Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1606 - 1643: Oasis

Because Big Brother is truly exceptional. Every one of his achievements is not something I can easily accomplish. Big Brother is a Grade Nine Alchemist, while I have no talent in Alchemy whatsoever. Even if I devoted ten years to studying Alchemy, my highest achievement would only be that of a low-level alchemist below the third grade.

The difference between Big Brother and me is like heaven and earth!

Moreover, Guo Linn knows that such an assumption is utterly impractical. He knows he indeed has no talent for Alchemy and couldn’t possibly spend ten years focusing on it.

As for the formations set by Big Brother, I’m even more unable to reach that level. Becoming a Formation Master is said to be even harder than becoming an Alchemist, let alone one who can set formations like Big Brother; that’s as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Guo Linn knows that his only point of talent lies in martial cultivation. After several years as a cultivator and under the sect master’s guidance, he has earned a small reputation in the Thirty-Six Caves and is considered among the outstanding young generation in the Cultivation World. But if compared to Big Brother, his little talent is as insignificant as ox hair.

Big Brother seems to have cultivation at the Emergence Stage, yet he can easily defeat a mid-stage Emergence examiner. Even the Lake Master says that Big Brother’s strength might not be inferior to his, showing just how formidable Big Brother’s strength is; obviously, I am no match for Big Brother.

Thus, Guo Linn from the bottom of his heart admires Ding Fan, looking at him as if looking at a Divine Being. After all, Big Brother Ding Fan’s achievements aren’t something ordinary cultivators can achieve. He is already extremely happy to have the chance to enter the Xuantian Secret Realm this time. Additionally, it’s exhilarating that Big Brother is the leader this time.

Moreover, the Lake Master even asked Big Brother to guide us, which is a huge surprise for Guo Linn. Naturally, he cherishes this opportunity to enter the Xuantian Secret Realm and learn from Big Brother, something he had already made up his mind before entering the teleportation channel.

Even though this opportunity to enter the Xuantian Secret Realm is extremely precious, and not many young cultivators in the entire Cultivation World get such a chance, the opportunity to learn alongside Big Brother Ding Fan is just as precious. It’s important to know that Big Brother Ding Fan is even more formidable than the Lake Master.

Also, being of similar age, I can clearly learn a lot from him, even beyond cultivation.

Guo Linn knows well that even if he doesn’t gain any fortuitous encounters in the Xuantian Secret Realm, learning from Big Brother is already a great opportunity.

But what leaves Guo Linn feeling a bit helplessly regretful is that, before entering the teleportation channel, for some unknown reason, everyone got separated. The teleportation channel was a situation of life or death, but fortunately, he managed to reach the Xuantian Secret Realm safely.

However, upon entering the Xuantian Secret Realm, he found himself in this desolate desert. After walking for ages without finding a way out of the desert, he was fortunate to have found an oasis, yet ran into a group of Silver Wolves that nearly took his life. Never did he expect to encounter Big Brother at such a moment.

It was incredibly lucky, and his heart couldn’t help but feel thrilled. At once, Guo Linn stood up and tightly hugged Ding Fan. He had been wandering alone in the endless desert for nearly two days, and if it weren’t for the presence of that oasis, his spirit might have already collapsed. He might have given up even before encountering the Silver Wolves.

Seeing a companion now, and even more so, seeing Big Brother whom he admires deeply, how could he not be excited!

Ding Fan patted his shoulder. Ding Fan was also in a good mood now. Walking alone in the boundless desert, if you have a companion, at least, you won’t feel so anxious or lonely.

At this moment, Guo Linn suddenly pulled away from Ding Fan’s hug and knelt on the ground again with a grateful expression:

"Big Brother, it’s truly a joy to meet you here! Thanks to Big Brother’s life-saving grace, I, Guo Linn, will never forget it for this lifetime!"

"Stand up. The primary task now is to get out of this desert. We can talk about gratitude later."

Ding Fan gave a gentle smile and said calmly.

Guo Linn heard Ding Fan’s words, nodded heavily, and stood up. He knew Big Brother was right; their urgent task now was to quickly leave this desert. But the kindness of Ding Fan was deeply engraved in his heart, and once they were safe or after returning to the Cultivation World, he must repay Big Brother’s act of saving him.

Guo Linn then seriously said to Big Brother:

"Big Brother, I saw an oasis up ahead a little earlier. Why don’t we head in that direction? Maybe we can get out of this desert before dark!"

Ding Fan’s expression turned a bit solemn after hearing Guo Linn’s words, and he asked Guo Linn:

"I also saw that oasis. How long have you been heading towards it?"

"About two or three hours."

Guo Linn answered. However, he noticed that Big Brother seemed somewhat apprehensive, but he dared not ask further. Ding Fan then asked again:

"Two or three hours should have taken you dozens of miles away at your pace, right?"

