As they spoke, they heard the sound of "fluttering" in their ears. Hu Sang looked up and saw the Phoenix Emperor descending from the sky and flying in front of their eyes.

"Wear! Where have you been? Rui Gong happily pounced on her and stroked her feather.

Ke Zhenshi smiled and clapped his hands, "Yes, we thought you were left in the Fen Garden by the Great God of Lingwa!" ”

"Lingwa, Lingwa!" The Phoenix Emperor shouted, "The Great God said that I need to go through training to become the True Phoenix Emperor!" She said light, fire, green lake! ”

Several teenagers looked at each other, and it seemed that Fenghuang had also received six special words.

"But what exactly do they mean?" Rui Gong couldn't help but ask.

"Lingwa said experience! Say Nirvana! ”

When Husang heard the word "Nirvana", his heart was shocked.

Xiao Fenghuang looked a little excited, and his body kept spinning in the air. As he turned, the teenagers felt a wave of heat rushing over their faces. The desert, which used to be uncomfortably cold, suddenly became less uncomfortable.

"Dai, have you increased your spiritual power? I'm seeing you get better and better! Rui Gong smiled.

"Well, when I was on the island, I felt a strange power in my body, which was always going up, up. Since then, I have been lightweight, healthy, deaf and bright, and my spiritual power has increased! Dai flapped his wings happily. Several people were so happy that they hid under Dai's wings.

Hu Sang was on the side, watching everything, but he felt lonely for some reason in his heart, and silently lowered his eyelids.

After chatting, everyone took a nap before the light of day to accumulate physical strength.

By dawn, the sky was bright and the desert stretched as far as the sky could see. Several teenagers and the Phoenix Emperor woke up one after another, and walked with their backs to the place where the sun was rising, looking for their own way out.

Dai became more and more proficient in flying, soaring through the air with his wide wings before them, trying to scout the situation ahead for those on foot. In just a moment, Dai's figure disappeared. Only the terrestrial life without wings remained, pulling and pulling on the road one by one.

They had walked with Daddy Fox on the quicksand ridge before, and the teenagers remembered that the sand was crimson and breathtakingly amber, with occasional hints of the world's exotic plants. However, the desert at the foot of the mountain is completely different from that of the quicksand ridge.

The sand here is boundless golden yellow, like a big golden carpet; The sun shone straight down, emitting a brilliant glow that covered the sky. As far as the eye could see, there was not a single plant in sight, except for the small mound of golden gravel. The temperature on the ground is getting warmer day by day, and there is no longer a single cloud in the sky.

All beings were a little hungry and thirsty at this time. They felt the imminent danger of the desert. Especially the sensitive Di Qingchuan, instinctively sensed that under this golden world, there was an indescribable shadow of death.

In addition to the urgency of the instinctive need for life, another threat to them was the sandstorm that swept with the wind. They rise with the wind, not only covering their eyes and making it difficult for people to see the way, but also running into their mouths and noses when people are unprepared, making them miserable.

"Go as far down as you can to the bottom of the dunes, leeward ......" He accidentally ate a large amount of sand in his mouth, so he had to stop talking and shut his mouth.

The boys buried their heads and bowed their bodies against the wind, leaving eight clear footprints on the ground. However, the wind quickly covered everything with the dust, and there was no mark left on the sand, as if they had never come.

The sun soon rose to midday. The teenagers were sweating profusely. A large amount of sweat poured down like rain, leaving water stains on the sand.

"There's something strange here." Rui Gong was clearly aware of something, "Sweat is like the water of a waterfall flowing, and the physical strength is passing very quickly. ”

"Like the water of a waterfall, you won't be hallucinated by the sun, right?" Ke Zhenshi said inexplicably.

"But I also seem to have a feeling of hollowing out my body...... "The fur of the fox mulberry is thick, and the body is not as sensitive to temperature as humans, and there is little sweat. But he was keenly aware of the exertion of his physical strength.

Di Qingchuan stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his head, and was about to throw the water out, when he was suddenly startled by his palm, "Hurry up...... Look, sweat! ”

Everyone stepped forward curiously.

"This water...... How is it pale red? Rui Gong said.

"Ah, Okawa, this looks like blood, right?" Ke Zhenshi deliberately frightened.

