Before dealing with the two men, Lin Xiao Tian had learned about the situation in the sandy sea. If he went further in, there were indeed many demonic beasts, but their strength was all within the Qi Refining stage, and they were all low-level Qi Refining stage demonic beasts, posing little threat.
This was similar to the situation in the Kunlun Valley back then.
When Lin Xiao Tian obtained the inheritance of the Shen Nong Medical Canon, the depth he had entered at that time was only enough to barely encounter low-level demonic beasts.
After confirming the situation inside, Lin Xiao Tian began to sense the location of the inheritance in his sea of consciousness.
It wasn't far from here, only about ten kilometers, which for Lin Xiao Tian was a matter of seconds.
Soon, Lin Xiao Tian arrived at his destination.
In the sandy sea, there was a stone tablet, exactly like the one Lin Xiao Tian had seen in the Kunlun Valley before.
Lin Xiao Tian touched the stone tablet, and a familiar energy flowed into his body.
The energy was not much, but it was very pure.
At the same time, the Shen Nong Medical Canon was replenished by a part.
This time, besides inheriting alchemy techniques, Lin Xiao Tian also acquired a considerable number of martial arts.
Martial arts were also divided into levels: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.
In the previous Shen Nong Medical Canon, there were also some martial arts left behind, but these martial arts were not even considered low-grade Yellow level.
This time, among Lin Xiao Tian's martial arts, there were dozens of Earth-level martial arts.
Among them, the martial art most compatible with the Shen Nong Heart Sutra was called the Shen Nong Seal.
However, the Shen Nong Seal did not display a level, and what was inherited now was only a small part of it.
Lin Xiao Tian had some impression of this Shen Nong Seal. The old man in his consciousness who used it when he was undergoing the lightning tribulation was indeed using the Shen Nong Seal.
It was this move that directly suppressed all the demonic beasts present, and even the forbidden land that appeared now was related to the Shen Nong Seal.
Besides not displaying a level, the Shen Nong Seal had another significant difference from other martial arts.
Other techniques, such as the Five Thunder Palm, required lightning element augmentation; without the lightning element, it could not exert any power.
Most martial arts had many restrictions on cultivators.
But the Shen Nong Seal was different.
It played different roles depending on the cultivator's circumstances.
For example, if you were of the poison attribute and cultivated the Shen Nong Seal, you could exert the power of the poison attribute.
If you were of the lightning attribute, the Shen Nong Seal would exert the power of the lightning element.
As long as you could draw upon other energies when using the Shen Nong Seal, those energies would be added to the Shen Nong Seal, even if those energies were mutually exclusive like water and fire!
"No wonder there's no level. It's indeed difficult to distinguish levels like this. The user determines the power of the Shen Nong Seal. I wonder how far one needs to cultivate the Shen Nong Seal to suppress those demonic beasts?"
Lin Xiao Tian muttered to himself.
After inheriting this part of the Shen Nong Medical Canon, Lin Xiao Tian returned to the vicinity of the previous exploration team.
After resting for such a long time, some of them could already move normally.
Lin Xiao Tian, guided by his divine sense, created an opportunity for a chance encounter, and finally, all members of the exploration team were reunited.
"Captain, are we still going further in?" one of the team members asked.
The recent encounter with Wang Lie had left them with lingering fear.
The captain shook his head helplessly.
To go further in under these circumstances would be tantamount to courting death.
"Forget it, we have also received news that this person is here, and he might not have gone far. Let's take this intelligence out first."
The others did not object.
After resting for a while, the group continued on their way.
Along the way, they encountered several more thunderstorms, but fortunately, they emerged without any danger.
When they returned from the sandy sea, the Wang family was stunned.
"Hey! There are indeed people who came out alive?" someone exclaimed in surprise.
"Get real! In my opinion, they just chickened out. They definitely didn't get out of the map."
The Wang family members routinely questioned them, but these people remained tight-lipped. Due to the agreement between the Lin family and the Wang family, the Wang family did not make things difficult for them. They only checked their finances and, after confirming that they had not brought anything out of the sandy sea, they let them leave.
After leaving the Wang family's sphere of influence, the Lin family members found them.
Another round of questioning ensued. After the Lin family members corroborated their testimonies, they brought them to the high command of the Lin family.
These people were placed under house arrest, and they could only leave after the Lin family confirmed the situation.
However, out of the ten people, one had already quietly left.
Lin Xiao Tian left a substitute with the bandages, and he himself returned to the Lin family.
With Qin Yu Xiang helping him keep his secret, no one in the Lin family, except Xiao Ming, knew that Lin Xiao Tian had gone out during his absence. Even the old lady was kept in the dark by Lin Xiao Tian.
Upon his return, Qin Yu Xiang inquired about the sandy sea. Lin Xiao Tian did not conceal anything and told Qin Yu Xiang what had happened in the sandy sea.
Qin Yu Xiang's main concern was whether Lin Xiao Tian was injured. Learning that Lin Xiao Tian was unharmed, Qin Yu Xiang was considerably relieved.
After returning to the Lin family, Lin Xiao Tian made a symbolic appearance for a few days to dispel the Wang family's suspicions.
As for the exploration team, Lin Xiao Tian did not send them in again. Instead, he gave each of them a hefty commission and then asked them if they were willing to go to the sandy sea again.
Of course, the answer was unequivocally negative.
After witnessing Wang Lie's methods, they had developed an indelible fear of the sandy sea.
Lin Xiao Tian did not force them. After having them sign confidentiality agreements, he allowed them to choose to leave freely.
In the following period, Lin Xiao Tian did not dispatch any more exploration teams.
Lin Xiao Tian's actions made the Wang family uncomfortable.
But even so, no one from the Wang family came to urge Lin Xiao Tian.
The reason was simple.
Wang Lie and Wang Han died in the sandy sea, but Lin Xiao Tian might not have known that the deceased were members of their Wang family. If they went to find Lin Xiao Tian again, it would only provoke Lin Xiao Tian to investigate further.
Cultivation was a secret of the Wang family. Even within the Wang family, only a few people knew about it, let alone outsiders!
Since the Wang family did not pursue the matter, Lin Xiao Tian naturally would not bring it up.
The two parties harbored their own intentions.
The Wang family wanted to conceal their secrets.
While Lin Xiao Tian was plotting how to deal with the remaining Wang Zhao Tian.
From the intelligence, it was known that the Wang family had a magic artifact that could create a barrier. Lin Xiao Tian had seen the introduction to magic artifacts in the Shen Nong Medical Canon, where some magic artifacts could even kill opponents of a higher level.
To be safe, Lin Xiao Tian had to think of other ways to ensure that Wang Zhao Tian could not use the magic artifact.
But how?
Lin Xiao Tian flipped through the Shen Nong Medical Canon, and a technique caught his attention.