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In the depths of the Boundless Desert, a young boy crawled out from the shell of a Giant Crab, his lips cracked and his face slightly flushed. Suddenly, a massive Crimson Sand Beetle emerged from a sand dune, opening its fiery maw to bite at the boy. In a hurry, he formed a hand seal and directed it at the creature. The monster's eyes widened in terror as it burrowed into the desert, but the boy's spell transformed into two blades of light that pierced into the sand from different directions. Not long after, distant screams echoed, accompanied by the sound of flames burning.
"That's already the fifteenth one. These monsters have no moisture or blood in them, only some oily substance. Once they die, they ignite into an Open Flame. This desert has no night; I don't even know how many days it's been. If this continues, I will either be killed by these monsters or die of thirst," he muttered.
The boy was Nangong Wuxin, who had become separated from Zhao Yang and the others. He balanced the shell of a crab monster on his head and walked towards where the sun shone, hoping to reunite with Zhao Yang and the others.
"I guessed right; this must be the rumored Boundless Desert, said to be a forbidden place for cultivators. They say there's no way out," Nangong Wuxin said, feeling a wave of melancholy wash over him. He glanced up at the blazing sun and felt his True Qi gradually depleting, his physical condition worsening by the moment.
Ten days later, Nangong Wuxin's once bright eyes had lost all color; his skin was darkened and dehydrated. He trudged through the vast desert towards the east, leaving footprints in the sand, unaware of how long he had been walking until he lost consciousness.
Meanwhile, several dozen miles away, a group stood atop a creature's back as it raced through the desert. Two Willow Branches connected to its head controlled its movement; it was Liu Rou using her enchanting skills to manipulate a desert monster as their mode of transportation.
"Hurry! Just ahead, someone's life force is slowly fading," Zhao Yang pointed in a direction.
An hour later, Zhao Yang finally spotted Nangong Wuxin lying on the ground. Before he even reached him, Chaos True Qi surged into Nangong Wuxin’s body to rapidly heal his injuries. When Nangong Wuxin awoke and saw Zhao Yang and the others, he burst into tears, exclaiming, "I thought I would never see you again!"
Zhao Yang patted Nangong Wuxin's shoulder in comfort and took out a Holy Fruit from his pocket to give to him. Nangong Wuxin swallowed it whole; after some time, his complexion returned to normal.
"What about Scholar Xiu?" Nangong Wuxin asked when he noticed Scholar Xiu was not among them.
Zhao Yang shook his head and replied, "We searched everywhere but couldn't find him. Only when someone's life force is nearly extinguished does their desire to survive trigger their Divine Sense to expand exponentially; that's how I found you. But even now, I haven't detected any trace of Scholar Xiu."
"Scholar Xiu is only at the Divine Transformation Stage; how could he possibly survive in the Boundless Desert?" Nangong Wuxin said with concern. He shared a deep bond with Scholar Xiu; they had traveled together for over a year and endured countless hardships. This Boundless Desert had nearly claimed his life despite being at Dao Fruit Stage—what chance did Scholar Xiu have?
"By the way, along the way I saw several corpses of desert beasts. Did you hunt them?" Zhao Yang asked.
Nangong Wuxin nodded and replied, "I killed them all, but they have no moisture whatsoever—not even blood. Shortly after dying, they spontaneously combust. In this Boundless Desert, even cultivators will die if they lack water for too long."
Zhao Yang sighed and said, "It's been a whole month, and the spiritual medicine stored in my Cosmic Bag is about to run out. If we can't find a water source or a way out soon, we won't last much longer."
"What should we do next?" Nangong Wuxin asked, surprised that the usually all-knowing Zhao Yang had no solution.
"I don't know yet. We can only head towards the Rising Sun. As long as we're still in the Cultivation realm, the Boundless Desert can't truly be limitless. As long as our Divine Sense isn't affected and we keep moving, we should be able to find a way out. Scholar Xiu must understand this too, because here in the Extreme West Land, no matter which direction we go, we're ultimately heading eastward. The sun rises in the east, so if we keep going this way, we might just encounter him," Zhao Yang explained.
"Let's hope so," Nangong Wuxin sighed lightly, praying that Scholar Xiu wouldn't lose his life in vain.
Just then, from behind Nangong Wuxin, a blade-like tentacle lunged at him. Unaware of the danger, he would surely be gravely injured or worse if it struck him.
Without hesitation, Zhao Yang reached out to shield Nangong Wuxin and firmly grasped the tentacle in his hand. With a fierce shout, he hurled it backward, revealing a massive Monstrous Tail Beast that Zhao Yang had pulled from the desert, letting out a chilling cry.
Song Baliang simply struck the Monstrous Tail Beast on the head with his Demon-Subduing Staff, causing it to disintegrate into ashes and become a charred corpse.
At that moment, Yuan Shu remarked, "The monsters we've encountered are getting larger; we must be heading deeper into the Boundless Desert."
Zhao Yang replied, "Even if we're heading deeper, we have to keep moving."
"Why? Don't you think this is leading us to our doom?" Yuan Shu retorted angrily.
Zhao Yang smiled but did not answer. The others clearly sensed the underlying tension. After a long silence without Yuan Shu suggesting they part ways, Zhao Yang finally said, "Because this is the only direction we have, and it's the only one I know."
Suddenly, a rustling sound filled everyone's ears. They looked around to see a swarm of massive desert insects closing in on them from nearby—over ten thousand of them!
Yu Qingsnow summoned King Yu's Zither, preparing to use it to capture all these desert giants at once. However, Zhao Yang stopped her and said, "The Boundless Desert has almost no Spirit Energy; conserve some True Qi."
At the same time, Zhao Yang instructed the others not to intervene. He summoned Flying Knife's Glimmer and said, "After nurturing you for so long, it's time to show your true power. Go and kill these beasts, leaving none alive."
It seemed that Flying Knife's Glimmer understood Zhao Yang's command, emitting a buzzing sound before darting into the Swarm. Wherever it passed, the insects fell dead in an instant. In just three breaths, the swarm was swept away by Flying Knife's Glimmer!
Boom! Boom!
With each explosion, the corpses of the giant insects ignited spontaneously, and the flames made the desert even hotter.
Zhao Yang circulated True Fire Energy and stepped into the flames. Suddenly, the fire seemed to have a mind of its own, all converging into Zhao Yang's hands.
"It seems I'm not far from the realm of Heavenly Fire," Zhao Yang murmured to himself.
A few of them continued to advance atop the tamed giant desert insects. Days later, everyone began to show signs of dehydration, yet no one spoke up about it; even Zhao Yang remained uncharacteristically silent.
Another seven days passed before Yuan Shu could no longer hold back. "Among us, Brother Ba Liang has the highest cultivation level. Should we transfer all our True Qi into him so he can break through to the Great Ascension stage and enter the Tribulation Period to lead us out? Didn't Zhao Yang absorb all the Dragon Vein Energy from the Dragon Domain Sacred Ground?"
Song Baliang glanced at Yuan Shu and replied, "The Tribulation Period cannot be entered overnight. Even at the fastest pace, it would take two or three years. Do you think we can last that long? Furthermore, even if I reach the Tribulation Period, there's no guarantee I can break through the void. This place is known as a forbidden zone for cultivators—the Boundless Desert—where our True Qi can only flow out but not return. If this continues, we will either die of thirst or exhaust our True Qi."
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