Rumbling noises that sounded like the ground was splitting apart came from below, from the oasis where the Water God Cult was located.
In fact, that was exactly what was happening.
The Water God Cult built their base in the oasis and after centuries of development, they had grown into a force no one in Arid Continent could compete with.
For them to grow to this size and tyrannize the whole of Arid Continent, the Water God Cult attributed their success to their founder, Black Water Taoist.
He was the first generation cult leader.
Over the centuries, they were now at their third generation with thousands of members, and undoubtedly a couple of experts among their ranks. Most of them were fugitives, bandits, and people with nowhere else to turn to, so they came to the Water God Cult where they were all accepted without discrimination.