"They're all Human Race. What is there to fear from them?" Qin He voiced his doubt.
"It's different. Southern Jambudvipa is where sinful people are exiled. Contact with them brings misfortune. Their invasion of our Western Regions will likely trigger great upheaval." Fan Gu shook his head vigorously.
"Sinful people? What kind of claim is that?" Qin He found it even stranger.
"Southern Jambudvipa has thin spiritual energy and scarce resources. Greed, anger, and delusion run rampant there; its evils are too numerous to record. It is a place cursed by the gods," Mo Fan said at this point.
"You've been to Southern Jambudvipa?" Qin He frowned slightly.
"No."
Mo Fan decisively shook his head. "That's only what I heard. The cursed people must not be approached, or else one will be tainted by misfortune."
Qin He was left speechless. He had originally wondered why the Western Regions' cultivation world was clearly far stronger than Southern Jambudvipa, yet he had never heard of any Western Regions expert venturing there.
Southern Jambudvipa, too, knew little about the Western Regions.
The two great continents stood as clearly divided as the Jing and Wei Rivers, with very little exchange between them.
The Demonic Eyes guarded the pass, and demons and monsters formed a barrier, but they were still two connected landmasses. There should have been other routes around them.
"Look, the divination is beginning. Let's hope this time the auspicious window lasts a little longer." Fan Gu pointed toward Black Wind Mountain.
Qin He turned his gaze there as well. There was an altar.
At that moment, a white-haired elder stood atop the altar, activating a wheel as large as a carriage wheel. It shone brilliantly, revealing a hazy star chart.
The star chart flickered, spinning and shifting without end. Its stellar signs