Upon hearing Du Wei's words, Lu Chen immediately realized, although the cities within the Mysterious Moon Palace's dominion are nominally part of the palace, there are numerous forces present within its territory.
The Mysterious Moon Palace is in the heavens, while these places on the ground are merely part of the mortal world to it. Even though some special cities are under its direct governance, most of the cities are managed by its subsidiary forces.
After all, the Mysterious Moon Palace is an Immortal Sect and can't focus solely on directly managing the mortal world.
Frost City, for instance, is one of the special cities under the direct management of the Mysterious Moon Palace, so its prosperity is naturally expected.
However, judging from the number of people in Snow Peak City, it must have been prosperous before. How did it end up in such a state?
This is probably related to the issue Du Wei mentioned regarding the cultivators' cultivation.
