Liu Province, Azure Roc Mountains, Azure Roc City.
This was one of the cities directly governed by the Liang Family. Originally a dwelling place of the Azure Roc Clan, it lay in the central region of the Azure Roc Mountains, with the Golden Eagle Secret Realm located within the city.
The Liang Family controlled this place and extended its influence across the entire Azure Roc Mountains, originally in order to command Liu Province's border, resist invasions by the Demon Country's demon clans, and launch counterattacks.
But now, times had changed. As the Liang Family expanded its battle lines outward from the Azure Roc Mountains, pushing them forty thousand li beyond, the Azure Roc Mountains had long since ceased to be Liu Province's primary border front.
Even so, the Liang Family still maintained its control over Azure Roc City and its encompassing hold over the Azure Roc Mountains.
Moreover, it retained sufficient forces within Azure Roc City and the mountain range. The various formations and restrictions laid throughout the mountains, as well as the cultivation of "mountain spirits" in the Azure Roc Mountains using what they had acquired through trade with the Mountain-Moving Zhang Family, all proceeded as normal, with maintenance and upgrades carried out every year.
Thus, although Liu Province's battle line had expanded forty thousand li outward, the Azure Roc Mountains remained Liu Province's most natural and best defensive line.
That outer battle line, forty thousand li away, could only be considered a forward position. It might not be maintained forever; it might not hold. Should anything change at the front, the Azure Roc Mountains would become Liu Province's bottom line.
Therefore, the Liang Family had to ensure that the Azure Roc Mountains possessed sufficient defensive strength and means, so that if the war took a turn, Liu Province's