In the center of the Tagor Desert, a man draped in a black wind-proof robe moved slowly.
In the world of yellow sand, a tiny human was as inconspicuous as a grain of sand.
Han Feng pulled out a rare medicinal herb growing in the desert and put it into his storage ring.
He had already searched many places and collected quite a few similar rare herbs, but there was still no sign of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
Looking at the endless, vast desert, Han Feng sighed.
Although he was mentally prepared, this day-after-day search process was still extremely grueling.
Marking off another area on the map, Han Feng continued to move forward.
The map he bought from the ancient map shop was quite detailed, roughly indicating the locations of the Snake-People Tribe's branches, allowing Han Feng to avoid them in advance.
From Han Feng's current position, the territory of the Moon Snake Tribe was dozens of kilometers to the west.
Having no intention of causing extra trouble, Han Feng scanned the edge of the Moon Snake Tribe's territory for a moment. After finding nothing unusual, he turned and left.
However, not long after leaving the edge of the Moon Snake Tribe's territory, Han Feng discovered a Dou King expert ahead.
Was I discovered?
It shouldn't be. With his powerful soul perception, he had always avoided dangerous situations in advance. The Dou King ahead should just be passing by.
Han Feng descended towards the ground, using a sand dune to hide his figure.
A few minutes later, a caravan passed by below Han Feng.
The leader was a female Snake-Person with a voluptuous figure. Her long, slender cyan tail slithered across the desert. The release of her Dou King aura scared away the magical beasts that had come to join the excitement.
Behind the female Snake-Person was a giant desert python. On the python's back were several black iron boxes, sealed very tightly.
However, physical sealing ultimately had its limits. A trace of the aura of a spiritual object of heaven and earth still drifted out from the cracks in the boxes.
"Ice Spirit Cold Spring!"
Han Feng's expression changed instantly when he sensed this aura.
The Ice Spirit Cold Spring was a rare, high-grade spiritual liquid. If classified by pill grade, it could reach the fifth grade.
Its effect was extremely powerful. Not only could it be a treasure for ice-attribute cultivators, but for alchemists who wanted to refine Heavenly Flames, it was a life-saving item.
By swallowing the Ice Spirit Cold Spring before refining a Heavenly Flame, one could reduce the damage of the Heavenly Flame to the body and increase the chances of successful refinement.
If it were something else, Han Feng might not have been tempted.
But this Ice Spirit Cold Spring...
Han Feng pondered in his heart and quickly made a decision.
Take it!
Han Feng dropped his concealment and stood on a high sand dune, looking down at the center of the caravan.
Yue Mei keenly sensed that something was wrong. She stopped her snake tail and looked sharply to the upper right.
She saw a man in a black wind-proof robe falling from the top of the sand dune.
"Who are you?"
Yue Mei was both shocked and angry. Dou Qi circulated in her right palm, and a cyan snake spirit coiled around her jade-like fingers as she struck fiercely at the black-robed man in mid-air.
Han Feng raised his hand and met Yue Mei's palm. Flame Dou Qi erupted, directly repelling the snake spirit.
Pushing off the air, Han Feng landed steadily. The female Snake-Person, however, retreated three or four meters before she managed to stop.
"A human?" Yue Mei said through gritted teeth, looking at Han Feng's feet on the ground.
"What do you want?"
Looking at the female Snake-Person whose eyes were spitting fire, Han Feng didn't beat around the bush.
"The Ice Spirit Cold Spring. I want it."
"You're courting death!"
With a shake of her palms, Yue Mei summoned a huge cyan snake spirit that charged towards Han Feng.
"Hmph."
Han Feng raised his left hand and pointed a finger.
Heaven Origin Finger.
One finger to open heaven and earth!
Using only half of the finger's power, the cyan snake spirit was dispersed. Yue Mei's eyes widened in astonishment. Then, a huge force struck her body, and she was sent flipping backwards uncontrollably.
The second before she was about to crash into the caravan, Han Feng's figure flashed, and he pressed down on the female Snake-Person's smooth shoulder, holding her in place.
