He was not as careful as Ling Xuan, he often took a few steps, and his strong limbs accidentally touched the triangular building around him, and the building shook, but fortunately, the structure of the building was quite strong, and he finally did not accidentally collapse it, but it caused panic among the desert people, and they ran out of their houses one after another, or looked at the two giants in horror or anger, and under the persuasion of the gray elders, they restrained their anger and did not attack the two. Ling Xuan probably made a visual inspection, the total number of desert people who ran out of his house was about three thousand to four thousand, four thousand 'rats' of different sizes and hairs glared at him angrily, the three demon spirit tigers couldn't help but feel a chill on their backs, he finally learned from Ling Xuan, and moved forward cautiously, trying to avoid his strong limbs from coming into contact with the surrounding buildings again.

The three of them finally came to the open space in front of the Water Temple, the three demon spirit tigers were already in a cold sweat, he reached out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, sat on the ground softly, exhaled heavily, and muttered softly: "Huh, the tiger is a great monster, so he will not be afraid of a group of mice." ”

Elder Gray said to Ling Xuan, "Human, you rest for a while, and I'll order someone to bring food." ”

Ling Xuan hurriedly said, "Elder Gray is polite, under Ling Xuan, Elder Gray can call him by his name." He pointed to the three demon spirit tigers sitting on the ground behind him, and said, "He is a little tiger." He immediately turned his head and looked down at Elder Gray: "Elder Gray, we are not hungry, if we can, we also hope that Elder Gray will tell me the whereabouts of the Flame Beast below, and we will set off to deal with it." ”

Elder Ash said: "Don't worry, the Flame Immortal is extraordinary, and to deal with it, you have to think about it in the long run." You rest here first, eat some food, and then we'll talk about it slowly. He finally smiled, "This is the hospitality etiquette of my sacred desert people. ”

With that, he turned away, and a moment later his figure disappeared into a triangular building.

Ling Xuan stared blankly at the place where he disappeared and the ancient civilization in front of him that seemed to have been reduced countless times, thinking back to Elder Gray's words, he felt a strange but warm feeling in his heart.

The three demon spirit tigers snorted and complained in a low voice: "Phew, the tiger is an amazing big monster, so he doesn't care to be friends with a group of filthy rats." ”

Ling Xuan frowned secretly, but he didn't blame him, he finally understood the source of the strange feeling in his heart, the ancient desert people, even though they had a sacred mission, but after all, they were a group of rats—a group of rats that looked very much like rats—and this group of rats, hospitable to them, regarded them as friends, and was preparing to entertain them. Although Ling Xuan didn't have the same disdain, or even disgust, attitude towards this as the Three Demon Spirit Tigers, he always felt a very strange feeling when he was friends with a group of rats.

Ling Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said softly to the Three Demon Spirit Tigers at the same time: "They are not rats, but ancient desert people who are knowledgeable, honest and simple, and have their own civilization and sacred mission. ”

After about half a pillar of incense, Elder Gray walked back, followed by two desert people about his height, holding in their hands an irregular small bowl made of yellow sand, and half a bowl of transparent liquid in the bowl, their expressions solemn, their feet cautious, as if they were holding something more valuable than life.

The three of them cautiously walked in front of Ling Xuan and stopped, Elder Gray looked up at Ling Xuan, and said apologetically: "Human, we don't have food to entertain the two of you, we can only offer the water we regard as our life, and I hope you don't mind." ”

With that, the two desert peoples behind him each presented small bowls in their hands. Ling Xuan solemnly took one of the bowls and looked at the clear liquid in the bowl. The three demons and the tiger took one of the bowls in his hand, and the bowl that the desert people held in his hand was still too small, as inconspicuous as a child's toy, and he drank all the water in the bowl in one gulp, except for a cold feeling that rushed straight to his heart, he did not feel any other taste. The Three Demon Spirit Tiger casually left the small bowl on the ground, glared at Elder Gray, and said in a muffled voice: "Old man, why are you so stingy, greeting guests with water and not letting Tiger Master drink enough, such a little is not enough for Tiger Master to stuff his teeth." ”

