Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 97 - 96: Heading to the Yellow Sand Sect

Zhouyang wasn’t brushing off Zhou Xuanbin; the merit points from the Yellow Sand Sect were truly acquired by the three Foundation Establishment Cultivators together. It was only reasonable and proper that all three had to agree on how to use them.

Originally, without Zhou Xuanbin raising this matter, Zhouyang and Zhou Minghan already had plans on how to spend these merit points.

According to their initial plan, the merit points would be divided into two parts: one part to hire a Tier Three Array Master from the Yellow Sand Sect to help the Zhou Family arrange a Tier Three Lower Grade Array "Seven-Star Spirit Measuring Array" on Jade Spring Peak for detecting spiritual roots.

The other part would be used to hire a Purple Mansion Stage Cultivator and a Tier Three Array Master to help open an Earth Fire Opening within Haoyang Cave, channeling earth fire for the clan cultivators to use for artifact refining and alchemy.

Whether it’s the "Seven-Star Spirit Measuring Array" which can detect the spiritual root talent of dozens of children at once or the Earth Fire Chamber for artifact refinement and alchemy, these are essential assets for any thriving cultivation clan—a foundation of the family’s future.

For Zhouyang, even if they truly had to transfer the Yellow Sand Sect’s merit points to clan brother Zhou Yuanchen, he would still find a way to acquire the "Seven-Star Spirit Measuring Array" and Earth Fire Chamber for the clan afterwards.

"Xuanbin’s request is somewhat unreasonable. In the past, if he dared to propose such a demand, I would certainly criticize him heavily, teaching him the principle of differentiating between insiders and outsiders!"

"However, the Zhou Family’s situation is indeed different now. We’ve got three Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, and counting Yu’Er, we have four. Under these circumstances, we can’t just focus on our internal affairs. It’s time to cultivate people who can speak for us within the Yellow Sand Sect."

"Look at the Liu Family from Chixia Mountain and the Yang Family from Golden Spring Valley. They dared to offend the Chen Family, pulling us along to discuss establishing a family branch at Baisha River Oasis with Elder Chen. Besides knowing the Chen Family was short on manpower, another reason is their connections within the Yellow Sand Sect, allowing them to call Purple Mansion cultivators in crucial moments."

"From my perspective, we can help Yuanchen with this matter. We can not only transfer merit points to him but also ask Fellow Daoist Ma Jingtao to assist, helping Yuanchen find a non-clan Foundation Establishment Cultivator to apprentice under, and have that cultivator use exchange priority rights to help Yuanchen obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"But our support must have a return. Yuanchen must swear that upon achieving Foundation Establishment, he will listen to the clan’s orders, marry, and have children, ensuring his descendants return and recognize our family lineage!"

In Zhou Minghan’s abode, when Zhouyang visited and relayed Fifth Uncle Zhou Xuanbin’s request, Zhou Minghan merely pondered for a moment before solemnly expressing his opinion.

Upon hearing this, Zhouyang immediately nodded and said: "Since great-grandfather has spoken, then let it be decided as such. Father shouldn’t have objections to our decision."

Within the Zhou Family, he and his father Zhou Xuanhao were inseparable, and generally, Zhou Xuanhao wouldn’t oppose his decisions. Likewise, he would not oppose his father’s choices.

Once the decision was made, they immediately summoned Zhou Xuanbin, notifying him of the clan’s resolution.

When hearing that the clan was not only willing to transfer the Yellow Sand Sect merit points to his son but also willing to find a master to exchange a Foundation Establishment Pill, Zhou Xuanbin was overwhelmingly moved, kneeling instantly, gratefully kowtowing repeatedly: "Thank you, Clan Leader, thank you, Supreme Elder. Your kindness and virtue, my son Chen’Er and I will never forget. If Chen’Er successfully achieves Foundation Establishment, he will surely repay the clan doubly!"

"Please don’t; Fifth Uncle, get up. Yuanchen is also part of the family, and it’s natural to assist him if the family has the means. You’re putting too much pressure on this nephew!"

Zhouyang quickly cast a spell to lift Zhou Xuanbin off the ground, unable to bear such a grand gesture from a benevolent elder.

Zhou Minghan also solemnly stated: "Xiao Jiu is right. Chen’Er is part of the Yellow Sand Sect, but he carries Zhou Family’s blood. As long as he recognizes himself as part of the Zhou Family, we won’t neglect our own. You can convey these words exactly to him, Xuanbin!"

"Rest assured, Supreme Elder. I will convey your words to Chen’Er." Zhou Xuanbin nodded vigorously, his face full of joyous excitement.

At that moment, he wished he could fly to the Yellow Sand Sect instantly and share this great news with his son.

Tuned to Zhouyang’s intentions, Zhouyang suddenly said: "Heading to the Yellow Sand Sect is far away, and it’s unwise for you to go alone. Once the Yellow Sand Sect summoning order arrives, I will personally accompany you to the Yellow Sand Sect to meet Brother Yuanchen."

"That would be best. Xiao Jiu, your presence will certainly facilitate the transfer of merit points." Zhou Minghan nodded, sincerely agreeing with Zhouyang’s proposal.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuanbin’s smile grew even wider, offering numerous thanks.

By this time, several days had passed since the demon-suppression battle. Zhang Yunpeng, taking a brief rest within the Yellow Sand Sect, soon delivered Elder Cao’s orders, announcing the summoning order to each family affiliated with the Yellow Sand Sect at Baisha River Oasis.

