Ji Yichuan turned his head to look at his wife: "Xueer, Ji Nings strength is already among the top under the Zifu cultivators. The land of Yan Mountain cannot bind Ji Ning."

  Wei Chi Xue nodded too, she understood what her man wanted to say.

  "Huh?" Ji Ning looked at her parents with some confusion.

  Ji Yichuan said: "Ji Ning, do you know that there are six major forces on the Yan Mountain continent?"

  "I know." Ji Ning nodded, "On the vast land of Yanshan, there are six great overlords, namely my Ji family, Bianhe family, Kou family, Hei Huo Jiao, Tie Mu family, and Xue Long Shan. Among these six great overlords, my Ji family, Bianhe family, Kou family, and Hei Huo Jiao are on one side, while Tie Mu family and Xue Long Shan have also joined hands!"

  Yan Mountains six overlords are divided into two major camps, and the two major camps fight each other fiercely, often with casualties among the innate spiritual beings.

  "Did you know that the alliance between Tie Mu and Xue Long Shan was able to force the other four major powers to form an alliance?"

  "I dont know." Ji Ning shook her head.

  These secrets, there is no book.

  "The six major forces all have Zifu disciples in charge. Ji Yichuan looked at his son, And your current strength is already such that no one can bully you even if they are a Zifu disciple. In a few years, you will probably become a Zifu disciple yourself. Thats why I must tell you all this!"

  "Thats not worth mentioning!" Ji Yichuan became serious, his eyes with a hint of murderous intent. "But Snow Dragon Mountain is a truly formidable opponent, really terrifying. In my Yan Mountain territory, Snow Dragon Mountain is just a branch of the true Snow Dragon Sect."

  "A branch?" Ji Ning was shocked.

  The six overlords, Snow Dragon Mountain is the strongest. This Snow Dragon Mountain is actually just a branch?

  Ji Yichuan looked at his son and said solemnly, "The Snow Dragon Mountain sects power is thousands or tens of thousands times stronger than the Yan Mountain branch, thousands or tens of thousands times stronger than our Ji family! It is a top-notch force that is not inferior to your mothers clan, the Wei Chi!"

  Wei Chi Xue also looked at her son: "The Wind Wing Escape Method also has the origin of my Wei Chi family, my Wei Chi family is a very ancient top-notch big tribe, and the Ji familys level... cant be compared with my Wei Chi family. Of course, thats already in the past."

  ……

  Ji Ning listened to his parents and suddenly yearned to know more about this vast land, the Wei Chi clan, Snow Dragon Mountain, and some legendary top-notch clans that were very far from Yan Mountain.

  "Ning Er, do you know how big the Great Xia Dynasty actually is?" asked Wei Chi Xue, looking at her son.

  "I dont know." Ji Ning shook her head.

  The Daxia Dynasty stood tall in the era of gods and demons, destroying other ancient dynasties to unify this endless land, with a history that spans tens of millions of years! The books only describe one aspect of the Daxia Dynastys territory... endless!

  What kind of dynasty is this? How powerful is it? How profound is its foundation?

  "When the Daxia Dynasty first unified the world, it divided the world into 3,600 counties and enfeoffed 800 vassals!" Wei Chi said slowly, "Because the world was really too big, even the immortals couldnt easily control it, so they were divided into 3,600 counties. These 3,600 counties are large and small, even the smaller ones are vast and boundless."

  "Yan Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Anping County, and Anping County is the fiefdom of Marquis Anping." Wei Chi Snow said, "The city of Anping County is probably hundreds of thousands of miles away from us."

  "Ancheng County City? A hundred million miles away from us?" Ji Ning could completely imagine that in a very, very distant place, there was an ancient and incredibly vast and prosperous city, where immortals and demons gathered, influencing an endless expanse of land.

  Wei Chi Xue continued: "The city of An Cheng is the heart of power for the entire An Cheng Prefecture, a place where immortals and demons gather. However, An Cheng Prefecture is too vast, with countless places like Yan Shan within its borders... Like some top-notch large tribes, some sects, some clans, they are scattered all over the place!"

  "Is it that big?" Ji Ning held her breath.

  "The heavens are high and the emperor is far away, with the world divided into 3,600 counties. The power of those regional lords is overwhelming." Yu Chi Xue sighed, "The capital of the Great Xia Dynasty is too distant, and in history, there have been instances of regional lords rebelling. Its truly a battle between immortals and demons, with countless strong individuals falling, really frightening."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  The disadvantage of a vast territory is that control is weak, and even the high-ranking An Bing Marquis has no choice but to adopt a policy of non-interference towards the vast lands under his rule, allowing various tribes to fight and struggle with each other.

  "After some vassals rebelled, the Great Xia Dynasty began to crazily build city after city on this land in order to better rule it, and even within the borders of Yanshan there were ten such cities." Wei Chi Xue looked at her son, "Each city has a corresponding block of Ministerial Edicts!"

  "What is your command?" Ji Ning listened carefully.