Di Qingchuan was so frightened that he cried with a sad face, not knowing what to do.

At this time, the Phoenix Emperor flew back and saw everything in front of him.

"It's like the vitality flowing through your body." Emperor Xiaofeng said condescendingly.

"As soon as Dai said this, I remembered," Hu Sang's eyes lit up, "Yuan Qi is the innate qi brought out of the mother's womb, which can provide us with the kinetic energy of life." However, this innate vitality must be replenished and renewed in daily life through breathing, eating, acting, and cultivating, so that it will always have power. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Rui Gong didn't know why.

"The vitality is constantly flowing, but there are constantly new replenishments, so the flow of life is maintained. But we have been in a hurry, our bodies have been exerted a lot, and there is no energy to replenish it, so ......" Husang always felt that something was wrong, so he didn't continue to speak.

Ke Zhenshi shouted impatiently, "What twists and turns, our body consumption was also very large before, why didn't we see this red water?" ”

"Could it be because of Danmuguo?" Husang thought for a moment.

"Well," Rui Gong nodded, "I am afraid that the Great God Lingwa let us go to this desert with some special intentions!" ”

"Hey, don't talk about that, are you thirsty?" Ke Zhenshi smacked his lips, and there was not much saliva.

"I think everyone is thirsty, but there's nothing here, so we have to get out of the desert as soon as possible, or we will be exhausted by waiting until we ......are exhausted," Rui Gong didn't finish speaking, but everyone knew what she meant.

Before she could finish her words, a few fruits suddenly crackled and fell above her head.

"Zheshu Fruit!" When Husang saw it, he screamed excitedly.

"There are no trees along the way, I picked them from far away." Dai proudly exclaimed, "But there is not much fruit, everyone quench their thirst first." ”

"Ah, Little Phoenix Emperor, you are amazing, you can fly far away!" Ke Zhenshi swallowed a fruit, and then became more talkative, "In the end, it is the chosen divine bird!" ”

Dai listened to the praise, but was not modest, but flapped his wings and said happily, "I'll fly far away to explore the way for everyone!" Pathfinder! Pathfinder! With that, he flapped his wings and flew away.

Walked for a while. The earth is scorching hot. Arriving at the bottom of a sand dune, Rui Gong stopped and proposed, "Let's rest!" Now that the sun is overhead, it's really hard to go again. Let's go back when the sun goes down at dusk. ”

Husang nodded in agreement, "It's okay." There's a little shade under the dunes, so let's rest here for a while. ”

Ke Zhenshi sat on the ground weakly, and he didn't bother to say anything more; Di Qingchuan also squatted aside silently and said no more.

It was Rui Gong and Hu Sang who sat together and talked about it.

"Husang, why did you say Lingwa threw us into this desert where there is no one and thirsty and hot? Could it be any particular purpose? Rui Gong asked.

Husang shook his head and said, "How can I guess the intention of the great god?" However, do you remember that Xiaofenghuang said 'experience'? Maybe the great god wants to sharpen us. ”

"That's what Lingwa said to Dai, but now it's us who are being tortured, and he doesn't know where to fly......" Ke Zhenshi suddenly interjected weakly.

"Probably...... Maybe let's accompany him to the test," Husang felt embarrassed, "who made us a group." ”

Rui Gong asked again, "Husang, can you tell where this desert is?" ”

"I've been thinking about this for a long time," Husang responded, "and among the sixteen continents of the Mountains and Seas, there are many deserts with golden yellow sand, and almost every continent has them; But when it comes to the east, there are three places I can think of. But...... It's hard to tell......" Husang shook his head helplessly as he said.

In the afternoon, the temperature was arguably the highest of the day, and the desert was steaming with heat, which looked like boiling water from a distance, and everyone was parched and exhausted even if they hid under the sand dunes. As the water in their bodies evaporated, everyone's lips cracked.

Finally, when the sun was setting in the west, they staggered on the road. But after crossing a hill, the sky was already dark. They hurried to find another dune and hid underneath it.

The moon rose, and the cold light shone on the people, and the desert glowed with a dull golden hue. Strange to say, the desert heat is unbearable during the day, but at night it suddenly becomes bitterly cold.

