Chapter 67: Hai Bodong's Shock

"Achoo, Achoo!"

Xiao Bai stood at the city gate, sneezing repeatedly.

At this moment, he and Hai Bodong had just exited the city gate of Mo City, preparing to head towards Shimo(Desert Stone) City together.

"Xiao Bai, did you catch a cold last night?" Hai Bodong gave Xiao Bai a strange look. The kid had been sneezing non-stop since morning. Cultivators usually have excellent control over their bodies, especially those with powerful souls, who have even better control over their physical condition.

But Xiao Bai had been sneezing for nearly an hour! Given his strong soul power, this shouldn't be happening!

Xiao Bai, hearing this, gave him a sideways glance. Cultivators couldn't catch a cold like ordinary people.

Is this old man mocking my cultivation level?

As for why he was sneezing, he didn't know either! It was so uncomfortable. Another sneeze was coming.

"Achoo!"

"You didn't do something that would cause the wrath of heaven or the resentment of others, did you? Someone might be constantly cursing you," Hai Bodong suddenly recalled that some women in the Mittel family would behave like this.

When they missed someone but were filled with resentment, constantly murmuring someone's name, that person would sneeze continuously.

"Heh..." Xiao Bai sneered, continuing to disdainfully say, "Wrath of heaven and resentment of others? Who do you think you are, just like that girl in red who cleaned your shop for years and came to visit you, an old lonely man, only for you to treat her coldly and impatiently!"

He knew the girl's motives weren't pure, her face showing her spoiled and willful nature, but that didn't stop him from using this to poke fun at Hai Bodong!

Hai Bodong, hearing this, understood that Xiao Bai was referring to the incident this morning when the girl in red came to his shop early, as usual, to clean. He had driven her away with cold words, telling her not to come back.

With a forced smile, Hai Bodong laughed and said, "Xiao Bai, my young friend, it's not that I have anything against her, it's just that her father's tricks are too poor. Besides, I naturally enjoy freedom, and teaching students is too much trouble. She has no future following me!"

Xiao Bai only used this incident to change the subject, hoping Hai Bodong would stop nagging about his sneezing. So, he didn't say much more.

"Let's go!" Xiao Bai led the way towards the Tagore Desert.

The sun hung high in the sky, and the desert sand looked like snow.

As they entered the Tagor Desert, the yellow sand was everywhere, stretching endlessly, as though they had stepped into a completely different world.

Two figures trudged forward through the vast desert, braving the fierce wind and sand. Behind them, two rows of footprints were quickly buried by the shifting sand.

Suddenly, a flash of crimson light appeared under the feet of the young man in the black robe with white hair. Not far away, a piercing screech sounded from the sand.

Then, a wisp of black smoke emerged from the sand. Xiao Bai waved his sleeve, and a scorched, small demonic beast appeared in his line of sight.

His gaze casually swept over it. This beast was called the Yellow Sand Scorpion, which often hides beneath the sand, waiting for someone to pass by or step on it, before striking with its tail and releasing venom.

Due to its innate ability to hide, even veterans who had been walking in the desert for years could accidentally fall victim. For mercenaries hunting beasts in the desert, this was considered a rather troublesome creature.

After pulling his gaze away from the beast's corpse, Xiao Bai looked toward the undulating sand dunes in the distance.

Xiao Bai had never been to the desert before, and the harsh environment here was somewhat beyond his expectations. However, the Yi Wood energy inside him gently released, making the atmosphere around him not too unbearable, and even providing a refreshing sensation.

Xiao Bing, on the other hand, seemed very active in this environment. Xiao Bai could feel its eagerness when it was released just now.

As for Hai Bodong, his old face and clothes were covered with a faint layer of frost, and his expression was very calm.

Xiao Bai was speechless upon seeing that Hai Bodong could even use ice to cover his face in the desert. So the Ice attribute is so impressive?

"Old Hai, based on your estimation, how much longer until we reach Shimo City?" This was already the second day since they entered the desert.

"At this speed, it'll take about three more days," Hai Bodong looked at the sky, then the desert, and even tested the wind direction before replying.

"Three days? Why doesn't Mo City have any thick-winged birds flying to Shimo City?" Xiao Bai took out a water flask and took a sip.

"Too few people, no profit in it," Hai Bodong also took a sip of water and continued, "If I were flying alone, I'd get there in less than an hour."

"You can fly?" Xiao Bai asked in surprise.

"Of course, I can fly. Although I'm at the Dou Ling stage, I'm a Dou Huang!" Hai Bodong gave Xiao Bai a glance.

"You should've said so earlier!" Xiao Bai had always thought Hai Bodong couldn't fly. Since Hai Bodong hadn't mentioned it, Xiao Bai hadn't asked either, thinking it wasn't far, so he considered it a chance to stroll through the desert and enjoy the scenery.

"I can fly, but I can't carry anyone with me!" Hai Bodong said somewhat awkwardly, stammering a bit.

At his current Dou Ling cultivation level, he could fly, but only by himself, and he'd need to rest frequently since he couldn't fly too far without stopping.

He thought Xiao Bai couldn't fly yet and didn't mention it, so he had been walking with him.

"Who needs you to carry me? I thought you couldn't fly!" Xiao Bai said, then his Purple Cloud Wings suddenly spread out.

"What the hell, you're a Dou Wang?"

Hai Bodong stared at the pair of purple energy wings, completely stunned. He had always assumed that, given Xiao Bai's age of less than twenty, being a Da Dou Shi was already impressive.

Even if he guessed higher, he thought Xiao Bai might be at the same level as him now—a Dou Ling.

But out of nowhere, Xiao Bai had revealed energy wings, something only a Dou Wang or higher could possess. What kind of monster was this guy? Was he some old geezer pretending to be young?

That actually made sense. Thinking about Xiao Bai's abnormally strong soul power, it was something even Hai Bo Dong, a five-star Dou Huang, couldn't match.

Thankfully, Xiao Bai hadn't gone all out yesterday. Otherwise, Hai Bodong might not have even survived long enough to have his soul sealed—he might have been killed outright.

No wonder even the slightest hint of that crimson lightning made him feel a faint sense of danger!

"Ahem, Xiao... Xiao Bai, let's go, I'll lead the way!" Hai Bodong said with a hint of respect.

He felt he couldn't continue thinking about this. Just now, if he hadn't been uncertain, he would have almost called Xiao Bai "Senior."

Xiao Bai felt this old man was being a bit strange. After a few moments of shock and his expression changing several times, his attitude had turned respectful.

It's just a pair of wings. As if he could tear space apart with his bare hands!

At this point, ice-blue wings appeared behind Hai Bodong. As soon as the wings appeared, a cold, chilling aura immediately filled the air.

Then, as Hai Bodong flapped the wings, he immediately flew off in one direction. Seeing this, Xiao Bai pushed off the ground with his legs and hurried to follow.

Once in the air, Xiao Bai felt much better than on the ground. The wind and sand that would constantly whip against his face and into his nose and mouth made him cover his face with Dou Qi, which was uncomfortable.

After flying for less than an hour, the faint outline of a city gradually appeared in their line of sight.

Shimo City, they had arrived!