Stone City had not changed much. It operated just as it had before Wang Quan left.
If he had to name a change, it was merely that a few more Spirit Monsters, martial artists, and New-Method Cultivators from all directions were worshipping the sun, moon, and stars.
There were a few more Dao Seal Cultivators, too.
What delighted Wang Quan was that the number of Bump Spirit Monsters had also increased.
The Present World had not changed much, but the safe zone in the Second-Layer World had expanded considerably.
Using his [All-Heavens Banner], Mei Niang and the others had taken control of a building and merged it with the previous safe zone in the three-story pavilion.
Now, the many cultivators in the Second Layer's safe zone had a much larger area to move around in.
During this time, relying on the [All-Heavens Banner], everyone had slain countless Evil beings.
Last came the Underworld.
The Underworld had not grown very much:
City No. 95, which corresponded to Stone City, had several times more ghosts and monsters than it had even at its peak.
Densely packed ghosts and monsters arrived from every direction through all sorts of channels.
Under the guidance of Ruo Jinghong and her Dao companion Tongtong, large numbers of ghosts and monsters now worshipped heaven, earth, and the four directions day and night, following the changes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Wang Quan was quite satisfied with this.
Through these years of cultivating and refining Magic Treasures, Wang Quan had discovered that worshipping the sun, moon, stars, and the four seasons truly benefited cultivators like them.
Although the effects were not obvious at first, as long as the worship continued over the long years, the benefits they could reap would be immense.
More importantly:
Other people were the