Because the respective rulers of the Nine Domains had all lost their comprehension of the Great Way during the war against the heavens.
The remaining people of the Nine Domains had therefore formed the Nine Domains Kingdom under the persuasion of someone called King Zhao.
Huddling together for warmth—this was precisely what it meant.
The workings of the Zhao Kingdom differed from those of ordinary feudal kingdoms.
The worthy held the throne.
In other words, there was no need for inheritance from father to son.
The Kingdom Lord of each generation was elected by everyone, someone trusted by the majority.
It was precisely because of this that the Nine Domains Kingdom had become such a unique and progressive force.
They huddled together for warmth.
And they trusted one another.
Thus, Xu Zimo had invited the Nine Domains Kingdom as well.
Nine Provinces Mountain.
This was the tallest mountain on the Divine Continent.
Its peaks rose one upon another, towering and perilous—a magnificent mountain of strange and lofty summits.
As the highest peak of the Divine Continent, when one stood beneath it, one only felt as insignificant as an ant.
The mountain seemed to rest against the vault of heaven, soaring straight into the skies.
At its very summit, it was as though nine mountain ranges were joined together, forming nine separate peaks.
Each peak possessed its own distinctive scenery.
On one peak stood proud plum blossoms in snow, beneath frost descending over the nine cold heavens.
On another, lava churned and rolled. A sleeping volcano erupted with molten fire that filled the heavens, dyeing even the sky black.
There were also peaks where yin and yang took root, nurtured by the Great Way of heaven and earth, seizing the creations of heaven and earth to bring forth the vitality