The two desert peoples beside Elder Gray had angry faces, and one of them scolded sharply: "Humans, don't be content, water is more important than life to us desert people, and we can't drink a sip for a month on weekdays. ”

Ling Xuan was taken aback, feeling that the weight of the small bowl in his hand was getting heavier and heavier, and the three demon spirit tigers exhaled, gently pulled the tiger's whiskers, and said in a distrustful tone: "Although the tiger master is a monster, he also knows that if people don't drink water, they will ascend to heaven in three days, and they won't drink water for a month...... Hum. ”

The two desert people were even more furious, and were about to scold the giant who had no one in their eyes again, when the gray elder waved his hand to stop them. Elder Gray let out a long sigh and said, "Human, it's true, it's true that we can't drink a sip of water for a month. ”

The Three Demon Spirit Tigers couldn't believe it anyway, but before he could question again, Ling Xuan stopped him with his eyes. Ling Xuan turned to Elder Gray, handed him back the small bowl in his hand, and said solemnly, "Elder Gray, this gift is too precious, how can I get it in the future, I am afraid that it will not be blessed." ”

Elder Gray didn't reach out to take it, and said, "Human, since you are a friend of my desert people, don't shirk it. ”

Ling Xuan knew that he was living in the depths of the vast desert, and the water source was more precious than gold, after a long day of travel, he was thirsty and tired, and urgently needed a bowl of water to quench his thirst, but the small bowl of water in his hand was too precious, and it carried the strong friendship of the desert people.

Seeing that he didn't drink, Elder Ash raised his hand and motioned for Ling Xuan to drink quickly, and he said in a sad tone: "Drink, after drinking, I will tell you the story of the Flame Immortal." ”

Ling Xuan was grateful in his heart, so he didn't shirk anymore, and drank the cold water in the bowl in one gulp, he said, "Elder Gray, as far as you know, the Flame Beast is one of the ten great demon beasts......

"Demon beasts, hehe......" Elder Grey interrupted him, laughing at himself, and he said, "Sit down, young man, let me tell you slowly." ”

Ling Xuan sat down cross-legged as he said, Elder Gray and the two desert people beside him also sat down on the ground, the three demon spirit tigers were not interested in the story of the Flame Immortal, he lay down with his head resting on the Soul Sword, closed his eyes and rested.

Elder Grey asked, "Young man, do you know what is indispensable to all living beings?"

Ling Xuan shook his head, but the three demon spirit tigers were very disdainful of this question, he turned his back, turned his back to the four people, hummed from his nostrils, and said, "Who has time to answer such a childish question from you, now the tiger master just wants to sleep well, and it is better to have a bucket of water for the tiger master to drink to his heart's content." ”

Elder Gray froze for a moment and sneered, "Water, it is indeed water. Water is the origin of all things. If there is no water in the heavens, it will be like the Red Flame Desert you see, with thousands of miles of yellow sand and no life. ”

Ling Xuan nodded and said, "That's true, if there is no water, there will be no life in the world." ”

Elder Gray sighed sadly and said, "But do you know that the water source we rely on for survival is decreasing at a terrifying rate, and the boundless Red Flame Desert is spreading to all sides at an unimaginable speed every day, and it won't be long before the forests, rivers, and cities you know will become death deserts with no traces of life." ”

Ling Xuan was taken aback again, but before he could start, the Three Demon Spirit Tiger interrupted: "Old man, don't be alarmist, before coming here, the Tiger Master saw with his own eyes that the Angry Dragon River was rushing and roaring, and the birch trees in the Hundred Demon Forest were thriving, and there was no sign of disappearing or decreasing. ”

The desert people on the left side of Elder Grey glared at him angrily and said, "Elder Grey is not lying, ten years ago, the Red Flame Desert was not as vast and boundless as it is now. Everything is a Flame Immortal, it's a Flame Immortal!"

Ling Xuan felt that things seemed to be getting more and more complicated, the Flame Beast was just a demon beast, why did it become the Flame Immortal in their mouths? Ling Xuan asked heavily, "Elder Gray, is this ...... What the hell is going on?"

Elder Gray sighed deeply, his thoughts sank into his eternal memory, and he said faintly, "Everything needs to start from eight hundred years ago. ”