Northwest of the Eight Ancient Continents was the Endless Desert.
The Endless Desert was huge, much bigger than the average middle-sized country. Even the Four Great Empires combined couldn't compare to it. This place was an endless desert that occupied one-eighth of the Northwest area of the entire Eight Ancient Continents.
The Ten Thousand Desert was almost entirely desert. There were no signs of life and no resources that could be used. Because of this worthless place, the Four Great Empires and the thirty-one Sects had given up on this place, making it the most lawless place.
However, although the Endless Desert was barren, there were many countries around it with rich resources. With the desert as a natural barrier, many countries didn't need to spend too much effort on the desert border. They didn't even need to set up defenses. However, a prosperous country would have many troubles. The biggest problem in the countries around the Endless Desert was the evil cults.
That's right, evil cults.
Because of the Endless Desert, many evil people had escaped to this lawless place. Once there were many evil people, they would unite. However, the number of evil people wasn't enough to fight against a country. The best way to overthrow a country and take over the country was to brainwash others.
Therefore, many evil cults had developed in the Endless Desert and tried to infiltrate other countries. Some evil cults were too simple and childish. They were quickly eliminated by the country and its people or by other cults. However, some cults were very smart. They used the name of leading people to do good to induce people to be absolutely loyal to them. From there, they would create the biggest evil!
That was because the Ten Thousand Desert was the largest breeding ground for the heretics. In the past, the Celestial Realm even had to send people here regularly to exterminate them. But now that the Celestial Realm was trapped, the heretics in the Ten Thousand Desert began to develop without restraint, and were extremely rampant.
North of the Endless Desert was Chaoming City in Meng Country.
Meng Country was a middle-sized country in the North of the Endless Desert. Its neighbors were all middle-sized countries with similar strengths and abundant resources. Chaoming City was a city in the South of Meng Country that bordered the desert. Because of the dense rainforest in Meng Country, fruits and precious materials could be seen everywhere on the streets.
It was afternoon. A figure was walking on the long street with a veil hat on his head. Under the veil, a pair of dark eyes were observing the surroundings.
It was none other than Lu An.
The air in Chaoming City was very humid. It was hard to imagine that there was an endless desert ten miles south of the city. The streets were full of resources and crowded with people. It was very prosperous. Shops and stalls were everywhere. Apart from the Four Great Empires, this was one of the most prosperous cities Lu An had ever seen.
However, Lu An's eyes were not relaxed under the veil hat. His brows were even slightly furrowed. The reason was obvious at a glance. It was because of the things hanging outside the buildings on the long street.
Almost every building and every shop had a flag hanging outside, but these flags had completely different patterns. These flags must have some special meaning, and the biggest possibility that Lu An could imagine was undoubtedly the flags and totems of various religions.
Lu An had already walked on the street for the time it took for an incense stick to burn. He had turned two streets, but the situation was exactly the same. Moreover, the ground was more or less a little red, and he could also smell a trace of blood. In order to understand the situation here, Lu An planned to find a tavern to inquire. This was something that Lu An would do every time he arrived at a new place.
Soon, Lu An found a decent-sized tavern and was about to walk up the stairs. However, just as Lu An stepped up the stairs, his eyes suddenly turned cold. He immediately raised his hand and pushed the person on the right away away. At the same time, he flashed to the other side of the door!
Bang!
The person who was pushed away by Lu An fell heavily to the ground. Just as he was about to curse and shout, another heavy sound was heard. The person hurriedly looked at the long street and saw a figure fall on the long street. It even smashed the ground, causing cracks to appear!
However, this was not the end. A figure quickly rushed out of the house and onto the long street. This person held a large saber in his hand and crazily slashed at the person who had just climbed up from the ground!
"Our Zhenyan Heaven Sect is the true orthodox sect. Your sect is just a crooked sect. How dare you slander my sect?" The person shouted and waved his saber crazily.
The person on the ground immediately defended and counterattacked. He shouted at the other party, "What Zhenyan Heaven Sect? It's a bullsh * t sect. How can it be compared to our Great Virtue Sect?"
The two people slashed at each other, and they were really killing each other. Soon, both of them were seriously injured. Flesh and blood splattered everywhere!
The two people's faces were completely ferocious and even distorted. They did not care where they were and just wanted to kill each other. They wanted to kill this person who dared to insult their sect! Because of the two people's battle, the people on the street retreated one after another. However, no one came forward to stop them, even if there were people who were stronger than them.
The battle progressed very quickly. Soon, the person who had just been sent flying was chopped to death by the person holding the saber. He was completely dead and died on the spot. However, the person holding the saber had no intention of stopping. He continued to slash at the corpse, chopping it into pieces and turning it into a bloody mess.
This situation made people feel nauseous, but the people on the street just frowned and did not have any other reaction.
In this silence, the sound of galloping horse hooves suddenly came from afar. The onlookers all made way and saw a group of soldiers arriving at the scene. These soldiers immediately attacked and killed the person wielding the saber on the spot.
The two corpses lying on the long street would definitely obstruct the smoothness of the long street. It would also delay the people doing business here. The soldiers moved very quickly. After quickly putting the two corpses into a bag, the water-attribute Heavenly Master quickly washed the blood and flesh on the ground, turning it red.
Seeing this scene, Lu An finally understood why there was a faint red color on the ground of this city and why there was the smell of blood.
After dealing with everything skillfully, the soldiers rode away and the long street returned to normal. Under the veil hat, Lu An looked at the long street. What had just happened did not stop anyone, nor did it delay anyone's business. The vendors and people in the shops continued to shout loudly. People were also buying what they needed. They were not disturbed at all by what had just happened. It was as if nothing had happened.
Lu An's eyes were solemn. He turned and entered the restaurant. Soon, a waiter came out to welcome him.
"Sir, are you alone?" The waiter was very enthusiastic. He bowed and showed a professional smile.
"Yes." Lu An nodded and said, "I want to find a quiet place."
"It's afternoon now. There are many quiet places. Sir, please follow me!" The waiter quickly said and led Lu An to a very remote and quiet corner of the lobby.
After Lu An sat down, the waiter asked again, "Sir, what would you like to order?"
"Bring me anything special." With that, Lu An took out two gold coins and put them on the table. He said, "I also want to inquire about some things."
The waiter's eyes lit up when he saw the gold coins. He quickly put the two gold coins in his pocket and said excitedly, "Sir, please wait. I will serve you the dishes first!"
With the trend of money, and the fact that it was rare to meet such a generous customer like Lu An, the waiter moved very quickly and placed the dishes on Lu An's table. Lu An did not eat. He gestured for the waiter to sit down and said, "I am an outsider, and this is my first time around the Infinite Desert. I would like to know the situation here."
The waiter quickly nodded and said, "Sir, what do you want to know? I will tell you everything I know!"
"Religion." Lu An's eyes narrowed under the veil hat. He said in a deep voice, "I saw flags hanging outside every shop. Just now, two people killed people for religion. Are religions so prevalent in Chaoming City?"
"Sir, you misunderstand. This is not only in Chaoming City. It is the same in the entire Meng Nation." The waiter hurriedly replied, "Sir, the flags outside are indeed the symbols of different religions, representing the religion that each shop owner believes in!"
"I saw more than 20 different flags just now. Are there so many religions?" Lu An asked in a deep voice.
"Of course!" The waiter said loudly. "That's not all. There are at least 100 religions in Chaoming City. If you add up all the religions in the entire Meng Nation, there should be hundreds or even thousands, right? Let me put it this way. There are more than a thousand gods in Chaoming City alone! "
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