In the main world's Great Jin Dynasty, where southern Longzhou, northeastern Huanzhou, and southwestern Huazhou met, the terrain was exceptionally treacherous.
This meant that despite lying at the junction of three provinces, commerce was underdeveloped, prosperity and population were both mediocre, and Outer Scenery experts were scarce.
Qinshan City, where Xu Yue and Meng Qi had arrived, was collectively known with several nearby places as the Three Mountains and Four Waters. Whether commoners or martial artists, they lived off the mountains and waters, digging up the distinctive herbs and minerals of this perilous land.
Since Xu Yue was leading Meng Qi around, they naturally could not miss the place where one could comprehend Thor's true intent through Thor's blood.
The two strongest sects near Qinshan City were Zengxian Gate and the Qinshan Sword Sect. Zengxian Gate was a vassal of Zhenyi Gate, which had been founded by a lay disciple of the True Martial Sect after a fortuitous encounter and was itself a vassal of the True Martial Sect—a matryoshka doll within a matryoshka doll.
The Qinshan Sword Sect, meanwhile, was a vassal of a branch of the Longnan Zhang Clan.
Six years ago, a Heavenly Meteorite stained with Thor's blood had fallen here. Because it bore divine blood, even if only a little, one could comprehend some Supreme Skill moves by studying the meteorite.
The heads of the two sects that had discovered the meteorite at the same time were evenly matched, so they agreed to hold a contest every three years to decide who would have the right to study it.
Zhenyi Gate and the branch of the Longnan Zhang Clan naturally had some interest in such a thing as well. However, mindful of appearances, they only sent elders to study it. After discovering that one could at