238 Blue Phoenix Carriage (2/2)
Xue Wei grit his teeth, feeling that he had been cheated by Lan. Was it even possible to get the Thunder Flame Crown?
Still, he was not going to mention it out loud. He had already agreed, and even if Lan had tricked him, he had his pride. He was going to do everything in his power to retrieve the Thunder Flame Crown for Lan.
”When you are inside the Blue Phoenix Carriage, you will be safe from basically everything apart from a spatial storm. As soon as the carriage senses a spatial storm close by, it will change course and find a different path through the tunnel.”
Xue Wei nodded his head. This was truly a great boon. ”In that case, I will see you when we return to the Chang'an Continent,” was Xue Wei's note of departure, but Lan just smiled mysteriously. ”We might see each other before then,” he said and laughed. ”I might come visit you at some point to see how it is going with the Thunder Flame Crown.”
Xue Wei could feel a headache coming his way. Lan was truly outrageous. There was no way that he could not get the Thunder Flame Crown if he wanted to do it himself, but he clearly did not want to and instead sent Xue Wei to do it for him.
”Oh right,” Lan suddenly looked at Xue Wei. ”I almost forgot! If you can, get close to the Vermilion Bird Clan. They are at the Demon Phoenix Continent, and they have something that can prove to be very beneficial to you.”
”The Vermilion Bird Clan?” Xue Wei was surprised. ”I am an Azure Dragon. What exactly does the Vermilion Bird Clan have that could be of use to me?”
Lan smiled mysteriously but said nothing. It was clear that he did not want to tell the young man just yet.
”Get ready to go now!” Lan grinned. ”Also, remember, your mother was the holy maiden of all beasts. There was a reason for this. You definitely have to visit the Vermilion Bird Clan.”
”Also take this,” Lan tossed a ring to Xue Wei, who caught it out of the air. When he saw it, he recognized it right away. He was stunned. This was the heritage ring that his uncle had given him. Why did Lan have this?
Unfortunately, he had no time to ask before Lan repeated, ”Vermilion Bird Clan!” and then turned around, clearly not willing to talk any longer.
Xue Wei was extremely puzzled, but seeing how Lan had offhandedly given him the heritage ring and that he had kept reminding him quite a few times about the Vermilion Bird Clan, he could only nod his head. He had no idea what he was supposed to in the Vermillion Bird Clan, but hopefully he would find an answer when he got there.
”Thank you.” Xue Wei said to Lan, who just raised his hand and waved dismissively.
”Well then, one thing at a time,” Xue Wei said with a sigh. ”Let us first get through this transdimensional tunnel and survive. Then we'll find the Thunder Flame Crown, and while we're at it, we'll find the Vermillion Bird Clan.”
”Seems like we have a lot of exciting adventures in front of us.” Lin Xiao grinned when he heard Xue Wei sum up their plans, and even Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi gave excited looks.
”Ever since I split the world into continents, I have not been away from the continent of Chang'an,” Bai Tianyi complained slightly. ”I am excited to see how the other continents have developed throughout the many years.”
Having said this, the group of four stepped up the small ladders into the carriage. All of them were shocked when they saw the luxurious interior. The four sides of the carriage had four benches, big enough for one to lay on them and sleep comfortably. Fierce and Primordial Beast furs were laying all over the benches and cushions made from the finest silks were also placed everywhere.
The only thing that was lacking for this to be the most extravagant ride was refreshments, but considering that it was a carriage that grew in size, it made sense that there were no such things.
They each took one of the benches and sat down. Lin Xiao began cultivating. Bai Tianyi also began cultivating, but he quickly stopped as the carriage entered into the transdimensional tunnel. There was no such thing as soul power within this tunnel. There was only heaven-and-earth essence here, and it was even denser than the essence in the center of the Chang'an Continent. This could perhaps very literally be called heaven for Qi cultivators.
Xue Wei pondered for a moment before he looked at Hei Gou. ”So far, we have mutated your bloodline once,” he said. ”We are going to mutate it one more time, but we needed somewhere safe to do it all this time. I don't think that we will find any place safer than here.”
”Although there is a chance we might run into a spatial storm, the truth is that the carriage will try to avoid it on its own. We should be fine so long as we are inside.”
Hei Gou's eyes shone in excitement. He had been the weakest of their group for a long time, but it was likely that he would jump in cultivation base and once more become a reliable support for his friends with that second mutation.
Xue Wei and Hei Gou each cut a long wound on their arms. The blood from Xue Wei's arm dropped into the wound on Hei Gou's arm and mixed with the blood within. A sizzling sound could be heard as the blood mixed. Hei Gou suddenly started grimacing in pain.
Sweat poured out from his forehead and he was clenching his teeth so hard that Xue Wei feared that they would shatter. His eyes bulged, his body trembled, and he collapsed on the ground, his entire body spasming.
”Seems like the second mutation is much more perilous,” Xue Wei said with worry. It was definitely different from last time, but he was not too worried. He was certain that Hei Gou could make it through, and what waited at the end was a much greater and more fearsome version of him!
All the heaven-and-earth essence in the surrounding tunnel was drawn to Hei Gou. It poured into him like a maelstrom, and his body was greedily absorbing it all. He kept panting in pain and sometimes released a groan.
Xue Wei, Lin Xiao and Bai Tianyi were all observing the changes in Hei Gou with rapt attention. They were clearly worried that something might go wrong.