510: Spiritual Vein Layout

Luo Daonan continued to manage the Luo family, while Luo Zheng tried to find a way to infiltrate the Green Feather Sect. For now, they were at peace.

The affairs of the Luo family seemed to have concluded for the time being, and no one knew what the future held.

Meanwhile, a major event occurred at Heshui Prefecture, which had relocated to Yanwang Prefecture.

Ever since the Players targeted Heshui Prefecture, the entire Sect had been forced to relocate, bringing a large number of native Cultivators, Player Cultivators, and the Sect's foundation westward to the Great Desert, where they established a foothold in the easternmost part of Yanwang Prefecture.

By now, various Immortal Peaks and Spiritual Fields had been developed. Heshui Prefecture was flourishing again and had even begun recruiting disciples once more.

Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect, even felt that in this new region, they might be able to reverse their decline and create new glories.

After all, the Spiritual Qi environment here was much better than in the Eastern Region East.

But today, an Envoy from the Eastern Region Sects paid a visit and informed Heshui Prefecture about the situation in the Eastern Region.

Before Heshui Prefecture moved, they had naturally informed the Various Sects of the Eastern Region and obtained permission to relocate.

However, they did not know the detailed situation, so they needed to connect with a dedicated person to clarify the local power distribution and know what could and could not be done.

Jin Cui and the others politely welcomed the Envoy into the Main Hall, arranged seating, and listened to what he had to say.

Naturally, the first words were polite formalities, but the conversation quickly moved to the main topic.

The Envoy immediately waved his hand, and starlight flickered, quickly forming an illusory, glowing map that unfolded before everyone.

Jin Cui, Ye Chun, and the others leaned in to look.

Soon, a Cultivator from Heshui Prefecture exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, this is the Great Desert!"

The eastern area of the map clearly showed a yellow region, corresponding exactly to the Desert.

Looking further east was an area of mist. Clearly, this map had not been updated, and the portion corresponding to the Eastern Region East was not displayed.

Everyone immediately realized that this was likely a map of the entire Eastern Region, or even the entire Continent.

Finally, looking westward, they quickly showed expressions of surprise, and some even cried out:

"What are these things?"

He was referring to the long, shimmering lines on the map that radiated outwards from an extremely massive central Glowing Area, splitting into four thick beams of light heading in the four cardinal directions.

Next, these four thick lines continued to extend, like the tributaries of a Great River, which themselves had tributaries, gradually forming a massive net.

"These are the most flourishing Spiritual Veins on the entire Continent. You could say that ninety percent of the Spiritual Qi originates from them."

The Envoy stretched out a finger and pointed at a thin line in the east.

"The end of this line is Yanwang Prefecture. It should have continued extending eastward, but it seems it was severed by a certain Great Power many years ago, which is why it broke off, making the Eastern Region East a desolate land."

Only then did Ye Chun and the others realize that there was such a reason for the desolation of the Eastern Region East.

The main Spiritual Veins of the Continent were severed in the Eastern Region East, which caused the Spiritual Qi there to dry up. Cultivation could only be maintained by relying on some small local Spiritual Veins. No wonder a Fifth-Rank expert hadn't appeared in so many years, and Feng Chuan had to rely on the protection of his predecessors just to achieve a Breakthrough.

Ye Chun observed carefully again and finally noticed something amiss.

The location of their Heshui Prefecture, chosen in the eastern part of Yanwang Prefecture, already had better Spiritual Qi than before.

However, looking at this map, it was clearly a very desolate location that did not benefit from the nourishment of the Spiritual Veins.

Sect Master Jin Cui also clearly saw this problem. His expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he subtly sighed.

They were dependent on others and had no right to be picky.

But Jin Cui believed that the Envoy coming here, displaying the map, and specifically giving them time to determine the Spiritual Vein flow, was absolutely not done casually.

He couldn't help but ask, "If my Heshui Prefecture wishes to occupy a place on the Spiritual Vein River, is that possible?"

The Envoy waved his hand, changing the color of the Spiritual Vein River on the map, distinguishing many different colors.

"Look, although these lines all correspond to Spiritual Veins and are collectively called the Spiritual Vein River, the external manifestations of the Spiritual Veins are all different.

"Please look: the blue lines correspond to actual Rivers and Lakes; the yellow lines correspond to continuous, rolling High Mountains; and the red lines correspond to deep, ravined Canyons. Generally, there are these three types of Terrain."

"Spiritual Veins in the form of Mountain Ranges are naturally the best. The Spiritual Qi is extremely abundant, and it is convenient to construct a Spirit Gathering Array. Therefore, they host the most numerous and powerful Sects, which Small Sects cannot hope for."

"Rivers and Lakes are second best. They require moving mountains on one's own, and the spiritual resources needed for development are quite high. Furthermore, they occasionally encounter Spiritual Qi Turbulence, which is very troublesome. Therefore, they are mostly occupied by Mid-level Sects."

"Canyons are the worst. Gloomy Canyons often contain ferocious Spirit Beasts and Yao Beasts. Cultivators need to fight these brutal enemies, so only the Lowest-tier Sects are forced to occupy these areas."

Jin Cui immediately understood the meaning and asked, "Then can my Heshui Prefecture find a Canyon-form Spiritual Vein and re-establish our Sect?"

The Envoy replied, "Of course you can, but please let me finish."

"In addition to the difference in Terrain, there is also the difference in distance."

"The closer one is to the Central Region, the stronger the Spiritual Power emitted by the Spiritual Veins, and the Cave Heavens they rely on can also provide better spiritual resources for cultivation."

"Therefore, based on their proximity to the Central Region, the Spiritual Veins of the Four Regions—East, South, West, and North—can be divided from top to bottom into upper stream, middle stream, Lower Stream, and Lowest Tier."

"The further up one goes, the more concentrated the Spiritual Veins are, the fewer branches they have, and the fewer Sects they can accommodate. However, the Spiritual Qi is more abundant, so the Sects occupying these Spiritual Veins are all very powerful."

"Conversely, the further down one goes, the more branches the Spiritual Veins have, and the more Sects they can support, but the weaker the strength of the Sects they nurture."

"Especially in the Lowest Tier like ours, there are hundreds of Sects, but combined, they are not as strong as any single Sect in the Lower Stream."

Jin Cui was shocked, somewhat dumbfounded.

Ye Chun was equally surprised.

Judging from the Envoy's words, the more than one hundred Sects in the Eastern Region currently visible to the Players were merely Moliu Sects. Above them were even more powerful Sects, with completely different levels of strength.

The Envoy waved his hand again, pointed to the east of the map, and circled an area.

"Including Yanwang Prefecture, this area is one of the Twelve End Stream Branches of the Eastern Region. There are a total of 136 Sects here. If you add your Heshui Prefecture, that makes 137 Sects."

The Envoy then pointed to five other regions: "These eleven regions are the other Lowest Tier Branches. The number and strength of the Sects are roughly equivalent to ours."

He then moved his finger upwards and said:

"Further up, every two Lowest Tier Branches converge into one Lower Stream Branch, resulting in a total of six Lower Stream Branches. Then, they merge in pairs to form three Middle Stream Branches, finally converging into the Upper Stream Branch."

"Further up from there is the Central Region, which is the source of the Spiritual Veins for the Four Regions. It possesses the most abundant Spiritual Power, and legend has it that the immortal path is also in the Central Region."

The Envoy paused, looked at Jin Cui, and said, "I have come today to invite your Sect to join our Alliance to plan for the Lower Stream."