Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 799 - 782: Attitudes of Various Parties, Zhouyang Emerges

Since the Great Brightness Immortal Palace discovered the revival of life in the Desert Sea, it is certain that the Anti-Light Alliance won't be far behind.

However, the Great Brightness Immortal Palace knows that the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm is now ruled by the Zhou Family, allowing them to directly send Nascent Soul Stage cultivators to inquire and gather information.

The Anti-Light Alliance, on the other hand, still has personnel wandering and investigating throughout the Desert Sea, hoping to uncover the truth of its revival.

Zhou Guangcheng knew that instead of letting the people of the Anti-Light Alliance wander around investigating and hiding in the dark, it would be better to take the initiative to make contact and express his stance.

Therefore, after hosting the envoy from the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, he sent a newly-promoted Golden Core Stage cultivator from the Zhou Family to the Westernmost Cultivation Realm with a handwritten letter to meet with the high-level members of the Anti-Light Alliance.

Meanwhile, a cultivator with the surname Wang returned to the Great Brightness Immortal Palace from the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm and immediately went to see Palace Master Yin Hanguang, reporting the information he had gathered during his mission.

At this time, Yin Hanguang, having sacrificed five hundred years of his lifespan to kill the Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul "Half-Step True Immortal" cultivator Lei Wanpeng with the Tier Seven Immortal Artifact Skull of Light, already looked extremely old, with not much lifespan remaining.

However, after listening to the report from the cultivator Wang, his aged face was still filled with shock.

"Unexpected, truly unexpected, it is unexpected that the Silver-winged Thunder Roc actually soared upwards and took that step!"

Yin Hanguang murmured in shock as his expression became increasingly desolate and lonely.

He should have had a chance to glimpse that realm as well, but now...

Seeing this, the cultivator Wang immediately knew that the matter concerning the Tier Seven True Spirit was likely not false.

His expression tightened, and he couldn't help but look at Yin Hanguang and ask, "That Zhou family's youngster said the Silver-winged Thunder Roc succeeded in passing the True Spirit Celestial Tribulation and advancing to Tier Seven with the help of Master Zhou. What does the Palace Master think of this claim's authenticity?"

"If the Zhou Family truly has a Tier Seven True Spirit as a backer, then our Immortal Palace..."

Though Wang did not finish his sentence, Yin Hanguang understood his unspoken meaning.

"The Silver-winged Thunder Roc's success in Crossing the Tribulation was indeed helped by Zhouyang; it was originally part of the condition for the Silver-winged Thunder Roc to help him kill someone."

"However, with this relationship alone, the Zhou Family cannot truly rely on it as a backer; at most, Zhouyang has a good personal relationship with it and can communicate."

"Furthermore, humans and demons are different. Even if Zhouyang and the Thunder Feather True Spirit have an excellent personal relationship, he would never use demonic forces maliciously or leverage the power of the Thunder Feather True Spirit to expand his influence."

"Doing so would only cause him and the Zhou Family to be isolated and rejected by the entire Cultivation Realm, abhorred by all cultivators, and even invite punishment from the True Immortals of the Human Race!"

Yin Hanguang said this, squinting slightly, and suddenly said, "In fact, compared to the news about the Thunder Feather True Spirit, I am more concerned about the Zhou Family's appearance of five Nascent Soul Stage cultivators and two Tier Six Demon Kings."

"We must know that the Zhou Family is still a Cultivation Clan that has inherited less than two thousand years, which rose to prominence and expansion due to the anomaly of Zhouyang."

"Under such circumstances, aside from Zhouyang's family of three, where did the other two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of the Zhou Family come from? What is their relationship with Zhouyang?"

Hearing Yin Hanguang's words, the cultivator Wang's expression became somewhat unnatural.

He was so stunned and absent-minded by the revelations disclosed by Zhou Guangcheng that he only thought about rushing back to the Immortal Palace to report to Yin Hanguang and did not think to inquire about those details.

Yin Hanguang glanced at the cultivator Wang but did not blame him; he simply ordered again, "Now, you go to the Zhou Family once more, and this time, even if you have to wait, make sure to wait until Zhouyang comes out of the seclusion, meet him personally, and deliver my words."

"Tell Zhouyang that what was promised to him by Yin will still stand valid, but he mustn't forget what he promised Yin in return!"

"The Zhou Family wishes to open communication channels with the Land of the Far West, and our Great Brightness Immortal Palace welcomes it wholeheartedly, but there must be no trade or communication with our enemies, or they will be regarded as enemies of our Immortal Palace!"

