Luojing was enormous.
It occupied the entire Luoshui World, with a total area nearly half that of the Divine Martial World.
Yet Luojing was also tiny.
In the eyes of the true high officials and noble families, only the area centered around the Dingyun Divine Palace, together with the surrounding most central districts, could be called the real "Luojing."
Within the core district, every major Saint Clan had an ancestral residence of its own. Ordinary aristocratic families, even Immortal Clans, were not qualified to establish ancestral residences here.
An old saying circulated throughout Luojing: "The Xuanyuan Ji Clan shares the realm, while Jiang, Ying, Yun, and Ji hold up half the sky."
It referred to the two Divine Clans, the Xuanyuan Imperial House and the Ji Clan of the Pacifying Heaven Divine King's Estate, which stood as equals and jointly ruled the realm. Meanwhile, the Jiang Clan, Ying Clan, Yun Clan, and Ji Clan—four ancient Saint Clans with million-year legacies—had flourishing branches and leaves, their power soaring into the heavens.
Of course, there were many ancient Saint Clans, far more than merely these four. Over the long course of history, some ancient Saint Clans that had once been glorious had gradually declined. The worst-off among them were not even comparable to certain newly risen aristocratic families.
Even among the four great ancient Saint Clans—Jiang, Ying, Yun, and Ji—their overall strength was not entirely equal.
Among them, the Jiang Clan was at the height of its power. The Ying Clan had originally shown signs of decline, but after producing Ying Lingzhu, inheritor of the Dao Palace legacy, it had reversed its downward trend.
As for the Yun Clan, its main branch could only be considered middling. However, its Jade River Yun Clan branch had developed exceptionally well, rising with tremendous momentum.