorable impression of you, even believing that it’s highly likely you could win her over here on War Song Mountain if Leng Shu hadn’t appeared... But that legendary brother is indeed too enticing, a boundless future, extraordinary abilities, plus the ideals he preaches really strike a chord with her; she’s now quite in agreement with this legendary brother," Bai Ze explained.

"What you’re saying is as good as nothing, making yourself the narrator, huh!" Wu Hen said.

"Hurry up and spread your peacock feathers; otherwise, your Sister Qingxi is going to be swayed by another!" Bai Ze was even more agitated than Wu Hen.

"It’s fine, I’ve almost asked everything I need to. Whether she wants to stay or leave, that’s her matter," Wu Hen said.

"Hold your tongue, are you still a man or not? Watching your female companion swayed by another without any concern, shouldn’t you, like a king, not let any beauty pass you by without trying? Where’s your Kingly Aura? How did you treat me initially? I was just watching you guys catch a silly mynah, and you ended up drugging me, utterly shameless!" Bai Ze said, infuriated.

Wu Hen was speechless again, no longer able to properly communicate with this Bai Ze.

...

Leng Shu, upon learning that Wu Hen and Qingxi were not cultivator partners, also showed more obvious intentions.

Qingxi probably noticed it too and deliberately sat closer to Wu Hen, then started asking for his opinion.

"Sister, I actually hadn’t planned on getting involved," Wu Hen clearly stated his intentions.

For the majority of people, the War Song Alliance was beneficial, all disciples living in harmony, sharing resources, having dozens of protectors during Soul Casting...

But it was clear they planned to stay on the Second Layer Mountain.

The Cold-blooded Woman had given him her highest directive; he must follow the path she once took, ascending to the Black Ice Sky Mountain, to cast his soul with the most powerful, most sacred totem there.

That meant even if Wu Hen went back with a soul cast from the Golden Dawn Totem, the Cold-blooded Woman would find him lacking, thinking he wouldn’t achieve greatness.

So the War Song Alliance wasn’t of much significance to him, and they couldn’t provide any information on totems from the Third Mountain.

"Ah? Won’t you reconsider, Junior Brother? After all, this is a rare opportunity that can ensure your successful Soul Casting," Qingxi said, a bit surprised, not expecting Wu Hen to have other plans.

"Didn’t I say before? I just came here to look around, Soul Casting isn’t urgent for me right now. I’m still young. I want to climb higher to broaden my horizons, setting a lofty goal for myself. Once my cultivation is sufficient, I’ll come back to cast my soul," Wu Hen said.

Hearing his words, Qingxi understood.

After all, he’s the brother of the Qilin Girl; he could enter War Song Mountain as many times as he wished.

He had too many choices, even the Holy Sect’s Sixteen Totems were at his picking; he didn’t need to come to War Song Mountain to try his luck.

"Junior Brother indeed has many options," Qingxi nodded, her gaze inadvertently wandering over the harmonious campsite before quickly returning, hesitantly saying, "My primary task here was to accompany Junior Brother and gain experience, so I..."

While Wu Hen was talking with Qingxi, he immediately asked Bai Ze for feedback on Qingxi’s true inner thoughts.

After getting a sincere reply from Bai Ze, Wu Hen promptly interrupted Qingxi.

"It’s alright, you’ve already completed your task, and I’ll be following a different path now, to witness some rare totems. You should stay in this alliance camp. Settling for the Purple Core Totem would undersell you, Sister; the Golden Dawn Totem is more fitting for your ability," Wu Hen said.

"How could I? I received a favor from Junior Brother and must take good care of you. Since Junior Brother feels the War Song Alliance isn’t suitable, then let’s set off early tomorrow!" Qingxi earnestly stated.

"It was just a simple gesture; it doesn’t count as a huge favor. If Sister wants to accompany me, she will miss out on the Golden Dawn Totem. Leng Shu seems to be a man of his word; if he says he will help Sister obtain the Golden Dawn Totem, he will," Wu Hen said somewhat surprised.

"Junior Brother, I also made a simple gesture back then to help Leng Shu, yet he remembered it for five years. Similarly, the simple gesture you made a few days ago is just as significant to me; if I don’t reciprocate, I don’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as people like you," Qingxi said.

Qingxi spoke so sincerely that even Wu Hen was somewhat moved.

It turns out people here are all so noble, which is quite the rarity in the ruthlessly competitive cultivation environment of the Holy Sect.