"Moreover, the Immortal Palace can refrain from entering the Desert Sea area east of the Sea of Death, but the Zhou Family must also adhere to propriety and not encroach upon the area west of the Sea of Death."

"Lastly, the Boundless Desert Sea has always been part of the Westernmost Cultivation Realm, and no one may divide it; this is something neither the Immortal Palace nor other cultivators in the Land of the Far West will agree to!"

These words clearly outlined the stance of Yin Hanguang and the Great Brightness Immortal Palace.

In Yin Hanguang's eyes, considering the current power and influence of the Zhou Family, if they want to carve out their own space in the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, that is permissible.

However, to establish themselves independently and stand on an equal footing with the Great Brightness Immortal Palace is impossible.

If the Zhou Family wants the Great Brightness Immortal Palace to acknowledge their secession, they must clearly align themselves with the Great Brightness Immortal Palace in the factional forces of the Westernmost Cultivation Realm.

"I understand. I will convey the Palace Master's words to Master Qianyang without altering them."

The cultivator Wang solemnly acknowledged Yin Hanguang's words, bowed respectfully, and then embarked on the journey back to the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm.

The revival of life in the Boundless Desert Sea undoubtedly affects not only human cultivators.

The demon race in the Broken Cloud Mountain Range had already noticed the revival of life in the Desert Sea some time ago.

However, due to severe division between the demon race's layers of hierarchy, lower-rank demon beasts, even after discovering a growing number of oasis grasslands in the Desert Sea, did not think to immediately report it to the demon kings above.

In the end, what drew the attention of the demon kings to this matter was when a Tier Five Herbivorous Sheep Demon suddenly reported to its demon king, seeking permission to migrate some of its herd to the grasslands in the Desert Sea, prompting the demon king to investigate thoroughly.

It turned out that over a span of seventy to eighty years, many places in the Boundless Desert Sea, near the Broken Cloud Mountain Range, began to sprout green grass, and due to the movement of the earth, some snow mountains in the Broken Cloud Mountain Range had their meltwater redirected into the Desert Sea, forming several thousand-mile-long rivers.

Yet, the demon kings usually slept and cultivated in places like Heaven Pillar Peak and wouldn't pay attention to the subtle changes in the border area's terrain, remaining entirely unaware of these developments.

Ordinary demon beasts, however, are extremely sensitive to earthquakes. Thus, when snow water overflowed into the Desert Sea, curious demon beasts naturally went to investigate, leading to the discovery of these grassy areas.

After low-tier demon beasts found the grass growing in the Desert Sea, they would inform their higher-tier counterparts, resulting in the Tier Five Sheep Demon's report to its demon king about migrating its herd.

When the Demon King to whom the Sheep Demon belonged learned of this news and quietly ventured into the Desert Sea, the revival of life in the Desert Sea was evident to him at a glance.

Later, after secretly capturing and interrogating several cultivators, he also fully understood what the Zhou Family had publicized.

The Demon Kings cultivating on Heaven Pillar Peak also learned of this news from him.

"What a feat by Master Qianyang, who has silently accomplished such a world-altering task!"

As the leader of the Broken Cloud Mountain Range demon race, the Heaven-Reaching Demon King, upon hearing that the revival of life in the Boundless Desert Sea was attributed to Zhouyang, couldn't help but exclaim with a change in expression.

He has lived for seven to eight thousand years, witnessing the glorious past of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace centuries ago, as well as the decline of the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm.

Therefore, he deeply understood how difficult it was to revive the entire Boundless Desert Sea.

With his knowledge, he naturally knew that the true reason for the revival of life in the Desert Sea could not possibly lie with Zhouyang.

Not to mention Zhouyang, even if a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal took action, they couldn't alter the world on such a large scale.

But without a doubt, Zhouyang must have become the driving force behind this revival, having initiated this huge recovery of the Desert Sea.

"The matter of the revival of life throughout the Boundless Desert Sea can only have been driven by the will of the Heavenly Dao of this realm. One can only wonder how Zhouyang managed to align with the heavens and mobilize things to achieve this. It seems I must also pay a personal visit to the Desert Sea to investigate the truth of this matter."

The Heaven-Reaching Demon King thought of this and immediately told the other Demon Kings, "As for the matter of the revival of life in the Desert Sea, I have my own measures. Zhouyang and the Thunder Feather True Spirit have a life-or-death friendship, having been of great help to the Thunder Feather True Spirit achieving the Dao. If you don't want to be personally dealt with by the Thunder Feather True Spirit upon its return, just behave yourselves and focus on cultivating in the mountains without overthinking!"

