"Strange city..."
Though Geng said that, he knew that he was not actually familiar with the concept of a "city."
A so-called "city" was, at the very least, a settlement formed by the concentration of large numbers of living beings and industries. But for the Early Demon Race, large settlements had little meaning. According to the ethics established by the Demon Emperor, only Openings Spirit counted as members of the Demon Race. The Early Demon Race started at the Opening Spirit Stage—their combat strength was equivalent to that of Qi Refining Cultivators. While gaining intelligence, they also possessed considerable power at the very least. And the cultivation method developed by the Dragon Emperor, one that did not harm heaven and earth, had allowed them to become self-sufficient very early on. Every member of the Demon Race could easily support themself.
By Earth's standards, the Early Demon Race could be considered neither a system of primitive distribution nor distribution according to need under immensely productive conditions.
Under such circumstances, the vast majority of demon folk had little need to settle down, much less gather together. However, the reason the Demon Emperor had forged a path of his own in the beginning was to protect his tribe. Thus, settlements of all sizes still existed. But that was only out of consideration for "respecting tradition."
Of course, Geng had seen "cities" before. When he had been displayed among the Later Demon Race as a rare animal, a "survivor from the previous generation," he had seen cities there as well. Everything there had been orderly and tightly structured. Countless thrones were arranged upon the earth. Between them stretched a network of canals covering the entire continent. Water mixed with Di Liu Jiang flowed through them, driving the evolution of those without intelligence. Gods walked