Jade Lake Commandery, Crossriver Commandery, River Source Commandery, North Roc Commandery, Yellowstone Commandery, Fire Dragon Commandery, Eastern Mausoleum Commandery, Southern Peace Commandery, Fire Tree Commandery.
Of Liu Province's eleven commanderies, Liang Zhaohuang had already inspected nine. Only two remained: Black Marsh Commandery in the southern part of the plateau, and South Azure Commandery south of the Azure Roc Mountains.
After dealing with the Zheng Family of "Earth Yang Wood" in Fire Tree Commandery, killing the chicken to warn the monkeys and making clear his family's stance on controlling Liu Province, Liang Zhaohuang continued north into Black Marsh Commandery, located in the southern reaches of the plateau between the Red Flame Plains and the Azure Roc Mountains.
Black Marsh Commandery had earned its name because it contained a vast expanse of black swamp. Though it was a swamp, its black silt was brimming with spirituality, allowing lush vegetation to flourish within. During the era of the Demon Country, it had been the place where the Black Banyan King grew.
Even now, sixty years after Liu Province had established its cauldron, this swamp had been developed for six decades. Most of it had been divided among the commandery's prominent clans and county magnate families to cultivate spirit grain, spirit medicine, spirit plants, and the like. Yet many black banyan demon trees still remained within the black swamp.
Naturally, this was intentional on the part of the Liang Family and the prominent clans and county magnate families of Black Marsh Commandery. After all, these black banyan trees had once produced the Black Banyan King, an existence of the late Demon King stage. Their breed, quality, spirituality, and all else were exceptionally high.
And after several decades of suppression and cleansing by Liu Province's Human Way Destiny, these black banyan demon trees were gradually