Zhang Yu glanced at the metal disc. The instant his gaze fell upon it, the surrounding scenery abruptly darkened, and a veil of clouds and mist spread before him. Within it appeared a map painted in all manner of vivid pigments. It was not a static map, but one in motion, rendering mountains, rivers, and terrain in exquisite detail.
With a single glance, he could tell that it chiefly depicted the still-unexplored Southern Continent of Eastern Court Prefecture. It also marked numerous places such as underground rivers, mineral deposits, miraculous creatures, and ancient ruins. The old man named Paliu had claimed that this map had taken nearly an era to compile. It seemed that he had not been exaggerating.
With these things, the Southern Continent was as good as under their control.
Even so, the Revival God Association evidently had not fully explored Earth Continent. In particular, as the map extended southward, it merged into a stretch of nothingness. Clearly, they had not reached the end.
In truth, the Northern Continent of Eastern Court was the same. The northern end of the prefecture led directly to the sea, but no one knew what lay farther beyond. After all, following every Turbid Tide, Earth Continent expanded once, and its terrain and landscape changed accordingly.
The sole exception was the vast region that included the Peace Mountains—the coastal stretch along the western side of Eastern Court's Northern and Southern Continents. Even when assailed by the Turbid Tide, it had remained virtually unchanged from beginning to end. There had been many conjectures as to the reason, but no definitive conclusion had been reached even now.
At this moment, he saw several locations on the map marked with special spiritual symbols and asked, "What are these places?"
The old man looked over them and