The Situation in the Cultivation Realm
In fact, Yi Xuan's knowledge of the situation in the Central Continent was not very extensive; in fact, it could be described as extremely limited.
The only information I had came from the Azure Cloud Sect's Scripture Pavilion.
As for Zhuo Ning, although the two had a good relationship, that guy never talked to Yi Xuan about anything in the Central Continent.
Perhaps, for him, the Central Continent, which is known as the birthplace of cultivation, has broken his heart!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to go to the remote Southern Frontier region to test his Martial Dao.
Of course, although Yi Xuan didn't know much about the Central Continent, he still knew some basic information.
Unlike the situation in the Southern Frontier, the Central Continent, as the birthplace of cultivation, has fundamentally different power dynamics compared to the Southern Frontier.
For the entire Southern Frontier, the true controllers are the various cultivation sects.
From second-rate sects to top-tier sects, sects of all sizes have divided up the entire Southern Frontier.
These sects govern mortals by controlling the various kingdoms, large and small, in the Southern Frontier.
In other words, the level of a country in the Southern Frontier is lower than that of a sect. In fact, for those top sects, ordinary mortal kingdoms are more than one or two levels lower.
The situation in the Central Continent was completely the opposite.
No matter what sect you belong to, whether it's a low-level sect, a top-tier sect, or even High Antiquity Sect like the one Lin Li mentioned, it doesn't matter.
In order to survive, these sects had to lower their noble heads and accept the rule of the five great immortal kingdoms of the Central Continent.
In other words, the five immortal kingdoms constitute the main body of the Central Continent.
Of course, the Central Continent is not only home to the five great immortal kingdoms.
Among these five great immortal kingdoms, there are also many small and medium-sized countries.
Just like the Liang Empire, which wants to annex the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom this time!
It is an independent empire bordering the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom.
As an empire, the Liang Empire held a position in the Central Continent second only to the Five Great Immortal Kingdoms.
But compared to a behemoth like the Immortal Kingdom, an empire like this can only be called a small country.
Besides the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom, the other four immortal kingdoms are the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom, which Yi Xuan once had dealings with their merchant guild; the Dao One Immortal Kingdom, which claims to represent the orthodox path of cultivation; the Blood Red Immortal Kingdom, which encompasses most of the Evil Dao sects in this world; and the Hundred Alliance Immortal Kingdom, which is the most loosely organized of the five great immortal kingdoms.
It is described as loosely organized because this immortal kingdom is an alliance of hundreds of small countries.
Compared to other centralized immortal kingdoms, the royal family of the Hundred Alliance Immortal Kingdom possesses pitifully little power.
Fortunately, the various forces of the Hundred Alliance Immortal Kingdom were able to unite whenever a crisis came; otherwise, the Central Continent might have been left with only four immortal kingdoms long ago.
Since we've mentioned the power structure of the Central Continent, we must also introduce the situation of the entire Cultivation Realm.
Similar to the situation in the Central Continent, the entire continent is also divided into five regions.
As its name suggests, Central Continent is located at the very center of the entire continent.
To the east of the Central Continent lies a bottomless forest called the Eternal Night Forest, a kingdom inhabited by Demon Beast.
Rumor has it that it even contains mythical beasts.
However, Yi Xuan scoffed at this claim. After all, once he gained some understanding of Immortal Qi, Yi Xuan knew that anything carrying Immortal Qi could not possibly exist in this world.
Of course, this excludes Loose Immortal.
Although their specific physical condition is unknown, No. No. 01 had scanned Venerable Yuan's body.
Even though they could only examine his external body, No. 01 still came to a conclusion.
That is, the Loose Immortal used an unknown method to achieve a balance between the Spiritual Qi and Immortal Qi within his body.
This ensures that the Spiritual Qi of this world will not attack them, nor will it cause a surge of Immortal Qi within their bodies!
To the west of the Central Continent lies an endless desert, where a country known as the Golden Kingdom is located.
It is said that this world, including the Eternal Sea, was once completely ruled by them.
However, as other forces emerged one after another, they gradually withdrew from the stage of history and retreated to the depths of the desert.
However, the Golden Kingdom has never given up its covetousness of the Central Continent, hoping one day to restore their history of world domination!
As for the northern part of the Central Continent, it was called the Barbarian Domain.
There lived Barbarian Clan, a race that took an unorthodox approach to cultivating immortality!
Ordinary cultivators emphasize the simultaneous cultivation of spirit and body, meaning that physical cultivation and Divine Sense progress together.
But the Barbarian Clan are different. Although they also cultivate immortality, they emphasize the unity of spirit and body.
They completely integrate their souls into their physical bodies, and through cultivation, their bodies become stronger and stronger, which in turn strengthens the souls that are connected to their bodies, ultimately achieving transcendence, which is what cultivators call ascension!
Therefore, the Barbarian Clan are far stronger than cultivators in terms of physical strength, which makes them very powerful in combat and often able to challenge cultivators who are a level higher than themselves.
However, their method of cultivation is not without its drawbacks; once the body is damaged, the soul will also suffer the same harm.
Physical injuries are easy to heal, but injuries to the soul are not so easy to heal.
Furthermore, once they die, they are truly dead!
They cannot possess another body and be reborn like high-level cultivators.
Finally, we must talk about the south of the Central Continent, which is Yi Xuan's homeland, the Southern Frontier!
Strictly speaking, the Southern Frontier is not one of the five major powers in the Cultivation Realm.
Because it's too small!
Compared to the places mentioned earlier, whether it be the Central Continent, the Barbarian Domain, or the Eternal Night Forest, none can compare.
In terms of area, Southern Frontier is less than one percent of the entire Central Continent.
People only include the Southern Frontier when discussing the five major powers on the mainland.
Compared to the other four major powers, Southern Frontier is like a tissue on the dinner table—it doesn't deserve to be called a dish, but is merely something for guests to wipe their mouths after the meal.
No wonder Yi Xuan was surprised when he told Fu Qianqiu he was from the Southern Frontier.
Compared to the insignificant Southern Frontier, the Eternal Sea is truly defined as the fifth major power in the Cultivation Realm.
Whether in terms of area or strength, the Sea Clan that rule the Eternal Sea truly deserve their title.
As Yi Xuan piloted the Firmament with Lin Li into the Central Continent, he finally gained some understanding of the grand scale of the Central Continent.
Previously, the Firmament could travel from the Azure Cloud Sect to the Eternal Sea in just one hour.
After leaving the Xia Kingdom, the Firmament flew for a day and a night, but still did not see any trace of the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom.
Yi Xuan could only sit in the Firmament and keep reading the information about the Central Continent that No. 01 was transmitting to him.
However, most of them are old and the records are not detailed.
In the end, Yi Xuan had no choice but to ask Lin Li.
"Tell me, what's the situation with the High Antiquity Sect you mentioned before? Which experts does Clear Wind Pavilion have?"