The tone was full of condescension, making the listener grit their teeth.
"It's just a pity I don't like telling stories, I prefer creating them," Shen Xiaoyan said with a smile.
"What do you mean by that?" the crybaby didn't understand Shen Xiaoyan's meaning and asked curiously.
Shen Xiaoyan just smiled without speaking, looking mysterious.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan like this, the crybaby was extremely indignant, feeling like they had been tricked by Shen Xiaoyan.
So, it stopped talking and directly attacked Shen Xiaoyan and the others.
What it didn't know was that while Shen Xiaoyan was babbling with it, little Rongrong had already revealed its weakness.
During this brief period of dialogue, the others were actually secretly preparing ways to deal with the crybaby.
"Since you don't know what's good for you, I can only eat you."
The crybaby, enraged, naturally went for the killing blow against Shen Xiaoyan and the others.
The vast forest suddenly rushed towards the few people, encircling them.
Judging by its posture, it was truly like a giant mouth, wanting to swallow Shen Xiaoyan and the others whole!
It was just a pity it didn't know that its own weakness had already been exposed to Shen Xiaoyan and the others.
Even with superior strength and an endless lifespan.
Yet, a tree was still a tree.
Naturally, a little bit of fire wouldn't be enough to kill it easily.
However, Shen Xiaoyan had a lot of gasoline in her space.
That was all collected from her previous life. In her previous life, she died after only three months, so these gasoline were never used.
After coming to this world, the gasoline also had no use, so it had been stored until now.
If it weren't for little Rongrong saying that the crybaby was afraid of fire, she wouldn't have remembered that she had so much gasoline in her space.
When the dark, gaping maw grew closer, Shen Xiaoyan directly took out gasoline from her space and gave it to everyone.
Without delay, everyone took the gasoline and controlled the barrels to the base of the trees.
After hundreds of thousands of oil drums exploded simultaneously, Shen Xiaoyan directly brought everyone into her space, and before flashing into her space herself, she threw out a fire starter.
Although Shen Xiaoyan immediately entered her space after throwing it out, the high temperature generated by the sudden large fire still scorched her skin red.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan's face turn red, Zheng Wei hurried forward and asked with concern, "Mimi, what's wrong?"
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head, saying that it only looked a bit scary, but she was actually unharmed.
What she cared about most now was whether this ordinary fire could kill the crybaby.
Hearing Shen Xiaoyan's question, little Rongrong hesitated for a moment. "I'm not very sure about that, but I think it should be possible. Because when we were young, someone accidentally dropped a spark while passing by, and it almost burned the crybaby to death."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoyan and the others were all surprised.
A mere spark almost burned the crybaby to death?
Then what if it was for a longer time!
Shen Xiaoyan and the others waited in her space for a long time. After an hour had passed outside, Shen Xiaoyan cautiously tried to leave her space.
Then, upon seeing the scene outside, she was so scared that she immediately retreated back into her space.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan return, everyone was very confused.
"Xiaoyan, what's wrong? Did the oil not work?" Zhen Lingrong frowned and asked.
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head and said with a wry smile, "It didn't not work, it was too effective. The outside is like a sea of flames right now, with no place to stand."
Although Zhen Lingrong and the others didn't quite understand what "sea of flames" meant, hearing Shen Xiaoyan say there was no place to stand outside, they understood. The outside must have been completely devastated by the fire.
"In that case, Master, let me take you out to see," little Rongrong volunteered.
It could fly in the air, so it didn't need to stand on the ground.
Shen Xiaoyan nodded. Indeed, at this point, they could only rely on little Rongrong.
Although Zhen Lingrong had a spirit boat, compared to that, the spirit boat was far less agile than little Rongrong.
Little Rongrong's body immediately grew larger, and then Shen Xiaoyan and the others stepped onto it one by one.
After everyone was in place, Shen Xiaoyan willed it, and took everyone out of her space.
Outside the space, little Rongrong immediately flew upwards. In almost an instant, it had risen tens of meters high.
But even so, Shen Xiaoyan and the others could still feel the scorching heat waves emanating from below.
If the forest below hadn't already been burned to black ashes, they would have been greeted by a sky full of fire.
Lu Taobao looked down again and clicked his tongue, saying, "This oil thing is really amazing. In such a short time, that once arrogant crybaby has now turned into dust."
Shen Xiaoyan nodded in agreement, "Gasoline is indeed a good thing."
She never expected that the gasoline, which had been useless for so long, would actually help them solve such a big problem.
After watching for a while longer, Shen Xiaoyan asked little Rongrong to fly forward.
However, as they flew on, Shen Xiaoyan and the others' expressions became increasingly surprised.
This was because, even at little Rongrong's not slow speed, they had been flying for a quarter of an hour, and all they saw was darkness.
Seeing this, Shen Xiaoyan asked in surprise, "Little Rongrong, how big is this crybaby?"
"How big is what?" little Rongrong asked, confused.
"How big is its body?" Shen Xiaoyan said.
"This..." little Rongrong pondered for a while and said, "I don't know. It seems to grow quite fast."
Alright, that was as good as saying nothing.
However, no matter what, the crybaby was gone, so there was no need to dwell on it.
Little Rongrong also understood this, so it accelerated and flew forward. It flew for an hour before finally leaving that area.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others intended to fly directly away from there, but they were forced to stop.
What forced them to stop was a towering mountain peak.
When they were in the air, they had already noticed that it was highly unlikely they could fly directly around the mountain.
They could only stop and think of a solution first.
They landed on the ground, right at the foot of the mountain.
Looking up at the peak that seemed to reach the heavens, Shen Xiaoyan felt speechless.
