Walking all the way from Fengcheng County, Chen An was able to see many sights.
When he was in Fengcheng County, he did not feel it, but only after walking out of Fengcheng County did Chen An realize that what Bai Qing said was not false.
Compared to other bustling places, Fengcheng County was indeed a poor and remote place. Although there were many products produced in various places, it was not considered a prosperous place.
In terms of economy and the number of warriors, it could not compare to other places.
Of course, these two aspects are interconnected in a way.
The more developed a place's economy is, the more resources converge, and the more abundant it becomes, naturally able to support more warriors.
Only by having a sufficient number of warriors can stronger warriors be born.
Therefore, the more prosperous a place is, the more warriors there are and the stronger their strength.
After walking out of Fengcheng County not long ago, Chen An had already discovered this.
The further north he went, the more people there were, and the same was true for warriors.
The nobles here are also commonplace, besides engaging in daily business, most of them also practice martial arts and pass it down to their household, allowing the younger generation to practice martial arts.
Half a month later, Chen An arrived at a new place.
Elemental County.
Fengcheng County belonged to the Chiyuan County, which was a remote corner of Chiyuan County, while Elemental County was a very prosperous place, even among the nine counties of Liangguo.
Naturally, this kind of place could not be compared to Fengcheng County.
From what Chen An had just arrived here, he could already feel it.
Compared to Fengcheng County, the roads here were obviously wider, and there were more people around.
Chen An casually asked a few people and found out that there had also been natural disasters here in recent years, and many places had suffered crop failures, but the surrounding area seemed to have not been greatly affected.
The people here were generally more affluent, and even in the face of natural disasters, the common people could still survive.
"Compared to those natural disasters, it is the eerie things that are more harmful."
Walking on the road with Chen An, Song Lao sighed, "Some places are very eerie and have killed many people."
"No one takes care of it?" Chen An asked.
There were also many eerie things in Fengcheng County, but the scope of the impact was generally not large, and it was the responsibility of various factions to solve these things.
For example, the hall masters like Mei An, responsible for solving these things.
He thought that a prosperous place like Elemental County would not encounter such a situation, but from Song Lao's tone, the eerie things here were even more terrifying.
"Even if they want to take care of it, there must be someone to do it."
Song Lao smiled and then explained in detail to Chen An.
It turned out that the strength of the eerie things was not stable.
These things were usually the weakest when they first appeared, and at this time, perhaps a few strong men could easily deal with some weak eerie things.
For example, rumors of corpse-changing zombies sound scary, but before they transform, as long as a few strong men can burn them to death.
But with the increasing number of eerie things, there were always some that were missed.
And these eerie things, as long as they were not resolved at the beginning, as more and more people were killed, they would become more and more troublesome.
Warriors had to work hard to become stronger through practice, but eerie things were easier.
Just killing people would do.
Oh, sometimes it didn't even require killing.
On the way here, Chen An heard about something.
It was said that a corpse-changing eerie thing hid on the prairie, not killing people, but usually targeting ordinary wild animals outside.
Corpse-changing zombies were nothing to people, but for the wild animals in the wilderness, it was a disaster.
Not long after, this eerie thing became out of control, and it was said that it took a lot of effort to suppress it.
This could be seen from the characteristics of these eerie things.
Fengcheng County was too remote.
This was a disadvantage, but sometimes it was an advantage.
Being remote and economically backward meant that there weren't many people there.
And there were many factions inside.
When eerie things appeared for the first time, these factions could easily dispose of your remains, burn them to ashes.
As for Elemental County, the situation was different.
Compared to Fengcheng County, Elemental County's area was too large, and there were many mobile people, making it prone to mistakes.
With the characteristics of eerie things, as long as there was a mistake, if it was not dealt with after a period of time, it would be a big trouble.
"Originally, it should be the court's Eerie Control Department that deals with these things, but now..."
Song Lao shook his head and did not say much.
Chen An naturally understood his meaning.
In other places it was unclear, but in Liangguo...
The Liangguo Emperor had almost been sidelined, not to mention the local government, which was basically just keeping up appearances.
The noble families controlled the local government, marginalized the officials, and even in a remote place like Fengcheng County, the gangs ruled.
In this situation, with the royal family's Eerie Control Department, what power did they have to suppress eerie things?
Basically no chance.
"We Liangguo people are in dire straits."
Song Lao couldn't help but sigh.
Chen An complimented him with a smile, then continued to chat, wanting to learn more about this place.
Leaving Fengcheng County and coming to Elemental County, Chen An basically had to start over from scratch and needed to know more information.
Looking at Song Lao in front of him, he asked a question, "I wonder how many experts are in Elemental County?"
