As far as Liu Yu knew, the largest cultivation kingdoms in the Nine Kingdoms Alliance were:
Qi Kingdom, Chu Kingdom, Yan Kingdom, Southern Yu Kingdom, Wei Kingdom, Cheshi Kingdom, Southern Li Kingdom, Moonfrost Kingdom, and Ba Kingdom.
Each of these nine largest cultivation kingdoms had more than five Nascent Soul Cultivators, and their overall strength far surpassed that of the smaller kingdoms.
The smaller kingdoms were not without Nascent Soul Cultivators, but whether in numbers, strength, or territory, they fell far short of those nine kingdoms. They simply could not be mentioned in the same breath.
Thus, the nine leading kingdoms had always held the greatest say within the Nine Kingdoms Alliance, firmly occupying the dominant position.
Some of this general knowledge had been taught at Origin Sun Villa. Liu Yu had learned the finer details in the Scripture Pavilion.
He still remembered the cultivation sects and major immortal cities of the nine leading kingdoms, but the records had only mentioned the names of the dozens of smaller kingdoms, so he knew little of their circumstances.
While Liu Yu's thoughts raced, True Person Changfeng spoke again.
"Martial nephews and nieces, look at Yan Kingdom and Southern Yu Kingdom."
As soon as True Person Changfeng finished speaking, the map on the screen of light changed again. Yan Kingdom and Southern Yu Kingdom rapidly expanded, revealing a more detailed picture.
Yan Kingdom and Southern Yu Kingdom were the two outermost major kingdoms of the Nine-Nation Pact. They lay at the alliance's southernmost edge, directly bordering the forces of the righteous and demonic paths.
They could be called the Nine Kingdoms Alliance's "gateway," firmly barring the righteous and demonic paths from extending their reach into the alliance's interior.
If the righteous and demonic paths attacked, the alliance could also mass its troops there