Ye An didn't expect this to happen.
"The pool of life and death...!!"
Countless big hands sank him into the lake. Before he could look back at Qi Xi and Jiang Yi, the lake swallowed up his body.
A sudden feeling of suffocation came over him. He held his breath and was about to use his spiritual energy, but found that his spiritual veins were unresponsive.
He raised his head and exerted all his strength to swim up to the water. When he stretched out his hand and touched the water, it was as solid as a copper wall.
Not only that, there was a bleak world above the water, and Qi Xi and Jiang Yi were no longer visible.
"Is this some kind of space or illusion?"
Ye An reacted and had a guess.
If it is really a space or an illusion, the situation is undoubtedly bad, especially if one's own spiritual energy cannot be used, and one will soon be submerged underwater due to being unable to exhale.
But the worse was yet to come.
At this time, the earth trembled and the lake stirred up violent waves.
The Tai Chi Yin and Yang diagram above the lake began to rotate slowly.
Under the lake, Ye An suddenly turned around and saw the black mist barrier like a city wall moving.
In the pool of life and death, the black mist symbolizing death filled the water and then floated slowly.
Boom!
The water of the lake is roaring like thunder, deafening.
In an instant, black mist struck and swallowed Ye An's arm first.
Click!
Only Ye An could hear the crisp and bone-chilling sound of breaking. It was the sound of vibration that penetrated through the entire body.
"Well… !!!"
In an instant, his face turned pale.
Then he saw that the arm shrouded in black mist was twisted and then broken.
The red blood floated out and stained a lake, but it was instantly eroded by the black mist.
Before he had time to react, the black mist quickly engulfed his body.
Severe pain like thousands of cuts, thousands of swords, and every inch of body bones being broken by brute force, all flooded into his thoughts like a tide.
Subconsciously, he opened his mouth and wanted to scream to distract from the severe pain, but he was choked by waves of black mist.
Every part of the body, from the outermost layer of skin to the deepest spiritual veins, blood and bones, every inch was like a thousand swords, but bursts of bursting sounds resounded within the body.
This pain even invades the consciousness—
Click!
In an instant, everything in front of his eyes turned completely black, and his consciousness was completely lost as if in fragments.
…
The Western Region, the vast desert.
Hazy, Ye An opened his eyes tiredly.
He could only see clearly the endless sea of orange sand around him and the dazzling hot day sun in the sky.
Invisible heat waves mixed with sand and dust hit his face, and the heat of the day did not bring his thoughts back to reality.
The severe pain of having his consciousness and body broken and being chopped into pieces by a thousand cuts still lingered in his heart.
Soon, he was stimulated by the remaining severe pain and passed out again.
Just the last moments before falling into coma.
He felt as if he was being dragged away by someone.
Facing the wind, sand, heat and intense pain in his heart, he could barely see the person dragging him.
It was a person wearing a thin white gauze with dazzling blond hair hanging down to her waist. She seemed to be... a woman.
Suddenly, she stopped.
However, when Ye An wanted to speak, strong pain surged into his heart again. It was a painful pain coming from the depths of his consciousness, like a sharp knife piercing through the body and outside the body.
Before he could see the woman's face clearly, Ye An fell into unconsciousness again.
…
Snapped!
Bang bang!
A few big mouth slaps in the face.
At the same time, a pair of deft and soft hands kneaded and squeezed hard.
The vision was as groggy as a dark night, and a beam of light fell from the sky, waking Ye An up.
"Well… !!?"
He woke up suddenly and stood up suddenly.
"Ha ha… "
There was sweat all over his forehead, and his whole body felt hot and cold all of a sudden.
There is residual severe pain in every part of the body, whether it is spiritual consciousness or physical body. This pain is difficult to compare with even the most cruel torture in the human dynasty.
It was hard for him to forget how profound the pain was when his body was shattered and his consciousness was shattered when he was dragged into the pool of life and death.
"After sleeping for a long time, you finally woke up."
The familiar voice entered his heart, temporarily calming him down like a sweet mountain spring nourishing his heart.
He raised his head and saw a familiar face.
"Little Qixi?"
Dressed in a thin white gauze, with long silver-white hair that was as bright as the Milky Way hanging down to her waist, her eyes once again turned into sacred gold, and the sight of the empress who was so far away was so familiar.
