Ning Xiaochuan continued, "With the Old Marquis holding the fort in the Yulan Empire, he will be more than capable of leading the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion to rapid growth in the rear of the battlefield. By the time the war ends, the mansion's foundations will already be unshakable. Ningsheng, I said I would find rare medicine to heal your injuries, and I will keep my word."
Hearing this, Yu Ningsheng naturally felt a surge of warmth in her heart. A faint, bashful flush rose over her delicate, beautiful face.
Ning Xiaochuan took out a map. It depicted the various low-level civilizations scattered across the southern frontier, as well as certain perilous lands and forbidden zones within the Great Wilderness.
Many large tribes' territories were marked on the map. The closer they were to the Yulan Empire's border, the more detailed the markings became. The farther away they were, the simpler the markings became.
At the very top of the map lay an enormous mountain range stretching for more than a hundred thousand miles.
That mountain range extended fifty thousand miles deep into the Great Wilderness of the southern frontier. Farther south of it, the map was completely blank, without a single marking.
That mountain range was called the Heaven-Cleaving Desolate Ridge.
Countless powerful mysterious beasts lurked within the mountains. Some Martial Venerables had once believed their Martial Dao cultivation to be formidable, but after entering the range, they never emerged again.
Thus, not a single warrior of the Yulan Empire dared venture into the Heaven-Cleaving Desolate Ridge.
Over time, the Heaven-Cleaving Desolate Ridge became a heavenly chasm for the warriors of every Civilized Nation across this land of the Yulan Empire. No one had ever crossed it, nor did anyone know what lay beyond the mountains. Ning Xiaochuan had