Shen Luo and Fu Donglai traveled southeast. Half a month later, they reached the southwestern part of Southern Jambudvipa, where a desert appeared before them, waves of scorching heat washing over their faces.
Standing at the edge of the desert, they gazed ahead and found that it stretched boundlessly into the distance. Farther away, they could vaguely make out rolling hills, all formed entirely of yellow sand. The endless sands met the horizon, with no sign of where they ended.
The sky was gray, and the earth was yellow. Apart from gray and yellow, there was no other color to be seen.
"Strange. A little farther ahead should bring us to the South Sea, so the climate ought to be very humid. How did such an enormous sea of sand suddenly appear here?" Fu Donglai asked in puzzlement.
"It is indeed strange that this Boundless Sea of Sand appeared here. Quite a few sects have sent people to investigate, but unfortunately, none discovered the reason," Shen Luo said, gazing into the distance.
"Oh? Have you been here before, Brother Shen?" Fu Donglai looked at him in surprise.
"No, but while investigating the whereabouts of Heavenly Mechanism City, I read through some records about the Boundless Sea of Sand," Shen Luo said, withdrawing his gaze.
"You mean Heavenly Mechanism City is somewhere in this desert? This place looks awfully barren." Fu Donglai scratched the back of his head, looking puzzled.
"According to the information I obtained from Wuzhuang Temple, Heavenly Mechanism City lies deep within this Boundless Sea of Sand. But the sect is extremely mysterious. Although it frequently does business with the various races of the Three Realms, it has always kept its location secret. I don't know exactly where in the sea of sand it is, either. I'm afraid