So every major power sheltered the mortals under its protection. As for the lives and deaths of other mortals, what did they care?
Even if hundreds of billions or trillions of mortals died, they meant nothing in the eyes of those lofty major powers.
They were arrogant. Cultivators and mortals were on entirely different levels. They stood high above, cold and heartless.
They had completely forgotten that they, too, had once climbed their way up from being mortals.
As they traveled, they came across several major powers. Ye Lin used the same method each time: first, he invoked the name of Nameless Mountain to bring them to heel, then he mobilized their forces to hunt down the Evil Demons.
After all, these powers no longer dared to obey him in public while defying him in secret. They were all clever people. The moment the Ten Sequences of Nameless Mountain entered Black Sand Prefecture, word had already reached the entire prefecture.
Everyone knew full well that Nameless Mountain had begun to take action.
Those who had no intention of defecting could only grit their teeth and submit.
But if they defied orders in secret now, they would be met with Nameless Mountain's justified suppression.
"We're here."
Toutian glanced at the Heaven-Peering Compass in his hand and suddenly spoke. Ahead, a huge city had come into view.
The city walls surrounding it were black, and their dark hue made them look overwhelmingly oppressive.
But in the next moment, Ye Lin's powerful divine sense swept over the entire city.
The city was vast, and its inhabitants were all sorts of Evil Cultivators, Demonic Cultivators, and Demon Cultivators. There were even righteous cultivators among them.
The whole city was steeped in corruption, with all manner of shady dealings. They sold just about everything.
Even