In the northwest of the Central State, there was a vast desert known as the Sun Burial Sandsea.
It was said that the Sun Burial Sandsea was truly an ocean in ancient times. However, after a blazing sun fell into it, the ocean evaporated, forming a gigantic crater. After countless years, sandstorms flattened the area, turning it into a desert.
As a sun had once been buried here, it was named the Sun Burial Sandsea.
As a desert, the Sun Burial Sandsea should have been uninhabited. However, on the contrary, the seven large cities in the vicinity of the desert were rather prosperous. Many large merchant associations, alchemist associations, auction houses, and even assassin organizations had set up strongholds in these cities. There were countless warriors that entered and exited these cities every day.
There was only one reason. The Sun Burial Sandsea was rich in natural treasures. Every year, many people would venture deep into the Sun Burial Sandsea in search of these treasures. However, the desert was fraught with danger. Many people would eventually die in the desert, turning into skeletons.
At that moment, a sand boat was slowly cruising over the endless desert. Such expensive sand boats were made by artifact refinement masters. With the energy of World Stones, they floated a few feet above the desert. From afar, it looked like a huge boat in the middle of the ocean.
In front of the sand boat was a troop of armored cavalry. The armored cavalry that could run in the desert rode Azure Qilin Horses with Ancient Fey bloodlines. These horses were larger than camels and could travel thousands of kilometers a day even with thousands of kilograms on their backs.
Sun Tie was riding on such an Azure Qilin Horse. He was one of the captains of the sand boat's guards.
Sun Tie had been in the Sun Burial Sandsea for decades. He knew all the large merchant associations and family clans in the seven cities around the Sun Burial Sandsea like the back of his hand. He knew the various dangers in the Sun Burial Sandsea like the back of his hand.
"Oh? There's something up ahead. "
A guard suddenly said. Sun Tie had excellent eyesight. With a casual sweep, he saw a person lying in the desert a few hundred meters away.
Such a situation was not rare in the desert, especially since the Sun Burial Sandsea was extremely strange. It was common for people to lose their sense of direction, and with their supplies cut off, they would die in the desert. They would then be buried by the sandstorms and vanish without a trace.
Sun Tie was used to this kind of thing. Because the desert was vast and the sun was scorching, it only took one to four hours for a person to faint and die. Therefore, most of the people Sun Tie encountered had been dead for several days, and some had even turned into mummies.
But this time, Sun Tie was completely stunned when he saw such a scene again. He had never seen such a strange scene in his decades of walking in the desert.
This person had clearly fainted in the desert, but the wind and sand didn't bury him at all. What was even more incredible was that, with this person as the center, within a radius of ten feet around him, lush green grass actually grew in the desert. Some of the grass even bloomed into small wild flowers, and they even seemed to be competing with each other in beauty.
If he had not seen this scene in the desert, Sun Tie would have thought that he had come to a small grassland.
"Oasis?"
The first thing that came to Sun Tie's mind was an oasis in the desert. However, Sun Burial Sandsea was somewhat special. It was rumored that the desert had turned into its current state after burying a sun. Therefore, oases were extremely rare.
The few oases in the sea of sand were all built by array masters with the help of array formations. Sun Tie had almost never seen a small oasis in the desert.
Could it be that the person who fainted had caused so much grass to grow?
This thought subconsciously flashed across Sun Tie's mind, but he immediately shook his head. He gave a self-deprecating laugh. What nonsense was he thinking? How could a person make a desert grow green grass? If he really had the ability, how could he have fainted in the desert?
"What happened?"
At that moment, a yellow-dressed maidservant girl stood up from the sand boat's bow. She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old.
"I saw a person. I'm not sure if he's dead, but it's nothing serious."
Sun Tie gave a simple answer. Sun Tie typically did not care about such situations. Traversing the Sun Burial Sandsea was fraught with danger. Places with dead people could be dangerous, so it was best to avoid them.
At that moment, the maidservant had clearly seen the strange scene not far away.
There was a young man in tattered clothes. He was surrounded by a circle of flowers and grass. These flowers and grass grew around the youth, as though they were worshipping him.
What was going on?
At that moment, Sun Tie said, "That person is very strange. I never thought of it, but now that I think about it, the flowers and grass growing in the desert might not be a good thing. Maybe it's a trap set by some demon. That punk might have fallen for it and ended up lying here."
Sun Tie increasingly felt that his analysis was reasonable. There were some unclean things in the desert. Many warriors with impressive cultivation levels had been lured to death.
The yellow-dressed maidservant could not make the decision, so she returned to the sand boat. A few seconds later, she came out again and said, "Miss said that saving a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda. Go and see if he's still alive. If he is, save him."
Since his mistress had said so, Sun Tie naturally had to do as he was told. He reluctantly rode his horse and trotted over. He was especially careful when approaching the flowers and grass, as though there was a terrifying Fey beast hiding there.
However, the youth did not appear to be in any danger even after being saved.
Sun Tie carried the youth on his back, but he did not know that when he turned around, the flowers and grass were gently swaying in the breeze, as though they were bidding farewell to the youth. Many of the grass would release their seeds into the wind after bidding farewell, allowing the seeds to drift with the wind in search of a place where they could germinate. Perhaps such a search would last for decades or even centuries …
Wisps of longing from the grass surged into the youth's heart. He could sense them very clearly.
Although he looked unconscious, he was aware of his surroundings like the back of his hand.
The youth was Yi Yun, who had been transported out by the divine tree after the Azure Wood Great World collapsed.
Yi Yun did not know how far he had traversed through space. From the beginning to the end, his perception remained extremely lucid. He knew that his body was undergoing a strange change.
This change was likely a good thing, but the present situation left him at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Although he was awake, he realized that he could not move.
The divine tree's seed had sprouted in his dantian. The endless power of vitality spread throughout Yi Yun's body.
This power was no trifling matter. Yi Yun knew that his body was much, much stronger than before. Back when he was transported, Yi Yun had traversed countless spatial storms. And when he traversed the spatial storms, Yi Yun did not have any energy protecting him. He had relied on his physical strength to withstand the impact of the spatial storms.
Although Yi Yun could not move now, his lifeblood was exuberant. His body's defenses were extremely powerful, so the typical person could not injure him. Yi Yun was not very worried about his safety, but it was not a good idea to remain motionless.
He had been lying in the desert for half a month. Due to the powerful vitality in his body, some grass seeds landed beside him and began to germinate, forming a tiny oasis.
During this period of time, there were a few caravans that passed by him, but they all avoided him. Only today did a caravan that traversed the desert plan on taking him away. This made Yi Yun smile wryly. It was good that he was taken away. It was not a comfortable experience to bask in the sun for half a month in the desert.
"Miss, the youth is still alive, but he's unconscious."
Yi Yun's identity was unknown after all. Although he had been saved, he was not sent to a sand boat. Instead, he was sent to a carriage. After the maidservant checked Yi Yun's aura, she immediately reported it to her mistress.
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