At this moment, Qi Xi was sitting on the sand, holding his legs with his hands, his delicate body curled up together, and his delicate and beautiful face was rarely covered with glistening beads of sweat.
If you look closely, you will find that she seems to be panting slightly intentionally or unintentionally, and she is exhausted. This is a very rare situation for the Temple Empress.
Faced with Ye An's greeting, she did not respond and just looked at him coldly.
"Where are we?"
After sorting out his thoughts, Ye An covered his heavy head and found it difficult to even speak.
"Western Desert."
There was no emotion in Qi Xi's words, "To be precise, it's a small world based on the Western Desert."
A small world is a space opened up in the current plane, where you can live and practice with peace of mind. It is an excellent place to avoid the cause and effect of the world.
This is similar to Chen Che's former training space.
Ye An couldn't figure it out and said: "How did the Demon Emperor get here under the pond of life and death with the divine power of heaven?"
"Hmm..." Qi Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, but was speechless.
"And... Xiao Qixi, why did you come in too?"
Qi Xi thought for a moment and said calmly: "Because... various reasons, it's a long story, but what about you, Ye An?"
Ye An looked at her and said angrily: "My sister, didn't you watch me being caught in the pool of life and death with your own eyes?"
"Oh, I forgot." Qi Xi tied a strand of long hair back, his tone still calm.
This expression of being as steady as an old dog who looks down on everything makes people a little... angry and funny.
"forget?"
"Um."
"Have to... forget it, just forget it."
Ye An's face was full of dark lines, "I don't care about my husband."
If these words came out, if it were the little Qixi of the past, he would be blushing, snorted, beaten and scolded as if a switch had been touched.
But now she is... too calm.
"I think there's nothing wrong with you."
Qi Xi said: "Since you came into this world from the Tan of the Sun and the Moon, if it were you... it would probably only take a day or two to be fine."
She clearly knew the pain of being swallowed up by the black mist in the Tan of the Sun and Moon, but she remained calm.
But then I thought about it, now that she had come here, it also showed that she had experienced it personally, but she woke up early.
Ye An didn't think much, nodded and said: "One or two days, okay, then I'll rest for one or two days, it's up to you."
"Speaking of which, isn't it a little hot here..."
Qi Xi glanced at him coldly, "Did you just find out?"
"Look up and look at me."
Ye An was stunned for a moment, his thoughts gradually clearing up, and then he saw the glistening beads of sweat on Qi Xi's face.
Not only that, her thin white gauze also adhered tightly to her graceful body, revealing her fair skin as if it were nothing. Even the two mountains on her chest were a little... obvious.
This is simply a walking aphrodisiac. Coupled with the negative debuff brought by Greedy Wolf Star, if it weren't for a special situation, he really wanted to pin Qi Xi down on the spot. It's just that in the current situation, there is no time to think about or do such exciting things.
"Are you so hot?"
Ye An was taken aback, "Thirty percent of the power of the gods is still the inheritance of Ri Mu Xi and the gods. It will make you afraid of heat."
Not to mention that the gods have inherited it, even those who have passed through the body tempering realm are no longer afraid of cold or heat. In this case, at first glance, she has kidney deficiency.
Of course, I couldn't say the last four words, and if I did, I would be beaten.
Qi Xi was neither surprised nor annoyed, and explained: "This small world is completely isolated from the outside world."
"When the divine power and spiritual energy are used up, they will be exhausted... In a place like this, it is even difficult to find a source of water."
Ye An closed his eyes and carefully felt the flow of air around him.
Sure enough, as she said, even a little bit of spiritual energy does not exist.
Qi Yuexi, a big boss with incredible cultivation, is here. After using up all her aura and divine power, she is no different from a mortal ant and can be manipulated by others.
"Divine power can't help, but spiritual energy can be solved easily."
Ye An said: "I have a lot of them in my storage space."
After saying that, he waved his hand and thought.
Whoosh—
The hot wind blew by, and sand hit his face.
The air was an awkward silence of stillness.
"??"
"Where's my storage space? Where's that big storage space?"
Ye An was stunned for a moment.
The biggest advantage of storage space compared to storage bags and storage rings is that you can take things anytime and anywhere, and the space is much larger than the latter two.
But now...the storage space is gone.
