East Sea Fishing Prefecture, isolated from the continental framework for ten thousand years, had once given birth to countless nations of varying sizes. Later, through devouring and annexation, they gradually formed the current landscape of ten great empires.
Until several decades ago, Great Emperor Zhenwei emerged out of nowhere and launched the largest, bloodiest war in history. Only then did six empires become relics of the past, resulting in today's four-way standoff.
The strongest and largest of them was naturally the Zhenwei Empire.
Fearing they would follow in the others' footsteps, the remaining three empires could only band together in an alliance to resist it.
Thus, the current situation in East Sea Fishing Prefecture was one against three. Neither side could do anything to the other, leaving things in a state of temporary stability.
Jun Changxiao had no interest whatsoever in fighting over territory.
However, Master Fan had been invited away by Great Emperor Zhenwei and had yet to return. He had to go investigate.
The journey from the border to Zhenwei City would take some time. Gousheng was in no great rush, so he led his disciples into every city they passed, gathering more information about Fishing Prefecture and the Zhenwei Empire.
When martial artists and ordinary people in the former Tiger Leap Empire heard the name Great Emperor Zhenwei, all of them harbored fear and anger. Within the Zhenwei Empire, however, there was nothing but praise and extreme worship.
Later, Jun Changxiao gradually came to understand.
The Zhenwei Empire had once been extremely weak overall, suffering humiliation from other empires year after year.
Only after Great Emperor Zhenwei ascended the throne did he begin carrying out sweeping reforms. The empire's overall strength steadily surged, until it leaped in one bound to become the strongest empire in Fishing Prefecture.