"Experts?"
Song Lao smiled, his face gradually becoming serious, "Let me explain in detail."
"In Elemental County, there are quite a few experts, like those Refinement Body warriors such as Liu Dao and Mei An, who are not everywhere in Elemental County, but their numbers are quite considerable."
"Like the members of the White family, as long as they have some talent, they can basically achieve Refinement Body Completion."
Wow.
The many hall masters of the Sanhe Gang seemed to be depreciating.
In Fengcheng County, Refinement Body Completion was rare, but in Elemental County, it was everywhere.
Of course, it still couldn't be compared.
The many hall masters of the Sanhe Gang were not ordinary Refinement Body warriors. Not to mention ruthless individuals like Liu Dao, even ordinary hall masters like Mei An were experienced individuals who had emerged from numerous battles.
For such characters, an ordinary Refinement Body Completion practitioner in front of them probably couldn't last a few moves, not even in the same league.
"If it's the main lineage of the White family, like Miss Qing, most of them have the strength of Inner Qi Realm. The number of Inner Qi Completion practitioners is slightly less, but there are also."
Song Lao continued to explain.
Chen An listened carefully, taking it very seriously.
In general, for families like the White family, their members have the opportunity to practice martial arts.
As long as you have talent and are a member of the White family, you can be cultivated to become a warrior.
Of course, most people in the world are ordinary people, but as long as they have some talent, it is not difficult to cultivate them into Refinement Body warriors.
These ordinary White family members.
As for people like Miss Qing from the White family, the requirements were higher, and excellent individuals would be at the Inner Qi Realm.
Basically, those who could become spokespersons for various branches would not have a cultivation level lower than Inner Qi Completion.
As for the elders within the White family, except for a few exceptions, most of them were at the level of Inner Qi Perfection.
Even Qi Martial Realm practitioners were numerous.
And these were just the elders who were in the limelight.
The lifespan of warriors was often much longer than that of ordinary people. The White family, as a noble family, had been inherited for hundreds of years, and there would inevitably be some old people who did not die, playing the most critical role.
It was hard to say how strong these people were.
And what about the patriarch of the White family? What would their strength be like?
Chen An roughly estimated and felt his scalp tingle.
According to the current situation, just a few elders casually coming out of the White family would be enough to overturn the entire Fengcheng County.
In the entire Fengcheng County, there were only a few gang leaders who were only Refinement Qi Completion.
From this, one could see the great power of the White family.
The consumption of warriors was extremely terrifying. Chen An was only currently at the Inner Qi Realm. In order to refine Elemental Qi and refine Inner Qi, he had to eat meat every meal and occasionally take rich Qi-enhancing medicines for nourishment.
Overall, a day's consumption would be enough for an ordinary family to live for more than half a month.
This was just average nurturing.
The gentlemen and ladies from the White family were probably even more extreme.
What about the elders? The head of the family?
The White family had thousands of family members, and just the daily consumption of these people was astronomical.
No wonder with Qing's identity, she still had to stay in a remote and poor place like Fengcheng County to make money.
Various thoughts flashed through Chen An's mind.
"Gang Qi, Primordial."
The information revealed by Song Lao's words was vast.
From Song Lao's words, Chen An finally understood the levels beyond Inner Qi.
After the Inner Qi Realm was the Gang Qi realm, and after Gang Qi was Primordial.
In Fengcheng County, the most powerful existed in the various gang leaders.
But in Elemental County, the most powerful without a doubt would be the leaders of the various noble families.
The strength of these people, probably most of them were at the Gang Qi level, if not Gang Qi Completion.
Thinking about it this way, although Chen An's strength was not bad, in Elemental County, he probably wouldn't be considered much.
He had to work hard to level up.
A sense of urgency surged in Chen An's heart.
On the side, Song Lao seemed to understand Chen An's thoughts, and he comforted, "Don't think too much."
"In fact, your talent is top-notch within the entire White family, not much worse than those young masters and misses. From now on, work hard in your cultivation, reaching Inner Qi Completion is just a matter of time."
"If your luck is good, reaching Gang Qi is not impossible."
He said, his voice becoming increasingly solemn towards the end, as if he felt the hope was slim.
But what he said was indeed true.
Although the White family was strong, a practitioner at Inner Qi Completion returned to the White family, would be comparable to many elders.
And those elders were already a core high-level of the White family, with both shares and decision-making power.
In Song Lao's view, it was already very good for Chen An to have the opportunity to rise to this level in the future.
While most White family members shared the surname White, most of them would probably spend their whole lives working for the White family at the Refinement Body level.
