Longzang

Chapter 948 Earning Bonuses
The moment Cui Yu stepped out of the portal, he was blinded by the intense sunlight.

Wei Yuan, inside and out, every tiny granule of his flesh and blood, was groaning comfortably. Here, the wind was gentle, the sun was warm, and every rock seemed to be singing, smiling at Wei Yuan, even wanting to rush into his arms.

Wei Yuan was greatly surprised. The Desolate Realm wasn't like this when he left. Could it be that the return of the Molten Dragon Body to the world caused such a drastic change in the entire Desolate Realm? But how can one temper their body in such a Desolate Realm?

Just then, a groan was heard from the side, and Cui Yu said in a hoarse voice, "No, I can't take it anymore, can we find a shady place quickly..."

Wei Yuan turned his head and saw that Cui Yu's face was flushed, white steam was rising from his head, and his eyes were somewhat dazed from the heat. In just a few breaths, Cui Yu was almost fainting from the sun.

Wei Yuan then remembered that when he first entered the Desolate Realm, he was also unable to withstand the sun for long. Cui Yu's physical body was far inferior to his own back then, and he could not hold on for more than a few breaths. It seems that the power of the sun in the Desolate Realm has not changed much, it's just that he has become stronger.

Wei Yuan first scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, and then discovered that the range of his divine sense was unexpectedly large, actually taking in everything within a range of three thousand miles!

With his divine sense sweeping across the area, Wei Yuan saw that it was a desolate place with no fortresses, strongholds, or fire demons. He felt relieved and flew with Cui Yu to the foot of a stone platform. He then cut off pieces of rock with his bare hands and trimmed them into shapes.

Seeing Wei Yuan tearing the rock as easily as tearing tofu, Cui Yu wanted to help, but when he reached out and grabbed it, the rock wall didn't budge. He grabbed it again, and it still didn't budge.

Cui Yu refused to believe it and used all his strength and the power of his milk-transforming technique to grab it with all his might. As a result, his fingers were covered in blood, but the stone remained motionless as if mocking him.

As Wei Yuan sliced ​​the stone in his hand into thin, paper-like pieces, he said, "The stones here are almost as hard as the Imperial Treasure; you can't handle them."

Cui Yu finally gave up. As for why Wei Yuan was able to tear things apart so easily, Cui Yu didn't even want to ask. Knowing Wei Yuan as he did, he was sure Wei Yuan would tell him himself soon enough. If Wei Yuan didn't say that, then he would definitely have something else to brag about.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Yuan built a sunshade with the newly made materials, then used thin stone slabs to adjust the amount of sunlight transmitted, signaling Cui Yu to lie under the sunshade, and then asked him to record the data of changes in his body, and submit it to Renjian Yanhuo when he returned, and then analyze it slowly.

The sunlight in the desolate realm could penetrate directly into one's internal organs, an extraordinary phenomenon. Cui Yu gritted his teeth and endured the pain, experiencing the feeling of being constantly destroyed and reborn at an extremely minute level.

Suddenly, Cui Yu noticed his robes and armor were rapidly decaying. Startled, he quickly got up, took them off, and placed them beneath him before lying down on them. His equipment was quite valuable, acquired only with his family's support; if it were destroyed here, replacing it would be a significant financial loss.

Wei Yuan didn't seem to care much about his robes; the Desolate Realm was much gentler on him now than before. However, Wei Yuan casually took off his robes, basking in the sunlight, searching for fine ore in the ground while teaching Cui Yu the Wilderness Roar.

Cui Yu tried to run the program. As he roared out each sound, his blood and energy surged, his vitality increased significantly, and the damage from the sunlight weakened somewhat.

What was taught to Cui Yu was not just a single sound, but a combination of dozens of roaring sounds of varying pitches. After teaching them all, Wei Yuan simply strung these sounds together, added lyrics, and roared, "We cultivators..."

Cui Yu roared along, feeling inexplicably ashamed, but since there was no one else around, he didn't need to care. With that roar, his blood and vitality rapidly increased, and gradually the ordeal became less unbearable.

Wei Yuan let Cui Yu bask in the sun, while he himself searched the surrounding fields for natural iron ore, intending to bring some back with him.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan saw a stone the size of a washbasin on the ground ahead, exuding an ancient and desolate aura. He wondered what kind of rare mineral it was. But anything that stood out in the desolate realm was the best of the best.

Wei Yuan was overjoyed and immediately went over, picked up the stone and tried to pull it out, but the stone seemed to be rooted in the ground and remained motionless.

Wei Yuan then realized something was wrong. He saw the soil beneath the rock suddenly turn into fine sand, sliding down to both sides and revealing a tentacle that looked like a pipe.

Wei Yuan looked up along the tentacle and saw a large eye open on one of the tentacles, blinking at him, about ten feet away.

