"No way?"
Lin Xiao Tian asked everyone to wait and returned to Black Mountain alone.
Upon reaching Black Mountain, Lin Xiao Tian waited for a while.
As expected, a few minutes later, a figure appeared before Lin Xiao Tian, and it was the girl from before.
This familiar scene made Lin Xiao Tian unable to accept it for a moment.
"Are you... Little White Snake?" Lin Xiao Tian specifically made a snake shape.
The girl immediately nodded.
"Really?"
The girl chirped and yelped, her angry appearance no different from Little White Snake's.
Sensing further, the girl's strength was indeed precisely at the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Is it really you? Little one, I thought you were dead!" Lin Xiao Tian exclaimed in surprise.
The girl put on an innocent expression, looking very cute.
Upon learning that Little White Snake was not dead, Lin Xiao Tian was very happy.
"Little one," the girl pointed to herself.
Lin Xiao Tian pondered. He had grown accustomed to calling her "little one" and had never given her a name.
"How about this? From now on, I'll call you Xiao Bai, okay?"
"Xiao Bai?" The girl blinked curiously.
Lin Xiao Tian carefully examined her again and, confirming that Xiao Bai's body had no abnormalities, felt much relieved.
Just as Lin Xiao Tian was about to descend the mountain, Xiao Bai tugged at him, clearly not wanting him to leave.
However, Lin Xiao Tian still had many things to do. The curse on him hadn't been removed, and the Lin family also had many matters that required his attention. While cultivating in Black Mountain was possible, Lin Xiao Tian couldn't focus his mind on cultivation now.
Lin Xiao Tian appeased Xiao Bai and promised to visit her whenever he had time.
At the same time, Lin Xiao Tian brought Xiao Bai some clothes and simple food, and also had the cave dwelling modified. After completing all this, Lin Xiao Tian left Black Mountain.
He hadn't been back to the Lin family for a long time. As soon as Lin Xiao Tian entered the door, the old madam and Qin Yu Xiang were already waiting at the entrance.
Only after learning that Lin Xiao Tian was not seriously injured did they breathe a sigh of relief.
Upon returning home, Lin Xiao Tian took out the remaining Core Formation stage demonic beast cores. After consolidating them, he refined the Tribulation Breaking Pills.
This batch of Tribulation Breaking Pills had a very good effect, almost clearing the curse on Lin Xiao Tian.
From this, Lin Xiao Tian could infer that the strength of that Flood Dragon should be at the Core Formation stage.
Lin Xiao Tian was currently in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, still a considerable distance from the Core Formation stage. However, as long as there were enough resources, there would be no problem in attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage.
Moreover, after returning from Black Mountain this time, he clearly felt that the curse's power on him had weakened significantly.
Lin Xiao Tian speculated that it was likely due to the help of the Thunder Pool.
The Thunder Pool represented extreme Yang, capable of counteracting all extreme Yin substances in the world, including curses, of course.
Perhaps he could rely on the Tribulation Breaking Pills and the help of the Thunder Pool to break the curse on him.
With this thought, Lin Xiao Tian began to prepare a plan.
However, it was clearly not feasible to stay in Black Mountain indefinitely. There were many matters in the Lin family that required his attention.
There was also the dream Lin Xiao Tian had not long ago. In the dream, the old man's body transformed into mountains and lakes, and upon closer inspection, Black Mountain and the Kunlun Valley were among them.
This meant that these forbidden areas were very likely formed from the old man's body.
The old man had used his own body to seal these demonic beasts within.
And his inheritances were likely located within these forbidden areas.
As cultivators, they naturally yearned for techniques.
A good technique was sometimes more important than cultivation resources.
Lin Xiao Tian secretly decided that he must visit various forbidden areas when he had the chance.
But the forbidden areas were so vast; finding the old man's inheritance would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, unless there was a guide, such as the compass that the Lin family had guarded for generations.
Upon his return, Lin Xiao Tian once again approached the compass.
"Young Master!"
The guards of the compass saw Lin Xiao Tian and respectfully bowed to him. Lin Xiao Tian signaled them to withdraw.
A strand of his consciousness flowed into the compass, and Lin Xiao Tian carefully perceived it.
Just then, the familiar bell sound rang out again.
Lin Xiao Tian's heart trembled.
It was this bell sound last time that led him to the Shen Nong Heart Method. Would there be some guidance this time?
As expected, Lin Xiao Tian's premonition was correct. After the bell sound, another mark appeared in Lin Xiao Tian's sea of consciousness.
This location was a desert in the northwest, named the Sea of Death.
The Sea of Death was controlled by three major families: the Wang family, the Xiao family, and the Qin family.
Compared to the Kunlun Valley and Black Mountain, the resources within the Sea of Death were much richer. The three families obtained many precious metals annually from within, especially gold and silver.
The desert was also dangerous, and entering it was a near-certain death. However, compared to the Kunlun Valley, it was still somewhat safer. After all, people could still return from the desert, whereas those who returned alive from the Kunlun Valley had all gone mad.
Lin Xiao Tian summoned the Lin family's intelligence department and specifically studied the Sea of Death. He planned to visit it in some time, preferably after the curse was removed.
Upon learning that Lin Xiao Tian intended to go to the Sea of Death, the old madam strongly opposed it. The incident at Kunlun Valley last time had already made her anxious. Although the Sea of Death was not as dangerous as the Kunlun Valley, its mortality rate was still very high.
Lin Xiao Tian readily agreed, but deep down, he still wanted to go.
"You, you! I see you won't listen to me." The old madam sighed.
"Haha, Grandma, nothing can escape your notice." Lin Xiao Tian shrugged.
"If you die, what will happen to me? What will happen to my Lin family?"
"With Grandma here, our Lin family will be fine."
"Hmph! I have to worry about everything, this old woman. You'd better hope I live another hundred years." The old madam glared at Lin Xiao Tian.
"Grandma will definitely live a hundred years." Lin Xiao Tian chuckled.
The old madam couldn't help but glare at Lin Xiao Tian, "You scoundrel, all you know is sweet talk. Do you really want to go to the Sea of Death?"
Lin Xiao Tian nodded.
"Then you have to promise me one condition."
"What condition?" Lin Xiao Tian raised an eyebrow.
"If I can hold my grandson, I'll agree to you going to the Sea of Death."
Lin Xiao Tian was stunned.
So, the old madam was urging Lin Xiao Tian to have a child.
However, Qin Yu Xiang was currently busy cultivating, and Lin Xiao Tian was generally careful, so this matter had been postponed.
"I've said what I needed to say. You can handle the rest yourself."