Chapter 191: The Thrill of Flight, Following the Map
At the first light of dawn the next day, the servants of Dugu Manor had already begun heading out to purchase the daily supplies needed by the household.
Amid the group, unnoticed by anyone, a kitchen helper who seemed unusually energetic gradually fell behind before quietly disappearing.
By the time he appeared again, he was already outside Heaven Dou City.
Naturally, this person was Lin Mo, who had altered his appearance using Myriad Changes.
As for Lucky Egg, whose identity Lin Mo had temporarily borrowed, he was currently fast asleep inside a warehouse at Dugu Manor.
Dugu Bo had controlled his strength perfectly. He had merely placed Lucky Egg into a temporary state of deep sleep.
He would only awaken after Lin Mo returned.
By then, apart from discovering that he had somehow slept through half a month, Lucky Egg would also receive compensation equivalent to more than half a year's wages.
Outside Heaven Dou City, within a remote and deserted mountain hollow, Lin Mo finally stopped.
With a thought, crimson light flashed beside him.
Charizard's enormous figure immediately appeared.
After obtaining its sixth spirit ring, Charizard's body had indeed grown considerably.
It had gone from slightly over two meters tall to nearly three meters.
"Let's go."
Lin Mo leaped upward and landed steadily on Charizard's broad back.
Charizard spread its wings.
With a powerful flap, its massive body immediately soared into the sky.
Soaring ninety thousand li straight into the heavens.
That was the most fitting description of their current state.
At Lin Mo's signal, Charizard began stacking Dragon Dance while rapidly ascending.
Its speed increased again and again.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Mo and Charizard transformed into a streak of crimson light that shot straight through the clouds.
Lin Mo instinctively lowered his body.
The wind howled violently beside his ears, while the scenery below rapidly shrank into tiny shapes.
It did not take long before Charizard carried him to an altitude of approximately three thousand meters.
At this height, it was almost impossible for ordinary Spirit Masters on the ground to discover them.
In this era, there were no advanced high altitude detection spirit tools capable of tracking someone flying so far above the ground.
That was also why Lin Mo did not fear exposing his identity and felt comfortable allowing Charizard to carry him openly.
Charizard spread its wings, adjusted its posture, and activated Fly.
The moment the skill took effect, a layer of wind elemental energy enveloped both Charizard and Lin Mo on its back.
Their speed instantly rose to an astonishing level.
No matter how many times Lin Mo experienced it, the feeling of soaring through the heavens still made his heart surge with excitement.
It was a thrill he could never have experienced in his previous life.
Charizard's direction was clear.
Southwest.
Toward Nuoding City.
Before the morning had even ended, Charizard had already carried Lin Mo back to the outskirts of Nuoding City.
Its flight speed left Lin Mo feeling deeply emotional.
When he had originally traveled from Nuoding City to Heaven Dou City, he had followed a merchant caravan and spent more than twenty days on the road.
Now, riding on Charizard's back, the same journey had taken only a fraction of that time.
The difference was enormous.
Lin Mo chose a desolate mountain outside Nuoding City that was rarely visited as his landing point.
After landing, he recalled Charizard.
He looked around and confirmed that no one was nearby before activating Myriad Changes once again.
Within a few breaths, his appearance had changed completely.
His skin became darker, and his features turned plain and ordinary.
At a glance, he now resembled an ordinary hunter or medicinal herb gatherer who made a living traveling between the nearby villages and towns.
Nuoding City.
Lin Mo did not linger.
He entered the city and headed directly toward a shop that specialized in selling maps.
There were two such shops in Nuoding City, one on the eastern side and another on the western side.
The western shop was located in a relatively remote area, received little business, and therefore carried a much lower chance of Lin Mo encountering someone familiar.
After purchasing the maps he needed, Lin Mo immediately turned and left.
However, one thing left him somewhat speechless.
The shopkeeper was far too much of a profiteer.
The maps he had sold Lin Mo were obviously overpriced.
Could it be because Lin Mo's current appearance made him look particularly easy to bully?
After leaving Nuoding City, Lin Mo returned to the same deserted mountain.
He had purchased two maps.
One covered the surrounding region of Nuoding City.
The other covered the entire Heaven Dou Empire.
Neither map could be considered detailed.
In fact, they were rather crude.
But for Lin Mo's current purposes, they were enough.
Just as Dugu Bo had suspected, returning home had only been an excuse Lin Mo used to leave Heaven Dou City for a legitimate reason.
Although he was already near Nuoding City and could return to his village almost immediately, he had no intention of doing so for the time being.
Even though Myriad Changes allowed him to disguise himself, disguise type Spirit Abilities were not unheard of on the continent.
More importantly, far too many people were currently watching him.
If Lin Mo rashly appeared in his home village and contacted the village chief, there was a strong possibility that someone would notice.
That would only bring unnecessary trouble to both the village and the village chief.
It would not be too late to visit them once his strength was sufficient to completely suppress any trouble that might follow him.
Lin Mo soon determined his current location on the map.
Using it as a reference point, he began marking several possible destinations based on his memories.
The cave hidden behind the waterfall where Tang Hao had concealed both the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone and Ah Yin's main body was definitely somewhere within the Heaven Dou Empire.
Lin Mo was certain of that.
Furthermore, it should not be too far from Saint Spirit Village near Nuoding City.
Otherwise, during the six years Tang Hao had lived in Saint Spirit Village with Tang San, traveling back and forth between the village and the waterfall would have taken far too much time.
During those six years, it would have been nearly impossible for Tang Hao to regularly visit the cave and accompany Ah Yin if the location were extremely distant.
That meant the waterfall could not be too far from Saint Spirit Village.
At the foot of the desolate mountain, Lin Mo spread the rough map he had purchased in Nuoding City across his hands.
His gaze carefully followed the marked mountain ranges and rivers.
Charizard lay beside him, the flame on its tail burning quietly and casting light across the map.
Lin Mo took out a charcoal pencil and circled several possible locations.
The environment surrounding the waterfall was quite distinctive.
It was located within a mountainous region surrounded by numerous peaks.
As long as Lin Mo first located mountain ranges matching that general description, he could then search for waterfalls hidden within the valleys.
Once the right terrain was found, locating the exact waterfall should be relatively simple.
If an ordinary person attempted such a search, it might take an enormous amount of time.
But for Lin Mo and Charizard, that was not a serious problem.
Charizard's current maximum flight speed was terrifyingly fast.
At present, there were likely very few people on the Douluo Continent capable of surpassing it.
The most likely candidate was Bai He, Clan Chief of the Speed Clan, a Spirit Douluo with eight spirit rings who possessed the pure agility type Spirit, Needle Tailed Swift.
For Lin Mo, the remaining half month was more than enough.
Even if he had to follow the map and personally search every location he had marked, he was confident he would still have plenty of time.
Being able to fly was already an enormous advantage.
Being able to fly at such incredible speed gave Lin Mo an overwhelming advantage when traveling long distances and searching vast areas.
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