Chapter 43: Fire Seal

Chapter 43: Fire Seal

Although Meng Zhang had already decided to explore the mine, he wouldn't act recklessly and needed to carefully consider his plan beforehand. According to Fang Yong's information, the most significant danger inside the mine was an abundance of malevolent ghosts. During the Trial Ground, Meng Zhang, relying solely on his Soul, had slain numerous ghosts, including Yin soldiers. In the mortal world, with his physical body, he would have even more means to deal with ghosts. Notably, his cultivated Lesser Yang True Qi, being Very Yang and Very Hard, was particularly effective against various types of ghosts. Meng Zhang believed that the ghosts wandering in the mortal world were mostly lost souls or wandering spirits, and if there were yin soldiers, they would be rare. After all, the separation between yin and yang was governed by the laws of heaven and earth, and it was unlikely that a random mine would house several Ghost Kings. To be prepared was to be prepared for success. Before taking action, Meng Zhang needed to make some preparations. However, for him, going to explore the mine was neither mandatory nor urgent.

Meng Zhang waited for half a month in the sect until another batch of herbs matured before riding his wind-chasing horse and leaving Taiyi Sect. As he rode the horse, Meng Zhang seemed to be napping but was actually secretly observing the surroundings. The wide plain extended endlessly, and besides the boundless yellow sand, there were no people to be found. Regarding the underground, with the wind-chasing horse's speed on the ground, perhaps only Foundation Building stage cultivators could catch up, which surpassed Refining Qi stage cultivators' earth-traveling speed. However, the sky was a different matter. With a casual sweep of his Deception Breaking Eye, Meng Zhang noticed something in the distant high sky. If it were a Cultivator with slightly weaker eyesight, they wouldn't be able to spot it. It was said that within the Zhao Family, they had a First Rank demon beast called the "Crimson Feather Eagle." While not very powerful in combat, as a flying demon beast, it had an extremely fast flying speed and remarkable vision, able to see a small bird on the ground from a thousand zhang above. The Zhao Family had a special beast-taming method to control the Crimson Feather Eagle easily. It was an excellent messenger and scout, adept at spying and investigating enemies.

Coincidentally, on his way back to the inn, Meng Zhang encountered someone he knew, a caravan leader named Lao Bulu with whom he had had dealings before. After their initial meeting, they had run into each other twice in Singing Sand City. This wasn't strange since the main task of Lao Bulu's caravan was to travel to the white hidden earth mine, transporting supplies and bringing back white hidden earth. He would occasionally stop in Singing Sand City, a place he had to pass through. After the two met, Lao Bulu told Meng Zhang that the sand monsters encountered by their caravan during the last trip came from a newly emerged sand monster nest nearby. Twin Success Valley sent out a large group to find the nest, and it took several Foundation Building stage cultivators to completely destroy it. After the nest was destroyed, the sand monsters roaming around were quickly cleared out by Twin Success Valley. The nearby commercial routes also became safe again.

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