"How should I put it? Sacred Domain is in the far south, while Heavenly Venerate Pavilion is in the far north. Crossing from one to the other is somewhat difficult," Zhang Guihe explained.
Yang Chen asked in surprise, "Why? What makes it difficult?"
"It's a long story. The Southern Region and Northern Region are separated by the Extreme Yin River. The Extreme Yin River is a special region left behind from the ancient war between the Southern Realm and the Netherworld. Even now, wars rage there for long periods. It is one of the battlegrounds between the Southern Realm and the Netherworld. Because of it, the Southern Region and Northern Region have had very little contact aside from matters of war," Zhang Guihe said, laying out every detail.
Yang Chen could not help but feel both amused and helpless.
What he had feared most was that Sacred Domain and Heavenly Venerate Pavilion would be too far apart. Who would have thought they truly were separated by such an immense distance—one in the south, the other in the north, at two utter extremes.
A myriad helpless feelings filled Yang Chen's heart, but his expression quickly turned solemn.
"Extreme Yin River!"
Yang Chen murmured to himself.
The Netherworld had invaded the Spirit Realm more than once. It was only natural that it had also invaded the Southern Realm; otherwise, the Southern Realm would not have devised ways to cultivate Spirit Realm people on such a large scale.
Now it seemed that the Southern Realm had suffered a far deeper invasion than he had imagined. The fighting had actually carved out an "Extreme Yin River."
From this, it was clear that in the war between the Netherworld and the Southern Realm, even if the Southern Realm had not suffered a crushing defeat, it