Two years later.
West Wilderness, in the middle of the vast yellow sand.
After exiting Tianji City, the further west he went, the larger and denser the space cracks in the air became. Once he reached the depths of the outer perimeter of West Barren, even with Shi Xuan's abilities, he did not dare to fly too quickly. Otherwise, it would be no different from seeking death. Therefore, Shi Xuan held up the Heaven's Thunder Demon Sword, and the green sword light swayed forward slowly in the yellow sand.
"Eh, is there going to be a strong wind?" Shi Xuan cultivated the Supreme Dao of Yin and Yang Transformation. Moreover, he had cultivated the Samadhi Divine Wind Genuine Qi during the Qi Gathering Period. Therefore, he had a keen sense of the changes in the wind. In West Wilderness, especially in the deep periphery of West Wilderness, strong wind meant great danger. Not only were there all kinds of strange winds that could kill one's soul, but they were also accompanied by black space cracks. Therefore, even if it was Jindan Grandmaster, he had to find a place to hide first and wait for the wind to stop before continuing.
Shi Xuan's divine sense covered an area of more than two hundred miles, and he began to look for a place to hide. If there was no place, he would break through the yellow sand and hide underground. At that time, his Dragon Palace Technique would come into play. Fortunately, in the desert between Tianji City and Westernmost Town, the strong wind was much more frequent than in the outermost layer of West Wilderness. Therefore, for their own safety, the passing cultivators worked hard to open up many hiding places. For example, there was one fifty miles away.
This hiding place was behind a large sand dune, where there was a winding sand road that was reinforced with various prohibitions. At the end of the sand road, there was a medium-sized sand cave. Under the protection of the formation, the green stone floor of the sand cave looked very clean and refreshing.
When Shi Xuan entered the sand cave, the strong wind had not started yet. There was no one in the sand cave. Along with the sound of Shi Xuan's footsteps, there were echoes of emptiness. In fact, with the size of the sand cave and the nature of the quicksand, there was no echo. However, under the effect of the formation, there was such a strange scene.
Seeing a pile of remnant bonfire in the corner, Shi Xuan smiled and recalled the experience when he was seeking for immortality and Taoism in the Central Region. At that time, he often slept in the wilderness and only had this pile of firewood to accompany him. Therefore, Shi Xuan walked over and sat beside the bonfire. He lit the firewood casually and took a piece of wood to fiddle with the flame and the wood aimlessly.
This wood was a kind of spiritual wood called Warm Sun Wood. Because it could be found everywhere in the Flame Archipelago Sea Area and some places in South China, and it grew very fast, it was not precious. Its biggest advantage was that after it was lit, it could emit continuous heat like the warm sun. It was a first-class wood for heating in winter. Presumably, it was brought by some Leaving Body Stage cultivators who went to Westernmost Town to keep warm. After all, in the strong wind, many of the strange wind contained in it were cold wind and chilly wind. Even if you hid in the stone cave, you would inevitably shiver in the cold. If you did not light a fire to keep warm, you could only use your Genuine Qi to resist it.
As Shi Xuan fiddled with the bonfire, he was in a daze and recalled the experience of the past two years.
"In fact, with your accumulation, it is more than enough to advance to Gold Core. What you lack now is a clear path and an opportunity to see yourself clearly." At that time, Zhenren Jiang said so. After that, Shi Xuan came to Westernmost Wilderness according to his guidance of "the advantage lies in the west".
In the past two years, Shi Xuan traveled to Tianji City and its surrounding towns and did many things, such as exploring caves, being hired to escort caravans of goods, exchanging pointers with others, and mingling with ordinary cultivators. Unfortunately, he still did not find the opportunity to advance to Upper Grade Gold Core. He was still as clueless as before he set off.
Therefore, Shi Xuan decided to continue to the west, to the westernmost town opened by the cultivators in Westernmost Wilderness, Westernmost Town. He wanted to see if he could find the way there.
"At that time, Zhenren Jiang only said that my accumulation was enough, but he didn't mention my temperament. Is there still a flaw in my temperament, and the opportunity that I need to find is related to this flaw?" Shi Xuan pondered in his heart. Outside the cave, the wind began to become louder and louder, and a strong wind was about to blow.
Along with a burst of messy bells and footsteps, a large group of cultivators hurriedly came to the sand cave. When they saw the sand cave, they all heaved a sigh of relief. If they couldn't find a place to hide, then they would be blown away by the strong wind and not even their bones would remain. After they were relieved, they walked along the winding sand road, talking and laughing as they walked toward the cave.
"Thanks to you, Old Master An, who is familiar with the road, the wind is really strong. I'm also lucky to meet you on the road. "A middle-aged man said with a smile.
An old voice with a proud smile said, "Not at all. This road to the Westernmost Town has been traveled by our An Clan's caravan for more than three hundred years. If even we can't find a place to hide, I don't know how many cultivators will die in this wind."
Aside from the many ruins and caves around the Westernmost Town, there were no other products. Therefore, this gave some low-level cultivators an opportunity to send medicinal herbs, low-level spirit herbs, pills, and other materials to the Westernmost Town in exchange for the low-level items found by the cultivators who explored the caves. Buying low and selling high, it was a trade route that could earn a lot of spirit stones. Of course, the high-level items were bought by the Rogue Cultivator Alliance and some big clans supported by the eight major sects. Ordinary cultivators didn't dare to compete for them.
While they were talking, these cultivators had already walked out of the sand cave. There were more than twenty of them, and each of them was leading a demon beast that looked like a camel. The only difference was that these demon beasts had a circle of quicksand swirling around their feet. Such a large group of people and animals almost filled the entrance.
