A day later, Xiaoman suddenly woke up.
"Thank God, my savior, you're finally awake! That's wonderful!" said the indigenous girl.
Xiaoman recalled her memories before she fell into a coma...
Suddenly, the old lizard's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"My benefactor, how is your recovery going?"
"I'm fully recovered." Xiaoman felt the changes in herself, and the corners of her mouth slowly turned up.
The lizard elder had seen everything and nodded at her. "Benefactor, we would like to bestow upon you a great fortune. Would you like it?"
"What great fortune could such a primitive tribe possibly have?" Xiaoman wondered to herself.
The old man seemed to hear your thoughts and smiled faintly, "You'll find out when the time comes."
He turned and walked outside.
Intrigued, Xiaoman immediately gave chase.
The two passed through several large sand cave rooms and came to a patch of yellow sand, but the sand rippled like the surface of a lake, which was very strange.
"What you need is down here." The old man's expression turned solemn. "My benefactor, we don't know what's down there, but I can sense that this place has a special connection with you, so I brought you here to see it."
Xiaoman nodded, carefully sensing the energy fluctuations nearby, and a faint understanding dawned on her mind.
I tried to grab it, but found that I couldn't.
He gave a bitter smile. "I can't help but think about it."
The old lizard seemed about to speak but then stopped himself.
The tribal chief appeared before them without them noticing, holding a grayish-brown stick in his hand. "My benefactor, here, you might find it useful."
As I took the stick, a jolt of electricity shot through my palm, and that moment of enlightenment returned.
His left hand swung irregularly, like a fish playing in the water, constantly changing its shape.
Suddenly, a surge of energy enveloped him like ripples, and a faint yellow light curtain could be seen.
"This?" The clan chief stared wide-eyed, petrified.
The old lizard quickly covered his mouth, thinking to himself, "Our choice was right."
As time passed, Xiaoman awoke from her strange state, her smile growing wider. "Thank you, clan leader."
"As long as it works." The two said in unison.
Just as Xiaoman was about to say something else, a crack suddenly appeared in the sand directly in front of her, revealing a staircase made of sand.
"You're here!" The voice rang in Xiaoman's mind. She looked around warily, but saw no one.
"If you want to know who I am, get down here." The voice rang out again.
"I'll go down and take a look. You'd better leave first." After giving the instructions, he rushed straight to the sand steps.
This thing looks incredibly soft, but it's actually harder than an alloy; it takes a full-force finger strike to barely pierce it.
Before you could even feel happy, the hole you had just pierced closed up. If it weren't for the scattered sand on the ground, you would have the illusion that it had never been attacked at all.
Xiaoman frowned slightly, gripped the Fish Intestine Sword tightly, and cautiously explored forward.
The passage seemed to have no end; we had been walking for almost an hour and still couldn't see the end.
"At my current speed, I would have already descended several hundred meters underground in an hour." Xiaoman frowned, her memories of descending flashing before her eyes.
Suddenly turning around, he thrust out a swift sword, "You dare to show off your mere illusions before me? Break!"
Wherever the sword's edge passed, sand filled the air, obscuring all vision.
Xiaoman's lips twitched, and she entered stealth mode.
When the surroundings returned to calm, she had already disappeared, much to the astonishment of the creatures lurking in the shadows.
Xiaoman was waiting for the other party to panic so she could pinpoint its exact location.
As I moved toward the location of the fluctuating aura, I felt an extremely strange sensation beneath my feet. Just as I was about to move away, a terrifying primal force enveloped the surroundings.
Its stealth was broken, its center of gravity became extremely unstable, and it staggered violently.
Suddenly, the ground stopped shaking, and Xiaoman instantly regained her balance.
Huff!
A yellow shadow appeared not far away. "I mean you no harm. If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it the moment you came down."
Xiaoman was terrified. She stared at the yellow shadow, but she couldn't make out its appearance or even what kind of creature it was.
Puzzled, he cupped his hands in greeting, "Senior, is there something you need that led me here?"
“Little girl, you’re quick-witted, I like that.” The yellow shadow paused for a moment. “I’m badly injured and need an energy called the Eye of the Wind Dragon. If you can help me find it, I’ll teach you the complete Barrier Technique, how about it?”
"Let me think about it." Xiaoman pretended to be deep in thought, but was actually secretly observing the surrounding situation.
Having quickly eliminated all hidden dangers, he nodded emphatically, "What location?"
A look of wild joy flashed in the yellow shadow's eyes as it pointed behind it, "Follow this path all the way to the end. There's a huge sand pit. Jump in, and you'll find the Eye of the Wind Dragon." Its expression turned serious, "With your current cultivation level, it will be difficult for you to enter without injury."
After a moment's hesitation, a yellow aura appeared. "Relax, and I will impart the true 'Wind Barrier' skill to you."
Xiaoman dared not completely relax her mind and body, remaining wary of any breath entering her body, and would expel it if it was even slightly amiss.
As time went on, it also had no problems.
Completely relax your mind and body, and that glimmer of understanding from before reappears; you quickly reach the edge of entering a meditative state.
The yellow shadow shuddered and muttered to itself, "What a monstrous girl. If she continues to grow, her future achievements will surely be extraordinary."
A smile appeared on his lips. "Since that's the case, let's forge this good relationship today."
He quickly formed hand seals, and the pale yellow light thickened, slowly flowing towards Xiaoman.
It is gentle, allowing the eight extraordinary meridians to descend smoothly.
The moment the energy entered the dantian, ripples of internal energy arose, and the energy seemed to repel it.
Soon after, Xiaoman frowned slightly and her lips twitched.
