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At dusk, the sound of rolling wheels slowly echoed out, and a convoy of 12 carriages slowly arrived. Each carriage was tied up with a large wooden chest, and at the front and back of the carriage, there were over twenty riders, all young men and women.
"Everyone, let"s work harder. I think in at most half an hour, we"ll be able to reach the "Phoenix City" in front. When we get there, all of your rewards will increase by 50%." A middle-aged man with a friendly face laughed loudly on the carriage at the front.
"Alright!"
A chorus of agreement broke out among the surrounding people, and they all revealed smiles on their faces.
The Phoenix City was at the foot of the mountain of Feng Ming, which was also the destination of the convoy.
However, whether it was the middle-aged man or the surrounding youths, when they were joking, their eyes inadvertently glanced at a silent black-clothed youth in the convoy.
He wore a yellow mask on his face, revealing only his mouth, nose and eyes. Strangely, however, for twelve hours a day, his eyes had been closed for at least twenty hours.
The black-robed youth was none other than Tang Huan.
After staying in Crescent City for the night, Tang Huan bought his horses, tents, and rations early the next morning, and left Crescent City.
He did not plan to travel alone. It would take him ten days to travel from the Crescent City to the Phoenix City below the mountain of Feng Ming. On the way, he would need to pa.s.s through countless forests and not have any towns to rest.
Relatively speaking, it would be much safer to find someone to travel with.
Once they reached the north side of the city, they would b.u.mp into this convoy that was recruiting guards, and the Martial Warriors that they recruited would at least have the strength of a Stage Four Martial Master. If it was the Stage Four Martial Master, one could get 100 gold coins when entering the Phoenix City, and if it was the Stage Five Martial Master, they could get 400 gold coins.
Tang Huan happened to be a Stage Four Martial Master, so without much hesitation, he immediately joined.
Although a hundred gold coins was not a lot, but in the journey ahead, with many Martial Warriors s accompanying him and also receiving a reward, why not?
Around noon, the team gathered their men and began to set off.
In the group, there were thirteen people, all from Stage Four Martial Master, and the middle-aged man who was the owner of the group was from Stage Five Martial Master. Amongst them, Tang Huan and the rest of the twenty-three were Stage Four Martial Master, while the remaining young man called Yin Fei was Stage Five Martial Master.
On the first day, everyone got along quite well.
On the second day, Tang Huan discovered that there were some changes to his face, and so he put on the mask that he had prepared in advance.
However, his actions caused everyone to be suspicious of him. Even the eyes of the middle-aged man and the others had an additional trace of wariness when they looked at him.
Tang Huan did not mind.
If he didn"t wear the mask, he would change his appearance every day, which would most likely cause everyone to be even more suspicious. Moreover, he would leave alone for a while every evening to refine the gem for Xiao Budian to consume. This would also cause people to be suspicious of him.
In any case, he was destined to be suspected anyway. Thus, he might as well wear a mask.
After that, no one spoke with Tang Huan anymore. He was happy to hear them, and continuously refined the "Pure Yang Pill Bead" every day, not stopping even when he was on horseback.
The heat emitted by the "Pure Yang Pearl" was extremely wonderful. Not only could it increase the "True Fire", it could also increase the strength of the Genuine Qi at an extremely obvious rate.
In ten days, within Tang Huan"s Dantian, the second stage of Spiritual Wheel was already in its initial form.
Tang Huan reckoned that if he continued this kind of cultivation, in at most another ten days, he would reach great success in the second stage of Spiritual Wheel and be promoted to Stage Five Martial Master.
And at that time, the "Pure Yang Pill Bead" would not even have half the heat of it being refined, and the remaining heat would be enough for him to condense the third stage of Spiritual Wheel and become a Stage Six Martial Master!
Thinking of this, Tang Huan felt extremely grateful towards Shan Shan.
"She should have left the Furious Waves City by now, right?"
As the image of Shan Shan"s flawless face flashed in his mind, Tang Huan"s heart could not help but throb, but in an instant, a sense of loss surfaced in the bottom of his heart.
was quite interested in this beautiful woman who came from a mysterious background.
When he bid his farewell to her, Tang Huan had wanted to invite her to go with him to Feng Ming Mountain, but the words were already on his lips but he resisted. He could feel that Shan Shan did indeed have the intention to leave the Furious Waves City, but he didn"t have the intention to stay by her side.
Since that was the case, they might as well part from each other.
Tang Huan let out a light breath, suppressing the charming feeling at the bottom of his heart.
"Yiya!"
Suddenly, an almost inaudible bird cry sounded.
Xiao Budian woke up?
After being stunned for a short while, Tang Huan was overjoyed. He stealthily galloped his horse and hid behind a young man, avoiding the gazes of everyone in front. He then gently lifted the cloth sack on his chest, only to discover that the little guy was still sleeping soundly, and was only mumbling nonstop.
Although its cries were as soft as a mosquito"s buzz, Tang Huan could feel a trace of anxiety within its shouts.
"Could it be that there"s danger ahead?"
Tang Huan couldn"t help but be moved. He had interacted with Xiao Budian for so many days, he could easily judge the meaning behind its voice.
"I understand. You can sleep in peace."
Tang Huan muttered softly. His palm went deep into the cloth bag and gently stroked its head a few times. Xiao Budian seemed to understand his meaning and immediately quietened down, continuing his sleep.
After ten days, most of the gems in the wooden box had been used up.
Although Xiao Budian had yet to open its eyes, the color of the Golden Horn on top of its head had become even brighter. It was obvious that it had recovered by quite a bit, because if it had, it would not have been able to sense danger while it was sleeping and alert Tang Huan with its voice.
Tang Huan raised his head to look, the sun had already set and the sky was turning dark.
"Take people"s money and let them get away with it."
After a moment of hesitation, Tang Huan spurred his horse forward.
After all, they had already received half of the guards" pay before leaving. Now that they had been warned, it would be beneficial for them to be extra careful.
However, his action immediately attracted a lot of attention.
"Little brother, what"s the matter?" Seeing Tang Huan approaching, the middle aged man chuckled and asked, but his eyes revealed a sense of vigilance.
"Boss Du, we have to be careful. I"m afraid there"s danger ahead." Tang Huan slowly said.
"Oh? Is there any danger? "
Elder Du didn"t deny it and smiled, but a trace of ridicule seemed to flash within his eyes as he cupped his hands and said, "Then, I thank little brother for your good intentions."