Meng Zhang was still somewhat impressed by the name Zijin Sect.
In the head record passed down by successive heads of the Taiyi Sect, there are some accounts of previous heads.
For more than a thousand years, the Zijin Sect has been the sole overlord of the endless sand sea. All sects, including the Feihong Sect, must surrender to the Zijin Sect in order to gain a foothold in the endless sand sea.
In its heyday, the Zijin Sect had the ancestors of Yuanshen and many Jindan masters in its sect. Not only does it dominate the endless sand sea, but its power extends southward to compete with the Jiuqu Alliance.
About seven hundred years ago, great changes occurred in the endless sand sea, and the ancestor of the Purple Gold Sect died.
Immediately afterwards, in a sand monster chaos that swept across the endless sand sea, the Zijin Sect suffered heavy losses, and even Jindan Zhenren suffered a lot of losses.
After the Sand Monster Rebellion subsided, the Feihong Sect united many sects to jointly challenge the Zijin Sect's dominance.
The Qi family, a large cultivation family that moved from other places, took control of Mobei and joined the camp against the Zijin sect.
The external Jiuqu Alliance also intervened openly or covertly and became enemies of the Zijin Sect.
After fierce bloody battles, the Zijin Sect was wiped out, and the Feihong Sect and Qi Family took advantage of the situation to rise.
Feihong Sect, in particular, grabbed the biggest fruits of victory. Not only did he seize the largest share of the Zijin Sect's inheritance, but he also became the new overlord of the endless sand sea.
The power of the Qi family was contained by Feihong Sect and could only be limited to Mobei.
The external force Jiuqu Alliance, which penetrated into the endless sand sea, was also expelled by Feihong Sect.
After years of hard work by the Feihong Sect, the current power structure of the Endless Sand Sea has been formed.
The seniors of Taiyi Sect did not participate in this magnificent history. At that time, Taiyi Sect had not yet escaped into the endless sea of sand.
The records left by previous generations of heads are mostly rumors and hearsay. Authenticity is not guaranteed and details are lacking.
After Meng Zhang and Jueying left the hidden valley, they each released their mounts from their spirit beast bags and headed towards their target.
Meng Zhang briefly looked at the map in his hand and determined the direction of travel.
The map is marked in more detail, indicating the location of the cave of the senior monk of the Purple Gold Sect and the surrounding terrain.
On the way, Meng Zhang still had some questions and took the initiative to ask Jueying.
Meng Zhang usually stayed away from senior monks who didn't know their details. But Luo Ye had no reason to frame her, and there should be no problem with the map she gave.
When Meng Zhang took the initiative to ask, Jueying, who had always been taciturn, explained to Meng Zhang in detail.
It turns out that the Zijin Sect was destroyed after many bloody battles. The process of destruction was relatively long, and the senior leaders of the sect had enough time to make some preparations for the destruction of the sect and secretly ambush some back-up men.
After all, the Purple Gold Sect was the former overlord of the Endless Sand Sea, with overt or covert strongholds all over the Endless Sand Sea, and even more disciples.
Although after the Feihong Sect destroyed the Zijin Sect, it spent a long time and countless energy to hunt down the remnants of the Zijin Sect.
Disciples of the Zijin Sect scattered all over the place died tragically, and many of the ambush hidden by the middle and high-level sects were cracked down one by one by the Feihong Sect.
However, there were always a few disciples who escaped the Feihong Sect's pursuit.
After the failure to rebuild the Zijin Sect and the failure to overthrow the Feihong Sect, many Zijin Sect disciples used various means to hide their names, change their identities, and lurk in the endless sand sea.
The map Luo Ye obtained came from such a Zijin Sect disciple.
None of the descendants of this Purple Gold Sect disciple have awakened their spiritual roots, and he has no disciples to follow him.
Before he passed away, he left this map recording the location of his cave to his descendants. When someone among the descendants awakens their spiritual roots, they can follow the map to find the cave and obtain his inheritance.
Time flies and the years change. Over a long period of time, this map wandered outside from the hands of his descendants, and was accidentally obtained by Luo Ye.
Luo Ye investigated the origin of this map and the causes and consequences of this matter through black market intelligence channels.
The main purpose of a monk's cave like this is to leave a legacy to future generations. It is generally relatively safe and has no vicious traps.
Originally, Luo Ye was supposed to let Jueying go explore, but later Meng Zhang came to visit.
So Luoye gave it to Meng Zhang as a meeting gift and asked him to explore with Jueying. As for the harvest, the two discussed the distribution.
After listening to Jueying's story, Meng Zhang became relieved. The well-established monk cave is worth exploring.
Following the route recorded on the map, the two of them galloped all the way to a place more than three thousand miles away to the west of Huojingfang City.
This is a desolate Gobi desert with relatively flat terrain, with ups and downs no more than a hundred meters high.
According to the description on the map, the cave of this Zijin Sect monk was built underground.
Meng Zhang couldn't help complaining in his heart, whether the monks in the Endless Sand Sea have become earth rats and like to build caves underground.
Of course, Meng Zhang himself also knew that the reason for this custom was also related to the topography of the endless sand sea.
Most of the Endless Sand Sea is the relatively flat Gobi Desert, with a small portion of hills. The few high mountains are basically occupied by major cultivation forces.
In the flat desert, there is almost no obstruction around. How can we ensure concealment without building the cave underground?
A few hundred years is not a short period of time. Although it cannot be said to be a vicissitudes of life, the surrounding topography has undergone great changes.
In the desert, it is difficult to find suitable terrain reference objects. And the desert terrain changes frequently. In a strong sandstorm, there may be countless large and small sand dunes on the ground. The sand dunes themselves are not stable and constantly shift and shift.
Monks often use the sun, moon and stars to locate the position, but many times it is not accurate enough.
Both Meng Zhang and Jueying knew that the monk's cave they were looking for was underground near the great Gobi. As for finding a specific location, the map won't help.
There was no other way, so Meng Zhang and Jueying had no choice but to split up and search for each other. Anyway, both of them can do earth escape, so it will be a little troublesome at best.
Meng Zhang used his Deception Eye and looked at the ground around him for a while, but finally shook his head in disappointment.
With the current level of his Delusion-Destroying Dharma Eye, it cannot penetrate too deep into the ground.
Jueying should also have practiced some kind of pupil technique. He also looked at the ground for a long time, but still gained nothing.
There is no way to be lazy, so you can only work hard.
The two divided the area into two parts and each started searching underground.
Searching underground in the dark is a very laborious and complicated task.
For monks who have not mastered the secret method of pupil technique, it is almost equivalent to a blind man groping for an elephant, relying solely on feeling.