Wei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said irritably, "Lord Nine Eyes, did you come here to kill me? I'll be scared to death even if I'm not killed!"

Nine Eyes said, "How dare you sneak back to the Desolate Realm! Aren't you afraid I'll capture you and take credit for it?"

Wei Yuan didn't care at all and said, "The Dragon Fusion has a very high opinion of you. You wouldn't do such a thing."

Nine Eyes immediately became excited: "How did Molten Dragon praise me? Tell me in detail!"

Wei Yuan was embarrassed. How could he know how the Molten Dragon would evaluate Nine Eyes? Wei Yuan simply believed that the strong appreciate each other, and the higher one's position, the more one cares about the opinions of top experts. So Wei Yuan tried asking, and sure enough, Nine Eyes couldn't contain himself.

After a moment's hesitation, Wei Yuan said, "Molten Dragon said that you still have the Powerful Witch in your heart..." Nine Eyes was overjoyed, all nine eyes fixed on Wei Yuan, waiting for him to continue. Wei Yuan forced himself to make up dozens of sentences, but he simply couldn't continue.

But Jiu Mu was already satisfied. He tossed the stone to Wei Yuan and said, "This might be useful to you. I sensed that you had come to the Desolate Realm, so I brought it to you."

Wei Yuan's heart skipped a beat: "Why did I make such a big fuss about coming to the Desolate Realm?"

Nine Eyes rolled her eyes at him: "Even the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth trembled, what do you think?"

Seeing the worry on Wei Yuan's face, Jiu Mu said, "Don't worry, unless it's a Heavenly Witch who happens to be in the Desolate Realm, other witches won't be able to sense it."

Wei Yuan was relieved and looked at the stone in his hand, asking, "What is this? It seems quite extraordinary to me."

Nine Eyes said, "I'm not very clear about the specific origins either. I heard that a few thousand years ago, a human came to the Witch Domain and started smashing, looting, and burning without saying a word. He wouldn't listen to any attempts to negotiate. At that time, several Heavenly Witches had to intervene to stop him. I heard that the first Heavenly Witch was killed, and his head and Witch Core were cut off and taken away."

The man carried a stone with him, which was later shattered during the fight. Several fragments were left behind in the Witch Domain. This is one of them.

Wei Yuan felt increasingly uneasy as he listened, and his hands holding the stone began to tremble. Jiu Mu then said, "By the way, there's something I need you to find out for me."

"What's the matter?"

"Do you humans have a mythical beast, the kind of bird with three eyes? If so, could you provide some information about it?"

Wei Yuan became wary, but kept a straight face and asked, "I haven't heard of this before. But I can go back and look it up. Why do you need information about it?"

Nine Eyes sighed, "It's like this, we have an ancient treasure, and then this bird flew in from somewhere and laid an egg on it. Now all the Heavenly Witches are helpless with this egg. In the end, all they know is that this bird may have flown over from the human race."

Now that the egg is about to hatch, the Heavenly Witches are still helpless, and the First Witch, Ming Lei, has already promised a hefty reward. I'm thinking, if I could get some information and report it, maybe I could even get a bonus; it's almost the end of the year!

"I'll try."

Nine Eyes was overjoyed and patted Wei Yuan with his tentacles, saying, "If I get any benefits, I will never forget your kindness! Oh, are you going back to the human race? Do you want me to help you open a teleportation portal?"

Wei Yuan said, "Just open an opening to the void for me, I'll figure out the rest myself."

"Very well." With a sweep of its tentacle in the air, the Nine-Eyed opened a portal to the void.

After Jiu Mu left, Wei Yuan went to wake Cui Yu. At this time, Cui Yu's Dao power was almost completely depleted, and if he continued to be exposed to the sun, he would suffer internal injuries.

Although Cui Yu's aura was weak, it was noticeably more solid, and a fierce aura began to emanate from his body.

Wei Yuan then asked, "So, did you get anything?"

Cui Yu said, "I feel that the Dharma Image seems to have become stronger."

As he spoke, Cui Yu released his Dharma image, and even he was stunned. The Six Ren Heavenly Soldiers were still twelve, but now they were all gleaming black.

It seems Cui Yu's Dharma form has turned black, but he has indeed become stronger, indicating that this path is feasible. Wei Yuan was very satisfied, so he pulled Cui Yu into the teleportation portal and arrived in the void.

In the void, Wei Yuan pointed to a bright spot of light not far away and said, "That's our realm. Just fly over there."

A moment later, Cui Yu exclaimed in surprise, "How come it's going further and further away, and it can't stop!"

Wei Yuan's voice rang out, deep and gentle, full of patience: "Your divine sense has long been adapted to this world, so it's natural that you're not used to coming to the void. To overcome this, you must first establish coordinates..."

(End of this chapter)