The gray mist absorbed by the Heaven Refining Furnace had gathered inside it into a sticky gray mass. Fang Chen entered the furnace, but instead of devouring the mass, he used a Secret Method to seal it away.
Once the sticky gray mass was sealed, Fang Chen flew out of the Heaven Refining Furnace and drew it back into his body. He said to the Three Burials Buddha Emperor, "You can recall the Heavenly Buddha Mirror now. It doesn't have much Source Power left, so use it sparingly!"
"Mm!"
The Three Burials Buddha Emperor nodded, then sent word to the Buddhist Cultivators inside the Heavenly Buddha Mirror, telling them to take it back to Heavenly Buddha City.
The Heavenly Buddha Mirror was a Supreme Emperor Weapon left behind by the Heavenly Buddha Emperor over a million years ago.
The Buddhist Kingdom's history on the Barbaric Continent stretched back further than that of many Sacred Grounds and aristocratic clans. But that long passage of time had also left the Heavenly Buddha Mirror's Source Power almost completely exhausted.
Fang Chen looked down at the Cloud Barren Sand Sea and asked, "Master Three Burials, was this place a desert before the Spiritual Qi Revival?"
"Yes!"
Master Three Burials nodded. "It was always a desert before the Super Spatial Storm arrived. Even after the Spiritual Qi Revival, it remained a desert!"
Fang Chen nodded as he gazed at the Sand Sea below. "This place likely became a desert because of the Seals beneath it. They drain the energy from this entire region to keep the Barriers intact!"
The Three Burials Buddha Emperor nodded gently. He had never known why this place had become a desert, but Fang Chen's words gave him the answer.
Ye Qingci said to Fang Chen, "If that's true, could there