Chapter 539 - 411 Immortal Decree
Outside the Great Zhou Capital.
Countless refugees were desperately waiting for food outside the city.
In rows of haphazardly constructed shanties, decaying corpses, human excrement, and various indescribable smells mingled together, creating an incredibly filthy and foul environment.
Under such circumstances, diseases rapidly spread from person to person, compounded by famine and crime, leading to a daily increase in the death toll.
Yet more refugees continued to flock to the capital in search of any slim chance of survival, such as the possibility of receiving porridge from some generous benefactors.
Considering the growing chaos outside the city, officials reported the situation to the Emperor of Great Zhou.
The Emperor in his early twenties glanced at the memorial presented to him and tossed it aside impatiently.
"A myriad of Immortals have perished, Lin Xing has emerged once again, the State Preceptor is conducting a heavenly sacrifice, the West Emperor has issued a summons, and the Ming Mountain Sect has witnessed anomalies from the Immortal Court..." he mused.
"At such a time, do they expect me to be concerned with these trifles?"
The Emperor sighed, "No one in the court understands my position."
As a high-ranking official of Great Zhou, he understood that the strong held all power in the current world.