The Black Sand Domain was named for the vast desert at its center, its sands gray-black in color.
This desert stretched for over a hundred billion li in every direction. It was deathly silent within, and few who ventured deep into it ever emerged alive.
Even some Immortal Venerable experts did not dare enter this land of silence lightly.
Yet this desert contained several exceptionally special heavenly treasures. Though their grades were not particularly high, they were extremely rare and unusual.
The most widely useful and easiest to find was Black Star Sand. When refining certain special magic treasures—such as daggers and concealed weapons meant for assassination—adding Black Star Sand allowed the treasure to conceal its aura, greatly suppressing its spiritual energy fluctuations.
Furthermore, concealment and illusion formations arranged with Black Star Sand as a material would also have their effects greatly enhanced.
Beyond Black Star Sand, there were more precious materials such as Silent Shadow Black Crystal and Inkfall Mystic Iron, all of which were superior materials for artifact refinement.
At the outskirts of this desert, many cultivators searched along its edges for resources unique to this desert alone.
However, virtually no one dared venture into its depths.
The desert seemed like an enormous formation. Once one entered it, even an Immortal Venerable expert could very well be trapped within forever.
Moreover, even if one managed to emerge by sheer luck, there would be little to gain.
As time passed, aside from cultivators searching for resources around the perimeter, no one entered the depths of the desert at all.
After He Zhiping had been teleported to the Violet Thorn Great World, he had appeared directly within this desert.
Though it was merely a desert, the moment He Zhiping arrived, he sensed spiritual energy concentrations far surpassing those of the