Immortal Road

After walking a few miles, the sky gradually darkened.

The old man said to Ishikawa respectfully: "Great Immortal, it's getting late, let's prepare to spend the night here."

"Okay!" Ishikawa nodded.

The old man pulled the head sheep to his side, and the whole flock of sheep gathered around. The four sheep were emitting a warm smell.

The old man took out a fist-sized naan from his arms, broke off a small piece, put it in the little guy's hand, and said: "Huzi, eat it quickly."

After a slight hesitation, the old man broke off another third, wrapped it carefully with a paper ball, and handed the rest to Ishikawa and said: "Great Immortal, don't be disgusted, please have dinner."

"I want to try it!" Before Ishikawa spoke, Qingchuan took it and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Cough cough!" Qingchuan coughed just after swallowing a few mouthfuls. This naan had been stored for too long and had already dried up. It was full of crumbs when bitten. Because of this, it can be preserved for a long time and is not easy to damage.

Ishikawa saw at a glance that this bag steamed bun should be the last remaining food for the grandfather and grandson, and the food for the two to survive until Mingzhu Lake.

The old man was so careful just now that he didn't even waste a crumb, which shows how precious this thing is in his heart. The old man didn't eat it himself, and gave this precious food to Ishikawa and Qingchuan.

Ishikawa saw all this. Although the old man might be afraid of giving food, such behavior also touched Ishikawa a little.

Qingchuan, although she is also nearly twenty years old, she entered the Shuiling Gate at a very young age. In the immortal gate, there is no need to worry about food and clothing. The outer disciples do their best to prepare meals. What's more, as a cultivator, it doesn't matter if they don't drink or eat for a few days.

So Qingchuan didn't think as far as Ishikawa, who had been wandering outside for several years.

Seeing Qingchuan coughing, Huzi took out the thorn honey that Shichuan gave him from his arms and fed it to Qingchuan, saying, "Sister, drink a sip, just drink a sip and it will be fine."

Qingchuan drank a sip and kissed Huzi on the cheek.

Huzi carefully put away the small bottle, chewing the bun in his mouth hard, and seemed to be choked, but his face was red, and he didn't touch the honey again.

"Huzi, do you hide the honey and drink it secretly at night?" Qingchuan said jokingly.

"No, I want to leave it for my mother and father to drink. The honey is so sweet, sweeter than the water in Mingzhu Lake. They must have never drunk it." Huzi said seriously.

When these words came out, the three of them couldn't help but be stunned. No one thought that a child could say such words.

"Brother Shi..." Qingchuan looked at Shichuan as if begging.

Ishikawa nodded, took out a few bottles of thorn honey from his arms, and said: "This bottle is for your father, this bottle is for your mother, this bottle is for grandpa, and the rest are all yours."

"Really?" Hu Zi's eyes lit up, and he reached out to take it, but he shyly shrank back.

Qingchuan took it directly from Ishikawa's hand, handed it to Hu Zi and said: "Take it, don't be polite with your brother."

"Thank you, great immortal!" The old man hurriedly said respectfully: "Hu Zi, why don't you thank the great immortal."

"Thank you, brother... great immortal brother..." Hu Zi picked up a bottle of thorn honey and handed it to the old man.

"Grandpa doesn't drink it, you drink it." The old man naturally refused to touch his grandson's favorite.

"Qingchuan just ate your dry food, now it's your turn to taste our dry food." Ishikawa said with a smile.

With a wave of his hand, Ishikawa took out various spiritual fruits from the fairy house.

The spiritual trees that bear spiritual fruits were all collected by Ishikawa in the ancient ruins. After planting for a period of time, they also blossomed and bore fruit.

Since coming out of the ancient ruins, Ishikawa has no time to take care of the spiritual herbs and trees in the fairy house. Most of the spiritual fruits were brewed into fruit wine by the water ape.

However, there are still many remaining fruits, enough for several people to eat.

As soon as the spiritual fruits came out, the fragrance of spiritual power immediately spread to everyone's taste buds.

"Brother Shitou, you have so many good things, but you don't give them to me." Qingchuan pretended to be angry, picked up a spiritual fruit and handed it to Hu Zi.

Hu Zi closed his eyes, smelled the fragrance of the fruit, and couldn't bear to eat it for a long time.

"Hu Zi, eat it, there are still many." Qingchuan also picked up a fruit and took a bite gently. A spiritual energy breath ran through his body.

"Brother Shitou, this is..." Qingchuan originally thought that this was an ordinary fruit, but he didn't expect that it had such a strong spiritual energy breath. It is much better for ordinary cultivators to take these fruits than to take low-level pills. If mortals take it, they can prolong their lifespan. Even some mortals with higher qualifications may be able to attain enlightenment after taking the spiritual fruit.

The spiritual fruit trees planted in the ancient ruins of the great sects cannot be too bad.

Ishikawa smiled and nodded, without saying much.

