The Northern Region of the Eastern Wasteland was a desolate expanse, with red earth everywhere and countless barren rocks. Oases were rarely seen.
The Northern Region was barren mainly because it contained countless Source Ores.
This mysterious substance condensed the essence of life and seemed to have drained all the Spiritual Energy from the entire Northern Region.
Though the place was desolate, it produced abundant Source, so its people did not need to worry about their daily expenses.
Source contained powerful Spiritual Power and was the finest material for cultivators to train with. Like spirit stones and Magic Cores, it was extremely valuable.
If an ordinary person managed to dig up a few taels of Source, the money from selling it would be enough to let them live comfortably for the rest of their life.
Because Source Ores were valuable, people in the Northern Region often fought fiercely over them, resulting in an exceptionally tough and aggressive local culture.
The Great Holy Lands also sent people to occupy and develop some of the Source Ores in the Northern Region.
The value of the Source Ores also gave rise to a group of bandits in the Northern Region who specialized in robbing Source.
The most powerful bandit groups in the Northern Region were known as the Thirteen Great Bandits.
Among the Thirteen Great Bandits, the Seventh Bandit, Tu Tian, possessed a jar—the Heaven Swallowing Magic Jar.
A Space Channel suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the void, and Xiao Xie emerged from it while carrying Xiao Nannan.
"It really is desolate, isn't it?"
Xiao Xie looked out and saw no oasis for hundreds of miles in any direction, only countless rocks standing amid the red earth.
"Big Brother, Nannan doesn't like it here."
Xiao Nannan wrinkled her little nose, puffed