By the way, is Bai Ze’s mind-reading accurate or not?

Or is it that what one thinks and what one chooses are two different things?

Qingxi truly believed from the bottom of her heart that the War Song Alliance was commendable and wished to obtain the Golden Dawn Totem.

But when it came down to making a choice, she still chose to follow her own path.

"Since senior sister has said so, then let’s continue our journey early tomorrow morning," Wu Hen nodded in agreement and didn’t refuse any further.

"Mhm." Qingxi nodded, also deciding not to join the War Song Alliance.

...

The next morning, Qingxi woke up in the wooden camp.

She washed her face with clean water, tidied up her makeup, and intended to wake Wu Hen to continue their trek towards the mountains.

Qingxi also knew that her junior brother aspired to great things; in all likelihood, he wouldn’t even consider any Totem from the Second Layer Mountain.

"Junior brother, it’s not early anymore, we should set out." Qingxi walked to Wu Hen’s wooden camp to tell him.

For a long time, there was no answer from inside.

"Junior brother?" Qingxi stepped forward and pushed open the simple cloth curtain door.

Looking inside, she saw that the bed was empty.

No one was there?

Qingxi’s face was full of confusion, but she spotted a note left by the bedside.

She picked up the note and saw the lines left for her.

"I still think senior sister deserves the Golden Dawn Totem. In War Song Mountain here, there’s nothing I can help you with, junior brother. So after we parted last night, I set off towards the deeper parts of the mountain. Senior sister, please rest assured to stay here and search for a Totem that suits you, wishing senior sister regains her former glory."

Qingxi’s hands trembled slightly, and she looked at the words with disbelief.

Her junior brother had gone by himself??

And he had done it all out of consideration for her.

For a long time, she had never felt a trace of warmth anywhere in the Holy Sect, especially after the failure of the Soul Casting five years ago, where she endured cold stares and was tormented mentally...

This sudden care left her a bit overwhelmed!

To regain her past glory, this blessing stirred the long-dormant waves in her heart.

The path of spiritual cultivation wasn’t always harsh and indifferent. Although many could cast aside their passions and desires in the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao, in reality, some cultivators simply couldn’t do so. Suddenly, Qingxi felt fortunate that on this path, there were others like her...

...

White clouds cascaded down like a waterfall from above.

Wu Hen looked up to see that half of the cloud waterfall was black in color.

The black frost, like the coldest breath from the edge of the universe, had extensively solidified at the highest point of War Song Mountain, forming an arc-mirror sky or an upside-down frozen black divine lake atop War Song Mountain!

Wu Hen once again employed his Spirit Fusion, began to sense the direction of this cold spiritual factor, and combined it with the Cold-blooded Woman’s directions, he quickened his pace, advancing into the depths of the Black Ice Sky.

The Black Ice Sky was stacked layer upon layer, like a nervous fiber net’s ice veins erratically crisscrossing in the sky, weaving the inner workings of the heavens. Wu Hen walked among them for quite some time without encountering any Totem.

Fortunately, Wu Hen had developed sufficient patience in the Scroll Realm.

Challenging a Totem and capturing a Divine Beast both required finding traces first, then locking on to the target.

After locking onto the target, one must not approach it recklessly shouting, "I want to challenge you."

Instead, one had to observe from the shadows, understand the Totem’s habits, and ideally, discover the scope of its Divine Skills.

Once everything was understood, only then could one choose the right moment to act...

The route that the Cold-blooded Woman had given was very specific, essentially instructing Wu Hen to head straight into the most dangerous areas where there certainly were terrifying Totem spirits.

After confirming that Wu Hen had developed his own True Yuan, she clearly had high expectations of him.

"Eh, could these be Qilin tracks?" Wu Hen asked Bai Ze.

"Hehe, you want to be a Qilin man, huh?"

"I’ve had a bit of destiny with Qilin. When I first fell into the otherworldly realm, I even had a Qilin Arm!" Wu Hen said.

"The woman who lives in Yun Mansion, she used a Qilin Soul Casting, but hers should be the spirit of a Qilin Emperor," Bai Ze said.

Qilin Emperor??

No wonder the Cold-blooded Woman was so powerful; her Soul Casting Totem was an Immortal Artifact!

"These tracks are too fresh, obviously left by a Little Qilin. Don’t track it anymore; it’s a waste of time," Bai Ze analyzed the tracks and then dismissively said.