"In the east of Bloodmang, there shall be Mount Tai."
As Fang Yun finished speaking, a towering mountain rose from the earth in the east, identical in appearance to Mount Tai.
At the sight of Mount Tai, the many Grand Academicians immediately felt their hearts settle.
Mount Tai held an extraordinary place among the human race and was vital to the state and its foundations. Qin Shi Huang, the foremost emperor of all ages, had once performed the rites of Heaven and Earth there.
Before Qin Shi Huang performed those rites on Mount Tai, Confucius had climbed it to investigate their ancient origins. This gave rise to Mencius's famous saying: "Confucius climbed East Mountain and saw Lu State as small; he climbed Mount Tai and saw all under heaven as small." Its literal meaning was that from East Mountain one could survey all of Lu State, and from Mount Tai one could take in all under heaven at a glance. In truth, it spoke of Confucius's transcendent vision and his heart that embraced the world.
Everyone knew that Confucius loved Mount Tai.
The Grand Academicians let out soft breaths of relief. With Mount Tai, the Bloodmang Realm had become a legitimate homeland of the human race!
Recreating Mount Tai in reverence for Sage Kong had firmly established the Bloodmang Realm's standing.
After that, Fang Yun did not reshape the Bloodmang Realm to match the terrain of the Saint Origin Continent. Naturally formed terrain had to have its reasons for existing, so he made only minor adjustments.
For instance, he reduced the extent of deserts and barren land, and made dangerous places somewhat safer.
Then Fang Yun pointed a finger at Gathering Cloud City, and the entire city seemed to inflate, expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Gathering