In Tieyuan County, within the grand hall of the Huanggen Sect, the walls and dragon-carved pillars exuded a cold, metallic sheen. Even adorned with brightly colored brocade, they couldn't dispel the chilly atmosphere.
Tieyuan County, with its scarcity of forests, lacked enough timber. Mortals made bricks from clay, while cultivators built with iron. The architectural style of the Huanggen Sect was characterized by its hard, simple lines, radiating an aura of stern severity, much like the cultivators of Tieyuan County.
Though cultivators were few here, resources were even scarcer. The fierce competition fostered a disposition among Tieyuan cultivators that was brave and martial, harsh and fierce.
Thus, in the past, when Tieyuan County was divided among three sects, it was a place of constant turmoil and conflict. Outsiders had even less interest in this desolate and impoverished land, summing it up with a single phrase: "Awful people breed in barren mountains and unruly waters."
