Cultivation Begins From The Desert

Why does Zhouyang wildly assume that the white treasure pearl, which lacks any magical artifact spiritual light, is the lost Tier Seven Immortal Artifact "Eye of Light" from the Great Brightness Immortal Palace?

Only in this way can it explain why the owner of the remains appeared in the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm and why they removed the "Profound Crystal Stone" used to anchor spatial coordinates from the large remote teleportation array, attempting to reach the Nascent Soul Stage in the "Bright Hall."

The owner of the remains must have been a cultivator of some status in the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, by luck obtaining a missing "Eye of Light."

To prevent the sect's higher-ups from discovering this possession, they escaped to the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm via a large remote teleportation array and deliberately concealed the "Profound Crystal Stone," rendering the array ineffective.

However, fearing that their refuge in the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm might be discovered, they dared not meet other cultivators and even less dared to delay until their fellow Nascent Soul Stage experts uncovered the truth and came after them.

Thus, they took the risk of reaching the Nascent Soul Stage directly in the "Bright Hall," hoping to refine the "Eye of Light" and use its power as a tier seven primordial artifact, reclaiming it with the title of 'Inheritance Elder' of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace.

Of course, these are merely Zhouyang's speculations, with many loopholes in it.

The most obvious issue is, if that white treasure pearl were truly the important treasure "Eye of Light," why, after so many years, has the Great Brightness Immortal Palace not sent anyone to search here?

Zhouyang does not believe that only the owner of the remains knew of the location of that large remote teleportation array.

This kind of large remote teleportation array is not easy to establish, and in a place like the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, it would typically be frequently used, so many people must be aware of its location.

Rationally, even if those Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace did not know the owner of the remains had obtained a treasure like the "Eye of Light," after discovering a large remote teleportation array was no longer usable, they should have sent powerful cultivators across the Desert Sea to the other side to investigate the reason.

It is inconceivable that the current situation could have been left unchecked, with such a large strategic value teleportation array in a state of neglect.

So there must be some hidden circumstances that Zhouyang is unaware of.

However, Zhouyang can be certain that, even if that white treasure pearl is not the Tier Seven Immortal Artifact "Eye of Light," his general speculation is likely correct, that the owner of the remains must have been a high-level cultivator fleeing to the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm to escape internal turmoil within the Immortal Palace.

This also conveys another message to him: the other end of the large remote teleportation array is precisely the territory dominated by the Great Brightness Immortal Palace in the Land of the Far West.

Concerning the situation in the Great Brightness Immortal Palace's territory, Zhouyang took the opportunity to learn quite a bit of intelligence this time.

According to records left by some cultivators from the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm who had been there before, it is an area with a population and number of cultivators not much smaller than the Cultivation Realm of the Liuyun Continent.

Different from there, the Great Brightness Immortal Palace dominates, where other forces can only survive as affiliates, bowing to its majesty, even sects holding Nascent Soul Stage cultivators are no exception.

Of course, this was before the internal strife occurred in the Great Brightness Immortal Palace several thousand years ago, and Zhouyang has no way of knowing if it remains so post-turmoil.

However, from the fact that there has been no contact between the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm and the Great Brightness Immortal Palace for thousands of years, he speculates the situation in the Great Brightness Immortal Palace is likely not optimistic, possibly losing its absolute ruling power over that cultivation realm.

Interestingly, Zhouyang saw a record from a travelogue written by a senior cultivator mentioning that the westernmost part of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace's land is also an endless sea.

This makes him relate it to the Donghua Continent Cultivation Realm bordering the sea to the east of the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm, making him suspect that this world might be a spherical globe like his former world.

As to whether this is truly the case, he believes as his cultivation strength increases, he will surely unravel this mystery in the future.

Returning to the main topic, discussing the Cultivation Realm where the Great Brightness Immortal Palace is located.

Since that cultivation realm's population and land are not much smaller than those of the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm, its cultivation civilization must be flourishing, and compared to the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm, which is separated by a daunting obstacle like the Broken Cloud Mountain Range, it seems more suitable for cultivators from the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm to expand there.

Zhouyang has experienced the Cultivation Realm of the Liuyun Continent, where the cultivation civilization's prosperity is undeniable, but the competition is equally immense.

For a cultivator like Zhouyang, going there for a solo cultivation journey is fine, but transferring an entire clan or sect there?

Leaving aside the challenge of having many cultivators traverse the daunting Broken Cloud Mountain Range, even if they get there, as outsiders, securing a foundational place to establish a sect or clan is no easy task.

Frankly speaking, Zhouyang feels that even if he successfully enters Core Formation and advances to the Golden Core Stage, he is not confident he could achieve that.

However, now, through the large remote teleportation array in the subterranean ruins in the desert, he sees hope to help the Zhou Family out of the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm.

This kind of large remote teleportation array consumes exceptionally precious top-grade spirit stones when activated, but can transport a considerable number of people simultaneously.

Judging by the size of the teleportation altar in the underground ruins, at least thirty people can be transferred at once without issue.