The two mortals, one old and one young, are just two passers-by in Ishikawa's experience. They may never taste this kind of spiritual fruit again in their lives, and they may never see Ishikawa and Qingchuan. So Ishikawa didn't want them to know that these fruits are spiritual fruits.

After smelling it for a long time, Hu Zi suddenly opened his mouth, took a big bite of the fruit flesh, held it in his mouth, and showed a satisfied expression on his face.

"Delicious, so delicious!" Hu Zi shouted indistinctly, biting it in big mouthfuls, and soon a spiritual fruit entered his stomach.

"Grandpa, you eat it too."

Ishikawa also picked up a spiritual fruit and tasted it slowly. The old man picked the smallest one and ate it slowly.

The smallest fruit is called the longevity fruit. It is the most precious of these fruits. It can be refined into a pill to increase lifespan.

And after taking it directly, it can also increase lifespan by ten years. This may not be a big deal for ordinary cultivators, but for ordinary mortals, ten years of lifespan is a lot.

"Thank you for the gift from the two great immortals." The old man said respectfully. It was the first time he had eaten such a sweet fruit in his more than sixty years.

"Don't be polite, old man. I still have a lot of fruits. We will eat fruits these days. Just don't dislike them when the time comes."

"Really?" After Hu Zi swallowed three spiritual fruits, his belly was round.

"Really." Ishikawa patted his belly and said.

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Three days later, Ishikawa and others drove the sheep and could see a hint of green.

This green was very conspicuous in the entire desert.

The old man told Ishikawa that the Pearl Lake Oasis was one of the richest places in the Quicksand Ridge. Most shepherds would go to the Pearl Lake every few years. Many relatives gathered at the Pearl Lake Oasis, and the girls and boys got married by the Pearl Lake. The sheep gave birth to children near the Pearl Lake.

However, you can't stay near the Pearl Lake for more than a month. Once you stay for more than a month, your limbs will become numb and your joints will ache. And there is no cure for this disease.

The last time the old man came to the Pearl Lake was three years ago, when Hu Zi was only five years old. Hu Zi's parents exchanged this batch of sheep for three years of shepherding.

Three years later, the old man took Hu Zi back and reunited with Hu Zi's parents, so that the family could have more than 40 sheep. When Hu Zi came of age, the number of sheep was enough for Hu Zi to marry a wife.

Speaking of this, the old man showed a warm smile on his face, and the smile was naturally full of expectations for family reunion.

After a few days of contact with Ishikawa, the old man has been very relaxed. Hu Zi and Qingchuan have also become close.

"Sister, you must meet my mother. My mother is as beautiful as you."

Qingchuan scratched Hu Zi's little nose and said, "You are so beautiful, your mother must be much more beautiful than me."

Hu Zi was a little embarrassed.

At this time, Ishikawa and Qingchuan both changed into ordinary clothes. Although they were not the same as the herdsmen of Liusha Ridge, they would not make people feel that they were dressed differently.

Ishikawa learned from the old man that there were a lot of people in Liusha Ridge, and there were also many business travelers coming and going. So Ishikawa planned to find other people to confirm the location.

If he met a monk, it would be better. Ishikawa could exchange maps with him and get more information.

In addition, the fact that mortals could not stay near Mingzhu Lake for a month also aroused Ishikawa's curiosity.

"We're here, we're here!" There were still dozens of feet away from the oasis, and Hu Zi couldn't hold back. He jumped and jumped happily, and didn't forget to hold the small bottle of thorn honey tightly on his chest.

The Pearl Oasis is very large. From a distance, it should be several miles long and wide. It is not an easy task to find someone in such a large oasis.

But the old man must have a way to find his wife and daughter-in-law.

"Old man, we have arrived at Pearl Lake. Let's say goodbye here." Ishikawa said with a bow.

The old man bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for your care along the way."

Ishikawa smiled slightly and said no more. He took Qingchuan and left with Hu Zi's farewell.

Soon, the two entered the oasis. As soon as he entered, Ishikawa felt a chill spread throughout his body, and the heat in the desert was swept away.

Ishikawa frowned slightly. Obviously, this was not the coolness brought by the oasis, but a very special coldness that went directly into the bone marrow. No wonder staying here for a long time would make people's hands and feet numb.

"Brother Shitou, there is something strange in this oasis." Qingchuan said in a low voice.

Ishikawa nodded and said nothing more. If he could find out the source of the cold air, Ishikawa would be interested in exploring it. But if he couldn't find out, Ishikawa was too lazy to look for it.

The oasis was very large. After walking for a long time, the two of them saw the Pearl Lake.

The water of the Pearl Lake was sky blue, like a huge blue gem, embedded in the oasis.

Ishikawa looked at the lake and felt that the lake was very deep.

There were some people standing in groups around the lake. But the distance was very far and it was not very clear.

Ishikawa skipped the shepherds directly. Ishikawa wanted to find those merchants who traveled a long distance. If he could meet the monks passing by here, it would be great.