The Terrifying Three Trials

Many times, the Eastern Thirty-Six Commanderies were not the only ones mocked. Every place had its regional advantages, and such advantages gave rise to a sense of regional superiority in many martial artists.

Take Cangbei County and Mu Long County, for instance. Within the Western region, because they were close to the Eastern Thirty-Six Commanderies, spiritual energy was scarce and resources were insufficient. Thus, the two counties were often ridiculed by the other territories of the Western region.

Yang Chen had found it strange at first, but after thinking it over carefully, he understood. Although Mu Long County was designated as part of the Western region, it was still a borderland. How could it be mentioned in the same breath as the prosperous areas of the Western region?

If they truly could be compared, the people of Wood Dragon Main City would not have fought the Green Lotus Cult over a spiritual vein.

Yang Chen took all this in and could only sigh softly. As the saying went, every family had its own hard-to-read scripture—this was exactly that sort of thing.

"So they're from Cangbei County."

"Hehe, the Cangbei County branch seemed to have suffered a great humiliation at the last clan assembly. I wonder whether they've forgotten about it after all these years."

"I thought the Cangbei County branch would have forgotten about it."

Many martial artists were like this. Whenever they had nothing better to do, they would stand to the side and spread gossip and idle rumors to mock others, all to make themselves stand out and seek that tiny sliver of superiority.

Of course, most people were clever enough when they mocked others, but some simply were not.

"Hehe, Cangbei County is so close to the Eastern Thirty-Six Commanderies. It's only normal for them to be