Thus, if the safety issues on the opposite side of the teleportation array can be resolved, and a suitable safe haven found in that cultivation realm beforehand, Zhouyang can transition part of the Zhou Family cultivators over there, establishing a branch family first.

With dozens of cultivators sent over, within a couple of centuries, a cultivation clan no less than the current Zhou Family can completely develop.

Afterward, the main leaders of the Zhou Family can collectively move over there for cultivation and settlement.

Then, the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm could become a stable rear base for the Zhou Family, continuously supplying promising cultivation seedlings to the Zhou Family on the opposite side.

"This matter holds great potential!"

"If this matter truly comes to fruition, our Zhou Family will be the first family to step out of the Land of the Boundless Desert Sea in thousands of years. In the future, the entire Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm would become the backyard for our Zhou Family!"

Zhouyang's eyes flickered with a brilliant light, captivated by the beautiful prospect he imagined.

To transform the entire Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm into a backyard was not something ordinary; even major sects with Nascent Soul Stage cultivators couldn't achieve such a grand feat!

"No, I can't be too optimistic!"

"The Zhou Family currently doesn't have the strength to achieve this. The urgent task is still to follow the established plan and first develop the Rhino Horn Continent."

"As for the matters with the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, we can plot slowly once our Zhou Family has firmly established itself in the Rhino Horn Continent!"

The beautiful fantasy only lasted for a moment before Zhouyang regained his senses and returned to reality.

Ideals are plump, but reality is skinny.

The existence of the large Remote Teleportation Array indeed provides a reliable road for the Zhou Family to step out of the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm.

But if the Zhou Family truly wants to leave the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm and really possess the strength to do so, there is still a long road ahead.

At present, just the super-large oasis of Rhino Horn Continent is enough for the Zhou Family to enjoy for a hundred years.

In a hundred years, the Zhou Family doesn't need to worry about any resources for cultivation, there's absolutely no need to rush out of the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm.

Moreover, without the cultivation strength of the Golden Core Stage, even if they step out of the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, it's probably tough to seize a suitable place to settle the family.

Most importantly, what is on the other side of that large Remote Teleportation Array is completely unknown.

What if on the other side is exactly where the mountain gate of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace is?

If so, foolishly sending all the family's elites there would be like delivering goods to be captured all at once!

Steady, don't act rashly.

Zhouyang steadied himself, dispelling all the remaining beautiful fantasies from his mind, then bid farewell to Zhang Yunpeng, and returned home to the Yuquan Lake Oasis.

After returning to the Yuquan Lake Oasis, Zhouyang did not reveal his trip to the Yellow Sand Sect to Zhou Xuan Yu and her daughter, but stayed by Zhou Xuan Yu's side, slowly recounting to them the events that had occurred in the Zhou Family over the years.

The occurrences of nearly eighty years certainly couldn't be conveyed in just a few words.

Zhouyang spoke a little every day, taking almost half a month's time to recount all the events of those years that he deemed meaningful.

During this time, Zhou Guangxiang, upon learning the news, also made a special visit to the Yuquan Lake Oasis to see Zhou Xuan Yu and her daughter.

Upon learning about the great changes that had taken place in the Zhou Family over the years, Zhou Xuan Yu wept and laughed, her face filled with wrinkles, covered in tears of joy.

She reached out a trembling hand to gently caress Zhouyang's handsome face, her voice choked and incoherent as she murmured:

"Good child, these years have been hard on you!"

"Grandfather, if he has a spirit in heaven, will surely be proud of the achievements you and the Zhou Family have made over these years. You have outstandingly met the expectations he had for you!"

"To be able to live to see the Zhou Family reach this day, to see Yang'Er's cultivation attainments, our decades of perseverance were worth it, totally worth it!"

The current younger generation of the Zhou Family simply cannot understand the emotional excitement of a cultivator like Zhou Xuan Yu, who survived the most difficult times of the Zhou Family.

They only know that the Zhou Family is now the largest cultivation clan in the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm. They don't know, or rather, haven't personally experienced the sacrifices and efforts made by countless clan members for the Zhou Family to reach this step today.

Zhou Xuan Yu, as one who experienced it firsthand, as a witness, feels the depths of it even more profoundly than Zhouyang, who crafted the Zhou Family into the number one family.

Just as she said herself, being able to witness this day, even if she were to immediately pass on, it would be worth it.

"Godmother, do you really not want to live at the Red Tiger Mountain Oasis? The graves of the old clan leader and my parents have all been moved there. Do you really not want to visit them?"

Zhouyang looked at the emotionally overwhelmed Zhou Xuan Yu, yet still made a final effort to persuade her to go with him to the Red Tiger Mountain Oasis.

"No, no, I'll wait until after I pass to accompany them!"

"Being able to return to the Jade Spring Peak before passing, to be able to pass on Jade Spring Peak, Godmother is satisfied in this life, so satisfied!"

Zhou Xuan Yu murmured softly, her voice gradually becoming inaudible.