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The handsome youth woke up and spat water from his mouth. He propped himself up using a tree to prop himself up and saw the dead man. His heart trembled as he said: "You … you …"

Ding Hong glanced at him but did not say anything. He summoned his sword Qi and slashed fiercely at the ground beside him. He opened up a huge hole and buried the dead body into the ground.

He turned his head and asked, "What's your name?"

The young man's expression changed as he looked at the pile of earth, "Chu Ran."

"Chu Ran?" Ding Hong felt a little strange. He thought of Lu Feng and asked, "Since you are from the Pan Family, why don't you have the surname Pan?"

Chu Ran muttered to himself, "Although they are all Pan Clan members, they are all high and low in status. Those who are able to obtain the surname Pan are all people with noble statuses, and the surname Pan cannot be passed on. Unless you have a higher understanding towards mechanical arts than the strong, it is extremely difficult for a person with money and power to obtain the surname Pan before the age of fifty! "

Ding Hong did not expect the Pan Clan to have such a rule. He looked at Chu Ran and said, "If I let you go now, will you be able to return to the Pan Clan's territory? Or, in other words, can you take me to the Pan Clan? Stone Tower? Or is it the Free Towers? "

Chu Ran's expression was uncertain as he said, "Why do you insist on going to our Pan Clan's place? Although you are very strong, an outsider like you will never be able to obtain anything from the tower! "

Ding Hong laughed. "I just want to go to the Pan Family's place. Why would I go steal something? Just tell me, can you go back? " He had already made up his mind. He had enough time anyway, so he decided to hang around the tower until he got to know his so-called 'relatives'.

Actually, when Duan Ling Tian mentioned that the necklace was called the Demon Lord's Shang, Ding Hong suspected that the so-called relatives of the Doctor and Evil were related to the Demon Lord. But why would the Demon Lord run there? Moreover, what was most inconceivable was that the Boundless Ocean was definitely not controlled by the Great Black God. Otherwise, how could Daoist Floating Cloud and those people from Zhong Chao enter that place as they wished? What exactly did Doctor Xie want to do?!

Chu Ran seemed to have finally thought it through as he gritted his teeth and said, "As long as you can let me return alive … I can take you to the tower! The glory of the Pan Family, it's all because of those elders and mister making us, the lowly people, work so hard! " The more he spoke, the more excited he became. In the end, for some reason, he tightly clenched his fist and viciously punched the tree.

Ding Hong looked at him. With a wave of his hand, he threw a set of clothes at him. "Put them on."

The corners of Chu Ran's eyes glowed as they were filled with tears. He must have thought of something sad. After all, the two of them were both men, so they didn't hide anything. They immediately cleaned up and put on the set of clothes.

Ding Hong casually threw him into a bag.

"This Pan Family can no longer be considered as a single family …"

He turned his head to take a last look at that man's casually made grave and felt somewhat apologetic. Then, he pulled on the reins of his horse and galloped back to Lou Lan's imperial city. When he was outside the city, he released Chu Ran from his mountainous pouch.

After returning to the inn, Duan Ling Tian saw Ding Hong returning and asked, "What's wrong?" Did you ask? "

Ding Hong walked over to the table Duan Ling Tian was sitting at and sat down. Chu Ran was slightly at a loss as to what to do. Duan Ling Tian glanced at Chu Ran and coldly said, "Just sit there."

Chu Ran glanced at the two of them before sitting down. Ding Hong looked at Duan Ling Tian and said, "Then why are the side effects so great?"

Duan Ling Tian snorted and said, "F * * k, if the side effects aren't big, how could I ask?" The medicine I have here is actually quite weak. "

Ding Hong's whole body involuntarily went cold. He did not want to talk about this topic with her. He pointed to Chu Ran and said, "He can bring us to the Stone Tower."

Duan Ling Tian glanced at Chu Ran and said, "Oh." Then he asked Ding Hong, "When are you going?"

Ding Hong looked at Chu Ran and asked, "When can you bring us there?"

Duan Ling Tian also looked towards Chu Ran.

The two stared at Chu Ran as his heart tightened. Sweat covered his forehead as he was unable to say a word. Duan Ling Tian's brows were like the crescent moons. With a snort, he placed a pill in his mouth and said, "Poison, take us to the Stone Tower. I'll naturally give you the antidote."

Chu Ran lowered his head and replied, "En, today I can bring you guys to the tower first."

