Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 65 Sealing Seal

Hai Bodong was very pleased to see that Xiao Bai agreed so readily, and his goodwill towards Xiao Bai increased greatly. He felt that this person was worth befriending. He was young, talented, and of good character. Although he could have used methods to threaten and control him, he took the initiative to give up.

If he weren't afraid of Xiao Bai's disdain, he would have wanted to pull him aside and become sworn brothers on the spot. He then laughed loudly:

"Haha, good, good. I still don't know your name, young friend?"

"Xiao Bai!"

"Alright, Xiao Bai, you don't need to keep calling me Ice Emperor, just call me by my name!"

"Then I'll call you Elder Hai!" Xiao Bai nodded.

"Xiao Bai, you came to my little map shop during the day, presumably to buy a map of the Tagor Desert, right?"

Hai Bodong didn't believe he was after the incomplete map; that must have been a coincidence. Since he wanted to buy a map, it meant he was preparing to enter the Tagor Desert. Now, this was related to the last ingredient in his prescription, so he had to find out the truth.

"That's good. Do you have a detailed map of the area surrounding Stone Desert City, Elder Hai?"

"The area around Stone Desert City?" Haihai Bodong asked in confusion. What did he need a map of that place for? He had prepared to give Xiao Bai a detailed map of the Snake People's territory so that he could help him get the medicinal herbs. Who knew that all he wanted was a map of a small area.

Stone Desert City is a small, peripheral town located in the desert. Although it is called a city, it is actually a gathering point for mercenaries, about the size of a small town within the empire.

He recalled the small town in his mind, and suddenly seemed to remember something, muttering to himself:

"Stone Desert City, Stone Desert City"

He hurriedly took out an ancient sheepskin map from his storage ring and opened it. On the map, with its many winding curves, were three flame symbols in different places. Hai Bodong pointed to one of the flame-marked locations and exclaimed in shock:

"You want to go to Stone Desert City to search for the Strange Flame?"

There's no mistake, he's very sure. Otherwise, why would Xiao Bai, with his strength, go to that godforsaken place? There must be something there that would pique his interest.

"That's right! I am indeed going to find the Strange Flame!" Xiao Bai was not surprised that he had guessed his intentions. The map in his hand should be the one given to Xiao Yan in the original story.

The location of the strange fire in the original work is described very uncertainly. It was only when Qing Lin sensed the aura of Queen Medusa that the exact location could be determined. It is only known to be in a place in the southeast of the east. Therefore, Xiao Bai needs a detailed map for reference.

"No wonder you were so confident in getting a sixth-grade alchemist to help. However, this place only has the possibility of a strange fire, and it can't be completely confirmed. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to find it?" Hai Bodong first understood, and then hurriedly asked.

This concerns his alchemy, so he can't be careless.

"Elder Hai, there's no need to rush. Your pills have nothing to do with this. Even without the strange fire, I can still help you refine the pills successfully!" Xiao Bai comforted him, seeing that he looked a little nervous.

"Alright! If you're looking for a map to find the Strange Flame, this is the most detailed one. Take it!" Hai Bodong was relieved to hear this. As long as his Breaking Calamity Pill didn't cause any problems, everything else was fine.

Xiao Bai took the map and put it away, then looked around and smiled at Hai Bodong:

"Old Hai, I suppose you're no longer in the mood for seclusion. Would you mind accompanying me on this trip?"

"No!"

To everyone's surprise, Hai Bodong almost jumped up in shock upon hearing his words and hurriedly and loudly refused.

Although Stone Desert City is still within the territory of the Gama Empire, it is not far from the territory of the Snake People. He was not sure whether the woman would sense his presence if he went there.

If that ruthless woman were to find him, given his current strength, the thought alone would send shivers down his spine.

Seeing Hai Bodong's somewhat agitated state, Xiao Bai was speechless. Was Hai Bodong really that afraid of Queen Medusa? Just how badly was he beaten by her back then? More than twenty years have passed and he still has such a deep psychological trauma.

Seeing the look in Xiao Bai's eyes, Hai Bodong realized he had overreacted and chuckled awkwardly:

"If I go to Stone Desert City, Medusa will sense the seal on my body!"

"Can I see your seal?" Xiao Bai had some ideas about this seal. He didn't know much about battle qi seals, but he had been studying soul seals.

He wanted to see if he could add another layer of divine soul seal to Medusa's seal to lock in the mark's aura, so that the mark would no longer be detectable.

"bring it on!"

He had no defenses against Xiao Bai. If he wanted to kill him, he would have done so already. His fighting spirit was sealed, but his soul was not. With Xiao Bai's powerful soul, even if he recovered, the outcome of their fight would likely be similar. He couldn't win anyway.

Keep in mind that he hasn't even sensed Xiao Bai's cultivation level yet! Who knows what other methods this mysterious young man possesses besides his soul power and the crimson lightning that gives him a faint sense of danger?

It's better to be more generous and carefree, so as not to be looked down upon by others.

Seeing that he agreed, Xiao Bai unleashed his soul power and probed into Hai Bodong's dantian. He saw that the dantian was surrounded by a dark blue energy. As soon as his soul power came into contact with the dark blue energy, Xiao Bai felt a series of hissing sounds on his soul.

These energies seemed to be stimulated by something, and a snake-like shadow appeared on them, shrieking at Xiao Bai's soul power.

"Hmph!" Xiao Bai snorted coldly, and his soul power was about to strike the snake shadow, but suddenly Hai Bodong let out a painful groan.

Xiao Bai looked at his face and saw that Hai Bodong was sweating profusely, as if he was enduring some kind of pain, and a dark blue snake shadow appeared on his forehead.

"Huh?" Xiao Bai let out a soft exclamation. He sensed a faint fluctuation emanating from the snake shadow on his forehead, as if it were conveying some kind of information.

"Is this why Queen Medusa could sense it?" He felt that this seal was quite magical. Although it was supposed to seal battle qi, it emitted a faint soul fluctuation.

Seeing Hai Bodong's pained expression, Xiao Bai knew better than to attack the snake shadow in his dantian.

"Young friend Xiao Bai, are you... alright?" Hai Bodong asked through gritted teeth. He felt the seal absorbing his life force more intensely than usual.

"Old Hai, bear with me for a moment. Let me seal this snake shadow on your forehead first. That way, Medusa shouldn't be able to sense the location of the seal!" Xiao Bai said to Hai Bodong while quickly forming hand seals.

"Alright, please hurry, young friend!" Hai Bodong said, forcing himself to endure the pain.

"Don't worry, it'll be done soon!" Xiao Bai had already completed the hand seals and carefully sensed the core location of the snake shadow on his forehead that was generating fluctuations. He then quickly pointed his sword finger at that location.

A clear, audible hissing sound rang out inside the room, then slowly faded away.

Xiao Bai sensed it again and found that the outward fluctuations were no longer there. He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little tired.

He had spent considerable effort sealing it twice in one day. Rubbing his temples, he said to Hai Bodong:

"Alright, now as long as you don't stand in front of Medusa, he won't be able to sense your location!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong sensed the condition within his body and, as Xiao Bai had said, the faint fluctuations were gone. He was overjoyed.

He had a very difficult time all these years, having to search for news of the strange fire in the Tagor Desert while also guarding against Medusa sensing the seal. He could only stay in this city where the desert meets the continent.

Now it's all good, he can finally go out and get some exercise. He feels like his old bones are about to rust!

(End of this chapter)