This was the only downside of the Holy Spirit Continent; they always had to climb mountains and cross waters.
She didn't know where they were going.
However, such a tall mountain, how many years would it take to climb?
Just by looking at it, Shen Xiaoyan had already made up her mind... she wouldn't climb the mountain.
With that thought, she simply sat down on the ground.
Fortunately, the grass was soft, so it wasn't too uncomfortable.
Zheng Wei saw Shen Xiaoyan suddenly sit down and asked curiously, "Mimi, what's wrong? Are you tired?"
Hearing Zheng Wei's question, everyone else also looked at Shen Xiaoyan, asking her with concern what was wrong.
Shen Xiaoyan waved her hand and said, "I'm fine, I just don't want to walk anymore. I don't know where we are going."
Everyone else also felt helpless. They also didn't want to climb the mountain.
Lin Xin looked at everyone and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Actually... I have a feeling."
"What feeling?" Zhen Lingrong asked quickly.
She knew Lin Xin. If he didn't have absolute certainty, he would never say something like that.
Lin Xin looked at everyone again and said, "Actually... I've felt for a long time that this is no longer the Eastern Immortal Land. Or rather, it has already gone beyond the boundaries of the Eastern Immortal Land."
"As for where this is and where we are going, I'm not sure."
Although Lin Xin only expressed his feelings, Zhen Lingrong believed him completely.
Because she knew that Lin Xin was not someone who spoke carelessly.
But before entering Mount Hua'a, they were clearly still in the Eastern Immortal Land. How could they have left the Eastern Immortal Land now?
Mount Hua'a was located in the central part of the Eastern Immortal Land. It took a considerable amount of time to travel from Mount Hua'a to the border of the Eastern Immortal Land.
It was definitely not something they could reach in just a few days.
However, heaven always liked to make people experience the impossible.
Lin Xin pondered for a moment and then said, "I always feel that ever since we entered here, the spiritual energy around us seems to have become more concentrated."
Hearing him say this, Shen Xiaoyan and the others immediately tried to sense it carefully.
After a short while, everyone opened their eyes.
It was indeed as Lin Xin had said, the spiritual energy here was more concentrated. But could they be sure this wasn't the Eastern Immortal Land just from this?
Lin Xin also understood Shen Xiaoyan and the others' confusion, but the rest were all his feelings, which were hard to explain.
As the sun gradually set and the sky began to darken, Zhen Lingrong said, "No matter the reason, let's find a place to rest first."
This meant they should not enter the space.
If they had indeed left the boundaries of the Eastern Immortal Land, it was truly uncertain whether there were other humans or species around.
If they were seen entering and exiting the space by someone with ulterior motives, it was unknown what trouble would arise.
Although they were not afraid of trouble, a strong dragon could not suppress a local snake.
If they were truly outside the Eastern Immortal Land, it was only reasonable to act low-key.
They could not expose themselves to danger for the sake of a moment's comfort.
Although Zhen Lingrong didn't understand, Shen Xiaoyan and the others understood her meaning, so they all nodded.
"Let's hurry and look for one, otherwise, it will be dark soon," Le Lingrong urged.
Everyone looked around and finally chose a direction.
They did not choose to climb the mountain but walked along the foot of the mountain in a certain direction.
After walking for a short while, they saw a cave.
The entrance of the cave was about large enough for one person to pass through and was hidden behind a few trees.
Although it could conceal the entrance, it could not hide it from cultivators, who could see it at a glance.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others walked directly towards the entrance and stopped at the cave mouth.
The reason was that there were sounds and light coming from inside.
The moment they approached the cave entrance, the talking stopped, which surprised Shen Xiaoyan and the others.
The people inside were very vigilant!
Lin Xin took a step forward and asked, "Friends inside, it's getting late. We have nowhere to rest, and we wonder if you could do us a favor and let us rest here for one night."
If it were a familiar place, resting outside for a night would be fine, but in this unfamiliar place, it was unknown what dangers might arise at night. It would be best to enter the cave.
There was a moment of silence from inside, and then a man's voice was heard.
"This cave doesn't belong to us originally. We are also just passing by and resting here for a night. You are welcome to join us."
Although the tone wasn't very pleasant, they didn't refuse their entry.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others breathed a sigh of relief and entered, led by Lin Xin.
Upon entering the cave, there was a tunnel about 3 meters long.
After exiting the tunnel, they entered a cave of about 50 square meters.
The cave was very dry and appeared to be a place where people often stayed.
On the side of the cave, eight people were sitting in a circle.
There were men and women among them, as well as two elderly people.
When they saw Shen Xiaoyan and the others enter, they only nodded politely and showed no intention of speaking.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others were not people who would force their warmth onto others. Seeing that they had no intention of speaking, they went to the other side.
Taking out stools from her space, Shen Xiaoyan and the others also formed a circle.
Then Shen Xiaoyan took out a charcoal brazier and the pre-prepared ingredients for barbecue.
After handing the ingredients to everyone, Shen Xiaoyan walked to the corner and took out a stove with a large pot on it.
She added water to the pot, then added rice, dehydrated vegetables, and dried meat. Finally, she covered the pot and let it cook slowly.
When Shen Xiaoyan walked back and sat down, she saw the surprised gazes of those people looking at her.
Shen Xiaoyan touched her nose, somewhat confused.
What was going on?
Was there something wrong with what she was doing?
However, she soon understood. The reason was very simple.
Those people were also holding sticks, on which were skewered pieces of meat and flatbread.
The flatbread must have been prepared earlier, and as for the meat, it looked fresh.
It was probably caught in the mountains.
It was not a big deal to have a simple dinner while traveling.