Central Continent

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Feature	Value
Name	Central Continent
Original Name	中州
Status	Center of heaven and earth; dominant cultivation region
First Appearance	25

Overview

The Central Continent is regarded as the center of heaven and earth and possesses cultivation resources, opportunities, and major powers far beyond those of the Eastern Region. The Thousand Martial Sect, considered the Eastern Region's foremost sect, would rank only as a second-rate force there. 71

Its major powers maintain connections with forces from the surrounding regions and oversee passages leading into the continent. 71

Access and Restrictions

Entry Requirements

The Central Continent is reached through controlled passages from the Eastern Region, Southern Region, and Northern Wasteland. 155

Entrant	Requirement
Emperor Realm cultivators and above	Must obtain a limited entry quota
Cultivators below the Emperor Realm	Must pass a talent assessment; only peerless heavenly prodigies may enter

The Eastern Region's Three Great Families and Thousand Martial Sect maintain personnel and backers in the Central Continent in part to preserve these four-directional passages. 71

Central Continent Passage

The passage from the Eastern Region is a narrow route approximately three li wide and dozens of li long. Boundary Mountains stand on both sides, protected by powerful restrictions and isolation formations. 155

Iron Law Against Sword Cultivators

Sword God Mountain's Sword Cultivators were historically forbidden from entering the Central Continent; Chen Cang states that those who attempted it would die. 25 141

The restriction was enforced at the Central Continent Passage by the Iron Law Array, which could manifest a giant net, a terrifying eye, thunder, light, and blood-colored chains against intruding Sword Cultivators. 156 157

Su Fan ultimately destroyed the Iron Law Array, ending the restriction that had barred Sword Cultivators from entering. 161

Political Influence

The Venerables and Venerable Hall

The Central Continent's Venerables hold decisive authority. Opposition to their policies was voiced only by minor powers and rogue cultivators, while the major powers remained silent; dissent was rapidly suppressed. 117

The Venerables ordered the invasion and partition of the Eastern Region after its defiance, authorizing the Northern Wild Barbarian Region and Wanhe Southern Region to divide the territory while the Demon Race joined the assault. 117

• The Central Continent's Venerable granted the Qi Family three places in the Eastern Region's Divine Realm Ancient Tomb, prompting other major forces to conduct similar selections. 102
• Central Continent envoys arrived at the ancient tomb with human and demon prodigies, while the Dragon Family's golden-robed youth defeated an Eastern Region expert and displayed open contempt for local cultivators. 104
• Huang Ping, a Central Continent envoy, acted under the Venerable Order and disregarded Eastern Region casualties during the struggle over the ancient tomb. 108

Human King Struggle

The Central Continent is the setting of the Human King Struggle, a contest tied to the descendants of the Human King and major family power. Yu Qing's Yu Family is one of the powerful Central Continent clans involved in its internal conflicts. 142 144

A Heavenly Sect powerhouse attempted to exclude the three outer regions from participating in the Human King Struggle, demonstrating the Central Continent's resistance to their involvement. 199

Notable Locations

• Boundary Mountain — Mountain barrier surrounding the Central Continent Passage; the Black-Robed Venerable activated the Iron Law Array here. Su Fan's attack later leveled it. 156 161
• Tianyuan Prefecture — A prosperous area whose cultivators are stronger than those of the Eastern Region. 173
• East Mountain City — A city in Tianyuan Prefecture where Su Fan encountered Yu Xinzhu. 173
• Gan Capital — Su Fan's destination after entering the Central Continent. 173
• Black Tortoise Grotto-Heaven — Domain of the Twelve Venerable Elders and a source of information concerning the Heaven and Earth Shackles and Iron Law Array. 203

History

The Central Continent maintained a longstanding system of entry quotas, talent screening, and restrictive formations, including the Iron Law Array directed specifically at Sword God Mountain's Sword Cultivators. 155 156

Its Venerables intervened directly in the Eastern Region's affairs through the Divine Realm Ancient Tomb selection and later authorized a multi-front invasion after the Eastern Region challenged their order. 102 104 117

Su Fan's arrival destabilized this control. He openly entered through the guarded passage, endured the Iron Law Array, and destroyed it along with the Black-Robed Venerable and a Demon Race Venerable at Boundary Mountain. 157 161

Following Su Fan's rise, Central Continent cultivators began speculating about the Sword Saint's origins and Sword God Mountain's potential resurgence, while some initially mocked and underestimated his announced arrival. 145 154