“Fellow cultivators, please stop and take a look at the new pills I’ve refined. Taking them can enhance cultivation and heal injuries….”
“Newly forged weapon blanks, forged with numerous spirit materials, they are absolutely defensive treasures. Fellow cultivators can all take a look!”
“This is a new dish that I have created after years of comprehending the Dao of cooking. Eating it can improve cultivation and cleanse oneself… ”
Under the countless cacophonous sounds, Xuan Xiao was dumbfounded.
The sight before him nearly shattered Xuan Xiao’s worldview. Good heavens, this is the Great Desolate? This is really the Great Desolate? Alright, this is the Great Desolate.
In Xuan Xiao’s understanding, within the Great Desolate, all beings are ethereal. They either close themselves off and cultivate, or comprehend Dao scriptures, or perhaps sip tea and play chess. Besides this, they would go out to visit friends and discuss the Dao. A kind of elegant and aloof posture.
But what he saw and heard, was like the street vendors of the later generations, full of worldly smoke and fire. Good heavens, this is the Great Desolate, not some fantasy street.
But as he saw the pills being sold, filled with medicinal fragrance and containing Dao韵, and saw the weapons being sold, containing sharpness and imprinted with Dao阵纹, and then he saw the simple dishes, yet filled with mystery.
He realized that everything he saw was extremely profound, and they were all products of the Great Desolate.
At this time, Xuan Xiao gradually accepted everything he saw. That’s right, all things in the Great Desolate can transform, and as a result, it is unknown how many cultivators and lives were born. Among these cultivators, their cultivation levels varied greatly.
Those who could be elegant and aloof should be the strong cultivators who don't worry about cultivation resources. What he was seeing now were some cultivators at the bottom of the Great Desolate. They lacked cultivation methods and resources, and could only rely on their own means to obtain them.
Xuan Xiao remained silent for a moment, then finally smiled, feeling that such a Great Desolate was more real.
It was at this time that a cultivator wearing a Daoist robe, slightly corpulent, seemed to have discovered some joy and said: “Fellow Daoist looks very unfamiliar. You must be coming to Star Island for the first time, right?”
“Who are you?” Xuan Xiao, facing this suddenly speaking cultivator, his expression did not change, but his heart was alert.
“Hey… Fellow Daoist don’t be wary. This Star Island is the territory of the Intercepting Sect, and there are rules established by the Intercepting Sect. Fighting is forbidden within the island, so it is extremely safe within the island.”
“Territory of the Intercepting Sect? Rules established by the Intercepting Sect? The Intercepting Sect still manages this?”
“Look at what Fellow Daoist is saying! This Intercepting Sect, although it is a faction, has countless disciples under its banner. And among so many disciples, they can't all be one person, right? They also have races and forces behind them. Plus, the disciples of the Intercepting Sect can't just cultivate and not look for resources, right? So over time, this Star Sea region has all belonged to the Intercepting Sect.”
“I see! But what is this Star Sea again?”
“The Star Sea is somewhat complicated. This sea was originally the ancestral land of the Dragon Clan, which consumed countless resources and blessed lands to create it. The sea is full of spiritual energy, abundant resources, and even hides countless opportunities. So after the Dragon Clan declined, the sea became a gathering place for countless scattered cultivators.”
“Later, the Eastern Emperor, who was appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the head of male immortals, found the legendary Penglai Immortal Island and used it to subdue the countless scattered cultivators on the sea. He then moved various famous mountains and blessed lands, surrounding Penglai Immortal Island, transforming them into countless islands. Moreover, these islands faintly correspond to the stars in the sky, so these islands are also named after stars. For example, there are islands like the Greedy Wolf Island, the Big Dipper Island…. Therefore, the sea where the islands are located is called the Star Sea, or the Star Sea region.”
