The Human Realm was surrounded by vast, unbroken oceans, with land occupying only a small portion. For thousands of years, the legendary Dragon Halls had lain hidden deep beneath the seas on all four sides.
In the deepest reaches of the eastern sea, a continuous expanse of hazy radiance could be seen shining from afar.
Many people did not know that a "Dragon Hall" was not actually a palace, but a magnificent city whose scale rivaled that of any major city on land.
The four Dragon Halls had once been guarded by the Dragon Clan of the four seas. But later, certain events unknown to the public had occurred, and all the dragons had left the Dragon Halls, leaving behind only the Dragonkin who had inherited their bloodline.
The Dragonkin of the four seas had held out for thousands of years, maintaining the formations and defending against sea beasts, until their populations had nearly dwindled away. Only when human cultivators found them several hundred years ago, following guidance left over from ancient times, had the Dragonkin opened the gates of the Dragon Halls.
The vast stores of Immortal Treasures left within the Dragon Halls had emerged into the world, strengthening the human cultivators enough to repel the invading armies of evil spirits from the various realms.
Afterward, the Dragonkin had continued to hold the four Dragon Halls' most essential Immortal Treasures and resources in their hands. Combined with their ancestors' achievements in saving the world, this had earned them an extremely exalted status in the Human Realm. Over several hundred years, they had multiplied and flourished once more, developing into four great lineages.
Although their dragon bloodline gave them outstanding talents from birth while also making reproduction difficult, they made up for it with diligent attempts. No matter how low