Walking all the way from Fengcheng County, Chen An was able to see many sights.
When he was in Fengcheng County, he did not feel it, but only after walking out of Fengcheng County did Chen An realize that what Bai Qing said was not false.
Compared to other bustling places, Fengcheng County was indeed a poor and remote place. Although there were many products produced in various places, it was not considered a prosperous place.
In terms of economy and the number of warriors, it could not compare to other places.
Of course, these two aspects are interconnected in a way.
The more developed a place's economy is, the more resources converge, and the more abundant it becomes, naturally able to support more warriors.
Only by having a sufficient number of warriors can stronger warriors be born.
Therefore, the more prosperous a place is, the more warriors there are and the stronger their strength.
After walking out of Fengcheng County not long ago, Chen An had already discovered this.
The further north he went, the more people there were, and the same was true for warriors.
The nobles here are also commonplace, besides engaging in daily business, most of them also practice martial arts and pass it down to their household, allowing the younger generation to practice martial arts.
Half a month later, Chen An arrived at a new place.
Elemental County.
Fengcheng County belonged to the Chiyuan County, which was a remote corner of Chiyuan County, while Elemental County was a very prosperous place, even among the nine counties of Liangguo.
Naturally, this kind of place could not be compared to Fengcheng County.
From what Chen An had just arrived here, he could already feel it.
Compared to Fengcheng County, the roads here were obviously wider, and there were more people around.
Chen An casually asked a few people and found out that there had also been natural disasters here in recent years, and many places had suffered crop failures, but the surrounding area seemed to have not been greatly affected.
The people here were generally more affluent, and even in the face of natural disasters, the common people could still survive.
"Compared to those natural disasters, it is the eerie things that are more harmful."
Walking on the road with Chen An, Song Lao sighed, "Some places are very eerie and have killed many people."
"No one takes care of it?" Chen An asked.
There were also many eerie things in Fengcheng County, but the scope of the impact was generally not large, and it was the responsibility of various factions to solve these things.
For example, the hall masters like Mei An, responsible for solving these things.
He thought that a prosperous place like Elemental County would not encounter such a situation, but from Song Lao's tone, the eerie things here were even more terrifying.
"Even if they want to take care of it, there must be someone to do it."
Song Lao smiled and then explained in detail to Chen An.
It turned out that the strength of the eerie things was not stable.
These things were usually the weakest when they first appeared, and at this time, perhaps a few strong men could easily deal with some weak eerie things.
For example, rumors of corpse-changing zombies sound scary, but before they transform, as long as a few strong men can burn them to death.
But with the increasing number of eerie things, there were always some that were missed.
And these eerie things, as long as they were not resolved at the beginning, as more and more people were killed, they would become more and more troublesome.
Warriors had to work hard to become stronger through practice, but eerie things were easier.
Just killing people would do.
Oh, sometimes it didn't even require killing.
On the way here, Chen An heard about something.
It was said that a corpse-changing eerie thing hid on the prairie, not killing people, but usually targeting ordinary wild animals outside.
Corpse-changing zombies were nothing to people, but for the wild animals in the wilderness, it was a disaster.
Not long after, this eerie thing became out of control, and it was said that it took a lot of effort to suppress it.
This could be seen from the characteristics of these eerie things.
Fengcheng County was too remote.
This was a disadvantage, but sometimes it was an advantage.
Being remote and economically backward meant that there weren't many people there.
And there were many factions inside.
When eerie things appeared for the first time, these factions could easily dispose of your remains, burn them to ashes.
As for Elemental County, the situation was different.
Compared to Fengcheng County, Elemental County's area was too large, and there were many mobile people, making it prone to mistakes.
With the characteristics of eerie things, as long as there was a mistake, if it was not dealt with after a period of time, it would be a big trouble.
"Originally, it should be the court's Eerie Control Department that deals with these things, but now..."
Song Lao shook his head and did not say much.
Chen An naturally understood his meaning.
In other places it was unclear, but in Liangguo...
The Liangguo Emperor had almost been sidelined, not to mention the local government, which was basically just keeping up appearances.
The noble families controlled the local government, marginalized the officials, and even in a remote place like Fengcheng County, the gangs ruled.
In this situation, with the royal family's Eerie Control Department, what power did they have to suppress eerie things?
Basically no chance.
"We Liangguo people are in dire straits."
Song Lao couldn't help but sigh.
Chen An complimented him with a smile, then continued to chat, wanting to learn more about this place.
Leaving Fengcheng County and coming to Elemental County, Chen An basically had to start over from scratch and needed to know more information.
Looking at Song Lao in front of him, he asked a question, "I wonder how many experts are in Elemental County?"
