His conversation with Xiao Yan had been pleasant and straightforward.
Xiao Yan was a reliable person.
He was also someone worthy of trust.
After briefly explaining matters to Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, Lu Yuan naturally set out for the Central Plains, intending to take a look around.
After all, the Northwest Continent's barrenness was well known.
Ordinary cultivators were unwilling to live or cultivate in the Northwest Continent.
Unless they were seeking refuge.
Those who wandered the martial world were bound to get cut eventually.
It was perfectly normal to have a few enemies one could not defeat.
Yet the Northwest Continent's barrenness had nothing to do with the cultivators constantly coming and going. Even a Nine Star Dou Sheng would be unable to determine its cause.
Ultimately, it came down to Tuo She Ancient Emperor.
A Dou Emperor was still human.
They had their own preferences and desires.
Tuo She Ancient Emperor was not stingy, but he certainly could not be called generous either. He absolutely had no thought for the greater good. If he had, he would not have established his cave abode in the Northwest Continent, causing the Heaven and Earth Power there to become sparse, making it difficult for cultivators to extract Dou Qi and affecting the average strength of the Northwest Continent's hundreds of billions of inhabitants. At this very moment, the Northwest Continent would have been like the other provinces. Even without blessed lands, it would still have Dou Sheng-level experts stationed there.
Like the Western Province and Northern Province.
Although Dou Zuns appeared to be in charge on the surface, some Dou Sheng was truly calling the shots behind the scenes.
The other provinces were more or less the same.
Of course, by the Central Plains' terminology, the other eight regions should