They pledged allegiance in all manner of different forms and ranks.
At the same time, Li Qing's Divine Body had also arrived in the Dragon Kingdom.
The Dragon Kingdom belonged to General Deman, who was himself a powerhouse of the Divine Soul Realm.
He belonged to the Samsara Hall, one of the Ten Halls of the Ghost Path, and was a direct-line powerhouse.
Li Qing altered his appearance, taking on the typical look of a ronin from the Dragon Kingdom.
The lowest-ranking noble cultivators of the Dragon Kingdom were collectively known as ronin. They cultivated Ghost Path techniques and spells, and also possessed a trace of ghost-god blood in their veins.
Ghost Path cultivation techniques differed somewhat from orthodox methods. They mainly cultivated the blood, heart, marrow, and similar parts.
Once cultivation succeeded, their bloodline would mutate, and even their bodies would undergo changes. Their descendants would then be naturally suited to cultivating certain techniques.
It was a form of inheritance that was half bloodline and half cultivation technique.
The Eastern Yi people likewise bore more or fewer traces of the inhuman. For instance, small horns grew from their heads.
Their skin could also display traits of green, red, or blue.
Others had fangs growing in their mouths, or were born with deformed physiques.
Dressed in ronin attire, Li Qing took in the scenery of Eastern Yi.
Most Eastern Yi people were rather slight of build, and the streets carried an unusual sense of order.
When ordinary commoners saw a ronin like him, they respectfully stepped aside. Their gazes were full of envy as they bowed and scraped before him.
There were not many ronin on the road; most were Eastern Yi commoners.
Some carried shoulder poles as they sold glutinous rice balls, while others performed acrobatics to earn meager