Chapter 660 - 624: Secret Confrontation, Heaven-Reaching Supreme Mountain

Yang Chan looked at Celestial Origin City before him. The concentration of Spiritual Qi here alone was not much less than in the Purple Void Secret Realm. He couldn’t begin to imagine how dense the Spiritual Qi must be in the true Holy Land, which was built upon a Spirit Vein.

Within the Profound Void Grotto Heaven, the ancestors of the Merak Sacred Land had used a Spirit Gathering Array to channel all the Spirit Veins of the Grotto Heaven, concentrating them upon the true Holy Land. This created an environment where the Spiritual Qi was as thick as mist. In the areas with the highest concentration, they cultivated countless Spirit Plants. This was one of the Merak Sacred Land’s primary sources of Cultivation Resources—a ceaseless supply that supported the numerous disciples within, ensuring they never wanted for what they needed.

This was also one of the sources of the Merak Sacred Land’s power.

Feng Anliang led Yang Chan and the others out of the Transmission Hall. Along the way, they were met with curious gazes.

Every time the Void Passage opened, it caused a considerable stir in Celestial Origin City, and the city’s inhabitants could always detect signs of its activation.

This was especially true for those near the Transmission Hall.

Seeing a Direct Disciple like Feng Anliang leading strangers into Celestial Origin City, people could guess what was happening. Envious gazes fell upon Yang Chan and the others.

People who were personally guided by a Direct Disciple to join the Merak Sacred Land were naturally no ordinary individuals. At the very least, there had to be someone among them important enough to warrant the attention of a Direct Disciple.

Amid the group, Yang Chan’s gaze swept over the people of Celestial Origin City. He noticed that few of them carried an air of listlessness. The atmosphere for practicing Martial Arts was very strong; most people here engaged in Martial Arts Cultivation, regardless of their level of strength.

This atmosphere was vastly different from White Jade City. In the Great Zhou Imperial Capital White Jade City, the air of listlessness was thick. Many people loitered in brothels, spending their entire days there. A good number of dandies neglected their Cultivation, becoming frail and pale. They looked as if they could drop dead from their debauchery at any moment.

But in Celestial Origin City, there was no such feeling. Instead, he could sense an atmosphere of ambition and upward striving.

Although there was a hierarchy within the Holy Land, it wasn’t as pronounced as in the Imperial Dynasty.

In the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, the difference between officials and commoners was as vast as heaven and earth. They weren’t just on different levels; one could say they belonged to two entirely different classes.

One was in the heavens, a person in power holding supreme authority. The other was on the ground, a lowly commoner, a person of humble status.

But here in the Profound Void Grotto Heaven, this distinction was not so obvious.

Most of the people in Celestial Origin City were descendants of Merak Sacred Land disciples. Some even had ancestors who once held high-ranking positions within the Merak Sacred Land.

Over thousands of years of accumulation, countless people from the Merak Sacred Land had naturally fallen, leaving behind generations of descendants. Those who were allowed to remain in the Profound Void Grotto Heaven had ancestors who made significant contributions to the Merak Sacred Land.

While it couldn’t be said that there was no oppression at all, the disparity was far smaller than the one between officials and commoners.

After all, the Merak Sacred Land presided over this place, and it had its own rules that everyone had to follow. These rules were not dictated by a single person but were the result of a confluence of multiple factions.

Although the Merak Saint Master controlled most of the Merak Sacred Land’s affairs, he still delegated some authority to others. In fact, it was often not just one person but several, who would keep each other in check. This made it difficult for favoritism to occur, creating a state of relative fairness.

Therefore, the situation in Celestial Origin City was actually much better than in the Great Zhou Imperial Capital White Jade City, especially in terms of atmosphere.

Furthermore, Yang Chan hadn’t seen any places like brothels in Celestial Origin City—at least, not openly.

In Martial Arts Cultivation, wine and women were detrimental to the body and could even hinder one’s Cultivation. After all, not everyone possessed a special Physique or could use dual cultivation to advance their Realm. For most people, the only way to improve their Cultivation was through their own hard work.

Advancing through dual cultivation was also a method that could only be employed once one’s Cultivation reached a certain Realm.

"The ancestors of the people in Celestial Origin City were all from the Holy Land. They made outstanding contributions, which is why their descendants are allowed to remain in the Profound Void Grotto Heaven. Even if they can’t practice Cultivation, they can still live longer than ordinary people."

"However, even if their ancestors contributed to the Merak Sacred Land, if the descendants don’t work hard, they might still have to leave the Merak Sacred Land and go to cities like Xuanyu City, which is at the foot of the Holy Mountain. That’s why these people are so diligent in their Cultivation!"

Perhaps noticing the curious looks from Yang Chan and the others, Feng Anliang took the initiative to explain the situation in the Profound Void Grotto Heaven. This also served as a warning, reminding everyone to cultivate diligently and serve the Merak Sacred Land.

It was just like with the Cyan Yuan Sect. Those who made contributions to the Cyan Yuan Sect could not only have their bones interred within the sect grounds and be worshipped by future generations, but their families would also receive the sect’s protection, ensuring their descendants would be well taken care of.

It was the same in the Merak Sacred Land. In fact, they went even further, allowing the descendants of those who contributed to enjoy the benefits brought by the Merak Sacred Land, which could even extend to future generations.

Living in a place with dense Spiritual Qi would, at the very least, allow the younger generations to live longer, far surpassing ordinary people. Furthermore, the dense Spiritual Qi was beneficial for Martial Arts Cultivation, increasing the chances that these descendants could one day enter the Merak Sacred Land themselves, becoming one of its people and elevating their status once more.

It could be said that this provided a bright path forward, motivating the disciples of the Merak Sacred Land to serve the sect more earnestly, even to the point of being willing to die for it. This was a very important point.