The next day, Bai Tian Yu got up early and found a secluded spot.
He sat cross-legged and sensed the Qi within his body.
It had increased significantly. The benefits of killing the Tyrannosaurus Salamander weren't an increase in cultivation experience, but a considerable increase in his Qi reserves.
It seemed that the acquisition of experience was randomly distributed.
In the future, when encountering situations like today's Dharma Ghost Worm, Bai Tian Yu would be able to sustain himself for much longer.
Moreover, he might not even need to rely on his Thunder Technique.
Based on his estimation, his current Five Thunder Righteous Method should be comparable to Zhang Chu Lan's proficiency, reaching around twenty points.
While his Golden Light Mantra was at thirty or forty. Once it reached fifty, he should be able to project the golden light from his body.
Unlike his current state, where he could only conjure a golden light sword, which was pretty underwhelming, and would dissipate once it left his hand.
“So this is your unique ability? No wonder you were so confident in protecting me!”
As Bai Tian Yu was cultivating, Shirley Yang approached him, her eyes filled with curiosity.
Bai Tian Yu was enveloped in golden light, which mesmerized Shirley Yang.
“Can I learn it?”
After witnessing Bai Tian Yu's incredible power against the Tyrannosaurus Salamander, Shirley Yang had this thought.
Unfortunately, Bai Tian Yu shook his head.
“I can't teach it. I myself don't even know how I learned it!”
“But how come Lao Hu and Wang Pangzi didn't learn it?”
“Really impossible?”
Shirley Yang was still unwilling to give up, leaving Bai Tian Yu speechless.
“Alright, I'll tell you the cultivation method of the Golden Light Mantra. You practice it every day. If you can learn it, I'll shut up!”
To stop Shirley Yang from constantly staring at him, Bai Tian Yu could only pass the Golden Light Mantra to her.
After all, she was his future woman, so it wouldn't matter if he taught her.
She was practically family!
“You try it yourself!”
After a while, Bai Tian Yu stopped cultivating and looked at Shirley Yang, who was sitting cross-legged, mirroring his posture. He shook his head with a chuckle.
“Although I don't want to discourage you, any posture will do for cultivation. There's no need to sit cross-legged!”
“I do this because I'm used to it!”
“Ah? I thought it was mandatory!”
Shirley Yang was dumbfounded. She tried to get up, but her legs went numb, causing her to fall onto Bai Tian Yu.
Coincidentally, Wang Pangzi and Lao Hu walked by.
“Why are we not going to the desert?”
“Yeah, where did these two disappear to, all alone?”
Upon seeing the scene before them, Lao Hu and Wang Pangzi were stunned. Bai Tian Yu was holding Shirley Yang, and it seemed she had fallen on him willingly.
Damn, this progress was too fast!
Not good, it seems we've messed things up!
“Hey, what are you doing………?”
“Woo～～～”
Wang Pangzi was about to scold Shirley Yang for being unruly and taking advantage of his brother, but Lao Hu covered his mouth and dragged him away.
Before leaving, Lao Hu winked at Bai Tian Yu.
Don't worry, everything is under control. Just enjoy your sweet moments with Miss Yang!
“They're gone, you can get up now!”
Seeing Lao Hu drag Wang Pangzi further away, Bai Tian Yu patted Shirley Yang in his arms and chuckled.
“You're such a pain!”
Shirley Yang punched Bai Tian Yu lightly and left, embarrassed. Now she really was in deep water.
Near noon, Bai Tian Yu and the others set off for the desert in a military truck.
They sat in the empty cargo bed, feeling a bit bored. Thankfully, they had rested well before departing, otherwise, it would be unbearable.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Shirley Yang couldn't stand Lao Hu and Wang Pangzi's gazes any longer and snapped.
“Nothing, nothing!”
Lao Hu noticed Shirley Yang's anger and stopped looking at her, but Wang Pangzi, being shameless and thick-skinned, couldn't help himself.
“Tian Yu, when did you and Miss Yang get together?”
“You!”
Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang immediately reached for her gun, aiming at Wang Pangzi. Lao Hu was speechless.
This fat idiot didn't know the situation. He was just babbling away, not fearing getting shot by her.
“Alright, stop arguing. Let's discuss how to enter the desert!”
Seeing Shirley Yang's anger, Bai Tian Yu grabbed her hand to stop her from drawing her gun, and glared at Wang Pangzi.
“I'm actually…………”
“Ugh…………”
Lao Hu saw Wang Pangzi was about to continue, so he quickly covered his mouth to prevent him from talking nonsense.
“Actually, we had planned to depart from Bostan Lake, head south to find the ancient Peacock River, enter the depths of the desert through its channel, then follow the Zidu Dark River southward, and search for the ruins of the ancient city of Jingjue along the way!”
“What do you think?”
Shirley Yang took out the map they had discussed with Professor Chen and handed it to Bai Tian Yu.
“We're about to enter the desert, so we need to coordinate!”
“I hope we can start immediately and not waste any more time. The wind season is long, so the sooner the better!”
Bai Tian Yu glanced at the map and shook his head, putting it away.
“Sister, are you out of your mind?”
“This map is as winding as a mountain path. If you roam around the desert like this, you'll be dead!”
This route was simply ridiculous. A seasoned desert explorer would find it ludicrous.
“Ah? Really?”
Shirley Yang was confused. What was wrong with this route?
She thought it was pretty good when she and Professor Chen planned it.
“Let me see!”
Among the four, only Lao Hu had been in the desert. So he took the map from Bai Tian Yu.
He took a look, and good heavens, this was a surefire way to meet your end! Wandering in the desert like this was suicide!
Back when Lao Hu was in the desert for military training, if he had followed this route, they wouldn't have been found by their unit.
But they probably would have perished in the desert. It was complete madness!
“Miss Yang, all I can say is that whoever made this map clearly doesn't understand the desert. If you follow this route, you're practically asking for death!”
Lao Hu shook his head. He also disapproved of this map and returned it to Shirley Yang.
“What should we do then? We can't just go unprepared, can we?”
Hearing that even Lao Hu, an expert who had been in the desert, disapproved, Shirley Yang was unsure what to do.
“Don't worry, once we get there, we'll contact the military and get some weapons and ammunition.”
“Then we'll find a reliable guide, and with Lao Hu's celestial compass, finding the ancient city of Jingjue won't be difficult!”