"Found a nation!"
"Found a nation? Found a nation?!!"
As soon as Xiao Ying spoke, everyone voiced their bewilderment and questions. Most of them had no idea what a "nation" was, let alone how to found one.
Even Misty Rain and Lan Yan's gazes sharpened as they blurted out questions-or rather, they had yet to process his words.
Guihai Canglan also blurted out a response, her thoughts in turmoil. Anticipating it and hearing it with her own ears were two entirely different things!
Now Guihai Canglan could be certain that the supposed Sky-Supporting High Priest Fang was none other than the Great Huan Celestial Lord Xiao Ying!
"That's right! Found a nation!"
Xiao Ying solemnly confirmed it. His lips moved, but in the end, he said nothing more.
He had originally intended to seize the opportunity to explain and sweet-talk them, but on second thought, he decided to leave it for now. The best choice was to let everyone digest the issue!
"Found a nation... We have no concept of a 'nation' here, do we? But I heard Mother say that both the Endless Sea and the Heavenfall Sea are actually remote, savage lands. The places where cultivation truly flourishes in this realm are very, very far away. There are many 'nations' there, apparently called nation-states, meaning both a nation and a home-a form of community created by people within a certain area. Many nations are more powerful and influential than any force in our Two Seas. Some could sweep through both our seas single-handedly..."
Lan Yan gave Xiao Ying a long look, then slowly spoke with a frown, as though recalling something. After a pause, she added with certainty:
"According to Mother, the truly powerful forces are nations! In those distant lands where cultivation flourishes, sects, great clans, tribes,