800: 234_2 800: 234_2 Linghu Gudu spoke and, without hesitation, soared into the air, flying towards the skeleton and towards the position where the storm’s eye had been.
Cao Zhen, at that moment, didn’t know how to describe Linghu Gudu – he always seemed so cautious, yet now he was boldly flying towards the center of the furious wind.
Wasn’t he afraid the violent storm would blow again?
Just now, there were five of them together, and only then had they managed to break out.
If Linghu Gudu was alone, he would be unable to escape the center of the storm.
Linghu Gudu always appeared to be an extremely cautious person, but now, he was daring to an unbelievable degree.
Fortunately, the storm did not rise again, and Linghu Gudu had taken two items from the skeleton.
Subsequently, he flew back at a startling speed.
Everyone also saw the treasures Linghu Gudu had injured himself to get – in his left hand he held a string of bells, and though it’s called a string, there were actually only two bells, one large and one small, both of silver.
Cao Zhen didn’t know what these bells were, unaware of the kind of Treasure they represented.
He glanced at the bells but said nothing.
After all, these bells were retrieved by Linghu Gudu himself.
He had already obtained a Spirit Pill before, so it was no issue if Linghu Gudu got the bells.
In Linghu Gudu’s other hand, he clutched a map, which at first glance looked identical to the map they had obtained, though this one seemed much larger.
“Another map?”
“This map is different.
Let’s study it once we’re back.
For now, shall we look for a cave?” Linghu Gudu said while tossing the map to Cao Zhen.
Cao Zhen was the leader of the group, and since they were going to study the map together later anyway, it didn’t matter if he held onto it.
Moreover, he had retrieved a powerful Treasure; even without studying it, he could feel its strength.
Cao Zhen and the others glanced at the Treasure but asked no questions, clearly consenting to let it be Linghu Gudu’s.
Since that was the case, he indeed should give the map to Cao Zhen.
“Alright, let’s go find a cave now.”
Cradling Li Ke, Cao Zhen and the group quickly flew forward.
Following the map’s guidance, they had been flying east all along, but despite their journey, they discovered only an endless desert ahead with no sign of any caves.
However, in that direction, they could vaguely make out a series of tall mountains.
“Let’s turn around.
Continuing to fly eastward won’t lead us to any high mountains.
For now, let’s head south temporarily and find the high mountains first.”
Cao Zhen and his companions quickly turned and flew towards the promising direction.
They could see those tall mountains only because they were truly towering.
Only after flying for more than half an hour did they reach the vicinity of the high mountains, and finding a cave took them another half an hour.
It was already their third day entering the ruins and on the previous two days, they had always used caves found by others.
Today, they finally didn’t need to rely on someone else’s cave.
This cave appeared to be even smaller than the ones they had encountered before.
Upon entering the cave, Cao Zhen placed Li Ke at the very back.
Carrying Li Ke all this way, he could distinctly feel her body growing hotter, to the point where flames had started to lick her body, instantly burning away the clothes he had put back on her.
Layers of flames enveloped Li Ke, obscuring her form from view.
Eventually, Cao Zhen had to wrap himself in Mana to protect his own body, yet still, he felt as if the flames rising from Li Ke were scorching his hands and body.
He had just laid Li Ke down when the ground below was instantaneously melted, revealing the smooth stone wall.
This stone wall wasn’t limited to the sides of the cave; it was also underneath and above.
At this moment, Li Ke was completely engulfed in roaring flames, which made her resemble a massive silkworm cocoon, except her outer shell was made of fire.
A rich aura of life kept surging around her, and Cao Zhen even sensed a particularly unique Aura.
Linghu Gudu, inside the cave, suddenly felt the Aura emanating from Li Ke and with wide eyes, exclaimed, “This Aura, it’s the Aura of Reincarnation, the Nirvana Aura!
She…
I see now, her mastery of Flame must mean she is a Fire Body; she surely has taken a Nirvana Pill!”
After so many years traversing far and wide, he was familiar with the Nirvana Pill.
He understood that Li Ke, as a Fire Body, could recover from even grave injuries after taking the Nirvana Pill, and might even make significant advancements – there was no need to worry about her.
Now, he needed to attend to his own injuries.
Although they hadn’t suffered injuries as severe as hers, each of them had wounds to deal with.
Soon, Cao Zhen and Linghu Gudu left the cave first to change out of their blood-stained clothes, which resembled beggar’s rags, and only returned after stemming the bleeding.
Meanwhile, Ling Xi and Yan Yourong had also changed their clothes within the cave.