“Alright, Akalie, open the teleportation gate to the Land of Wind for me!” Uchiha Tenxiu smiled and nodded, then gestured to Akalie, the leader of the Shadow Squad, who was standing before him.
As the silver-haired girl, whom he had named the Shadow Squad and Akalie, she had transformed from a lonely orphan wandering the Ninja World into the captain who now commanded the entire Shadow Squad.
Akalie, the young girl, was extremely loyal to Uchiha Tenxiu; besides diligently cultivating every day, her thoughts were solely focused on serving Uchiha Tenxiu with dedication.
At this moment, as soon as she heard Uchiha Tenxiu's command, she immediately replied excitedly, “Yes, Lord Tenxiu!”
“Lord Tenxiu, Akalie has upgraded the sealing jutsu of the teleportation gate today, ensuring that no Ninja in the entire Ninja World can break it in a short period of time!” Saying this, she quickly formed hand seals and moved to a designated teleportation gate, using both hands to release the sealing jutsu in front of it.
As for the teleportation gates left in the Teleportation Hall, to prevent anyone who might accidentally sneak in from using them to escape, all the gates were sealed with specific sealing jutsu that had to be released before they could be used.
Of course, this seal only prevented people from leaving; the seal on the other side was absent.
After all, if the other side were also sealed, Uchiha Tenxiu would not be able to return here through the teleportation gate.
As the teleportation gate's seal was released.
“Let’s go, Zhili!” Uchiha Tenxiu directly pushed open the door, looked at the hidden cave in the Land of Wind outside the gate, and then led Uchiha Zhili into the territory of the Land of Wind.
From outside the cave, one could even hear the vast wind sounds of the Land of Wind's desert.
Inside the palace, looking at the closed teleportation gate, Akalie felt a pang of melancholy and sighed, “Next, I must cultivate diligently and break through to the Kage level as soon as possible.
At that time, perhaps I’ll be able to fully follow Lord Uchiha Tenxiu and serve Lord Uchiha at any time, and perhaps even…”
…
“It truly lives up to its name as a great desert!” Uchiha Tenxiu stood in this vast and boundless desert, sighing in admiration.
His gaze was drawn to the endless desert, and the scorching sun hung high in the sky, mercilessly baking the earth as if to burn everything to ashes.
Waves of heat appeared in Uchiha Tenxiu's eyes, a desperate place where ordinary people could not survive.
The strong winds howled, kicking up sand that filled the sky, like giant yellow waves constantly rushing towards him.
These sandstorms occasionally carried tumbleweeds, which were swept by the wind, rolling across the desert, adding a touch of desolation to this barren landscape.
However, although it seemed like a desperate place, it was actually full of signs of life.
Beneath the seemingly calm surface of the sand, countless dangers and killing intents lurked.
Various desert creatures had evolved unique survival abilities through long-term competition; they lay hidden in the sand, silently waiting for prey to appear, and once an opportunity arose, they would launch a fatal strike without hesitation.
Under the influence of Chakra, the tenacity of these desert creatures' vitality was astonishing; going without food or water for ten days to half a month was common, and in even harsher environments, they could endure half a year without eating or drinking.
“No wonder the Land of Fire has always been unwilling to provoke such a country; it’s too poor.
Conquering it would be a losing business, even giving them money would be charity!” Uchiha Tenxiu chuckled, casually grabbing the scorpion tail that had pierced out from under the sand, giving it a gentle flick, and tossing it into the air.
He casually threw out a Chakra seed and injected it into the scorpion’s body, instantly fusing with its Chakra.
The several-meter-long desert scorpion, which had been flicking its tail, immediately paused its body, completely controlled by Uchiha Tenxiu.
At this moment, Uchiha Tenxiu could easily strip this Chakra scorpion of its life, or he could grant it more powerful Chakra to help it achieve life advancement.
He could even set various Chakra obstacles for it, just as the Six Paths Sage did to ordinary humans, continuing to impose Chakra limiters, allowing it to increase its Chakra while prohibiting the enhancement of its lifespan and ceasing the nourishment of its physical body.
However, it was unnecessary; the investment could not exceed the output.
“Should I kill it?” Uchiha Zhili looked at the desert scorpion, which was about to sink back into the sand, revealing a hint of killing intent.
“Let this desert scorpion reproduce freely!”
Uchiha Tenxiu shook his head, letting it go.
Next, Uchiha Tenxiu led Uchiha Zhili westward without using summoning beasts to travel.
Along the way, all creatures encountered by Uchiha Tenxiu were secretly implanted with Chakra seeds using the power of Double Zhi God.
This seed not only bound them but could also integrate into their descendants through reproduction, continuously passing down through generations, providing Uchiha Tenxiu with harvests for all eternity.
“This is indeed ‘planting a grain in spring, harvesting ten thousand seeds in autumn.’” Uchiha Tenxiu couldn't help but feel joyful, watching the desert creatures one by one come to cause trouble, yet each one, with a buy-one-get-one-free deal, returned to their race with his Chakra seeds.
