Beyond the Western Sea lay the Savage Outer Sea.
In the Ancient Era, seas had stretched beyond all four seas, boundless and without end. Today, however, only the Eastern Sea and Western Sea still had outer seas of such magnitude.
A small continent was faintly visible here, shaped like a gourd and surrounded by vast waters, with no islands in sight. It lay exceedingly far from both Gathering Grotto and Phoenix-Qilin.
On the continent.
The land was mostly hilly, its soil mysterious yellow and its earth qi dense. Nearly several hundred thousand mortals lived here as well.
Fields had been reclaimed along the mountain slopes, where mortals in hemp clothing worked the soil. Occasionally, they sat down to rest, singing songs and reciting poems in praise of the king's governance.
Simple houses of wood and stone dotted the land. Mortals dwelled in them, the men farming and the women weaving, living peaceful, tranquil lives. Only at the continent's center stood a golden-brown city, containing a magnificent palace built of yellow stone, from which an astonishing demonic aura faintly emanated.
Cultivators rode the wind out of this palace one after another, their expressions respectful. All wore official robes and traveled throughout the land to promulgate decrees, apparently without oppressing the mortals.
[Chun Kingdom]
These words were boldly carved upon a massive azure stone stele. Regal qi shone brightly, golden light glittered, and the name of this territory was revealed.
In the Great Void over the distant sea.
Shadows surged, obscuring their forms.
"He actually... founded a kingdom. What was this place like before?"
Liu Xiaowen's gaze was sharp. His dark-black Red Cloud Daoist Robe billowed ceaselessly, trailing flowing flames, while he restrained every trace of his divine ability's aura to conceal himself within this spell of Hearing the Nether.
"I heard