Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 91 - 90: Discussion

"Do not tell Yu’er about the escape of Blood Mo Luo for now, in case she does something foolish after knowing it."

"Chen Ping’an’s words make sense, Blood Mo Luo was so seriously injured that even with spirit elixirs and demonic techniques aiding, it’s certainly impossible for him to recover his peak cultivation within even dozens of years."

"Moreover, given the demonic cultivators’ style of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, he definitely wouldn’t dare invade the Baisha River Oasis under Elder Chen’s watch until he regains his full strength. Thus, we only need to alter the plan and have Yu’er hide in the Baisha River Oasis in the future."

In the boundless Desert Sea, Zhou Minghan led Zhouyang and his son, discussing their thoughts in secret while flying on their swords.

The Huang Family Patriarch already met his end at their hands, and this trip was destined to be merely a formality. Upon returning, they could casually report him as missing or disconnected, whether Chen Ping’an believed it was not their concern.

The Luoyun Mountain Huang Family isn’t some well-entrenched major clan. With their patriarch dead, the entire clan doesn’t even have a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

How could Chen Ping’an possibly use the Heart Inquiry Skill on the three Zhou family Foundation Establishment cultivators again, like he did when investigating Pingzhi’s death, without any evidence?

Furthermore, during this demon extermination war aimed at Blood Mo Luo, far more than just one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators fell. The death of another Huang Family Patriarch would not invoke surprise from anyone, especially since the demonic presence left behind by Zhou Xuan Yu indeed belongs to the Foundation Establishment Stage level.

"Great-grandfather is right; this matter truly requires long-term planning. It’s best to wait until we reunite with foster mother before asking her more details about Blood Mo Luo and the Blood Slaughter Demon Sect."

"This invasion by demonic cultivators into our Desert Sea Cultivation Realm is both a trial and an opportunity. If our Zhou Family can seize this opportunity, thriving is within reach."

Zhouyang’s eyes flashed with brilliance, and there was an unmistakable hint of excitement in his words.

As he said, the demonic cultivators’ invasion is a disaster for the entire Cultivation Realm, but within the disaster lies a great opportunity.

Firstly, due to the invasion of demonic cultivators, the Yellow Sand Sect will inevitably summon all their affiliated forces for the demon extermination. To motivate these affiliated forces’ cultivators to actively participate in demon extermination, the Yellow Sand Sect must offer some truly valuable rewards to those who successfully exterminate demons.

Things like Foundation Establishment Pills, high-tier arrays, and high-tier pill formulas, which are typically monopolized by major forces in the Cultivation Realm, could finally be offered as rewards to clans like the Zhou family during this time.

Secondly, the demon extermination war will inevitably cause cultivators to fall and sacrifice themselves. If the fallen Foundation Establishment cultivators’ clans have no other Foundation Establishment cultivators present, regardless of any compensation and deterrence from the Yellow Sand Sect, their territories and cultivation resources would surely diminish. At that point, the territories and resources surrendered will naturally be absorbed by other clans.

If the Zhou Family can gain merit in the demon extermination war, their clan’s strength will certainly explode, and even Zhouyang’s opportunity to establish a Purple Mansion might fall upon this demon extermination war.

A few hours later, after pretending to search outside for half a day, the three Zhou family members returned to the small oasis.

"Still no sign? It seems Fellow Daoist Huang has indeed encountered misfortune, what a pity!"

In the small oasis, Chen Ping’an, seeing the empty-handed return of the three Zhou family members, didn’t seem surprised, merely letting out a long sigh and refraining from further comment on the matter.

At this time, other cultivators chasing sand bandits also returned to the small oasis, with only two Purple Mansion Stage cultivators remaining without any information.

With the Purple Mansion Stage cultivators not back yet, Zhouyang and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators naturally couldn’t return first. They could only remain in the small oasis continuing to await news from Elder Chen and Zhang Yunpeng.

During the wait, Zhouyang and the other cultivators began exchanging and discussing today’s battle.

Through communication with others, Zhouyang learned that aside from those few sand bandits who escaped using the Blood Escape Technique, the rest had all fallen under the chasing cultivators’ hands.

And in discussions with these people, he also noticed that everyone was secretly worried about the demonic cultivators invading the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, despite not openly talking about it.

The last time the Boundless Sea of Sand saw a Golden Core Stage demonic cultivator was over a thousand years ago.

To eliminate that Golden Core Stage demon cultivator and his minions, the Yellow Sand Sect dispatched two Golden Core Stage cultivators, more than a dozen Purple Mansion Stage cultivators, and over three hundred Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.

And after that battle, the Golden Core Stage demon cultivator and his minions were completely wiped out, but one of the Yellow Sand Sect’s Golden Core Stage cultivators was severely injured beyond recovery, falling and passing away decades after the battle.

As for the fallen Purple Mansion Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, their combined numbers exceeded fifty, with casualties severe!

Last time, just a single Golden Core Stage demonic cultivator could cause such a huge commotion. This time, there’s a full-scale invasion by a renowned demonic sect. How can those aware of the chaos caused by the last demonic cultivator not be worried?