"Experts?"
Song Lao smiled, his face gradually becoming serious, "Let me explain in detail."
"In Elemental County, there are quite a few experts, like those Refinement Body warriors such as Liu Dao and Mei An, who are not everywhere in Elemental County, but their numbers are quite considerable."
"Like the members of the White family, as long as they have some talent, they can basically achieve Refinement Body Completion."
Wow.
The many hall masters of the Sanhe Gang seemed to be depreciating.
In Fengcheng County, Refinement Body Completion was rare, but in Elemental County, it was everywhere.
Of course, it still couldn't be compared.
The many hall masters of the Sanhe Gang were not ordinary Refinement Body warriors. Not to mention ruthless individuals like Liu Dao, even ordinary hall masters like Mei An were experienced individuals who had emerged from numerous battles.
For such characters, an ordinary Refinement Body Completion practitioner in front of them probably couldn't last a few moves, not even in the same league.
"If it's the main lineage of the White family, like Miss Qing, most of them have the strength of Inner Qi Realm. The number of Inner Qi Completion practitioners is slightly less, but there are also."
Song Lao continued to explain.
Chen An listened carefully, taking it very seriously.
In general, for families like the White family, their members have the opportunity to practice martial arts.
As long as you have talent and are a member of the White family, you can be cultivated to become a warrior.
Of course, most people in the world are ordinary people, but as long as they have some talent, it is not difficult to cultivate them into Refinement Body warriors.
These ordinary White family members.
As for people like Miss Qing from the White family, the requirements were higher, and excellent individuals would be at the Inner Qi Realm.
Basically, those who could become spokespersons for various branches would not have a cultivation level lower than Inner Qi Completion.
As for the elders within the White family, except for a few exceptions, most of them were at the level of Inner Qi Perfection.
Even Qi Martial Realm practitioners were numerous.
And these were just the elders who were in the limelight.
The lifespan of warriors was often much longer than that of ordinary people. The White family, as a noble family, had been inherited for hundreds of years, and there would inevitably be some old people who did not die, playing the most critical role.
It was hard to say how strong these people were.
And what about the patriarch of the White family? What would their strength be like?
Chen An roughly estimated and felt his scalp tingle.
According to the current situation, just a few elders casually coming out of the White family would be enough to overturn the entire Fengcheng County.
In the entire Fengcheng County, there were only a few gang leaders who were only Refinement Qi Completion.
From this, one could see the great power of the White family.
The consumption of warriors was extremely terrifying. Chen An was only currently at the Inner Qi Realm. In order to refine Elemental Qi and refine Inner Qi, he had to eat meat every meal and occasionally take rich Qi-enhancing medicines for nourishment.
Overall, a day's consumption would be enough for an ordinary family to live for more than half a month.
This was just average nurturing.
The gentlemen and ladies from the White family were probably even more extreme.
What about the elders? The head of the family?
The White family had thousands of family members, and just the daily consumption of these people was astronomical.
No wonder with Qing's identity, she still had to stay in a remote and poor place like Fengcheng County to make money.
Various thoughts flashed through Chen An's mind.
"Gang Qi, Primordial."
The information revealed by Song Lao's words was vast.
From Song Lao's words, Chen An finally understood the levels beyond Inner Qi.
After the Inner Qi Realm was the Gang Qi realm, and after Gang Qi was Primordial.
In Fengcheng County, the most powerful existed in the various gang leaders.
But in Elemental County, the most powerful without a doubt would be the leaders of the various noble families.
The strength of these people, probably most of them were at the Gang Qi level, if not Gang Qi Completion.
Thinking about it this way, although Chen An's strength was not bad, in Elemental County, he probably wouldn't be considered much.
He had to work hard to level up.
A sense of urgency surged in Chen An's heart.
On the side, Song Lao seemed to understand Chen An's thoughts, and he comforted, "Don't think too much."
"In fact, your talent is top-notch within the entire White family, not much worse than those young masters and misses. From now on, work hard in your cultivation, reaching Inner Qi Completion is just a matter of time."
"If your luck is good, reaching Gang Qi is not impossible."
He said, his voice becoming increasingly solemn towards the end, as if he felt the hope was slim.
But what he said was indeed true.
Although the White family was strong, a practitioner at Inner Qi Completion returned to the White family, would be comparable to many elders.
And those elders were already a core high-level of the White family, with both shares and decision-making power.
In Song Lao's view, it was already very good for Chen An to have the opportunity to rise to this level in the future.
While most White family members shared the surname White, most of them would probably spend their whole lives working for the White family at the Refinement Body level.
