Longevity Daoist's cultivation grounds lay in the Central Desert, with the other Great Domains spread out around it.
The Central Desert covered a vast area, no smaller than a domain. It was extremely hot and dry, and the conditions were so harsh that even some experts would lose their way and their lives there.
Thus, none of the Great Domains regarded it as part of their territory. In fact, the Central Desert provided a suitable buffer between them.
Each domain generally bordered only two others. Without the Central Desert, one domain might have ended up surrounded by several others, truly becoming a battleground on all sides.
Of course, there were often buffer zones between the two neighboring domains as well, and these places were generally utterly chaotic.
But compared with the Central Desert, these buffer zones were far smaller.
Though conditions in the Central Desert were harsh, quite a few factions existed within it.
Those who lived there were generally vicious villains of the worst sort.
They had often committed so much slaughter that they could no longer remain in the other domains and could only hide in a place like the Central Desert.
Besides these vicious villains, there were also people from the Jianghu seeking refuge.
These people had offended powerful factions and could only hide in such a harsh place.
Though the harsh conditions made survival difficult, there was still hope of staying alive.
Having made their decision, Huang Xiao and the others did not hesitate. After discussing matters that night, they set off the following day.
Only Huang Xiao, Ke Zhenyi, and Liu Wangtai went to seize the Golden Keys this time.
"It's already too late to head straight to Longevity Daoist's cultivation grounds. We need to think carefully about how to find the people who obtained