Walker Of The Worlds

Chapter 2635 Deep Wood Ram

Chapter 2635 Deep Wood Ram

The sects managed to convince the Deep Wood Ram that they would allow it to keep its territory and would not cause it trouble. However, the beast refused to accept their assurances. It was well aware of human treachery and demanded that they leave the lands entirely. It took another hundred years before an agreement was finally reached.

The Deep Wood Ram would become the guardian of the city, and its tribe would be protected.

"A Deep Wood Ram... They're powerful Wood Elemental beasts and are even referred to as the spirit of forests sometimes," Lin Mu recalled, having read about them before.

These creatures were known to be a peaceful species of beasts, rarely angered. Even when humans intruded into their territory, they would typically allow passage, and limited harvesting from their lands was permitted. It was even said that they would aid lost or injured humans who found themselves in their domain.

As such, humans generally preferred not to antagonize them.

There was little material benefit in killing them either, as their bodies decomposed rapidly upon death, returning to the earth. They existed in harmonious balance with the forest, such that even in death, their bodies nourished the very land that had sustained them.

This unique characteristic was one of the reasons they were called the spirit of the forests.

While natural death was one thing, if a human was found to have killed a Deep Wood Ram, the consequences were dire. The entire herd of Deep Wood Rams would relentlessly hunt down the perpetrator, chasing them to the ends of the world. Escape was nearly impossible, as the dying Deep Wood Ram would leave a soul imprint on its killer, ensuring they could not hide.

Eventually, the Deep Wood Ram accepted the proposed arrangement, and a great oath was sworn between it and all the sect leaders of the time.

These families, while not officially nobles, held a similar status during their time.

Even during the Shanxi Empire's territorial expansion a hundred thousand years ago, the status of Ram Orchard City remained unchanged. The empire recognized the city's value and left it alone, benefiting from its trade and resources. Ram Orchard City, in turn, joined the empire without conflict, gaining additional protection and favorable trade conditions.

Later, the Shanxi Empire conferred noble titles upon several prominent families in the city, cementing their positions within the empire's hierarchy.

This development made the sects somewhat uneasy, as their status within the empire was delicate.

While sects were officially independent powers, they still operated within the empire's territory and often complied with its policies. For its part, the Shanxi Empire knew not to overstep its boundaries and refrained from oppressing the sects, ensuring no major conflicts arose between them.

Lin Mu couldn't help but compare this dynamic to the situation in the Rust Sky World. There, conflicts between sects and empires in the distant past had led to the complete eradication of sects. The trauma of those events was so profound that sects were outlawed entirely.

The few that remained either disbanded or transformed into independent organizations or clans, such as the Morning Glory Clan and the Serene Glass Valley, in order to comply with the new laws.

'I suppose the Jui World is somewhat similar to the Xiaofan World, where both empires and sects coexist,' Lin Mu reflected.

However, there were notable differences. In the Xiaofan World, the kingdoms and empires were weaker than the sects, with their primary advantage being sheer population size. Here in the Jui World, the empires had plenty of powerful experts and could hold their own against many sects.

Ten minutes later, Lin Mu had finished the entire book, just in time for Dou Qi to deliver his tea.