"We four major tribes all raise some kind of carrier birds for communication," said Yu Yang.
"But because the snow outside melted."
"Those birds lost their sense of direction."
"As a result, all the birds I released earlier have flown back."
Upon hearing this.
Yu Lu frowned, "Is that so?"
Chen Nan said, "It's quite normal for this to happen. After all, with the sun appearing, let alone birds, even humans can easily lose their sense of direction."
The ice and snow in the Second Heaven had existed for ten thousand years, so the creatures here had adapted to the environment.
Now, the sun reappeared.
The ice and snow melted.
It was normal for them to lose their sense of direction.
Yu Yang suggested, "How about this."
"I'll send people to the other two tribes to invite their leaders for a meeting."
"Never mind, give me the incomplete drawing of the Heavenly Stairway from the Nanyuan Tribe, and I'll go to the other two tribes myself!" Chen Nan rejected Yu Yang's suggestion. His method was effective,
but it would be a waste of time for him.
After all, the four tribes were thousands of miles apart. By the time people were sent and the members of the two tribes gathered at the Nanyuan Tribe, it would take a very long time.
This was assuming that the people from the Nanyuan Tribe hadn't lost their sense of direction and could directly find the other two tribes.
Time was extremely precious to him.
"Let's follow Senior Chen's lead," Yu Yang said, taking out an ancient incomplete drawing. It could be pieced together with the one from Wushuang City.
However.
Even when the two drawings were put together, they were still not complete.
Yu Lu said, "Chen Die, why don't I accompany you to the Handao Tribe and the Beili Tribe!"
"No, just give me a map, I can go by myself." Chen Nan politely declined Yu Lu's offer. The old man's constant calling him 'Chen Die' gave him goosebumps, so why would he bring him along?
The banquet dispersed.
Chen Nan and Quinn stood under the moonlight.
A bright moon hung quietly in the sky.
The moonlight was clear and bright.
Casting a thin veil over the world.
"Will we meet again?" Quinn broke the silence.
Chen Nan replied, "We certainly will."
Quinn said, "I will cultivate diligently and strive to fight alongside you."
"I look forward to that day!"
Chen Nan grinned, then transformed into a ray of light and flew into the night sky, disappearing from the Nanyuan Tribe.
He did not bid farewell to Xialan and the others.
Because he disliked such occasions.
"Somersault Cloud!"
Mid-air.
Chen Nan formed a hand seal.
The next second.
A golden cloud appeared beneath his feet.
Looking at the golden auspicious cloud that appeared under his feet, Chen Nan showed a faint smile. "Fortunately, I gained some merit power this time. Otherwise, with my current strength, I wouldn't be able to summon the Somersault Cloud!"
In fact, the speed of the Somersault Cloud was comparable to transforming into a Golden Winged Great Peng.
However, Chen Nan was alone.
If he traveled alone,
he still preferred to maintain his human form.
After all, transforming into a Golden Winged Great Peng was too ostentatious.
And it also consumed a lot of divine power.
How could it be as comfortable as summoning the Somersault Cloud?
Although summoning the Somersault Cloud also consumed divine power.
There was a significant difference between that and the divine power consumed by casting the Eighty-Nine Transformations.
If casting the Eighty-Nine Transformations to transform into a Golden Winged Great Peng was like a high-power household appliance.
Then summoning the Somersault Cloud was like an energy-saving lamp with a power of only a few watts.
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"At my current speed, I can reach the Handao Tribe by dawn."
"If I recall correctly, Xuan Ming, whom I met in Misty Valley earlier, is from the Handao Tribe."
"It shouldn't be difficult to obtain the incomplete drawing of the Heavenly Stairway from the Handao Tribe."
Under the night sky.
Chen Nan was like a shooting star across the sky.
But as he flew over a mountain peak about a thousand feet high.
A majestic demonic aura suddenly erupted.
Immediately, a flame lion, ten meters long with nine heads, blocked his path.
This flame lion's demonic aura was overwhelming, and its cold eyes showed no emotional fluctuation.
Chen Nan politely asked, "May I borrow your path?"
This nine-headed flame lion was very strong.
It was comparable to a powerhouse at the Upper God King realm.
Looking at the Second Heaven, it could be considered an absolute expert.
However.
In Chen Nan's eyes, it was nothing special.
The nine-headed flame lion spoke in a cold voice, "May I borrow your life?"
Chen Nan was amused, "You want to eat me?"
"I haven't eaten a human in many years."
"If you are willing to be eaten by me, I can grant you a great fortune!" The nine-headed flame lion stared at Chen Nan with burning eyes. It could sense that this person was powerful and contained terrifying divine power within him.
To it, this was definitely a great tonic.
Chen Nan curiously asked, "What is the great fortune you speak of?"
The nine-headed flame lion said, "I know of a geomantically auspicious spot where many rare medicinal herbs grow. Each one is a divine medicine thousands of years old."
Chen Nan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "If that's the case, why don't you enjoy those divine medicines yourself?"
The nine-headed flame lion spoke human words, "I have taken those divine medicines before, but I couldn't refine them. Later, I learned from a stone tablet near that auspicious spot that those medicinal herbs grew from the decaying bodies of powerhouses from the Nine Heavens."
"Apart from your human race, the demon race will not benefit from consuming them."
Chen Nan understood.
Although the idea of strong individuals' bodies decaying after death sounded somewhat absurd.
But that was the reality.
Unless a sage had an immortal body, even powerhouses at the level of the Jade Emperor would experience decay after death.
It was only a matter of time.
"Young man, you have no choice!" The nine-headed flame lion spoke again, "If you cooperate, it's fine. Otherwise, I don't mind eating you right now."
Chen Nan smiled and asked, "I'm very curious, aren't you afraid that after I consume those divine medicines, my cultivation will skyrocket, and I'll end up chopping off your head to make braised lion's head?"
The nine-headed flame lion showed a look of disdain, "You are only at the Lower God King realm now, while I am already at the Upper God King realm. Even if you consume those divine medicines, you won't surpass me."
"Of course."
"Even if you surpass me, that would be your good fortune."
There was something it didn't say.
It would eat Chen Nan when he reached the Upper God King realm and his cultivation was unstable.
This way, it would gain the divine power within him.
"Do I still have a choice now?" Chen Nan showed a bitter smile.
The nine-headed flame lion replied, "If you cooperate and consume those divine medicines, you will still have a slim chance of survival."
"Otherwise."
"Tonight will be your last night!"
Nine pairs of cold eyes simultaneously locked onto Chen Nan.
"Cooperate, definitely cooperate, I'm best at cooperating!" Chen Nan looked terrified, feigning fear and distress.
There was something he didn't say.
With his current Lower God King cultivation, he could already crush this nine-headed flame lion.
However.
It had meticulously planned and wanted to bestow him with an opportunity.
Why should he refuse?