"More or less." Guo Linn replied, still a bit confused, not understanding what exactly Big Brother was getting at.

Ding Fan continued to ask:

"So now, do you feel if there’s any change in the distance to that oasis?"

When Guo Linn heard his brother’s words, he couldn’t help but look again. For a moment, Guo Linn felt a bit puzzled and said uncertainly:

"It seems like there really is no change. But this is the desert, without any reference points, so the distance I observe with my naked eye may not be accurate."

Ding Fan understood Guo Linn’s words very well. The other’s Divine Sense was far less than his own, so he could only observe with his eyes, making it indeed hard to judge. Ding Fan directly said:

"Although you can only observe with your eyes, I can observe accurately with Divine Sense. Initially, I didn’t find anything strange about that oasis, but then I noticed that after walking a certain distance, my distance from the oasis hadn’t changed."

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Guo Linn was shocked. He couldn’t help but look again, seemingly realizing what his brother said was true. He always felt that the distance to the oasis was very far, and he could never reach it. Guo Linn, feeling doubtful, murmured:

"What’s going on here? Could that oasis be fake?"

"No, the oasis does exist, we’ve just been going in the wrong direction!"

After pondering for a moment, Ding Fan finally seemed to understand the problem, and he couldn’t help but speak with a tone of certainty.

Guo Linn heard Ding Fan’s words and felt a bit confused, frowning slightly, asking his brother:

"Brother, so which direction should we go, what’s really going on?"

"The oasis we’re seeing is probably a realistic illusion, likely cloaked by something like a Formation, making it seem right in front of us, but the real direction is opposite. If we keep moving in the direction we currently think, I’m afraid we’ll never reach the oasis. Let’s head the opposite way and give it a try."

Ding Fan said slowly. Based on his understanding of some formations, he thought of this possibility. It’s somewhat like plane mirror imaging on Earth, but the magic of this Formation makes the oasis illusion not a fixed distance, as long as you keep moving towards it, it keeps retreating, so the distance between you and the illusion remains unchanged.

But this is just Ding Fan’s conjecture, as he had never seen such a Formation, nor had he ever set up one before.

At this moment, upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Guo Linn suddenly had an epiphany, and he couldn’t help saying to Ding Fan:

"So that’s it. Brother, I’ll listen to you; whatever direction you say, I’ll follow."

"Hmm, let’s head back."

Ding Fan agreed, and the two immediately walked in the opposite direction of that oasis.

During the journey, Ding Fan was curious about the other’s experiences over the past two days, so he directly asked. Hearing his brother’s question, Guo Linn couldn’t help but make a wry face and tell his story, about how lonely and desperate he felt wandering in this boundless desert.

When Ding Fan inquired about things like scorpions, the other seemed to know nothing about them, which made Ding Fan feel a bit bitter and quite envious of the other’s luck being so good; who would’ve thought he had been so unlucky, almost being trapped to death by swarms of scorpions.

But he also understood why the other hadn’t encountered those scorpions. Ding Fan thought it was probably because his Frost Toad had scared those scorpions, so they didn’t dare move easily. Also, he had slain a large number of smaller scorpions, and they probably couldn’t muster the strength to venture out and were nursing their wounds in their lair.

When Ding Fan later asked about Mysterious Thunder and tornado sandstorms, it was unsurprising that Guo Linn also encountered them. However, he was not too far from those places, and given his own strength at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage Peak, he barely managed to avoid them, though he did sustain some injuries.

Ding Fan smiled wryly in his heart, both arriving in this desert, yet the other’s luck indeed was much better than his. Moreover, during the most dangerous moment with the Silver Wolf pack, the other was saved by him; indeed, his luck was good!

The two traveled together, chatting along the way, making it less lonely, and their steps were quick. Like the method Ding Fan used earlier, they did Sword Flight for a period, then walked for a while, allowing them to travel quickly while maintaining their cultivation fully charged.

Guo Linn, also a Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, didn’t find Sword Flight difficult.

The two continued this way, not knowing how far they had traveled. When Ding Fan extended his senses to observe the situation ahead, to his surprise, he discovered another oasis scene in the distance. Guo Linn’s Divine Sense was much weaker than Ding Fan’s, so he couldn’t see it.

But upon hearing his brother’s words, Guo Linn was genuinely joyous. He knew trusting his brother couldn’t be wrong. The two continued traveling for a while; the sky was nearing dusk, the sunlight dimming, and their distance to the oasis significantly shortened.

At this moment, Guo Linn, using his naked eye, could see the oasis ahead. He couldn’t help but exclaim with excitement:

"Brother, I see the oasis! We’re going to walk out of this desert soon! This is fantastic!"

Hearing the other speak, Ding Fan nodded slightly, and couldn’t help feeling somewhat excited.