"Still want to fight?"
Yue Mei's body froze on the spot, her lips trembling. In the end, she did not say a word of rebuttal.
Seeing this, Han Feng withdrew his left hand and slowly walked towards the goods on the caravan.
The Snake-People guarding both sides of the caravan pointed their long spears at Han Feng, but they retreated step by step, not even having the courage to attack.
Han Feng glanced at this group of Snake-People. They were all female, with cultivation levels ranging from Dou Master to Dou Grandmaster. They should be the female Dou King's personal guards.
Boom!
With one palm strike, he opened a black iron box. The aura of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring immediately gushed out, turning into a white mist that floated in the air.
Han Feng immediately formed a sealing technique with his hands, completely sealing it.
This thing could not be exposed to the air. Its evaporation speed was extremely fast. Only by preserving it with a sealing technique or a sealing container could its preservation period be maximized.
He took out the sealed Ice Spirit Cold Spring from the black iron box. The quantity was not small, about a large jug's worth.
Next, Han Feng opened the remaining black iron boxes one by one, sealed all the Ice Spirit Cold Spring with the sealing technique before taking them out. In the end, he counted a total of ten jugs.
Where did the Snake-People Tribe find so much Ice Spirit Cold Spring?
Han Feng was amazed in his heart but didn't think too much about it.
The Snake-People Tribe was naturally yin and cold. The Ice Spirit Cold Spring was a great tonic for them, but this quantity was indeed a bit astonishing.
Han Feng thought for a moment, took two of the jugs for himself, and put the other eight back into the boxes.
If he could smoothly obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame on this trip, then two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring would be enough.
As for the future, after returning to Feng City, there would be ways to collect more.
Jumping off the back of the python, Han Feng glanced sideways at the fearful female Snake-People, then directly spread his Dou Qi wings and flew into the sky.
"Your Highness, what do we do? He took two jugs of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring!" a female Snake-Person guard jumped onto the snake's back to check the situation and then hurriedly reported to Yue Mei.
"He only took two jugs?"
"Ah? Y-yes."
Yue Mei shook her head and sighed.
"Let's just consider it a silent loss."
Encountering a human Dou Emperor, they were lucky not to have been all killed. As for the two lost jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring, they could just look for more in the future.
The Snake-People were naturally yin and cold, so they had a keener perception of some yin-cold treasures than ordinary people. Finding another two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring was just a matter of a few more trips.
"Your Highness, this is bad! The other eight jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring can't be taken out!" another guard shouted anxiously.
Yue Mei's expression tightened, and she quickly flew to the side of the iron box to check.
This is... a sealing technique!
That human actually used a sealing technique to preserve the Ice Spirit Cold Spring?
Previously, even when sealed layer by layer in the iron boxes, some of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring would still dissipate. But now, it was perfectly preserved.
Yue Mei stood there in a daze, her train of thought suddenly broadening.
The Snake-People Tribe also had a legacy of sealing techniques. So as long as they went back and studied it carefully, they could also create a method to preserve the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
The corners of Yue Mei's mouth curved up, revealing a bewitching smile.
If this method could be successfully developed, then in the future, when transporting the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, they could reduce the loss from dissipation. By that calculation, the return would far exceed two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
"Human Dou Emperor, I really should thank you."
On the other side, Han Feng continued to fly and investigate.
Since he had alerted the Snake-People Tribe, he had to quickly finish investigating the nearby areas. Otherwise, once the female Dou King spread the news, it would not be so easy for him to search.
However, getting two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring made this trip worthwhile.
Although the method of robbing was a bit vicious, if that group of Snake-People were smart, they should be able to figure out some clues from the sealing technique he left behind. In the future, when transporting the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, there wouldn't be so much dissipation, causing unnecessary waste.
As for whether they could discover it, Han Feng had no mind to care about the intelligence of the female Snake-People. Although he adhered to the principle of fairness, it also depended on the subject.
After learning about Ye Qingyun's experience, Han Feng's impression of the Snake-People Tribe was not good at all right now.