“Unfortunately, there was a great war in those days, and the Eastern Emperor’s Penglai Purple Palace was destroyed, and countless scattered cultivators perished. Penglai Immortal Island and many Star Islands were also shattered by the battle, turning into fragments scattered across the Star Sea. The Star Island in front of us is the remnant of the former Fuyun Island.”
“Later, the Three Purities separated, the Intercepting Sect’s Heavenly Saint arrived in the Star Sea region, using many fragments of Penglai Immortal Island, together with special divine artifacts, to transform into the current Intercepting Sect’s Golden Tortoise Island, regaining control of the Star Sea. And the various islands within the Star Sea naturally became the territory of the Intercepting Sect.”
Although Xuan Xiao’s alertness did not subside, he listened to the fat Daoist’s narration. He now had a basic understanding of the Intercepting Sect, the Star Sea region, the Eastern Emperor….
Although he understood, he looked at the fat Daoist in front of him: “Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your explanation. I wonder why you stopped me?”
“He-he… I saw that you are new here, and you probably don't know much about this place. Since I transformed, I have been traveling around the Star Sea region, and I know this place…” The fat man looked lewd, and spoke with such excitement.
Xuan Xiao finally understood that this fat Daoist was a kind of tour guide on Earth. To this, Xuan Xiao did not refuse, but chatted with him. He had no choice, although Xuan Xiao had interacted with many strong cultivators, his understanding of the Great Desolate was still too lacking.
From this fat Daoist, Xuan Xiao learned a lot about the knowledge of the bottom cultivators of the Great Desolate.
For example, in the Great Desolate, although the resources seem vast, many resources still need to be searched for and are full of dangers. Many bottom-level scattered cultivators lack cultivation methods and killing techniques, and to find resources, they naturally have to face dangers.
For example, in the Great Desolate, most trades are done by bartering. And for the resources traded, they are classified by their completeness, contained spiritual energy, and Dao韵. But there are countless resources in the Great Desolate, and there is no classic that introduces and classifies these resources, so many resources are unknown.
For example, in the Great Desolate, the battle between Dao and Demon has been over for many years, and the Demon Dao has also been defeated. But the Demon Dao inheritance in the Great Desolate has not been broken. One reason is that Luo Hu’s laws once spread throughout the Great Desolate, and Demon cultivation methods are prevalent everywhere in the Great Desolate. Even after the Dao-Demon war, countless cultivators deliberately destroyed Demon cultivation inheritance, but Demon cultivation methods still emerge like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, one after another.
Another reason is that Demon cultivation methods are easy to cultivate and have extremely fast advancement speeds, which many Great Desolate scattered cultivators who lack cultivation methods and have poor aptitude desire.
Especially the sea, where countless scattered cultivators gather, has become a breeding ground for Demon cultivators. There are often Demon cultivators wreaking havoc on the sea, slaughtering scattered cultivators.
All of these insights broadened Xuan Xiao’s horizons, and gave Xuan Xiao a deeper understanding of the Great Desolate.
Traveling around this Star Island for many years, he has seen all kinds of scattered cultivators and knows the hardship of the bottom-level scattered cultivators of the Great Desolate. He has also encountered many interesting things, such as scattered cultivators often spreading rumors about hidden treasure locations, but most of them are fake. And there are some scattered cultivators who cheat and deceive others…
At the same time, Xuan Xiao also knew that in the Star Sea region, all islands under the jurisdiction of the Intercepting Sect are not allowed for cultivators to fight. But once they leave the island, the Intercepting Sect won’t interfere. So it also breeds many robbery cultivators.
He learned a lot and became more familiar with the fat Daoist.
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On this day, on Star Island, several streams of light riding on auspicious clouds flew past, plunging into the city.
The cultivators riding those auspicious clouds ignored the city’s guards and charged into the core area.
The fat Daoist looked on with envy: “These are all disciples of the Intercepting Sect. They have extraordinary cultivation and are able to practice the Intercepting Sect’s methods, and they also have the opportunity to see the Saint, which makes us scattered cultivators envy, but we can only look up to them.”
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