Finding a star in an interstellar desert was as difficult as finding an oasis in a desert. That was why very few civilizations chose to cross the interstellar desert. Most races who chose to cross the interstellar desert got lost in it and eventually died.
Unless one had sufficient resources, sufficiently fast transportation tools, or had reached the Mythical stage like Wei Huo and the Snake God, entering the interstellar desert would be a dead end.
The interstellar desert was a dark area. There was nothing there. There were no stars, no Star Paths, not even dust, gaseous clouds, or meteoroids.
It was as if someone had wiped out everything in this Star Field with an eraser. Perhaps an extremely huge creature had bitten and swallowed everything in this area.