The continent of Jiuzhou was home to a diverse array of powers, represented mainly by the righteous presided over by Yuan Shang, the demon path led by Li Wu, and the neutral factions embodied by Jindao people. It was an eclectic mix of all sorts.
Jiang Li could clearly sense that in Jiuzhou of this time, the lives of cultivators and mortals alike were cheap. The righteous sought to uphold justice, but the demon path's influence was formidable, and there were always meddlesome individuals stirring the pot.
The Jindao people seemed to think deaths were just deaths, there was no need to hold grudges over millions of lives.
Using his Divine Sense, Jiang Li saw two sects spilling blood over a Spirit Stone mine, staining the rich veins with crimson.
The strong preyed on the weak; bulgars took advantage of the chaos and such cases were far too common. Tens of robberies took place at the same time, most of them occurring on official roads.
