Take on Ten

Red Cliff City had a population of several hundred thousand.

Because of the mist's blockade, although Sacred Ancestor Road connected it to other cities and the villages below, this city was more like an independent feudal state.

In this respect, it was not much different from the immortal cities of the Haotian Realm.

The forces controlling the city mainly consisted of the City Lord's Mansion, noble families, and martial arts schools. The City Lord's Mansion stood high above all, the noble families occupied the middle tier, and the martial arts schools lay at the bottom—clear as the Wei and Jing rivers, with strict ranks!

As a Martial Artist from a village, if Wang Chen wanted to rise above the crowd, he could only attach himself to one of these three great powers.

"Either a noble family or a martial arts school."

Shi Yan advised, "Each has its own advantages and drawbacks."

There were dozens of noble families, large and small, in Red Cliff City. They ran many industries and businesses, and joining any one of them would not be too bad. At the very least, basic cultivation resources would be guaranteed.

However, joining a noble family required signing a blood contract. One had to serve them for twenty or thirty years before gaining freedom.

Moreover, one's status would be very low at the beginning, and one would have to work hard to climb upward.

As for martial arts schools, there were far more of them than noble families. As long as one possessed Bone Refining Realm strength, one could earn a living there.

They were freer than noble families, but the benefits were certainly much worse.

As for whether to choose a noble family or a martial arts school, that depended on Wang Chen's own wishes!

Shi Yan explained everything