In the southern part of the Heavenly Mystery Continent, there is an endless desert.
This desert occupies a full 30% of the entire Heavenly Mystery Continent.
Because resources are so scarce in the desert, no major power is willing to establish a presence there.
This has led to the rise of countless small factions here, resulting in a complex and interconnected landscape.
Therefore, it has become the most complex place on the Heavenly Mystery Continent, where people's hearts are most treacherous.
Killing and looting occur almost daily, with factions fighting each other for a meager amount of resources. Dozens of factions perish every day, while countless new ones rise.
At the same time, due to the special nature of the terrain, other Power of Rules are extremely scarce in this desert, with only fire and wind attributes available.
Desolate City.
It is one of the largest cities in this desert, and also the city closest to the location where the secret realm was born.
This Desolate City alone is home to hundreds of powerful factions.
Now, most of the major powers on the entire Heavenly Mystery Continent have sent people here, making the already complex Desolate City even more congested.
Ye Qiubai and the others then followed the Grand Elder to this place.
As they entered the city, they discovered that countless eyes were watching them.
Tan Zongzhao explained from the side, "Here, we should try our best to avoid conflict, but if conflict does occur, we must suppress it with swift and decisive action. We can't let the people here think we're easy to bully, otherwise, we'll face endless trouble."
"After all, in their eyes, we powerful outsiders from the desert are nothing but mountains of gold and silver, walking resource vaults."
Ye Qiubai and the others nodded.
The Grand Elder led everyone to a restaurant as their lodging.
This restaurant is one of the few places controlled by external forces, so it is relatively safer.
As soon as they arrived, a dozen or so others followed.
Among them was the Crown Prince of the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty, whom Ye Qiubai and others were extremely familiar with, Heavenly Thicket Sword Ancestor.
And then there was the stunningly beautiful woman, Jiu Bailu, who seemed to bring life to the gloomy restaurant the moment she stepped inside, drawing everyone's attention to her.
The Crown Prince looked at Ye Qiubai and the others, and immediately stepped forward with a smile, saying, "I knew you would come."
Then, glancing around with a puzzled look in his eyes, he was about to ask something when Jiu Bailu spoke up, "Isn't Mu Fusheng here?"
Immediately, Ye Qiubai and the others' expressions became strange.
Even Tan Zongzhao looked extremely surprised.
Mu Fusheng has actually hooked up with the most beautiful woman in the Chaos Realm?
This isn't like him at all!
Ye Qiubai and Shi Sheng also realized what was happening.
It seems this woman is Jiu Bailu.
I have to say, that Junior Brother Mu has pretty good taste.
"He didn't come; he said he was going into seclusion to cultivate," Ye Qiubai replied with a smile.
Jiu Bailu smiled dismissively, then said something that left everyone scratching their heads.
"Cause and effect are inescapable."
After bowing slightly to Ye Qiubai and the others, he returned to the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty's ranks.
The Crown Prince nodded at Ye Qiubai and the others, and said, "By the way, how about we cooperate?"
After all, given their previous foundation, both sides knew each other quite well.
Ye Qiubai and the others looked at the Grand Elder, who said nonchalantly, "Here, you can cooperate with whomever you want, but remember to bear the consequences yourself."
Xiao Hei nodded immediately and said, "Okay, let's cooperate then."
All of the previous events have shown that the Crown Prince needs their friendship, after all, he values their talents.
With this relationship in place, cooperation becomes a possibility.
Afterwards, the two parties rested briefly at the restaurant before going to a room where they discussed the precautions to take in this Desolate City.
The crown prince said, "Although the forces in this desert are complex and intertwined, there are only three that we need to be wary of."
" The Desolate Corps, the Sand Sea Sect, and the God Thief Sect."
"The headquarters of the Desolate Corps is located in this Desolate City."
Tan Zongzhao chimed in, "The Crown Prince is right. These three forces, even on the entire Heavenly Mystery Continent, could be considered among the lower ranks of the first-rate powers. After all, this is their territory, and they have a large number of people here."
"Moreover, in this generation, all three forces have produced prodigies. Among them, the strongest known one is the one from the Desolate Corps, who is at the Early Ancestor Realm. However, even in this desert, ordinary Mid-Stage Ancestor Realm can't do anything to him."
"At the same time, the one from the God Thief Sect who calls himself the Thief Saint is also the most mysterious, with his cultivation level and strength unknown."
Beside him, the Heavenly Thicket Sword Ancestor nodded calmly. " The God Thief Sect can steal from Gods and Devils, and can steal from all the heavens. Although they are considered to be at the bottom of the first-rate sects, no one is willing to provoke them."
"They come and go without a trace, with no fixed abode. Once provoked, there's no way to wipe them out completely; on the contrary, it will only bring endless trouble."
Tan Zongzhao nodded helplessly. "Even the Chaotic Spirit Academy wouldn't want to provoke those thieves."
The Crown Prince also said solemnly, "So are we."
At this moment, Ye Qiubai asked, "Besides the local forces in the desert, what other forces have come from outside?"
Tan Zongzhao at the Crown Prince and smiled, "You'll have to ask His Highness about that; he probably knows more about it."
"You're too modest," the Crown Prince said. "There are indeed many people coming, but I think there's only one you need to be wary of, and that's the Black Tortoise Divine Dynasty."
Black Tortoise Divine Dynasty?
Tan Zongzhao asked in confusion, " The Black Tortoise Divine Dynasty does have a strong foundation, but we haven't provoked them, so why should we care?"
The crown prince smiled without saying a word, only glancing at Xiao Hei.
Tan Zongzhao and looked over. "What's wrong, Brother Hei? Did you mess with someone?"
Xiao Hei shrugged and said, "To be precise, it wasn't me who provoked them, it was my Junior Brother Mu."
Mu Fusheng?
How could someone as cautious as him possibly provoke someone?
Tan Zongzhao immediately waved his hand and laughed, "Don't joke around."
The Crown Prince couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "There's nothing we can do. After all, it's just that my elder sister suddenly became so close to Brother Mu. You all know that the Xuanming Holy Son has been pursuing my elder sister all along."
What?
So it was all because of the Jiu Bailu?
Tan Zongzhao a wry smile, "That makes sense then."
Xiao Hei said calmly, "It's alright, I'll handle him when he arrives. Weren't we supposed to have a sparring match at the banquet?"
"Alright, since we've agreed to cooperate, let's exchange information about the secret realm." After saying this, the prince immediately shared all the information he knew without reservation.
Seeing this, Tan Zongzhao gradually lowered his guard.
While everyone was discussing it.
All forces have already occupied the Desolate City.
At the same time, the Desolate Corps also announced that they would be hosting a banquet in the Desolate City to welcome everyone.
Whether it's a welcome gesture or an attempt to establish authority remains to be seen...