With a flash of white light, a cultivator wearing a dark grey warrior robe with a saber on his back appeared in the transmission array. However, no one paid attention to him. First, it was because he looked too ordinary. Second, it was because rich cultivators wouldn't use fixed transmission arrays.
In the True Spirit Realm, cultivators from the major sects wouldn't use fixed teleportation formations. They would use portable teleportation formations instead. There were two types of people who would use fixed teleportation formations. One was during times of war when portable teleportation formations were almost useless. The second type was Rogue Cultivators. The cost of using fixed teleportation formations wasn't very high. Therefore, Rogue Cultivators would use fixed teleportation formations whenever there was an emergency.
Zhao Hai looked at the city. It didn't look any different from the cities under the Tyrant's Blade Sect. Zhao Hai didn't care about it and just walked forward.
This was one of the cities in the Devil Dao Alliance. His current location should belong to the Divine Flame Sect. The Divine Flame Sect was a large sect in the Devil Dao Alliance. This sect worshipped fire as their god. They were also famous for their fire attribute cultivation methods. They were a very difficult sect to deal with.
Zhao Hai's current location was Raging Flame City under the Divine Flame Sect. Raging Flame City was a large city under the Divine Flame Sect. There were a lot of Rogue Cultivators who made a living in the vicinity. Therefore, Zhao Hai's arrival didn't attract any attention.
First, Zhao Hai went around Raging Flame City. The city was very big. What surprised Zhao Hai the most was the fact that there were several gangs here. Moreover, all of these gangs were made up of Rogue Cultivators. This was truly inconceivable. Zhao Hai's eyes lit up.
Zhao Hai also found a place in Raging Flame City that was dedicated to issuing missions. He went there to take a look. Generally, they were escort missions. A lot of Rogue Cultivators would take missions there.
Zhao Hai came out to train this time. Although he would take some missions, he wouldn't casually take them. This was because Zhao Hai knew that in a city with a lot of gangs, there would be a lot of conflicts of interest. If he casually took a mission, then he might be targeted by these gangs. Although Zhao Hai wasn't afraid of trouble and wasn't afraid of gangs, Zhao Hai didn't want to have a conflict with these gangs right now. This was because he didn't understand the situation here. He didn't know who was behind these gangs.
Zhao Hai never looked down on these gangs. In a big city like this, the annual income of these gangs was very attractive. It was impossible to say that these gangs didn't have people supporting them. No one would give up such a huge profit, not even the Great Sects.
Because of this, Zhao Hai didn't immediately take action. He just sat in the mission hall and watched the people coming and going to take missions. After watching for more than an hour, Zhao Hai left.
Although he only stayed in the hall for a little more than an hour, he still saw a lot of things. He saw that the Cultivators in the hall were divided into several groups. One group was made up of Rogue Cultivators. These Rogue Cultivators took missions by themselves or a few people. The missions they took were very easy, and the total number of people needed for each mission didn't exceed ten.
The second group was a group of Cultivators with a flame symbol on their clothes. Although they were wearing warrior robes of various colors, there was a red flame symbol on the left side of their robes. This group was very overbearing. As soon as they entered the hall, they immediately pointed out a few missions with high rewards and said that they were the ones who decided on them. Nobody dared to oppose them. Behind these missions, a flame symbol was immediately hung. Nobody dared to take on these missions.
The third group was a group of axe-wielding cultivators. Their weapons were all axes, and they also had an axe symbol on their robes. Moreover, they didn't seem to get along with the flame symbol of the cultivators. When they saw each other, they would coldly snort and turn their heads. They would even mock and ridicule each other. There were even a few times when they fought in the Mission Hall.
The fourth group was different. They were a group of Cultivators wearing green clothes. These Cultivators seemed to be very low-key, and they didn't carry any weapons. However, everyone in the hall seemed to be afraid of them. When they saw them appear, they would immediately avoid them. Even the flame symbol and axe symbol Cultivators didn't want to provoke them. At the same time, Zhao Hai could smell the smell of medicine coming from these people. If he didn't guess wrong, then these people should be playing with poison.
The fifth group was the most special, they were the masters of the Mission Hall. They wore red warrior clothes and each of them had a badge hanging on their waists. On the badge, there was a symbol that looked like a flame, as well as the words' Divine Fire '.
Upon seeing these two words, Zhao Hai immediately understood their identity. These people were from the Divine Flame Sect. The Divine Flame Sect was the ruler of this region. These Cultivators looked very arrogant, and nobody dared to provoke them.