"Currently, the Yellow Sand Sect’s strength hasn’t progressed much compared to a thousand years ago. The sect still has only two Golden Core Ancestors, and there are even fewer Purple Mansion Stage cultivators than back then. In my opinion, if what that Blood Mo Luo said is true, the Yellow Sand Sect will likely have to seek external aid!"

"Seek external aid? Are you talking about the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm? That might be very difficult!"

"Let’s not even mention whether the people of the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm would be willing to travel such great lengths to help us eliminate demons. Even if they have the heart for it, there’s the obstacle of the Broken Cloud Mountain Range. The demon beasts there won’t just sit and watch as human cultivators cross through their territory without reacting!"

"No, we might not necessarily have to seek aid from the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm. Have you forgotten about the Great Brightness Immortal Palace? Although our Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm is small, it is a part of the Land of the Far West. The Great Brightness Immortal Palace governs the entire Land of the Far West. Are they willing to watch demonic cultivators rampage right under their noses?"

"The Great Brightness Immortal Palace? They might be even less reliable than the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm. Ever since that incident thousands of years ago, our Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm hasn’t paid them tribute for thousands of years. Do you think it’s possible to count on them coming to rescue us now?"

In a stone house left behind by sand bandits, Zhouyang, Zhou Minghan, and over ten Foundation Establishment cultivators were quietly discussing their views on this demonic cultivator invasion.

The more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators here were either the clan leaders or heirs of various cultivation clans near the Baisha River Oasis. They gathered together not only to share their perspectives on the demonic cultivator invasion but also to strengthen their connections.

Everyone knew that once they returned, it wouldn’t be long before the Yellow Sand Sect issued a summoning order, and by then, they would all have to march into battle following the Yellow Sand Sect and the Chen Family.

Given this, before the Yellow Sand Sect’s summoning order came down, it was indeed a good idea for everyone to gather, share information, get to know each other’s fighting styles and specialties.

Listening to these discussions greatly expanded Zhouyang’s knowledge.

He had long heard of the "Great Brightness Immortal Palace," knowing it to be an ancient sect with a history of tens of thousands of years.

This ancient sect had been the strongest sect in the Westernmost Cultivation Realm since its inception, ruling the entire Westernmost Cultivation Realm. In its history, the sect had produced a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal, and over a dozen Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul "Half-Step True Immortals." As for the ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, the numbers added up to several hundred across tens of thousands of years.

Such a powerful sect was an absolute top sect, even in this entire realm, belonging to the very pinnacle of the cultivation world.

However, the Great Brightness Immortal Realm, where the Great Brightness Immortal Palace was located, was even further from the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm than the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm. It would take a Golden Core Stage cultivator several months of flight to reach there from the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, and they would have to pass through a dangerous forbidden land known as the "Sea of Death" along the way.

In the "Sea of Death," not only do "Black Sand Storms," capable of killing even Golden Core Stage cultivators, frequently occur, but it’s also an area where Tier Five Demon Beasts like the "Sand Worm" often roam. If a Golden Core Stage cultivator crosses the "Sea of Death" with bad luck, it could be their end.

Additionally, thousands of years ago, a severe internal conflict erupted within the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, with various factions vying for power, leading to a significant decline in control over peripheral areas like the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, which hasn’t paid tribute to them in thousands of years.

Under such circumstances, it’s no wonder that the cultivators of the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm have little reverence for the Great Brightness Immortal Palace now.

"The issue of seeking aid is not for us to worry about. Worrying about these things now is pointless. In my view, we should be discussing the matter of organizing an exchange meeting." Yang’s opinion.

"The Yellow Sand Sect is sure to issue a summoning order next, calling on us to form a cultivator army to eliminate the demons. Everyone knows how dangerous such large-scale cultivator wars are. Whether we can survive the war depends on our own strength besides luck."

"We each have our family expertise. My thought is that none of us should hide anything this time. Everyone should bring out some genuinely good items to exchange, elevating our collective strength and increasing our chances of survival in the forthcoming war."

Just as the clan leaders of several cultivation clans were furiously debating the matter of seeking aid, Yang Xingyan, the clan leader of the Yang Family from Golden Spring Valley, suddenly interrupted with a high-profile voice, bringing up a topic that caught Zhouyang’s interest.

Achieving Foundation Establishment Stage in a place like the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm makes it challenging to buy good items suitable for oneself through Spirit Stones.

The items in marketplace shops suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators are either overpriced or of mediocre value, holding little attraction for someone like him with a family background as a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Therefore, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to obtain treasures suitable for their use, aside from going on adventures to find them or purchasing them from familiar peer cultivators, the most effective channel remains the exchange meetings exclusively held among Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Before the oasis of Baisha River faced sand bandit attacks, it would hold a Foundation Establishment cultivator exchange meeting in the marketplace every fifty years. Each time, the meeting attracted dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators from nearby cultivation realms to exchange their surplus spiritual resources.

The last exchange meeting was held just over thirty years ago, so it wasn’t time for the next meeting yet, in theory.

However, due to this demonic cultivator invasion, each clan profoundly felt the pressure. Under such pressure, organizing an earlier exchange meeting seemed a reasonable act.

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