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Afterward, the traveling party became extremely cautious.
They passed through a succession of islands.
They saw that above the islands, Great Demons lived extravagant lives, many Cloud Sails transporting treasures and young, beautiful women to the various island territories of their respective Great Demons.
Upon inquiring, Fan Chen learned that those human women had actually been sold by their own families.
With the rise of Filth Alien Power, ordinary people who originally lived in the Fourth and Third Realms were lured to the various Fragment Lands of the Second Realm, living in constant fear and uncertainty.
Poverty, warfare, and the scarcity of resources bred too much evil.
Some began to sell their sons and daughters, offloading their flesh and blood at low prices, which were then transported into the hands of the Great Demons of the Saint Spirit Continent by forces of cultivators that traded with the Demon Race.