These five groups were the main force of the mission hall. The merchants in the city were the ones who issued the missions. Although using a transmission formation wasn't a big deal for Cultivators, it wasn't a trivial matter for non-cultivators. If they had too many goods, then the cost of using a transmission formation wouldn't be enough for them to hire someone to escort them. Because of this, a lot of merchants wouldn't use transmission formations and would instead hire people to escort their goods.
After coming out of the hall, Zhao Hai went to the restaurant. Restaurants were generally the most well-informed places in the city. A lot of people liked to eat while chatting. Although they might not be able to get any useful information, as long as they were carefully filtered, there would still be a lot of useful information.
After having a meal in the restaurant, Zhao Hai found a small inn to stay in. After checking in, Zhao Hai felt the biggest difference between Raging Flame City and the cities governed by the Tyrant's Blade Sect.
In the cities under the rule of the Tyrant's Blade School, with the exception of a few special cities, Rogue Cultivators were effectively managed. Moreover, Rogue Cultivators wouldn't wander around randomly. Therefore, it was very rare for Rogue Cultivators to stay in a hotel.
However, it was different in Raging Flame City. Cultivators staying in inns was a very normal thing. Although the inns were polite, they didn't seem to be in fear or trepidation. It was as if they were used to this kind of thing and weren't surprised at all.
The price of the inn wasn't expensive. Zhao Hai stayed for five days before going out to stroll around the streets. He would go to the mission hall and eat outside before returning to the inn to rest at night.
The inns weren't surprised by Zhao Hai's actions. It was as if they were already used to it. Zhao Hai also didn't care. In the past few days, he had a general understanding of the city's situation. The city was controlled by three major forces. Under these three forces were more than ten smaller forces. Ordinary Rogue Cultivators who wanted to take missions in the city had to go through the major forces. Otherwise, they would be dealt with by the major forces.
If the merchants wanted to transport their goods to the outside world, they would have to go to the Mission Hall to issue a mission. If they wanted to hire a few people to transport their goods, it would be impossible. If someone dared to do so, they would be robbed when they went out, and they might even be killed. Therefore, no one dared to do so.
As soon as Zhao Hai heard this, he understood what was going on. This was a monopoly. The three major forces in the city had a monopoly on the escort business. Just this alone brought them a lot of income every year.
These three forces were the Raging Inferno Gang, the Giant Axe Gang, and the Spirit Medicine Hall. The Raging Inferno Gang was the biggest force in Raging Flame City. They were very powerful and had nearly a thousand members. It was said that their leader was a Transcending Realm Cultivator. Of course, this wasn't the reason why they were so tyrannical. It was said that the Raging Inferno Gang's biggest backer was their leader's younger brother. Their leader's younger brother was a disciple of the Divine Flame Sect. The Raging Inferno Gang was able to establish the Raging Inferno Gang with the support of his younger brother.
The Giant Axe Gang's situation was similar to the Raging Inferno Gang. The leader of the Giant Axe Gang was also a Transcending Realm Cultivator. It was said that the leader also had relatives in the Divine Flame Sect. Therefore, the Giant Axe Gang wasn't the same as the Raging Inferno Gang. In order to compete for benefits, the two gangs would have conflicts from time to time.
As for the third force, it was a special one. Although the Spirit Medicine Hall was called a Spirit Medicine Hall, it was actually a group of people who specialized in poisons. It was said that they also had some background. However, no one knew what kind of background they had. In any case, the Raging Inferno Gang and the Giant Axe Gang didn't provoke them. Of course, they also wouldn't provoke the other two gangs. Among the three forces, they were the most mysterious.
Because these three gangs were inextricably linked to the Divine Flame Sect, it was very difficult for the other small forces to get ahead. Those small forces relied on the three forces to survive, so their days weren't necessarily any better.
As for the branch of the Divine Flame Sect, it basically didn't care about these matters. The three forces would send large amounts of resources to the Divine Flame Sect every year. It could be said that these three forces were actually the three vicious dogs raised by the Divine Flame Sect. Their purpose was to help them watch over Raging Flame City.
After hearing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but sigh. The Devil Sect was indeed a Devil Sect. This kind of management method was very beneficial for cultivators, but it wasn't necessarily a good thing for ordinary people. This was because ordinary people were the ones who were oppressed the most. Moreover, they were the ones who didn't even have the chance to resist.
However, this situation wasn't something he could manage. Although Zhao Hai hadn't been to other places where the Devil Sect was located, he was certain that the situation there wasn't any better. Raging Flame City was a microcosm of the entire Devil Sect. If he wanted to change this place, he would have to change the entire Devil Sect. It wasn't that Zhao Hai was discouraging, but he really didn't have the ability to do so.
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