Qi Xi sighed and explained: "The connection with the storage space has also been cut off. This is the 'law' set by the world master himself in this small world, which is no different from the way of heaven."
Ye An said: "The world master...could he be the Demon Emperor of Life and Death?"
What the Demon Emperor of Life and Death is going to do is confusing.
"Now it seems that it should be."
"If he wants to kill us, he can just do it directly. Why do he have to make so many detours?"
"Who knows, maybe we can only find the answer by going to the end of the Western Desert in this small world."
Ye An had a headache.
This vast and endless sea of sand is dazzling and vicious during the day. If the body is protected by spiritual energy, it can still be resisted, but the spiritual energy will not be restored after it is exhausted. What will happen then
Looking at Qi Xi's embarrassed look, Ye An seemed to feel the heat himself, and his memory went back to his previous life at Blue Star, where he had every memory of blowing on the air conditioner to enjoy the coolness in the summer.
Rounding off, the temperature in this desert is at least forty degrees.
I never thought that one day my death would be like this.
It was not a heroic death in battle, not a death for love, nor a lonely death of old age in old age, but death from heat.
This Demon Emperor of Life and Death also has some quirks and likes to watch people die this way.
"Now that we've almost rested, we can set off."
At this time, Qi Xi suddenly said.
"Start?" Ye An was puzzled, "Where to go?"
Qi Xi said: "Go to the end of the desert and find a way out. You don't want to die here, do you?"
If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before he is sunburned to death.
"Too."
Ye An nodded, "But little Qixi, if you are in a hurry, it is better to go at night and let us rest during the day. Otherwise, the physical exertion will definitely be more during the day."
Qi Xi denied it, "No."
"What's wrong?"
"You are right, but all this must be based on... safety at night."
She explained: "At night, the demon cultivators come out in force, which is very difficult. You know, it's difficult to find a place to hide from them."
"Then we will all die anyway...?" Ye An couldn't help but feel desperate.
If it's an ordinary magic cultivator, forget it. Even if you don't have spiritual energy, it's a big deal if you fight with the body or with the bayonet, it's a draw. But if you are a demon cultivator gifted by the Demon Emperor, it will be very difficult.
Qi Xi said calmly: "There is still hope."
"What hope?"
"you."
She gave a rare smile and said, "That's it for now, no need to say more."
"Let's go, it's afternoon now and we don't have much time today."
Qi Xi stood up with difficulty, his thin white clothes still clinging to his graceful body. After wiping a little sweat from his forehead, he took steps and walked in one direction.
Ye An followed.
He used his weak spiritual energy to protect his body and temporarily resisted the erosion of the heat wave.
With temperatures like this, even if you're on the road, just sitting there will make you crazy with heat.
So when he saw Qi Xi continuing on his way as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Especially the other person's shoes...look like high heels? You can't walk on sandy roads at all.
"How about I carry you?"
Ye An suddenly asked.
Qi Xi shook his head and said calmly: "No need."
"You see your heels are so high, how did you manage to walk?"
"...Yes, let me take it off."
As she spoke, she leaned down and took off her shoes.
Ye An looked at her helplessly and supported her body.
"How long have we been so polite and arrogant? I still have a lot of spiritual energy. I will carry you for this part of the way first, and you can have a good rest."
"Well, no need to...ah!"
Qi Xi was slightly startled and screamed unconsciously.
She lost her center of gravity, and then she realized that she was being carried by Ye An.
Maybe it was because she was too hot in the sun, or maybe she had a heat stroke. As the empress of the temple, she was even a little unprepared.
"Take it easy. By the way, how long have you been walking? Are your feet sore?"
"...Somewhat."
"I'll rub it for you when you get back?"
“…”
She remained silent.
Ye An could clearly feel the contact between the two mountains behind him... and the light and fragrant body fragrance coming from behind.
Maybe I changed the perfume, or for some reason, the fragrance is a little different from the one I smelled before.
You can ask about this kind of thing later when you go to bed. The first priority is to leave this small world.
"Where are you going?"
Ye An asked.
Qi Xi wrapped his arms tightly around Ye An's neck. It must be the first time he was being carried on someone's back. He was inexperienced and was afraid that he would fall.
After a moment, she carefully stretched out her hand, pointing her finger in one direction.
"Just go east and go straight to the end. There...it's almost the boundary of the small world."