The Central Region.
A rift opened in the sky.
Xu Chuan's figure emerged from it.
Upon arriving in the Central Region, Xu Chuan's brow furrowed immediately.
"Is this the Central Region?"
The current state of the Central Region made him doubt if he had arrived at the wrong place.
Where was the semblance of the Xuan Tian Realm's center, the place most yearned for by martial artists?
Everywhere he looked, he saw devastation. Mountains, rivers, lakes, wherever Xu Chuan could see, it was a scene of ruin.
Trees were withered, rivers and lakes dried up, and desertification was severe.
The wind stirred up a cloud of yellow sand.
Beyond that, Xu Chuan could not feel a single trace of heaven and earth primal energy, as if it had never existed here.
Standing here, Xu Chuan felt an emptiness.
If he were not currently in the Emperor Venerable realm, with the chaotic primal energy within him all converted from primordial chaos energy.
He would have been suppressed to his absolute limit here, his powerful cultivation rendered useless.
Looking at this scene.
Xu Chuan even began to suspect that the system had made a mistake in its teleportation, sending him to the Million Mile Yellow Sands of the Eastern Region.
Yet, the sensation of the Void Immortal Realm in his heart told him this was indeed the Central Region!
"No wonder the Heavenly Dao issued a warning; this has already injured the very foundation!"
Xu Chuan finally understood.
The Heavenly Dao and the Xuan Tian Realm were one, sharing prosperity and suffering together.
Now that the Central Region was so damaged, it was unable to stop it, so why wouldn't it be anxious!
This was practically digging at the roots of the Xuan Tian Realm!
If this continued, the Central Region would be utterly destroyed, becoming a desolate land devoid of spiritual energy.
At that time, let alone martial artists, not even a single living creature would be able to survive here!
"What kind of devil could cause such destruction?"
Xu Chuan was deeply puzzled.
It shouldn't be!
Even a Demon Race Crown Prince, a formidable third-rank Emperor Venerable, had died by his hand. Even if the Demon Realm sent more probes, it wouldn't be on such a large scale.
Moreover, even a third-rank Emperor Venerable would find it difficult to cause such destruction.
Such a vast amount of energy being plundered, wouldn't they fear bursting?
Unless it was a fourth-rank or even higher-ranked demon.
But currently, demons of the third rank and above could not enter Xuan Tian!
Unless they severed themselves!
But would a self-severed demon dare to be so brazen?
Numerous doubts swirled in Xu Chuan's mind.
"It seems I still need to be careful!"
Xu Chuan said gravely.
This devil was absolutely not simple!
He didn't want to capsize in a ditch!
Perhaps it was another special existence like Yuan Hai!
Lingering here for a long time, Xu Chuan's frown deepened.
The more he observed, the more solemn he became.
Even he could not absorb all the essence and energy of this place so completely.
"Let's go see other places!"
Xu Chuan made up his mind to find someone to understand the situation of the Central Region.
He absolutely could not act rashly.
He had a feeling.
This great devil could pose a threat to him.
At the same time, his recent observations had revealed a familiar sensation.
It felt like déjà vu!
His figure flickered, and he vanished from the spot.
Frankly speaking, he knew little about the Central Region.
Besides the Xuan Tian Sacred Land he had visited, he only had the Void Immortal Realm under his control.
He planned to go to the great city outside the Xuan Tian Sacred Land.
That city contained hundreds of millions of martial artists and was under the protection of the Xuan Tian Sacred Land; it should not have been affected.
After all, the Xuan Tian Sacred Land had only sealed its gates, but had not completely severed its communication with the outside world.
If this great city were also wiped out, it would mean big trouble!
Not long after Xu Chuan left, a black cloud drifted over and slowly condensed into a human face.
The face took a deep, enraptured breath.
"The scent of an Emperor Venerable, I haven't smelled it in years, it's truly marvelous!"
"I can feel it, after devouring him, I will surely return to my peak!"
"Heh heh!"
He opened his mouth wide and laughed in a hoarse voice.
Then, a wisp of breeze blew, and the black cloud condensed into a face dispersed with the wind.
Xu Chuan was unaware of everything that had happened here.
At this moment, he had already appeared tens of thousands of miles away.
But without a doubt.
The environment here was no different from other places.
It was still a scene of utter devastation.
A small city in the distance had also turned entirely into yellow sand, leaving only ruins, where one could vaguely discern that a city had once existed.
Xu Chuan swept his divine sense and discovered some problems.
Beneath the yellow sand lay a large number of withered corpses.
Without exception, all the energy and essence within these corpses had been absorbed, leaving behind only a useless husk.
These corpses retained their appearance from when they were alive, their expressions showing no fear or any other unusual emotions.
Clearly, everything had happened in an instant; they had no time to react.
In such a short time, a city, everything within it, had been completely drained.
"This method is truly terrifying!"
Although he had sensed it earlier, seeing this scene firsthand still left him with mixed feelings.
After a sigh of emotion, Xu Chuan planned to move on.
Just then, a sudden scream made him stop.
"Help! Help!"
Hearing the cry for help, Xu Chuan found it somewhat familiar.
With a thought, he instantly flashed in the direction of the sound.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared in another location.
On the yellow sand, a man and two women were fleeing desperately.
The three of them were not in good condition.
Their attire was disheveled, their clothes torn, and they were covered in wounds that were still bleeding.
But they could not afford to care about that now, only focusing on their escape.
Because behind them, two Heavenly King realm demons were pursuing them.
If not for the man using some unknown divine ability to lead the two women to escape.
They would likely have been caught by the two demons by now and brutally killed.
"Roar!"
"Damn humans, don't think of escaping!"
The two demons, unable to catch up to the trio, were enraged.
They let out roars to the sky.
At the same time, they accelerated, determined to finish the three of them.
Xu Chuan's brow furrowed as he witnessed this.
"I didn't expect the Demon Race to be unaffected in this environment."
The two demons were filled with demonic energy, completely uninfluenced by their surroundings.
In contrast, the three of them, except for the man, had no primal energy left in the two women, their own strength completely suppressed.
If Xu Chuan did not intervene, they would soon perish at the hands of the demons.
However, Xu Chuan absolutely would not stand by and do nothing.
Because he recognized two of them.
They were none other than old acquaintances, He Chen and Leng Wu Shuang!
Previously, when he went to the Southern Region, the place where the Ling Xiao Sect once stood had been completely occupied by the Demon Race, and the whereabouts of the Ling Xiao Sect members were unknown.
He had wondered if they had already met their end.
To his surprise, he encountered them here!
Seeing his old friends in distress, he immediately took action.
With a flick of his finger, a fire lotus flew out.
Boom!
The two Heavenly King realm demons died instantly, turning into ashes.
"Thank you, benefactor, for your intervention..."
The three fleeing figures, their heads bowed, saw the demons dealt with so easily by a wave of a hand. They immediately looked towards the person who had intervened, preparing to express their gratitude.
But upon seeing Xu Chuan, they froze.