Chapter 108: Luo Hongtian's Whereabouts

  "It's been a long time since we last contacted! I'm glad to see that both of you have arrived as promised, what a fortunate event!"

  Five days later, they basically followed the route that Lü Xiao Yao took when he arrived at the Lei Yu Continent and headed to the imperial capital of the Qin Shi Empire. As soon as they entered the desolate domain, they heard a voice that was filled with joy but not too enthusiastic. They exchanged a subconscious glance, and both could see the undisguised delight on each other's face. This was one of the important purposes of their trip, and now it had come true so quickly, which was really beyond their expectations.

  The two of them had not yet had time to respond when a black figure emerged from the distance and approached their current location. Upon seeing the newcomer clearly, Zhu Ge Jingyu didn't bother to think about Qin Lianke's choice anymore and first raised his arm to clasp his fist in greeting, saying "So it's Brother Qin, long time no see, are you well?"

  "Drifting in this strange world for many years, I have always been looking forward to the arrival of this day. Due to concerns in my heart, it is not convenient for me to be involved in worldly affairs, and with a single-minded desire to help Brother Rong escape his predicament, I had not gone to seek out the two of you to reunite. Please forgive me!"

  After the news of Zuo Xiaoyao's return to Guicheng was spread, her and Zhuge Jingyu's intention to hope that the other two would show up had already been made clear. As long as they were sincere about this matter, it was only a matter of time before Qin Xiao and the others found out about this news. Everyone understood each other, although they didn't say it outright, which also explained why Qin Xiao hadn't gone to the appointment.

  What is meant by worldly affairs, I suppose it's like Zhuge Yu and her guess, but the 'helping Rong brother out of trouble' matter made the two suddenly show a look of surprise, they didn't expect to get news about Rong Hongtian in this way. Zuo Xiaoyao couldn't hide her worry and asked directly "I don't know what kind of trouble Brother Rong has encountered? How is he now?"

  No matter what the future holds, Zuo Xiao Yao still remembers that it was Lu Hong Tian who brought her into the Cultivation Realm back then. He had provided her with great convenience, and even though she had basically repaid him in full for the transaction of the Jie Cui Dan and its formula later on, their friendship was not something that could be easily brushed aside. Upon hearing news of his current predicament, she couldn't help but feel worried.

  Qin Xiao didn't beat around the bush and directly told his story of crossing over to another world. Just like Zuo Xiao Yao had thought after seeing him, he originally fell onto a mountain on the other end of the Wind Continent, but unlike Zuo Xiao Yao who landed at the village entrance, he was stuck in a tree. After waking up, he found that his spiritual power and cultivation were unaffected, only to discover that he had been mysteriously transported through space. It was very suspicious.

  Later, he transformed his body out of curiosity, assumed a false identity and infiltrated the Sacred Lake's Contention Assembly. However, he didn't expect that the 'sacred water' in the lake, although beneficial, would not only cleanse his body of impurities as a Foundation Establishment cultivator but also reveal his true nature at the first moment. Moreover, due to his delight at the time, he unintentionally absorbed the spiritual energy contained in the sacred water, which was actually the same as the spiritual power richly contained in the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Limestone Liquid, into his body in an instant.

  The spiritual liquid that had lost its most important component turned into a pool of clear and transparent water, which allowed Qin Xiao to discover the spatial connection point at the bottom of the "lake" and successfully escape. Moreover, since he was skilled in array techniques, the stalactite forest in the independent space did not pose any obstacles for him. After discovering that there was another pool of more concentrated stalactite spiritual liquid besides the long water pool, and nothing else of value, he used all the suitable spiritual instruments on his body to collect some of the liquid and left.

  Compared to Zuo Xiaoyao, who was trapped inside for almost a year and finally managed to escape with great difficulty, the natural labyrinth-like cave of stalactites only kept him for less than five days. However, he took a liking to the spiritual energy environment there and deliberately cultivated himself in it for over three years, so the total time he stayed there far exceeded Zuo Xiaoyao's.

  But this can't change the fact that although the beginning and end are similar, the treatment is vastly different. The huge difference in between makes Zuo Xiao Yao feel deeply ashamed. Fortunately, she later managed to find a way out of her predicament and obtained an exit, where there existed billion-year-old stalactite spirits. Although it's something she can't use for now or in the foreseeable future, it's still a precious treasure. Even if all she got was a promise that hasn't been fulfilled yet, it's not a waste of her efforts back when she was trapped in the stalactite forest like a headless fly, and had to endure immense frustration.

  It's said that Zuo Xiao Yao also had the 'luck' to walk through that space, and similarly came to this Lei Yu Continent. Qin Shuang smiled shallowly and sighed, "I didn't think we would have such a fate, unfortunately, Rong brother doesn't have such good fortune!"

  It was already known that after Qin Xiao came out of the spatial crack, he randomly chose a direction to leave, which happened to be opposite to where Ling Xiu was heading. It was actually leading to the end of the desolate domain, the edge of the Lei Yu mainland. Therefore, before realizing that this was the Lei Yu mainland, he inadvertently stumbled upon a vast plain in the desolate domain and 'saw' scenes unfolding like mirages, and could clearly see Rou Hongtian's figure in one of the scenes.

  After being shocked, Qin Xiao stayed behind at that time, determined to figure out the source of those everyday "dramas", and through the scenes he saw later on, it can be seen that people there lived a very hard life, and it can also be confirmed that what he saw at first glance was indeed Luo Hongyan himself.

  It took nearly three years to carefully study and explore the plain area of about one square kilometer and its surroundings, although some abnormal points were found and in-depth exploration was conducted, but ultimately it was always a futile return. Qin Xiao had no choice but to face a fact, that is, with his own strength, he was still far from truly uncovering the secrets hidden beneath the plain.

  At that time, he had also guessed that others might have been inexplicably transferred to this strange world like him. With the occasional appearance of Xiao Hongtian's figure on the "screen" as evidence, Qin Xiao thought of finding other old friends to discuss countermeasures together. After all, at that time, he didn't understand the region he had suddenly arrived in after passing through that space, but from his cultivation being suppressed by a mysterious yet familiar power, he couldn't advance and vaguely sensed that he hadn't successfully left this strange world.

  Once again in this familiar desolate environment, Qin Xiao combined his previous experience and smoothly reached the border of the Thunderstorm Continent where people lived. However, at that time, he only heard about the wisdom of the Holy Emperor, the Holy Maiden, and the Great National Master, what kind of victory they had achieved, which evil forces they had punished, and what beneficial laws and regulations they had promulgated for the people, and how close they were to unifying the Thunderstorm Continent.

  According to the information spread by word of mouth among the common people, Qin Xiao was not difficult to judge who the so-called "Great National Master, Holy Girl" was. Without getting any information from Zuo Xiao Yao, based on his experience, he had already determined that it would be very difficult to deal with her, even if he called those two people, the possibility of success would not be great. After secretly observing for a while, Qin Xiao finally decided to wait again.

  It turned out that after waiting for a while, he actually waited for Zuo Xiao Yao to arrive. It can be seen that everyone is not simple and the calculation is quite thorough, far surpassing Hui Yue's at the beginning!