"We understand, big brother. However, with the revival of life in the Desert Sea, those low-tier demon beasts will inevitably venture out seeking survival space. How should we deal with this?"

"The inflow of low-tier demon beasts into the Desert Sea may not necessarily be a bad thing for those cultivators, as long as it doesn't form a large-scale beast tide impacting the entire Desert Sea Cultivation Realm."

"If I meet Zhouyang, I will also mention this to him. Perhaps this is yet an opportunity for us demon races of the Broken Cloud Mountain Range to step out of the mountains!"

With that, the Heaven-Reaching Demon King, after appeasing the numerous demon kings in the Broken Cloud Mountain Range, quietly headed westward into the Boundless Desert Sea in search of the true cause of the revival.

Meanwhile, Zhouyang, who was in closed cultivation in the Secret Realm space, was completely unaware of these external developments.

After more than eighty years of closed cultivation in the Secret Realm space, Zhou Guangcheng, who initially had the weakest cultivation, had suddenly advanced to the Third-Layer Nascent Soul, leaving the others with certainly not poor gains.

Leaving aside Zhouyang, who originally had the highest cultivation, the other three female cultivators also made considerable progress in their cultivation.

Among them, Xiao Ying and Qin Yue'Er both advanced to the Fourth-Layer Nascent Soul, officially becoming mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

And although Lu Xuewei was slightly behind, remaining at the Third-Layer Nascent Soul, she wasn't far from the Fourth-Layer Nascent Soul.

But the one who gained the most, of course, was Zhouyang.

In more than eighty years of seclusion, Zhouyang's cultivation seemed to have only increased from the Seventh-Layer Nascent Soul to the Eighth-Layer Nascent Soul, being stuck at the bottleneck before the Ninth Layer.

But in reality, his greatest gain was not here.

His biggest gain this time was actually in law comprehension.

Originally, due to having a much stronger Divine Sense than his peers, he had advantages in law comprehension comparable to those in the "Half-Step True Immortal" realm.

At this time, utilizing the unique environment within the Secret Realm space, his thirty-plus years of secluded law comprehension resulted in achievements equivalent to what a regular late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would gain in a millennium!

At this moment, not only did he have profound insights into both Fire and Gold Attribute Laws, but he also gained considerable understanding of the Space Law.

When these law comprehensions reached a certain level, several of Zhouyang's original divine techniques greatly benefited, easily reaching the Great Success Realm.

He did not exit seclusion because he was inspired by his law comprehension, deciding to create a divine technique based on his own understanding of the laws, similar to the Gale Domain once utilized by the Cyan Scale Demon King, a Celestial South Great Demon.

Infusing divine techniques with laws enhances their power qualitatively.

In the cultivation realm, any Nascent Soul Stage cultivator or demon king who can integrate the power of laws into their divine techniques is undoubtedly a formidable figure known far and wide.

If Zhouyang could achieve this, it would not only greatly enhance his strength but also mean he has caught up to veteran powerhouses in law comprehension.

After about two years, Zhouyang finally established a powerful law divine technique called the Fire Lotus Eye, based on the Separation Fire Golden Eye and Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light, infused with the Fire Attribute Law.

This Fire Lotus Eye divine technique is unique to him and can't be taught to others, equivalent to a talent divine technique.

Although its power hasn't been tested against others, Zhouyang was confident that among late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, hardly anyone could withstand this move from him.

By this time, upon seeing the various messages from his son Zhou Guangcheng, he finally decided to exit seclusion to address the probing from various factions regarding the Desert Sea.

In fact, after eighty-plus years of absorption and refinement by the five Nascent Soul stage cultivators, the Primordial Qi originally produced due to the presence of the Innate Five Elements Jade in this Secret Realm space had almost been completely consumed.

The Power of the World Origin had ceased converging in this place long ago after the Innate Five Elements Jade, an Innate Spiritual Object, was extracted.

Though the richness of Spiritual Qi here still makes it an excellent place for closed cultivation, the scenario where one day's cultivation equals a month outside has long since become impossible.

Even Zhouyang could faintly sense that, despite Lan Daoist replacing the Innate Five Elements Jade to suppress this place, this Secret Realm space was gradually heading towards collapse and extinction, though this process was very slow and not easily detected by ordinary cultivators.

"Let's go, now is a time when the winds and clouds are gathering outside. If we continue to remain unseen, Cheng'Er alone won't be able to hold back those malicious guests eyeing our Zhou Family's legacy!"

Zhouyang swept his gaze over the three female cultivators closely related to him, waved his hand grandly, and led the three women out of the Secret Realm space.