Qingming welcomed its first batch of mortals.0

The first wave wasn’t particularly large. It was a little over three thousand people, and they had arrived in trickles. They had all previously lived in nearby villages. Wei Yuan had already designated an open area by a small lake in the southeastern part of the realm as their first city.0

The land was located about one hundred and ten li away from the realm stone and close to the border. However, when the tens of thousands of Shaman corpses currently sitting in the realm had been fully converted, the domain’s boundaries would extend another twenty li. The lakeside featured vast stretches of open land that had once been cultivated but had fallen into ruin after the war. It was terrible, but at least reclaiming it would require far less effort than starting from scratch.0

Everyone was utterly exhausted from the journey, but their spirits were instantly lifted upon entering the domain. Many ailments that had plagued them for years vanished without a trace as well. When they reached the lake and saw the vast, level lands around it, many were so overcome with emotion that they burst into tears.0

Wei Yuan received another wisp of blue qi.0

Though they were called “mortals”, many...0