"Eternal Thirteen Provinces? Crimson Moon Eighteen Provinces?"
Lin Bai truly had no idea what this meant.
The distribution of territory and balance of power in the Demon Realm seemed very different from those of the Barren Ancient Continent.
Of course, the Demon Realm was also far more brutal than the Barren Ancient Continent.
That much could be heard from Zhou Xi's words just now. There were layers upon layers of exploitation between the First Sects, cities, towns, and villages. Without someone possessing earth-shaking ability, it would probably be difficult to rise above the rest in this kind of world.
Zhou Xi said, "The so-called Eternal Thirteen Provinces refers to the thirteen great provinces under the jurisdiction of the Eternal Devil Sect. Likewise, the Crimson Moon Eighteen Provinces refers to the eighteen great provinces under the jurisdiction of the Crimson Moon Divine Sect."
"Lianzhou is one of the thirteen provinces under the jurisdiction of the Eternal Devil Sect."
"Xuanzhou is one of the eighteen provinces under the jurisdiction of the Crimson Moon Divine Sect."
"Take Lianzhou, for example. Every year, all the cities pay six-tenths of their cultivation resources in tribute to the Candle Dragon Sect. Likewise, the Candle Dragon Sect must pay six-tenths of its cultivation resources in tribute to the Eternal Devil Sect every year."
Hearing this, Lin Bai finally understood everything.
This was actually no different from the dynastic system on the Barren Ancient Continent.
The Candle Dragon Sect was essentially equivalent to a commandery prince or feudal lord in a dynasty.
Lianzhou belonged to the territory of the commandery prince known as the Candle Dragon Sect. The martial artists and cities at every level within Lianzhou all had to pay tribute to the Candle Dragon Sect.
The various cities within Lianzhou were equivalent to positions such as