Ancient City was practically the first major city beyond the western frontier. The entire city had endured over a century of wind and sand, leaving it dilapidated beyond measure, yet it still stood tall, its imposing presence undiminished.
This place, too, was a mingled den of dragons and snakes, with every sort of person gathered here. There were the blond, blue-eyed humans native to the west. Most cultivated techniques similar to the demonic cultivators of the Central Plains, except theirs was a demonic cultivation that strengthened oneself by drinking others' blood. Their faces were pale, yet immense power lay within their bodies. Still, they feared cultivators who specialized in the fire element.
A small number cultivated the Buddhist Dao instead. The Buddhist Dao focused primarily on tempering the body, and among its techniques, the Indestructible Vajra Body was the most formidable. There were also sound-wave techniques, but such cultivators were exceedingly rare and had practically never appeared in the Central Plains.
Instead, countless cultivators from the Central Plains, lacking talent in Dao cultivation, flocked west to cultivate the Buddhist Dao and strengthen themselves.
Several decades ago, when Eastern and Western cultivators of the Heavenly Court Realm went to war, both sides sent out their young geniuses to clash. In the end, a bald monk from the west stunned all four directions. Golden light flashed across his entire body; blades and spears could not pierce him, and ten thousand techniques could not harm him. He rose above the chaotic battle and slaughtered the Eastern Dao Cultivators one by one.
After countless cultivators learned that he had cultivated the western Buddhist Dao, innumerable people came seeking its fame. Yet most still vanished into the crowd, for the Indestructible Vajra Body was simply too difficult to cultivate—its difficulty was even greater than Dao