Especially the gusts of cold wind, the temperature almost plummeted. Obviously, the sun not long ago was still shining on everyone sweating, and at this moment, the strong night wind continued to blow, and they shivered from the cold.

When it was cold, Dai Fei came back to them and brought them some food as usual. There weren't many things, it looked like nuts and blueberry-like fruits.

Hu Sang looked at the Feng Huang who was arranging his feathers on the side, and said with a calm face, "Dai, you are flying in the sky, have you ever seen an oasis or something, or an active creature?" ”

Xiao Fenghuang's ruby eyes stared at him, and he shook his head depressedly, "No! There is no oasis! ”

"Hey!" Hu Sang sighed lightly and looked at the three human teenagers beside him worriedly.

But Dai Leng Buding said again, "There's a city ahead—"

"What?" As soon as everyone heard the word "city", they were instantly interested. Ke Zhenshi shouted, "What city? How far? ”

"Hundreds of miles away."

As soon as he heard this, Husang was like a deflated ball again, and stopped talking.

Xiao Fenghuang resumed the responsibility of the heater, and the big guy silently sat in a circle around Xiao Fenghuang. After a while, they all fell into a deep sleep.

The deep black and purple sky began to slowly lighten, and a glimmer of light appeared in the far east, the light dispelled the darkness, and the dawn came again.

Husang was the first to wake up, he shook his fur, and beckoned everyone to hurry up on the road before the sun came out.

But today does not seem to be a new day, but a repeat of yesterday. The temperature is rising rapidly, and the hot wind in the desert never stops, probably due to the exertion of physical strength, it is more difficult for everyone to walk in the wind than yesterday.

And then another day. Another day.

They couldn't remember how many mountains they had climbed, but in the vast desert, nothing had changed along the way except for them. They are all walking corpses.

"Another one." Hu Sang's gaze almost lost focus, and Mu Ran looked at the sand dunes that were about to be climbed in front of him. But just as he stepped over the highest point, he froze, stared straight ahead, and rubbed it a few times in disbelief. Finally, he trembled his lips and said, "Oh my God! It's lakes, and islands, and we're out there?! ”

"Come on!" Husan had a hoarse voice and shouted hoarsely.

"Fox Sang." Rui's eyes moved, "Ahem-" wanted to say something, but her throat was sour, and she couldn't help coughing.

"There's a lake ahead, you guys hurry up and keep up." Kitsune-sang grinned, his front teeth glistening in the sunlight.

When the teenagers heard Husan's words, their bodies shook instantly, and they felt that their bodies were filled with a huge sense of happiness, and they climbed towards the top of the sand dunes with their hands and feet.

Everyone came to Husang's side, looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that there was really a vast lake in the distance! Although the lake was far away from them, they could clearly see what was inside.

The sun shines on the rippling lake, constantly sparkling and sparkling; The lake is dotted with small and lush islands with ripe fruit that bends the branches, creatures play on them, and birds flutter and hunt on the lake's surface.

"Great...... Ke Zhenshi wanted to run over excitedly, but saw that the air in that place fluctuated twice, and then the boundary rippled, and then the entire lake gradually blurred, and finally disappeared from their field of vision.

"This ......" Everyone opened their mouths, unable to come back to their senses for a long time, and their expressions slowly changed from surprise to bitterness.

"It turned out to be nothing more than a mirage." Rui Gong couldn't tell what she was feeling now, but she just wanted to laugh inexplicably.

In front of everyone's eyes, there was nothing but the familiar yellow-orange sand.

"Why can't it exist for a little longer, so that we can have some hope." Di Qingchuan said with straight eyes.

"Poof-" Then he fell to the ground, his withered and skinned face in the yellow sand, and tried to get up several times, but he had no strength left in his body.

"You ...... Leave me alone...... Let's go......" Di Qingchuan turned his head slightly, panting and looking at everyone. "I'm tired and don't want to go back."

"Come along, come along, go home, go back together." Ke Zhenshi staggered over and wanted to help him up, but the moment he leaned over, his eyes were black and he fell next to him.

Rui Gong stopped, looked at the two people on the ground in a daze, and then slowly turned his head to look at the sunset in the sky.

In the wind, the sand dunes stood one after another, the golden light hit them, and shot far into the sky, the whole space, like a poignant and eternal painting, and they were its only passers-by.