Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

130: Great harvest, Sand Scorpion King”Scorpion King Ruins? You know the location of the Scorpion King Ruins?” Qin Jiang asked.

Huan Huan was startled, ”Anyone who’s been to Flying Dragon City should know, right? The Scorpion King Ruins are very famous in Flying Dragon City.”

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. He had been mistaken, only thinking that he couldn’t go to Flying Dragon City without someone to guide him.

”Alright, then we won’t go to Flying Dragon City. We’ll go directly to the Scorpion King Ruins,” he said.

”Go directly? Really! Thank you! Thank you so much!” Huan Huan exclaimed, surprised.

This is great! This is great!

She quickly dug out the iron box, and then the two continued on their journey.

Two days later, a black city appeared on the horizon. Huan Huan pointed to it and said, ”That’s Flying Dragon City. Legend has it that a Flying Dragon descended here a long, long time ago, protecting the people from the Sand Scorpions.”

Qin Jiang looked at Flying Dragon City with some surprise. He could feel a faint Dragon’s might, clearly indicating that an extremely powerful Dragon had once stayed there.

Even after a long time, the lingering Dragon’s might remained, protecting Flying Dragon City.

The Flying Dragon’s descent was not a legend, but something that truly happened.

”Where are the Scorpion King Ruins located?” he asked.

Huan Huan nodded, pointing to the east of Flying Dragon City, ”It’s right there, about a hundred li away.”

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. With a sweep of his large hand, a dense black mist lifted both of them, along with their camels, and drifted towards the east of Flying Dragon City.

A moment later, the two landed on the sand. Qin Jiang looked at the endless desert and frowned slightly.

”Where are the remains?”

Huan Huan’s expression changed slightly, ”The Scorpion King Ruins only appear at the third quarter of the Zi hour on the fifteenth of each month. We still have to wait a few more days.”

”The third quarter of the Zi hour? How does it appear? Does it emerge from the sand?” Qin Jiang asked.

Huan Huan nodded, ”Yes, the sand in this area will sink, and then the Scorpion King Ruins will rise up.”

Qin Jiang’s eyes narrowed slightly. He didn’t want to wait here for so long.

If it’s underground...

He waved his large hand, and black Qi enveloped Huan Huan and the two camels, lifting them into the air.

Then he also ascended, and a huge humanoid phantom appeared behind him.

”Look quickly! What is that!”

”So big! A Secret Martial Artist! It’s a Secret Martial Artist!”

Some people in Flying Dragon City also noticed this, looking at the huge phantom in shock.

In the City Lord’s Mansion, a middle-aged man looked to the east, his eyes filled with shock, ”A High-level Secret Martial Artist! How could a High-level Secret Martial Artist appear here?!”

As a City Lord, his strength had already reached that of a third-rank Secret Martial Artist, more than enough to guard a city.

But he had never expected that a High-level Secret Martial Artist would descend upon Flying Dragon City.

After all, to such an existence, Flying Dragon City was at most a godforsaken place with no value whatsoever.

Inside the city, in an inconspicuous inn, the proprietress, who was wiping tables, looked outside the city, a hint of surprise in her eyes, ”A Martial Destiny-level expert?”

Is it Old Freak Wang from Ningan?

Looking at the golden light phantom, she nodded slightly. It must be the Golden Light Subduing Demon Fist, no doubt.

But why is he here? Doesn’t he know that the Huai Country army is stirring?

After thinking for a moment, she shook her head. Forget it, she and Old Freak Wang were not in the same camp, and she had no right to question what he wanted to do.

East of Flying Dragon City, Qin Jiang stood in the air, the phantom behind him having completed its charge.

Huan Huan’s eyes widened, and a crazy thought uncontrollably surged into her mind.

He... he wants to dig it out with his bare hands!

Boom—!

Accompanied by a loud bang, sand surged into the sky like ocean waves.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With three consecutive loud bangs, a massive sea of sand blotted out the sky and the sun, as if a sandstorm had struck!

The City Lord of Flying Dragon City stared blankly at the sandstorm that seemed to be sweeping towards them.

This... A High-level Secret Martial Artist... Is he really so powerful?! A casual strike is like a natural disaster!

For a moment, he even had an impulse to abandon Flying Dragon City and go to the interior to learn High-level Secret Martial Arts.

