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But what caused Han Cai to be most curious was a small odd sculpture in a corner of the wagon. The sculpture was exquisitely carved from a single piece of jade and shaped into a perfect representation of a Cloud Serpent, a creature of legend said to control the weather of the grasnds. The serpent coiled on itself, its body covered with intricate scales that shimmered with a radiant green hue. Upon seeing the sculpture, Han Cai revealed great curiosity.
When the old man saw Han Cai''s amazement, he respectfully gave Han Cai an exnation, "It seems that Immortal Master hasn''t seen a Jade Cloud Serpent before. It really is an umon rarity. Not only is it a sight to behold, but it is also said to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits when ced inside. It is a seldom seen treasure for grasnd travelers. It is only because our wagon master is such a domineeringly rich man that he was able to acquire four of them."
Han Cai faintly smiled but remained silent. How could he not make out that this Liu Baihe was trying to curry favor on the caravan master''s behalf?
Han Cai was seated one side while, Liu Baihe reservedly sat on other side, being very respectful..
Han Cai smiled upon seeing his restraint and amiably said, "Mister Liu, there is no need to be so formal. Please seatfortably. There are a few things that I''d like to discuss with you."
After a short moment of thought, he straightforwardly asked, "I am a cultivator that came here from anothernd. I was wondering if Mister Liu could give me an introduction to the nearby regions and customs."
Liu Baihe pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Since sir immortal came from a foreignnd, then I must first tell you that this ce is the Emerald Wind Grasnds. We are in the southwest quadrant of this area. The three great teaus nearby are the Silver Fox Hollow, Robust Bison teau, and Red Crane Steppe. Naturally, there are also many teaus of smaller sizes with both cultivators and mortals living on each.
"We share the same conventions as those of other territories. Every teau has a teau lord, a cultivator with the greatest cultivation technique that is responsible for protecting the teau. If other cultivators wish to settle on the teau and are willing to hold an office, they will be given a set amount of spirit stones from the teau lord every year, but they must obey the teau lord''smands. Naturally, if one were to reside on a teau and was unwilling to hold an office, they would be required to give the teau lord a set amount of spirit stones every year if they wished to remain on the teau."
With that said, Liu Baihe paused, revealing an expression of admiration as if he held great longing towards cultivators.
Liu Baihe continued, "Mortals that live on these teaus must performbor or pay spirit stones; otherwise, they aren''t allowed to reside on the teau. Because of the Immortal Techniques that were ced on these teaus, there is no need to fear assault from insect tides or spirit beasts. As such, us mortals may live without fear. In addition, the Immortal Masters'' powers are remarkable. Whenever we mortals travel afar, we spare no effort to hire one or two Immortal Masters to apany us. That way if wee across any demonic beast while in the grasnds, we will have a chance at living. Naturally, the Immortal Masters that agree to be hired would beparatively free whenpared to those previously mentioned."
"Insect tides?" Han Cai was puzzled upon hearing those words.
This was grasnd so it made sense but imagining tides of spiders crawling around all grasnd made his skin crawl.
"The previousnd that Immortal Master resided in didn''t have attacks by insect tides?" The old man appeared to be marveled.<novelsnext></novelsnext>
"I saw no insect tides where I previously cultivated. What are they? Somethingparable torge number of insects?" Han Cai calmly asked without care.
Liu Baihe sensed Han Cai''s skepticism but proceeded with an earnest exnation nheless. "There are two main natural hazards in the Emerald Wind Grasnds: insect tides and lightning storms. There are also demonic beast but danger of demonic beast should be issue anywhere.
When ites to demonic beast. I''m sure, as an Immortal Master, you have more knowledge about them than I do since you came here riding one. Predominantly, these massive creatures of the grasnds specialize in many demonic techniques and are out of reach for us mortals. Only Immortals can defeat them."
"As for the insect tides," he continued, "they are enormous insect waves that hit twice a year, sweeping across the entire Emerald Wind Grasnds. The destruction they leave in their wake is considerable, annihting life and habitats. Were it not for our teau being fortified by Immortal techniques, we mortals would face a certain end. It is also believed that even an Immortal, if engulfed by an insect tide, would find it highly challenging to break free, often resulting in a fatal oue." Fear was visible in Liu Baihe''s eyes as he spoke.
Han Cai, maintaining his impassive demeanor, and probed further, "And the lightning storm? What kind of cmity is that?" He aimed to gain a thorough understanding of these two natural hazards to be better equipped should he encounter them.
The old man paused before resuming. He was genuinely taken aback that the cultivator before him was oblivious to the realities of the grasnds and the most enigmatic of the two significant natural disasters, the lightning storm. He wondered about Han Cai''s origins. Could it be that he came from a outside of grasnd area? But the location was the Emerald Wind Grasnds, where, except for the adjacent grass territories, there were no considerablend areas.The grasnd area was so massive that for most of the mortals who lived here the whole continent was only grasnd area.
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