As the overlord of the Eastern Region, Qi's words carried weight in the entire Eastern Region.
Not only did they occupy the most fertile land in the Eastern Region, but they also governed many vassal states and secretly supported many sects on the islands near the sea.
However, in the Eastern Region, not all powers were willing to give face to the Jiang Dynasty.
Legalism's Holy Land, Sanxing Palace, and Buddhism's Eastern Holy Land, Xuankong Temple.
The Fishing Tower on the islands near the sea, the East King Valley that cultivated both medicine and poison, these large sects had already formed their own countries. It was just that they had yet to establish a national system.
For example, the State of Qu and the State of Zheng, which were located at the border between the Northern Region and the Eastern Region, also had complete sovereignty and were self-governing.
With the secret support of the Mu State of the North and the overlord of the Central Region, the Jing State, they really dared to bare their fangs at Qi in recent years.
There was a huge canyon between the Qu Nation and the East King Valley.
It was called the Broken Soul Gorge.
The canyon was so long that it even exceeded the length of the East King Valley.
It started in the Rong Country in the north of the Yang Country and ended in the Northern Desert. It was said that it was not far from the Endless Quicksand.
It was as if the end of the east was a bottomless sea. At the end of the north was a barren, scorched land.
The Endless Quicksand was the most dangerous place in the desert known to ordinary people.
It was precisely because this canyon was so deep, so long, and extended all the way to that mysterious and terrifying place. It was as if he was passing through the netherworld and entering hell.
Every passerby who passed by this place felt as if their souls had been shattered. Hence the name.
This place had always been deserted.
However, right at this moment, there were seven people standing on the precipice of the Death Soul Gorge.
It was a cross-section of the cliff. Looking up, it was too high to climb. Looking down, one couldn't see the end.
However, these seven people were as calm as pine trees, their robes fluttering in the wind.
A handsome man with eyes like cold stars stood in front of the crowd. He seemed to be the leader.
If Jiang Wang were here, he would recognize that this person was Yin Guan, whom he had met in the You State.
His long hair fluttered in the wind, and his figure was tall and straight. He wore a green robe with a pendant hanging from his waist. His sword-like eyebrows reached his temples, and his temperament was unique.
Of these seven people, the others had either covered their faces with scarves or masks. All of them had made different kinds of concealment.
He was the only one who revealed his true appearance and faced the other six.
After escaping from the You Country, not much time had passed, but Yin Guan obviously didn't waste any time.
His aura was more stable and powerful than before.
At this moment, he had gathered these six people with different auras, but all of them were tyrannical. Of course, it was not to look at the scenery of the Broken Soul Gorge. There was nothing to see here, and no one was willing to look at the scenery.
"Since we've decided to get together. With your talents, doing anything else would be a waste. " Yin Guan faintly spoke. But no matter how strong the wind was, it couldn't cover up his voice. "Our path to becoming a powerful organization starts from killing."
"Then," a hoarse voice asked from across him, "What is the name of our organization?"
"We are all people who have nowhere to go, and even hell won't open the door for us, aren't we?"
Yin Guan stood against the wind, his long hair fluttering in the wind. His gaze swept past the heads of these people, it was unknown where he was looking at.
"Why don't we call it Doorless Hell?"
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The scale of Sunshine County's Jia City was similar to Maplewood City's, or perhaps slightly larger.
The local Xi family had been in charge of this city for generations, and it could be said that their roots were firm.
The Junggenjia's celestial stone mine was in Qingyang Town, which was under Jia City's rule.
Qingyang Town's village chief, Hu You, could be considered as the person in charge of Chongxuan's affairs in Jia City. Because of this identity, Qingyang Town wasn't actually under Jia City's control.
As a vassal state of Qi, many times, the government of Yang Country couldn't be firm.
After Jiang Wang learned about the sudden drop in the celestial stone mine's production, his first thought was that the problem might be between Jia City and Qingyang Town.
The whole of Jia City had a total of eight towns. When the Junggenjia took down the celestial stone mine here, it was in fact eliminating one town. It was impossible that the Xi family didn't have any ideas.
Of course, they didn't dare to oppose on the surface, but in the dark, it was very possible that they wanted to cause the mine to dry up and end the Junggenjia's business here early.
As for Hu You of Qingyang Town, he had been in contact with the Junggenjia for so long, so he probably didn't have the guts to do anything. Or rather, he wasn't that stupid.
As long as the Junggenjia was still operating this mine in name, Hu You would be the king of Qingyang Town. It was fine if he didn't think of ways to extend the mine's lifespan, but why would he be so stupid as to destroy his own great wall?
It would be best if things could be simple, but Jiang Wang wasn't too optimistic.
As for the truth, he still had to personally investigate to be sure.
This was also the reason why he came here in disguise.
The celestial stone mine itself was equivalent to a village. There were cultivators guarding it all year round, and it was also protected by a formation.
Many miners lived here.
There were also official roads connecting the mine and Qingyang Town, but the Junggenjia's mine obviously didn't have much protection from the Yang Country.
The official roads weren't safe enough, and the beast-repelling formation was rarely maintained.
It was because of the dangers of the wilderness that the miners here rarely left the mine. Every month, they would be escorted back to town by the cultivators guarding the mine.
Jiang Wang came here for the position of a guard of the mine.
Hu's Mine was the name of this celestial stone mine.
A few large signs were dangling at the entrance of the mine.
The mine guards mainly guarded against vicious beasts, not people. After all, robbers couldn't steal anything from the mine, and they wouldn't go so far as to carry a pile of ore back.
Moreover, there were Transcendent cultivators guarding this place. If Transcendent cultivators robbed here, they would lose more than they could gain, and ordinary bandits would be courting death.
Jiang Wang easily found the manager of the mine, and expressed that he wanted to find a stable job.
The manager of Hu's Mine was also surnamed Hu, and was related to Hu You.
The reason Jiang Wang knew about this was because he had already bragged about it three times in just a few words.
"Cough, I also know. Uh, I'm related to Constable Hu. Being in charge of this mine is a big responsibility. "Manager Hu took two puffs of his pipe, and suddenly asked," What's your name? "
"Dugu An."
"You've learned martial arts?"
"Wandering Pulse cultivator."
Plop.
Manager Hu rolled on the ground.
He hurriedly got up and clasped Jiang Wang's hand, his face full of humility. "Master cultivator?"
Jiang Wang pulled his hand away without a trace. "What, you don't accept Transcendent cultivators here?"
The miners of the mine could safely travel to and from Qingyang Town every month by relying on Transcendent cultivators. Of course, it was impossible for this place not to accept them.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes." Manager Hu slapped his thigh, and with the craftiness of a minor character, he stole a glance at Jiang Wang and said, "I'm afraid the conditions are difficult, so I won't take a liking to you."
"Tell me about it." Jiang Wang said perfunctorily, sizing him up left and right.
Not long after entering this place, he found something interesting.
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