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Chapter 601 Sights and Sounds in the Divine Capital
Baixi Divine Capital was not as prosperous as the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty; instead, it was filled with primitiveness and chaos.

Oddly shaped buildings are piled up everywhere, dividing the area into huge clusters by muddy roads that are hundreds of meters wide.

According to Yan Ming, each settlement was a clan. Small clans numbered no more than a hundred people, while large clans stretched as far as the eye could see. The entire god realm had twenty-eight large clans, as well as countless smaller clans. Most of the Hundred Stream Elders in the Azure Sky Tower were elected from these twenty-eight large clans.

These numerous tribes are known as the Hundred Streams Tribe when they are out in the world. However, when they return to their sanctuary, they refer to themselves by their tribe.

Jiang found it troublesome and categorized them all as Baixi people.

Although the Baixi people are numerous, their daily lives are quite harmonious. After all, with the twelve elders mediating, conflicts of interest can be avoided. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to thrive and continue for thousands of years in this land of fallen immortals.

As for this sanctuary, the Baixi people call it Shenyou (God's Blessing). Shenyou is vast; even the strongest warriors of the Baixi tribe would need to traverse for years to reach its edge. According to the Baixi tribe's records, the edge of Shenyou is an endless fog, and what lies within that fog remains unknown to this day.

None of those who tried to explore the area have ever returned.

Therefore, the Baixi people designated that area as a forbidden zone, prohibiting any member of the Baixi tribe from going to the border of the divine protection. There was only one exception: the place where one could enter and exit Baixi and the Land of Fallen Immortals.

"Thank you both for your help. We, on behalf of the Snow Clan, are extremely grateful." The two Holy Maidens thanked Jiang Wen. They were heading to the Azure Sky Tower to report back, so it was inconvenient for them to entertain Jiang Wen and Liang Yuan at the moment.

As for the others, they were all preparing to return to their respective tribal settlements and did not warmly invite Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen didn't care too much about this, after all, it was indeed not good to bring someone of unknown origin into his home.

The Four-Armed Xuanjue wanted to entertain him, but unfortunately, the Four-Armed Clan wasn't very welcoming to outsiders; even members of the Baixi Clan rarely got to enter their residences. Xuanjue could only scratch his head and apologize to Jiang Wen.

"It's alright." Jiang Wen waved his hand and smiled. He didn't really want to go to the Four-Armed Clan anyway, so this saved him some excuses.

"Haha, Brother Jiang, if you don't mind, you might as well stay at my tribe's place. Although my tribe is poor, we are very welcoming to guests." Yan Ming laughed loudly from the side, extending a very warm invitation to Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen scanned the area with his divine sense and found that commerce in Baixi Divine Capital was not developed. There were no teahouses or inns, and he couldn't find a place to rest. In addition, he didn't have the currency of the Baixi tribe, so after a moment's thought, he accepted Yan Ming's invitation.

"Then I'll take my leave." Jiang Wen thanked him.

Yanming happily led the way, while Jiang Wen and Liang Yuan walked behind.

The two exchanged thoughts through their spiritual senses, both sharing their views on the Hundred Streams Divine Capital.

"Are we really going to the Rock People's territory? Will there be any problems?" Liang Yuan asked with some worry. Having just arrived in such a strange place, she didn't feel very safe.

After all, there are very few people like her.

The Baixi tribe is inhabited by various different groups, who are generally similar to ordinary people, but each has some differences.

Some have human heads and snake bodies, some have tiger heads and human bodies, some are covered in sharp spikes, and some have wings on their backs.

If you don't look closely, you might think you've stumbled into a place teeming with demons and monsters.

"Don't worry, these Rock People shouldn't be bad," Jiang Wen reassured him.

He had seen countless different tribes in Taicang; these were nothing compared to what lay before him. Back then, the Stone Clan of Tianyuan City stood a hundred feet tall, their bodies entirely composed of giant stones. Those tribes were like demons and monsters, yet they were still accepted.

Moreover, there are many human-like beings in this divine capital, so it wouldn't be a problem to call them human.

The two followed Yanming toward the dwelling of the Rock People, encountering many interesting things along the way.

Although Baixi Divine Capital's commerce was underdeveloped and its culture not as flourishing as that of the Great Qian Dynasty, its customs were quite diverse. Jiang Wen encountered the barbarian women's tribe, who were matriarchal; the men of this tribe were handsome, while the women were tall and strong. There was also the merfolk tribe, covered in scales and living near the water, whose songs were beautiful and melodious.

Jiang Wen had seen the merfolk before, but they seemed quite different from the ones before him. Just as he was engrossed in observing them, he suddenly heard a string of curses.

"You inferior bastard, why don't you die sooner instead of eating dry food for nothing?"

"I told you not to steal! I told you not to steal!"

"Your mother was a bastard, and you are a bastard too. You've utterly tarnished the reputation of our dragon race!"

The sound of whipping rang out, and passersby quickly made way.

Although there were onlookers, no one stepped in to help.

Jiang Wen stopped in his tracks as he passed through the crowd and glanced at what was happening in the crowd.

Then they saw a man with deer antlers whipping a child who had fallen to the ground.

The child resembled the man with deer antlers, but had a dragon tail growing from his rear end. However, the man wielding the whip had a blue dragon tail, while the child's dragon tail was white.

The child lay on the ground, ragged and shivering, curled up in fear, trying to minimize the beating and save his frail life.

The whip lashed the child, leaving bloody welts.

Yellow blood oozed from the wound, staining his entire body.

Seeing this scene, Liang Yuan, who had stopped following Jiang Wen, frowned slightly. Although she was ruthless in killing, she had never laid a hand on a child.

Seeing this, Yan Ming sighed to Jiang Wen, "We should not interfere in the affairs of other clans. This is a rule set by the Cangtian Tower."

"What are the rules?" Jiang Wen asked.

“In Baixi, no clan is allowed to interfere in the affairs of other clans, not even the major clans. Only the elders of the Azure Sky Tower can decide on the affairs of the Baixi clans,” Yan Ming explained.

"Can't we even get involved in this kind of bullying of the weak?" Jiang Wen asked, puzzled.

“That’s a matter within the Dragonkin race itself. If you want to interfere, unless…” Yanming didn’t finish his sentence, but just sighed.

"Unless what?"

“Unless someone can take in this child, he will be expelled from the Dragonkin and cut off from food,” Yan Ming said with a wry smile. “The food for each race is not abundant to begin with, and the Azure Sky Tower distributes food to each race in rations. Taking in one more person means one more ration. No one else has the courage to get involved in such a matter.”

"Even the capital city is short of food?" Jiang Wen was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Baixi, which possessed thousands of miles of fertile land, would be short of food. However, considering that there were countless starving people in the Great Qian Dynasty, he could understand to some extent.

“Although the Land of Divine Blessing is vast, there is very little land suitable for cultivation. Moreover, the population of the Divine Capital is more than a billion; even the elders of the Azure Sky Tower probably don’t know exactly how many people live there.” Yan Ming said, stomping his foot on the ground. “Do you know that there is a huge settlement beneath the Divine Capital?”

"Moreover, those fields where grains are grown need immortal herbs to nourish the soil, otherwise they can't be cultivated for more than a few years. This is why we go to the land of fallen immortals to find immortal herbs, which are not only used for healing and cultivation, but also for nourishing the land blessed by the gods."

Upon hearing this, Jiang realized that the capital was not as peaceful as he had imagined.

To survive in this land of fallen immortals, one will likely have to pay an even higher price.

But... Jiang Wen looked at the curled-up child and felt that it was necessary to intervene in this matter.

(End of this chapter)