Since ancient times, the Thirty-Six Western Regions Kingdoms had been a pile of loose sand. Otherwise, at the height of Great Jin's power, it would never have slaughtered the Seventy-Two Western Regions Kingdoms down to thirty-six.
In truth, many believed that if the Western Regions had been even slightly more united and had not engaged in so much pointless mutual slaughter, then with their martial arts inheritances and population, they absolutely would not be in such a miserable state today.
The Thirty-Six Western Regions Kingdoms now covered several times the territory of Eastern Jin, yet they had produced only a single True Martial Realm expert: Zoroastrianism's "Great Radiant Divine Venerable," Fan Luojia.
Moreover, Fan Luojia had not been born in the Thirty-Six Western Regions Kingdoms. Originally, he had merely been a nameless slave. Later, while his master was unprepared, he had exterminated his master's entire household of more than ten people, after which he was discovered by a disciple of Zoroastrianism.
That Zoroastrianism disciple had not killed him. Instead, he had taken a liking to Fan Luojia and brought him into Zoroastrianism, thus creating the Great Radiant Divine Venerable of today.
At this moment, within Zoroastrianism's grand hall, countless disciples clad in red robes were worshipping a statue dressed in crimson.
The statue was exceedingly abstract, shaped like nothing more than a divine silhouette hidden behind flames. It was somewhat hazy, yet within its blazing heat lurked an eerie, sinister aura.
In a great hall deep within Zoroastrianism, Gongyang Qi's face was pale as paper.
Even his eyes had undergone some changes.
Originally, Gongyang Qi's eyes had been steeped in Blackwater true qi, leaving them an eerie pitch-black.
But due to his severe injuries, Gongyang Qi's eyes had now returned to their normal appearance.
Of course, Gongyang Qi could not