Two years later, almost all the sources of supernatural power entrenched east of Shahe River were cleared out.
Those who were not cleared out also fled to the far west.
Shahe River, also known as Liusha River.
This is a river of quicksand that runs through the deserts and Gobi of the Western Regions, dividing the Western Regions into east and west.
The west side is called the Far West, and the east side is called East of Shahe.
The Western Regions covers an extremely vast area. On its south side, there is a long and narrow bay that extends 100,000 miles into the Western Regions. As the seasons change, the raging waves and the sea transport huge amounts of rainwater to the hinterland of the Western Regions through this long and narrow bay.
Otherwise, the entire Western Region will become a desert.
Where the rain cannot reach is the vast sea of sand. When the rainy season comes, the river water picks up endless quicksand and rushes towards the bay, cutting off peaks and filling valleys, as if the entire continent is drifting, which is spectacular.
The Quicksand River was named after this and became the natural dividing line between the two sides of the Western Regions.
At this time, on the east side of Shahe River, there was only one last stronghold of Lingyi left.
Huang Fengling is also the tallest one chosen by the ghosts with their feet.
This is a huge mountain range spanning thousands of miles. Because it blocks some water vapor, it has abundant rainfall and has become a giant oasis on the east side of the sand sea.
There are long streams and rivers flowing between the mountains, river valleys and plains everywhere, abundant water and grass, fertile land, and there are thirty-six countries.
Yunsang Country, Baosi City.
Qin He walked with his hands behind his back through the bustling city full of people and shops. Although he had a general idea of the situation here based on intelligence, he still found it incredible.
The prosperity here is no less than that of the human kingdom in Southern Continent.
The common people did not look poor, on the contrary, Yunsang Country was rich in precious silk, and a considerable proportion of the people wore gorgeous and colorful clothes, showing the wealth of the place.
What is a little strange is that the women here are obviously much plumper than the women in Jambudvīpa, and even seem a little rough and untidy, unlike the women in Jambudvīpa who consider slimness and slenderness as beauty.
Qin He strolled along the streets and found no signs of the supernatural wreaking havoc. Instead, he felt that everything was in order and the atmosphere was quite peaceful.
A moment later, a hunchbacked young man came running towards Qin He and said, "Master, we found it. It's at the North City Wind God Temple. They're loading it. There are over a thousand people there."
Qin He nodded, and his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.
When he reappeared, he appeared in front of a huge temple.
At a glance, Qin He saw the giant statue in the temple. It was a mouse, the spiritual master of Huangfengling, and there was actually a temple built there.
At this moment, in the spacious part of the temple, a yellow flying boat landed on the ground, and soldiers holding sharp blades were escorting pairs of boys and girls onto the flying boat.
The faces of these boys and girls were pale and their expressions were numb. Occasionally, some of them cried, but the ferocious soldiers beat them with knife handles to stop them from crying.
Finally, it was here that Qin He felt the atmosphere of numbness, despair and tension.
"Master, I've found out everything. These are the human sacrifices offered by the territory under the jurisdiction of Baosi City. There are a total of one thousand people. They will be loaded onto the ship and will leave soon." Wang Tiezhu said, adding, "This is the last batch this year. Usually, we have one batch every six months. If there are other requests, we can submit them separately."
"That's two thousand boys and girls a year, and it's just one city. There are thirty-six countries in Huangfengling, hundreds of big cities, and countless small cities. In a year, the number exceeds one million. The population breeding industry in Huangfengling is doing well." Qin He rubbed his fingers, his eyes gradually turning cold.
"Who says it's not true? In other places, the ghosts in a city or town will kill everyone without distinction of gender, age, human or animal. But here, they offer people as tributes in batches, just like cutting wheat, one crop at a time, without digging up the roots." Wang Tiezhu shook his head, also finding it incredible.
Behind the prosperity of Huangfengling is the fact that it is "kept in captivity" by humans.
In Huangfengling, the most important thing for all countries is to regularly offer sacrifices to young boys and girls. It is absolutely the top priority.
All boys and girls of appropriate age must wait for the draw. Once they are drawn, they must serve the Yellow Wind King. If they resist... no one can resist.
Huangfeng Ridge is one of the few ten wonders that has never truly fallen asleep. Here, King Huangfeng is a god, and thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all gifts from God.
As long as more boys and girls are born and offered as sacrifices, people will be safe.
If you resist, everyone will die.
Over time, the human race in Huangfengling was gradually tamed, from resistance to fear of resistance, and then to absolute obedience and numbness.
They even deceive themselves and rationalize this "offering", worshiping the man-eating devil as a god.
This is the reason why the women here are plump, because this type of women are easy to give birth to, which is the result of selection from generation to generation. Those who cannot "offer" can only buy "offerings" at a high price to replace them, otherwise they will be punished.
The only reason for the change of dynasties was insufficient offerings.
According to the history of Yunsang Kingdom, four hundred years ago, King Huangfeng regained consciousness and issued an order to offer sacrifices. However, King Yunsang failed to offer the full amount on time, and his entire clan was eaten.
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