  "Yes, the Ministers Order!" Xue continued, "Refining a Ministers Order is equivalent to obtaining a city! In name, one becomes a vassal of the Great Xia Dynasty. However, the Ministers Order is an entry-level treasure, and at least a Purple Mansion Cultivator can refine it."

  "There are ten such cities within the Yan Mountain region." Ji Yichuan also spoke up.

  "These ten cities, one of them is Yanshan City, where the Great Xia Dynasty has stationed troops! The other nine cities, my Ji family occupies one, which is also the location of our Ji familys five prefectures ancestral hall, Wanjian City." Ji Yichuan introduced, "The Bianhe family, Kou family, and Tiemu family each occupy one city."

  "Hei Huo Jiao occupies two cities, Xue Long Shan occupies three cities."

  "In fact, a long time ago, the Ji clan, Bianhe clan, Kou clan, Heihuojiao, and Tiemu clan were all indigenous tribes of Yanshan." Ji Yichuan sighed, "Later, Xuelong Mountain obtained the vassal lord of one of the cities within Yanshans borders, and infiltrated from there. The Tiemu clan was the weakest, and soon defected to Xuelong Mountain. But we four other factions are still resisting."

  "We are all subjects of Great Xia, and within our own city, it is forbidden for cultivators to kill each other. Those who violate this rule will be considered as provoking the Great Xia Dynasty, a capital offense!"

  Ji Ning listened to his parents and furrowed his brow, saying: "Father, Mother, according to what you said, cultivators are forbidden from killing each other in the city, or it would be a capital offense. In that case, wouldnt it be difficult for an entire clan to go extinct?"

  Difficult?

  Wei Chi Xue sneered, "Its simple! For example, when the lifespan of a Zifu cultivator comes to an end and they die, their vassal decree becomes ownerless. This tribe will naturally decline quickly."

  "There are still some Zifu cultivators who cant stay in the city all day, as soon as they come out, they will be killed. The ministers order has been seized, and the clan will soon be finished."

  "There are even more powerful and unruly forces!" Wei Chi Xue said, "If they directly send strong experts to secretly assassinate the Zifu cultivators in your clans city, take away the Ministerial Edict, what can you do?"

  Ji Ning was taken aback: "This..."

  "What can you do without evidence?" Wei Chi Xue smiled, "Of course, the more powerful a force is, the more cautious it will be. Provoking the Great Xia Dynasty is a capital offense, and they wont easily do such a thing. Even if they really want to do something, theyll use some covert means. Im just telling you that when a tribe is destroyed, most of the time its because they didnt provoke others, but were provoked by others instead. The root of it all is still ones own strength!"

  ……

  "Anzhan Hou controlled this vast land, but the Great Xia Dynasty had an elite force called Yinglong Guard composed of cultivators. It was said that only a True Person of Ten Thousand Images could join the Yinglong Guard! With the Yinglong Guard, the Great Xia Dynasty could also better control its boundless territory. Remember, do not provoke the Yinglong Guard."

  ……

  "Ning Er, with your talent and wit, its easy for you to be accepted as a disciple by a powerful master. After you go out into the world, it would be best if you could find a powerful master to take you on as soon as possible."

  ……

  Ji Yichuan and his wife, Xue, talked a lot with their son. They both understood that Ji Ning would definitely step onto the grand stage in the future and might even become a big shot in Anping County... Of course, they carefully reminded him of everything they knew.

  Ji Nings eyes were truly opened for the first time.

  Only then did I realize how vast the outside world was. The Great Xia Dynastys army was controlled by the Xianmen-led Yinglong Guard and the Anping Marquis, as well as various top-notch clans, sects, and schools... Of course, there were also many local snake-like clans that relied on the Ministerial Edict to pass down for a long time. As for the lowest level, it was those countless tribes.

  "Hu." Ji Nings heart surged with unbridled passion for a moment.

  "Ji Ning, Ill take the corpse of this winged snake away," Ji Yichuan said. "After all, youre still young, and if its made public, there will only be endless trouble."

  "All these are handed over to Father." Ji Ning said in a row, "Right, Father, I want to build a residence on the side of Wing Snake Lake. In the future, I will live here frequently."

  "Live here?"

  Ji Yichuan and Wei Chi Xue looked around, the surrounding area was quiet with misty waves.

  "En, its a good place." Ji Yichuan nodded, "Ill arrange for someone to come and help you build your residence. Your mother and I will head back now. You should also return frequently while youre out adventuring."

  "Ill be back in just a few days, Im heading to the Black Tooth tribe to bring Spring Grasss brother to Western City Fortress." Ji Ning nodded, this was his promise to Spring Grass.

  "Come back soon." Yu Chi Xue gently stroked her sons head.

  "Uh-huh." Ji Ning nodded, he also understood that this time he entered the Water Abode, his mother was very worried.

  ……

  On that day, Ji Ning brought Autumn Leaf and Mu Wu with him, then rode the Black Qilin beast towards the Hei Ya tribe.