However, he also knew that this was impossible. As the controller of the lawless zone at the border of Huai Country, Xia Country, and Rong Country, Flying Dragon City had no freedom.

Above the Scorpion King Ruins, Qin Jiang looked at the bronze city, now fully exposed in the deep pit below, and couldn’t help but be surprised.

He had originally thought that the Scorpion King Ruins was just a large hall, but he hadn’t expected it to be no less grand than the xuan cauldron underground palace he had seen before.

His figure descended, and Huan Huan and the two camels also landed in the bronze city.

As soon as they landed, the two camels immediately knelt down, refusing to move no matter how Huan Huan pulled them.

”My lord, are you going to the Scorpion King’s main hall?” Huan Huan asked.

Qin Jiang nodded, walking directly towards the main hall.

”My lord, the Bronze Thorns are in the side hall. I won’t go in!” Huan Huan shouted to Qin Jiang.

Qin Jiang waved his hand, signaling her to do as she pleased.

A moment later, Qin Jiang arrived at the entrance of the main hall. The hall door was carved with a scorpion, its two massive pincers larger than its body.

Pushing open the bronze door, due to the passage of time, the door scraped against the ground, emitting a harsh, piercing sound.

Walking into the main hall, the environment was somewhat dim. Several bronze pillars stood, supporting the roof of the main hall.

At the very front, a giant scorpion statue stood, nearly ten meters tall.

In front of it was an altar. Through the numerous bronze artifacts, one could vaguely discern the glory of yesteryear.

Walking through the central aisle and arriving before the altar, Qin Jiang gazed at the bronze scorpion.

It should also be one of the guardian beasts of the Ancient Yu Country.

It’s just that he hadn’t seen any records of this scorpion in ancient texts, either because of its ancient age or because it was limited to the Black Scorpion Desert area.

His palm gently brushed over various bronze artifacts, and his potential points increased by nearly a hundred.

Passing the altar, he came before the bronze scorpion. Its eight scorpion eyes were polished and inlaid with a black jade stone.

His palm gently touched one of the scorpion’s eyes, and a cool current flowed into his body.

[Potential points absorbing... 2467]

[Potential points: 656.4]

He withdrew his hand. It wasn’t bad, a bit over six hundred.

Just as he was about to look elsewhere, a crisp sound came from inside the bronze scorpion.

”Crack~”, ”Crack~”

A crack appeared on the scorpion’s brow, extending all the way to its back.

With a ”bang,” the bronze scorpion’s back exploded, and a palm-sized black jade scorpion crawled out, gently waving its pincers at Qin Jiang.

Qin Jiang’s eyes moved slightly. A Sand Scorpion? It’s quite beautiful.

He extended his hand. The Sand Scorpion swayed its body, seemingly observing what this thing was.

It extended its chelicerae and touched Qin Jiang’s finger, then directly leaped into his palm.

Qin Jiang withdrew his hand, gently stroking the Sand Scorpion’s back. The Sand Scorpion also wagged its tail, clearly enjoying it.

Qin Jiang smiled, ”From now on, you’ll follow me.”

Casually placing the Sand Scorpion on his shoulder, he continued to search elsewhere for potential points.

After fully exploring the bronze city, the total number of potential points had reached 1756. This harvest was no worse than that of the underground palace!

Returning to the desert, Huan Huan had been waiting for a long time, and a young man in gray cloth stood beside her.

”Thank you for your help, my lord. If not for you, I would probably have been buried in the sand,” the young man said, cupping his hands.

”It was just a transaction. Since there’s nothing else, you two are free to go,” Qin Jiang said.

As he spoke, he waved his large hand, and the swirling yellow sand swept over, slowly burying the bronze city.

Huan Huan and the young man stared blankly at this scene. Suddenly, the young man’s gaze fell on Qin Jiang’s shoulder, ”Sand Scorpion King!”

Huan Huan also looked over, her eyes showing fear, and she stumbled backward.

Qin Jiang turned his head, gently taking the Sand Scorpion from his shoulder, ”What is a Sand Scorpion King?”

The young man suppressed his fear, slightly cupping his hands, ”The Sand Scorpion King is a legend of the Black Scorpion Desert. It is said to possess the mighty power to control sandstorms! It is the beloved pet of the legendary Desert God!”