Villain : After Slacking Off, The Protagonist Collapse

Chapter 173: Western Desert

Western Desert!

Compared to other regions, the Western Desert is considered extremely low-profile. Due to its desolate nature, the overall power of the Western Desert is inferior to other regions, with very few living beings taking root here.

Buddhism is quite prevalent in the Western Desert, with the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect being the most prominent. In the vast expanse of the Western Desert, only the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect holds the status of an immortal force.

One could say that the Western Desert is inferior to other regions in many aspects because it is an extremely barren area.

However, it is rumored that the Western Desert was once similar to other regions, but due to a great war, the spiritual energy dispersed, gradually transforming the region into its current state.

In the boundless void, the All Heaven Mirror floated above, silver light cascading down, completely enveloping Mu Jianxue and Jiang Chen. This light surrounded them like countless layers of space, thoroughly concealing their auras, making it difficult for even the strongest divine senses to detect them.

Only by breaking through these layers of void or possessing profound mastery over the Dao of Void could one perhaps sense some traces of their auras.

This time, only Jiang Chen and Mu Jianxue ventured forth, even leaving the Third Ancestors behind, as they were in the process of refining an immortal elixir to see if they could revive their vitality once again.

Unlike reliving a lifetime, this method could maintain their current cultivation level while also awakening their life wheels, extending their lifespan for a period.

However, this time was far shorter than reliving a lifetime. Reliving a lifetime was akin to rebirth, with everything resetting to the starting point, granting a lifespan of several thousand years. The downside was the need to start cultivation anew.

For these powerful beings, even if they had to start cultivation anew, they could quickly return to their peak state. However, this process still took time, at least several hundred years.

With the path to becoming an Emperor about to open and a series of events unfolding, the Three Ancestors ultimately abandoned the idea of reliving a lifetime and chose to rejuvenate their souls and life wheels, extending their lifespan by thousands of years.

“This Western Desert is indeed desolate!”

“No wonder it’s so rare for strong cultivators to emerge from here!” Jiang Chen remarked, gazing at the environment outside the void.

An endless desert stretched out before them, with no end in sight. The entire land seemed devoid of life, as if it had long since died. Only a heavy sense of desolation and loneliness remained.

Compared to other regions, the difference was stark. Jiang Chen had traveled to other places where life thrived and spiritual energy was abundant. Only the Western Desert was different.

For cultivators, the environment is crucial. If the environment is unsuitable, no matter how talented one is, it would be difficult to advance quickly.

Most of the Western Desert’s environment was ordinary, with almost no spiritual energy, making Jiang Chen doubt if this place was even part of their world, often referred to as the end of the Dharma world.

“The changes in the Western Desert are unknown; it has been like this for countless years!”

“Rumor has it that a cataclysmic battle led to the destruction of the Dao in the Western Desert, with its spiritual energy completely obliterated, and it hasn’t recovered even after all these years.”

“Most parts of the Western Desert lack spiritual energy!” Mu Jianxue said, her expression indifferent and her tone icy.

“No wonder the Western Desert struggles to produce outstanding talents; it’s a wonder any strong cultivators emerge at all in such an environment!” Jiang Chen shook his head.

He knew a bit about the Western Desert but hadn’t realized it was this dire.

Most of the region lacked spiritual energy, making it nearly impossible to produce strong cultivators. The environment is crucial for producing powerful beings; the more abundant the spiritual energy, the more geniuses and strong cultivators emerge.

This is why countless forces take root in the Central Region, where the environment is the best. While other regions might not have the best environment, it’s at least decent. Only the Western Desert is a nightmare for cultivators.

“Not all places in the Western Desert are like this. The area occupied by the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect is no different from other regions, perhaps even better in some aspects!”

“That’s why the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect can become the only immortal force in the Western Desert!”

“And the Buddha is the only one in the Nine Heavens Realm to achieve enlightenment through the Buddhist path!”

Buddhism is not well-known in the Nine Heavens Realm mainly because its foundation is in the Western Desert.

Due to the poor environment of the Western Desert, it’s difficult to produce exceptional geniuses or talented individuals, and since Buddhism seldom interacts with other regions, producing strong cultivators is even harder.

Of course, there are exceptions, like the Buddha!

“The Buddha’s emergence likely exhausted all the fortune of the Western Desert!” Jiang Chen said softly.

This is mentioned in books; each region has its own fortune. The Central Region is the most prosperous, so it has the most Emperor-level cultivators.

Next is the Eastern Wilderness, which is why the Primordial Holy Land is so powerful, holding most of the Eastern Wilderness’s fortune.

The Southern Region’s fortune lies with the foreign races and the True Dragon Clan. Only the Northern Domain and the Western Desert have the least fortune, resulting in fewer Emperor-level cultivators due to their desolate nature.

After a long journey, they finally came across a slightly desolate city. Compared to cities in other regions, this one was rather simple. Next to the city was a towering mountain that reached the clouds.

Gazing at the mountain ahead, Jiang Chen’s eyes sparkled. This mountain held the seal of the Heavenly Demon. The All Heaven Mirror emitted a faint glow, and the two headed towards the mountain. They soon passed through countless voids and entered the mountain’s interior.

Inside, there was a vast space with four ancient pillars around it, each engraved with numerous Dao patterns. These patterns emitted a faint glow, forming an extremely special array.

The grand array, like countless chains, bound a creature with a bull’s head and a human’s body—a Heaven Demon.

The Heavenly Demon was their target, sealed for ages. Suddenly, the Heavenly Demon opened its eyes, its purple pupils exuding a terrifying aura.

With a rumble, boundless divine power surged like an endless river, constantly washing over the array. Initially, the array could withstand it, but over time, it weakened, eventually shattering with a loud bang.

With the array gone and the bindings disappeared the Heavenly Demon roared in ecstasy.

“Hahaha, I am finally free!”

“Those damned bald donkeys, I will make Buddhism pay!” Anger surged as the Heaven Demon remembered its long imprisonment, its rage overwhelming.