With the strength of the two of them.
Soon, they arrived at Lou Lan.
At this time, Lou Lan was far from the towering, magnificent city depicted in later theatrical versions, nor was it the ruins of broken walls it would become in the future, a nation that would vanish into the long river of history.
Now, it was like a brilliant pearl, embedded in the vast desert oasis, shining brightly from afar, captivating and full of tranquility.
Present-day Lou Lan, with an overall size of only a few tens of kilometers, was like a drop in the ocean in the desert of the Land of Wind, little known.
And this brings to mind the influence of the Land of Wind's hellish environment and geographical factors.
The Great Desert of the Land of Wind, though beautifully named the Great Desert of the Land of Wind, was not truly exclusive to it.
Within this vast and boundless desert, there were also numerous scattered countries of varying sizes.
However, the part closer to the main continent, the Land of Fire, belonged to the Land of Wind, which is why outsiders specifically referred to it as the Great Desert of the Land of Wind.
Because of this, those who were not in the know would naturally assume that the entire desert belonged to the Land of Wind, but the truth was not so.
Lou Lan was a shining pearl in the westernmost part of this desert, a mysterious kingdom isolated from the world.
It is important to know that the geographical location of the Land of Wind was like the ruler of the desert, situated at the easternmost edge of this vast desert, like a favored child, able to fully enjoy the abundant moisture brought by the monsoon winds from the northeast, like a sweet rain, leading to frequent rainfall, which in turn spawned numerous oases.
These oases, like scattered stars, shone year-round, which also brought a large population to the Land of Wind; the so-called poverty of the Land of Wind was merely a result of comparison with the continental nations like the Land of Fire.
It was precisely by relying on abundant oasis resources that the people of the Land of Wind were able to tightly unite this land and gradually build a normal country, like an indestructible fortress.
At the same time, they also expanded their own Ninja Village organization, Sunagakure, demonstrating their strength across the Ninja World continent and ultimately earning the esteemed title of one of the Five Great Nations.
However, the entire Great Desert spans an immense area, a staggering 8.5 million square kilometers.
Only the easternmost part, near the River Country, can bask in the grace of the monsoon, like a favored child of heaven.
Therefore, ninety percent of the entire Great Desert's population is concentrated in the east, maintaining the Land of Wind's status like stars surrounding the moon.
As for the west, though seemingly bordering the sea, it is in fact limited by the unique climate of this planet; the long journey of the wind from northeast to southwest is like an insurmountable chasm, leaving no space for ordinary human survival, resembling a barren and desolate land, rarely visited, as if forgotten by time.
As for the center of the desert, there's no need to mention it; even for a Ninja, crossing hundreds of kilometers of desert would be a matter of surviving one in ten chances, so no one would foolishly cross this great desert, which also ensured Lou Lan's secrecy.
Uchiha Tenxiu only locked onto Lou Lan's location because of the plot, letting Uchiha Zhili search for it in the desert.
And at present, Lou Lan, which had not yet been exposed, could be called an otherworldly paradise in the Great Desert.
The Queen here possessed the unique power of the Dragon Vein, which allowed her to transform the surrounding land, enabling it to sustain life.
“The spatiotemporal power that transcends time, allowing vibrant life to brew across the vast land; the natural transformation ability that changes the desert environment—all are incredibly miraculous, like a grand feat of changing heaven and earth.
This Dragon Vein is truly immensely powerful!” Uchiha Zhili gazed at the tens of kilometers of oasis, filled with astonishment.
In the middle of this vast oasis, a small city stood a few kilometers away, while the remaining land was filled with rushing rivers and lush trees.
The city walls, specifically designed to resist sandstorms, were particularly unique.
Although these walls were only two meters high, they were like an impenetrable barrier, relying on special power to firmly block out external sandstorms.
Inside the city walls, lush shrubs stood like green guardians, protecting Lou Lan's environment and forming a powerful defense against external sandstorms.
In Uchiha Tenxiu's narration.
Uchiha Zhili then realized that such a mysterious secret was hidden within the Ninja World.
It could allow people from the future to travel here, and also allow people from the present to travel to other parallel dimensions.
What's more, Lou Lan's power to create such an oasis in the Great Desert, sustaining the needs of a small country, was simply unfathomable and mysterious.
“However, compared to Brother Tenxiu, all of this pales in comparison!” Uchiha Zhili thought with a biased heart, even if this power was so strong, only Brother Tenxiu was worthy of possessing it.
Next, it was time to see if the Queen was sensible.
Uchiha Zhili's gaze was fixed, looking into the distance, and she secretly planned in her heart: “How should I force the Queen to comply!”
“I heard that this Queen possesses the power to control the Dragon Vein, so if she doesn’t agree, it will definitely be impossible to seize the Dragon Vein!”
“Hmph, if she doesn't agree…”