"The Northwest was barren, bitterly cold and desolate. But among the countless Dao Traditions and thousand great Daos of this world, naturally some favored this austere chill of metal and water. And so there were orthodox Daoist and Buddhist sects here, as well as Unorthodox Sects.
"Some possessed vast Divine Abilities but had no love for green mountains and clear waters. Instead, they favored the Northwest's dry, bleak snowstorms and boundless yellow sands. They passed over the beautiful, spiritually blessed Southeast to put down roots here.
"Others were accomplished masters with warm hearts and old-fashioned principles, who hated evil as their mortal enemy. They attained the Dao in the Southeast, yet could not bear to see demons entrenched in the Northwest. So they came here to slay demons and vanquish evil, stayed their entire lives, and passed down their Dao Traditions, bidding their disciples and descendants continue that great undertaking and never cease vanquishing demons.
"Another thing: the Northwest might have few spirit mountains, but it had no shortage of ordinary mortals. And didn't cultivators come from mortals too? With so many mortals, there would naturally be plenty of cultivators coming to spread their teachings and found sects. Once the locals achieved success in cultivation, many could not bear to leave their native soil, and remained here to cultivate and teach.
"There were all sorts of reasons, in short! In any case, as time passed, more and more Righteous Path factions gradually took root and sprouted here. They weren't as densely gathered as in the Southeast, but there were still plenty of them. Many of these factions had been passed down since ancient times. They weathered repeated assaults by Demon Tides, yet still stood proud amid the Northwest's wind and snow, upholding righteousness and keeping evil demons from growing strong!"