The leader was a white-haired old man dressed in a purple robe. His face was tough, and he had an extraordinary aura as he looked around. On his left was a handsome young man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. On his right was a middle-aged man dressed in black. This man looked ordinary, and his only distinguishing feature was a black mole at the corner of his eye. Next to him was a beautiful young girl dressed in a red dress. The most eye-catching thing about her was her pair of large and charming eyes. At this moment, she only smiled slightly, but it made the young man on the left of the white-haired old man secretly look at her from time to time.
Shi Xuan raised his head and looked at them. He had already noticed them before entering the cave. Except for the old man and the middle-aged man who were at the peak of the Qi Drawing Realm, half of the others were at the Qi Drawing Realm, and the rest were at the Leaving Aperture Realm. In fact, even if Shi Xuan didn't use his Divine Sense to observe them, he would still be able to tell a thing or two from their movements. Only cultivators who hadn't fused with their Divine Soul would not dare to fly in the outskirts of the Westernmost Wilderness. They needed to walk step by step in the desert. Therefore, they had to bring a camel-like demon beast, the Treading Sand Beast.
This kind of demon beast was not only good at walking in this kind of environment, but because it had lived in this kind of environment for a long time, it had an extraordinary premonition of the wind.
After these cultivators came in, they discovered that there was a young man warming himself by the fire. They were shocked at first, but then they heaved a sigh of relief. After all, the Westernmost Wilderness was usually several thousand li away from human habitation, and there were many hidden places. As long as they weren't in the city, killing and plundering were very common. Caravans like them would always be extremely vigilant when they went out. When they saw unfamiliar cultivators, they would always be on guard. Later, they heaved a sigh of relief because they saw that Shi Xuan's body did not emit any Spiritual Qi pressure. Moreover, he was warming himself by the fire, so they mistakenly thought that he was a Leaving Aperture Realm cultivator who couldn't stand the cold.
The white-haired old man who was leading the group looked around the cave and found that it wasn't very big. With more than twenty people and more than twenty Treading Sand Beasts, it was really a bit crowded. Thus, he frowned slightly and whispered a few words to the young man beside him. The young man also frowned. Then, with a friendly and approachable smile, he walked in front of Shi Xuan and said, "Brother, look, our caravan has quite a lot of people. I wonder if you can arrange for some of them to sit by your fire?"
Seeing that the young man was being polite, Shi Xuan nodded and said with a smile, "Who doesn't have some inconveniences when going out? At this time, I will have to rely on everyone to make things convenient for me."
The young man didn't expect that Shi Xuan's words would be so humorous and easygoing. He didn't imagine that a Leaving Aperture Realm cultivator would be nervous and uneasy when facing such a large group of Qi Drawing Realm cultivators. He nodded slightly and said, "I am An Qingshu, many thanks." After turning around, he called for his subordinates to tie the Treading Sand Beasts to the other side. At the same time, he started two fires and arranged for seven or eight cultivators to sit by Shi Xuan's side. Most of them were Leaving Aperture Realm cultivators.
When these cultivators sat by Shi Xuan's side, they immediately heaved a long sigh of relief and revealed relaxed and satisfied expressions. They began to chat and laugh in low voices. For these low-level cultivators, walking through the desert of the Western Desolation was not an easy task. Several of the Leaving Aperture Realm cultivators even took out food and placed it on the fire to roast.
"This little brother, do you want to eat something?" A black-faced cultivator asked Shi Xuan, who was sitting beside him.
Shi Xuan smiled faintly and shook his head, "No need, thank you." However, his expression was a little absent-minded. This was because Shi Xuan was still thinking about the details of the past two years, trying to see what he had missed.
Seeing that Shi Xuan was silent, these cultivators didn't think much of it. For a Leaving Aperture Realm cultivator, facing so many Qi Drawing Realm cultivators who didn't know what was good and evil, it was already good enough that he didn't tremble in fear. Therefore, they ignored Shi Xuan and continued to chat and eat.
In the innermost fire, there were obviously cultivators of a higher status, such as the four leaders, and some who seemed to be in charge. Among them, Old Master An asked curiously, "Brother Wang, why didn't you stay in Deity Sword Villa? Why did you go to the Far West Town? Although there are many abandoned mansions there, it is not a place where cultivators like us can casually set foot in." Deity Sword Villa was a place where sword cultivators gathered in the Western Desolation. It was like a sect or a family, and it had two middle-level Jindan Grandmaster cultivators.
The middle-aged man surnamed Wang sighed and said, "It's a long story. In short, I went to the Far West Town to prepare for the villa." He seemed to be quite tight-lipped, but he also faintly revealed that it was the villa's operation to avoid Old Master An asking questions.
Old Master An saw that the middle-aged man surnamed Wang didn't want to say more, so he didn't dare to ask more. His small caravan would be courting death if it rashly spied on the secrets of Deity Sword Villa, so he changed his tone and asked, "Young lady, how should I address you?"
"Haha, this is my daughter, Ruotong. Quickly say hello to Uncle An." The middle-aged man surnamed Wang pointed to Old Master An and said to the big-eyed girl.
Wang Ruotong stood up and bowed gracefully. She was generous and appropriate. "Ruotong greets Uncle An and Elder Brother An."
Before Old Master An could reply, An Qingshu hurriedly stood up and said, "Greetings, Younger Sister Wang."
The wind outside the cave became louder and louder, and the wind began to blow. Perhaps these people hadn't discovered it, but Shi Xuan could feel several rays of light rushing towards the cave.
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