The Fire Worship Sect was ranked 12th among the 72 Prefectures. With the Fire Region Valley as the center, the surrounding tens of millions of kilometers were the Fire Worship Sect's territory.
Generally speaking, the commoners and sectless cultivators who lived under the rule of a big sect were considered lucky. With the big sect's protection, they would not be attacked by foreign enemies and could live a relatively stable life and cultivation environment.
However, after arriving at the Fire Worship Sect's territory, Su Chen saw and heard a different story.
The residents here were visibly haggard, poor, and suffering.
There were very few sectless cultivators. Those who were slightly stronger wore long robes with fire patterns, which represented their identity as a Fire Worship Sect's disciple.
Within a sect's territory, there would be many sectless cultivators. This was because a big sect had a high threshold for recruiting disciples. It was impossible for them to recruit every Immortal Cultivator. There would definitely be some places for sectless cultivators to survive.
However, there were very few sectless cultivators in the Fire Worship Sect's territory.
Apart from the Fire Worship Sect's disciples, there were only commoners.
At first glance, one could tell something was amiss.
This meant that there was no environment for sectless cultivators to survive here.
Although this did not mean anything, it was easy to tell that something was wrong if a sectless cultivator was unwilling to come to this place.
Walking on the seemingly bustling street, the shops on both sides had almost no customers. Some of the vendors and passersby also looked listless. Many young people gathered at the end of the street to play and play. Some were so drunk that they directly fell asleep at the corner of the wall.
The air was filled with the smell of a terminally ill person.
Su Chen originally planned to go to the restaurants and restaurants to find out more information. However, it was already noon, but there were almost no customers in the restaurants. Instead, there were many people at the roadside stalls that sold cheap barbecued meat.
The stalls sold the most ordinary meat that did not contain the slightest Spiritual Energy.
The other place with the most bustling business was the winery. A wine gourd was filled with two catties of turbid wine. It was also extremely cheap. However, it did not smell like wine and its quality was extremely poor.
"The people in the Fire Worship Sect are actually so poor?
If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it. "
Even Ah Ke was a little surprised. This was the Spirit Mountain, Jingzhou. The resources of heaven and earth were incomparably rich. If a person was at least a little hardworking, it would not be a problem to feed a large family. Even if they could not afford to eat top-grade spiritual meat, a slightly higher grade delicacy was actually not worth much.
Moreover, this place was close to the Fire Region Valley, which was under the Fire Worship Sect's rule. If this place was already in such dire straits, wouldn't the environment outside be even worse?
Ah Ke even saw a skinny old man lying in a small alley, completely ignored by everyone.
This scene was hard for Ah Ke to imagine.
Even Su Chen was a little surprised.
You're telling me that this is the Immortal Cultivation World?
It was more like hell on earth!
Although it was a bit of an exaggeration, it was not an exaggeration to call this place a purgatory on earth by the standards of Mount Lingshan and Jingzhou.
The strength of the Immortal Dawn Sect was far behind that of the Fire Worship Sect. However, even the ordinary people who lived at the edge of the Immortal Dawn Sect did not have to worry about food and clothing. As long as they worked hard, they could easily accumulate some money to buy elixirs to aid in their cultivation.
However, there were not many people who had spiritual energy fluctuations on their bodies.
After taking a closer look, Su Chen realized that something was wrong.
These people seemed to be poisoned!
Su Chen walked to a small alley by the side of the road. There were a few children squatting in the alley with unkempt hair and dirty faces. They were sitting together and eating a piece of unknown beast meat that was air-dried. There was a strong fishy smell, but the children seemed to have already adapted to this kind of food and were eating with relish.
"Cough cough …"
A little girl suddenly coughed violently. Her cough was mixed with red and black blood.
"Little sister, are you okay?"
A 12 or 13 year old boy hurriedly patted the little girl's back. His face was full of worry, but his face was also full of helplessness and self-blame.
The little girl endured the pain and swallowed back the blood in her mouth. She forced a smile and said, "Brother, I'm okay. I can't eat anymore. You can eat my share too."
The boy was about to speak when he suddenly saw Su Chen walking into the alley. He immediately became alert and protected the little girl behind him. At the same time, he pulled out an extremely sharp dagger from his waist and raised it up high. He shouted, "Don't come over!"
The other boys reacted slightly slower. However, they hurriedly swallowed the food in their mouths and pulled out their daggers. They formed a human wall and blocked Su Chen's path.
Su Chen looked at the light that was emitted from the boys' gray eyes and his heart was slightly moved.
In an instant, a gentle majestic wind blew through the alley.
The cool and comfortable majestic wind mixed with the spiritual mist like rain made the boys surprised. Su Chen's smile was like a spring breeze. It also made them put down their guard and hostility and put down the weapons in their hands.
Su Chen took out a pile of fresh spiritual meat from his storage ring. Then, he took out an elixir and gave it to the boy.
"Give it to your little sister. It can help her treat her illness."
"Elixir!"
The boy immediately knew that the person who came was an immortal cultivator!
However, he hesitated for a moment, not knowing if he should give this elixir of unknown origin to his little sister.
Looking at his little sister's haggard and pale face, the boy finally made up his mind and fed the elixir to his little sister.
The elixir that Su Chen took out was not an ordinary item. Although the treatment effect could not be as shocking as the Resurrection Card, it was enough to cure a mortal little girl.
After the girl took the elixir, her face began to regain its color at a speed visible to the naked eye. Her essence, Qi, and spirit were constantly rising. She was completely different from her sickly appearance just now. When she spoke, her voice was a little misty. Only her stomach was growling. Obviously, she was starving.
With a flick of Su Chen's finger, a flame adhered to the spiritual meat, instantly cooking it.
"Eat."
Su Chen said. With another flick of his finger, the barbecued meat was cut into pieces of equal size and distributed in front of the children. He also took out a bottle of pure spiritual liquid for each of them.
The children had never eaten such delicious spiritual meat. At first, they were a little reserved, but soon, they wolfed it down recklessly.
In less than five minutes, they ate and drank until there was not a drop left.
"Plop!"
The big boy suddenly knelt down in front of Su Chen. "Thank you, immortal, for your mercy!"
Su Chen waved his hand and a gentle force helped the boy up.
"I'm not an immortal. I'm just an ordinary immortal cultivator."
After smiling and easing the atmosphere, Su Chen asked, "Little brother, I'll ask you a few questions. Answer me truthfully."
"Immortal, feel free to ask."