* *

The sky was dim and yellow. The endless wind carried the tiny grains of sand into the air without stopping. Under the twisted light of the sunset, three camels were tied together by heavy ropes and forced to move forward with difficulty.

Suddenly, a cold and angry voice sounded out, "Are we really going to stay like this for thousands of miles?"

"Cough, then can you suggest a good method to increase your speed?"

The voice did not continue.

The three people who rode the brown leather camels were naturally Ding Hong, Duan Ling Tian and Chu Ran. After hearing Chu Ran say that they could set off that day, Ding Hong and Duan Ling Tian bought three camels and headed straight for the tower. But after they left, Ding Hong and Duan Ling Tian were slightly regretful. Thousands of miles! Did he have to use this camel to travel thousands of miles?

Chu Ran said, "Actually, there is no need. There are some huge creatures in the Boundless Ocean. They are gentle and won't harm anyone. When we truly enter the Boundless Ocean, we can sit on those creatures and let them drive us forward. " After hesitating for a while, he continued, "If we can bump into the Ancient Wind Snake during this time, we will be able to travel nearly two thousand miles in a single day."

Ding Hong became interested and asked, "Didn't you say that the Endless Sea isn't suitable for something to live in? What are you talking about? "

Chu Ran discovered that Ding Hong was not a very vicious person. He slightly relaxed his mind and said, "The Boundless Ocean is terrifying for those who have never come into contact with the desert, but for those of us who have lived in it since we were children, it is our playground. "Of course, those who had entered the Endless Sea without permission were either killed by the wind and sand or by our Pan Clan. Only then would the Endless Sea become like the Sea of Death."

He reached out his hand to feel the sand that was passing by in the wind. Squinting his eyes, he began to feel it. Ding Hong stood behind him looking at him. An inexplicable emotion suddenly surged from his heart. His heart couldn't help but drift back to the Nine Sang Mountain, the small village back then, and the carefree him back then.

Duan Ling Tian suddenly spoke. "There's someone ahead!" Although her voice was soft, it pierced through the sandstorm and reached Ding Hong and Chu Ran's ears.

Without any backup in the middle of the desert, it would be extremely difficult for them to survive. Moreover, Ding Hong and Duan Ling Tian both dared do this because they had some miraculous methods that were used by Taoists. Ding Hong had personally experienced how good Duan Ling Tian's gaze was, so he immediately pulled on the rope that connected the camels, causing the group to stop.

Ding Hong turned his head and asked, "How far is it?"

Duan Ling Tian estimated and said, "At most one Li's distance away are those baldy's wearing strange clothing, and half of their faces are engraved with some sort of design."

Chu Ran's entire body trembled when he heard this. He hurriedly said, "They are Hei Luo! They were fanatical devotees of the Great Black Profound God. They were ordered by the Great Black Profound God to constantly wander at the edge of the endless sea! Their powers were very strong. The strong could no longer be considered as human! Let's go around it. "

Duan Ling Tian and Ding Hong glanced at each other. Ding Hong nodded and said, "Then we'll walk towards the back first and avoid them."

This Chu Ran must have experienced the so-called 'Black Sieve' terror before as his entire body trembled. Upon hearing that they agreed to take a detour, he hurriedly turned the camel around and walked towards the back.

Suddenly, a stern shout came from afar, "Ku Da Wa!"

This voice pierced through the strong wind and echoed in his ears. It was as if his cultivation was strong enough to be seen. After that, a few shadows flashed, and seven large bald men, each with a mother's upper body, appeared about a hundred feet in front of them.

When one of the men saw their appearances, he exclaimed and said in a deep voice, "Are you from the Sky Region or are you from the Pan Clan?!" He had switched to the language of the Sky Region.

A light flashed in Chu Ran's eyes. Just as he was about to say that he was from the Pan Clan, Ding Hong's hand suddenly pressed against his back. The corners of Chu Ran's eyes twitched as he sighed in his heart. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and lowered his head as he replied, "We are from the Pan Clan."

Seeing Chu Ran's actions, the few of them relaxed, but their expressions remained cold. The man from before said, "Your Pan Family has a contract with the Great God of Black God. We won't make things difficult for you. It has been a bit chaotic recently. Let's leave this place quickly."

With that, he beckoned for his men to leave. A light flashed across Ding Hong's eyes, and he suddenly asked, "Did something happen around here?"