When Zhouyang received the summoning order, he and Zhou Minghan discussed and decided that the most accomplished Zhou Minghan would lead Zhou Xuan Kun, Zhou Xuanhe, Zhou Xuan Jin, and Zhou Xuan Zhao—the four members of the Zhou Family’s Xuan generation—and Zhou Family outsider cultivator Chen Ting stationed at Cyan Ox Mountain to respond at Baisha River Oasis.

As for Zhouyang, he took Zhou Xuanbin to the Yellow Sand Sect.

With Zhang Yunpeng’s return, their Yellow Sand Sect merit points were finalized, ready for exchange at any time within the sect.

With the three Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators away, the security of Jade Spring Lake Oasis was entrusted to several members of the Xuan generation: Zhou Xuantai, Zhou Xuanlin, Zhou Xuanchen, and others for safeguarding.

This guardian power for a clan can be said to be extremely weak. Any Foundation Establishment Cultivator could break through the defense of Jade Spring Peak and destroy the Zhou Family’s base in one fell swoop.

However, the Zhou Family has Zhou Xuan Yu hidden in the shadows. If Jade Spring Peak encounters real danger, she will definitely not sit idly by.

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The journey from Yuquan Lake Oasis to the Yellow Sand Sect is about twenty to thirty thousand miles. At Zhouyang’s Sword Flight speed, carrying one person, it would take roughly half a month to arrive.

In reality, because it was his first time heading to the Yellow Sand Sect, he was not very familiar with the route and deviated from the actual path several times.

If Zhou Xuanbin hadn’t traveled back and forth to the Yellow Sand Sect a few times and timely corrected his mistakes, reaching the Yellow Sand Sect would have taken far more than twenty days.

When first arriving at the massive oasis where the Yellow Sand Sect is located, soaring high in the sky, Zhouyang was truly amazed by the vastness of the oasis.

In Zhouyang’s view, the Baisha River Oasis was already large enough, almost the size of several provinces of the country he was from in his previous life!

But although the Baisha River Oasis is large, like most oases, it is mainly grasslands and plains, with very few mountains and rivers, and the climate is generally hot. freewebnσvel.cѳm

However, the massive oasis where the Yellow Sand Sect is located is like a complete continent, with mountains and rivers crisscrossing densely, and lakes and reservoirs dotting like stars.

From the sky, Zhouyang looked down and saw the artificial rivers and canals and the towering Spirit Mountains that resembled lines and pieces on a chessboard, neat and orderly, pleasing to the eye.

Moreover, as he flew along, he discovered that every few hundred miles, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Spirit Mountain would fly out, along with dozens of Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators, to perform magic to gather and disperse moisture from all directions to bring down cloud and rain, nourishing the land below, keeping the temperature of most of the oasis at a comfortable level year-round.

The mortals living in such a place had far better mental outlooks, physical qualities, and even average lifespans than those worldly mortals of the Chen and Zhou Families.

A place of outstanding people and spiritual energy!

Seeing this scene, four words inevitably emerged in Zhouyang’s mind.

It was only after witnessing the landscape of this massive oasis that Zhouyang understood why the Yellow Sand Sect had remained undefeated for so many years, firmly holding the position of the largest sect in the Boundless Desert Sea.

With such a giant oasis to supply them, even if they lost all outside oasis strongholds, it would not harm the foundation of the Yellow Sand Sect. As long as they held onto this basic territory, they would surely have a day to rise again.

"Clan Leader, although the Yellow Sand Sect does not forbid foreign cultivators from entering this oasis, you need to report to the surrounding Spirit Mountains if you want to enter within a thousand miles of their sect gate."

For fear that Zhouyang might not be aware of the rules and cause unnecessary misunderstanding, Zhou Xuanbin hurriedly reminded him shortly after he entered the oasis by Sword Flight.

"Fifth Uncle, don’t worry, I know of these rules."

Zhouyang replied with a smile using sound transmission, and soon descended on Sword Light outside a Tier Three Spirit Mountain, using a Sound Transmission Talisman to notify the Foundation Establishment Cultivator stationed on the mountain of his intentions.

After a short while, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Yellow Sand Sect flew from the Spirit Mountain, and Zhouyang went up to communicate with him. After showing the emblem issued by Zhang Yunpeng, he obtained two Temporary Passage Tokens.

Wearing the Temporary Passage Tokens, Zhouyang and Zhou Xuanbin entered the true mountain gate area of the Yellow Sand Sect. Whenever they encountered patrolling cultivators of the Yellow Sand Sect, the cultivators only needed to shine a Copper Mirror Spiritual Artifact on them to read the identity information from their passage tokens, even showing their appearance information clearly on the copper mirror.

Seeing this, Zhouyang felt a sense of wonder arise in his heart.

This method in his past life might not have been much, but in this world, it was an eye-opener for him to see what cultivators could create with their skills.

As an Artifact Refiner, he could naturally see that the Copper Mirror Spiritual Artifact that could read the information from his passage token was only a Tier Two High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, and the Temporary Passage Token in his hand was only Tier One Top Grade.

"I wonder if the method to refine these types of artifacts inside the Yellow Sand Sect can be exchanged. If so, it definitely has to be exchanged for and studied."

Looking at the Temporary Passage Token on his waist, Zhouyang couldn’t help but be intrigued.

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