"So what you're cultivating isn't the Force, but something far more ancient." The yellow shadow's eyes flashed with wild joy. "I only intended to give you some pointers, but now I have no choice but to go all out."
After forming the hand seal, he struck his own chest with a palm, spitting out golden blood.
Blood splattered on Xiaoman's body, and the golden primal force transformed into internal energy...
This process was slow and painful, but Xiaoman persevered through it with her strong willpower.
"Incredible, absolutely incredible!"
The yellow shadow became ethereal, as if it were about to vanish at any moment, yet its face was filled with ecstatic joy.
A few seconds later, Xiaoman slowly opened her eyes, shooting out two beams of yellow light.
Swoosh! Boom!
Two bottomless holes appeared in the sand wall, which was as hard as an alloy.
"Young friend, this is all I can do to help you. Whether we can obtain the Eye of the Wind Dragon depends on our fate."
"I will try my best!" Xiaoman said earnestly.
“If all else fails, just come back.” The yellow shadow looked at her. “At your current cultivation speed, you can master the Wind Barrier in five years at most, and then you can easily obtain the Eye of the Wind Dragon.”
"I don't have that much time." Xiaoman's mind flashed with images of Li Tianyi and the others. "There are still many people who need me, and I can't stay here for too long. But don't worry, I will do what I promised you, even if it costs me my life."
The yellow shadow had never seen such a resolute person before. Touched, it tossed out an ancient parchment scroll, saying, "I obtained this by chance; perhaps you can use it."
Xiaoman unfolded it with some skepticism and read: "This is the culmination of my life's work, given to someone destined to receive it."
Below are some sword moves and annotations.
The more I look at it, the more fascinated I become.
The yellow shadow remained silent, patiently waiting.
Several tens of minutes later, Xiaoman finally closed the parchment scroll. "Thank you for the 'Shadowless Chasing Wind' sword manual, senior."
He bowed deeply.
"What you sow today will bear fruit tomorrow; there's no need for thanks." The yellow shadow vanished with the wind.
He carefully put away the parchment scroll, looked into the distance, and strode forward...
Sandpit, above.
The indigenous chieftain and the lizardman elder were in a great hurry, pacing back and forth.
"Why haven't they come out yet? Why haven't they come out yet!"
The two grew increasingly anxious and prepared to send someone down to investigate.
A dignified voice rang out: "She is fine. You may all wait patiently."
Everyone was shocked and gripped their weapons tightly.
The sand twisted and formed a head that resembled a human, and spoke, "You need not panic. I have protected you for countless years and will not harm you."
The clan chief was the first to react, kneeling in deep reverence while muttering incantations...
On the other side.
Xiaoman has reached the end of the road. Ahead lies a giant, constantly spinning quicksand field, which looks very eerie.
He pulled out some discarded alloy beads he carried with him and threw them over.
Before even touching the sand, it plummeted and disappeared in an instant.
"What terrifying quicksand." Xiaoman clicked her tongue in amazement, gathering all her power on her body to form a wind barrier.
He took a deep breath of air and leaped into the air.
The wind barrier made a crackling sound when it touched the sand.
The descent was too fast, and Xiaoman dared not be distracted, focusing all her strength on supporting the barrier.
Two seconds later, I felt the sand beneath my feet. I quickly steadied myself and looked around.
There was nothing else but yellow sand all around.
"Is the yellow shadow lying to me?"
He shook his head rapidly, carefully sensing the changes around him.
Suddenly, a strange energy emanated from an inconspicuous corner at the very front.
With difficulty, he pulled out his right foot and moved forward.
The further forward you go, the deeper your body sinks, almost up to your thighs.
"This won't work; we have to think of another way."
There was nothing around that could be used, so I quickly searched through my belongings, but found nothing useful.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the clothes on his body, and a bold idea popped into his head.
Take off your coat, use your inner strength to flatten it, and slowly move your left foot onto it.
The center of the garment is sunken.
After taking a deep breath and minimizing my body weight, the coat stopped sinking down.
"There's hope!"
Xiaoman was even more careful, slowly pulling out her right foot and standing on it.
The quicksand carried the clothes forward.
In this way, we can reach the Eye of the Wind Dragon.
The closer they got, the more violent the force became. Even the wind barrier couldn't withstand it, constantly twisting as if it would break at any moment.
"I don't have much time left. I must obtain the Eye of the Wind Dragon before it shatters."
Using internal energy to accelerate, you can rush forward even faster.
Suddenly, a cloud of sand shot up from the ground and hurtled towards my face.
Xiaoman dodged, but lost her balance and almost fell off her clothes.
Whoosh!
Countless grains of sand surged forth, transforming into sand arrows.
To avoid it, you must twist your body.
However, if you twist your body, your clothes will fall off.
A brief moment of hesitation flashed in Xiaoman's eyes, but she decisively twisted her body and jumped up.
After using the instep for leverage, I stood on the sand arrow.
Jump continuously on the sand arrows, using them to move forward...
The exertion in just one minute is greater than that of an hour outside; you're drenched in sweat and panting for breath.
"We can't stop!"
They sped up and finally approached the Eye of the Wind Dragon, but the power here was unusually violent, and the barrier cracked instantly.
"It's over!" A look of resentment flashed in his eyes as he tried to think of a way to save himself.
A gentle breeze brushes against the skin, causing no harm whatsoever, but rather bringing a sense of pleasure.
He slowly released his defenses and didn't suffer any damage.
"So the inside and outside of the Eye of the Wind Dragon are two different worlds." Xiaoman marveled at the wonders of nature, constantly looking around...
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