Chu Ran was so scared by his actions that his body started to tremble. However, after thinking about how these two were not to be trifled with, he didn't dare to complain.

When the person who spoke just now heard his question, his face immediately showed impatience, and a cruel expression flashed across his face. Beside him, a slightly smaller man patted his shoulder and shook his head. Then, he said to Ding Hong, "You can't know about these things. Give your Pan Clan a piece of advice, don't get involved with this matter, or else …" He smiled coldly, using his expression to explain the consequences.

The few people beside him also simultaneously swept a glance at the three before turning around and leaving in a group of black shadows. After seeing them leave, Ding Hong pondered for a moment before asking Chu Ran, "What sort of contract did your Pan Clan make with the Great Black God?"

Although this question was not a secret to the Pan Clan, their elders had warned him repeatedly not to tell anyone else about it. When Chu Ran heard Ding Hong's question, he could not help but hesitate a little.

Duan Ling Tian was extremely disgusted with this type of hesitant person, and his expression abruptly went cold. A true killing intent spread out as he said, "Speak!"

Feeling the murderous intent, Ding Hong was also surprised. Chu Ran sneezed coldly and no longer hesitated as he said, "The Pan Clan and the Great Black God have made a promise to each other. The Great Black God has given the iron grade equipment and the heavenly and earthly treasures to the Pan Clan while the Pan Clan has given some refined energy balls to the Great Black God."

Ding Hong said, "What is an 'energy ball'?"

Chu Ran said, "It is the result of the Pan Family's highest tier mechanism technique. All of the power within large scale mechanisms is supplied by these energy balls."

Duan Ling Tian said coldly, "Your Pan Clan has been hibernating for thousands of years. I'm afraid they've made some big movements recently?"

Chu Ran's expression changed several times before gritting his teeth and saying, "According to the rumors, those elders and mister seem to have decided to throw all the Pan Clan's savings into the war in a few years' time."

Duan Ling Tian ridiculed her. "Besides the fact that your agile mechanisms are able to pose a threat to ordinary people, how much of a threat would they pose to those monks?"

What she said was the truth. If a monk were to fly into the sky on his sword, then no matter how strong the battleship was, it would be impossible for it to attack those Taoists with sensitivity. However, Ding Hong had a bad premonition in his heart. The fact that Hei Luo wandered around the Boundless Ocean was definitely a part of the contract between the Elder Group and the Great Black Profound God. If this were to happen, then it would mean that in the past thousand years, no one knew that the Pan Family was an existence that could even surpass the Zhou or Qi Kingdom!

The rumors might be fake, but if there was no wind, there would be no waves. The Pan Family definitely had this thought in mind! If they dared to think of expanding, they must have thought of a way to deal with the Taoists and even the Great Black God! Ding Hong's heart skipped a beat as he connected it to the so-called relatives of the physician in the Stone Tower. He seemed to have thought of something, but the feeling was that there was a layer of hard but tiny ice blocking him. As long as he could see and tell most of the truth, he would not be able to reach it.

When Duan Ling Tian saw Ding Hong struggling and feeling conflicted, he drove his camel to his side and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

After being asked like that, Ding Hong's mind suddenly collapsed. He abruptly raised his head and took a deep breath. His chest heaved up and down violently, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He muttered, "I didn't expect to be possessed just now!"

Duan Ling Tian frowned. "Are you alright?"

Ding Hong shook his head and said, "Let's hurry on our way. "Chu Ran, continue on."

Chu Ran didn't say anything and just drove the camel forward. However, there was something strange in his heart. Usually, Hei Luo would kill anyone he saw regardless of whether they were members of the Sky Region or Pan Clan!

Time flew by quickly. Every day was like sand that was blown back and forth. One could not even see the path it took. In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed. The only fun that Ding Hong and Duan Ling Tian had every day was to discuss the creatures they'd seen in the desert.

Chu Ran relied on his unique sense of direction to bring the two of them around like headless flies, but Ding Hong and Duan Ling Tian could feel the changes in their surroundings. Originally, when they had just entered the Boundless Ocean, the surrounding dunes had risen up and were like this. But now, although it was also a desert, the sand dunes were calm.

It was currently noon, but he felt a bit cooler and a bit less hot. He felt just right. Under this kind of temperature, Ding Hong couldn't help but stretch his body.

Suddenly, Chu Ran exclaimed in surprise, "A sand tortoise! It's a sand tortoise!"