Founding Circuit, True Prefecture.
Founding Circuit bordered Guanshan Circuit. Its twelve prefectures crisscrossed one another, its mountains and rivers rich with spiritual grace.
And that legendary immortal mountain—Mahayana Mountain, famed throughout the realm because of Yan Xuanhe—stood majestically in the heart of True Prefecture, veiled in clouds and mist like a realm beyond the heavens.
After the Heavenly Sect split into three, the Heavenly Sword, Heavenly Saber, and Heavenly Martial factions all claimed to be the orthodox Heavenly Sect. The question of who Mahayana Mountain belonged to sparked a fierce debate that lasted a very long time.
Nearly two thousand years, in fact.
As everyone knew, a triangle was the most stable structure.
The relationship between Heavenly Sword, Heavenly Saber, and Heavenly Martial was remarkably stable. Whenever one faction rose to prominence and tried to claim Mahayana Mountain for itself, the other two would band together to stop it, ensuring that none could monopolize the mountain.
They certainly could not keep bleeding each other dry forever. Cultivation was not all about fighting and killing; cultivation was about harvesting leeks and raking in money. Constant militarism benefited no one.
Seeing that none of them could seize Mahayana Mountain, yet none wished to withdraw, the three factions sat down for a cordial meeting. After friendly negotiations, they finally reached an agreement.
Mahayana Mountain would serve as the sacred ground of all three factions. No one was permitted to lay a finger on it. Even I, the orthodox Heavenly Sect, cannot take possession of Mahayana Mountain—so what makes you think you can, brat?
Seal the mountain!
It had to be sealed!
The three Heavenly Sect factions spread their branches around Mahayana Mountain, their influence extending across all of Founding Circuit. Shen Prefecture, where the Feng Clan of one of the Heavenly Sword Five