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Chapter 40 - Chapter 40: Southern Ridge Immortal Dao

Ye Liuyun carefully felt the changes in her body. The vitality contained in this Medicinal Pill—let alone a small wound, it could probably pull someone back from the gates of the Underworld even if they only had one breath left.

Of course, this type of Medicinal Pill is not non-existent in the Cultivation World, it is just likely to be very expensive.

"This Medicinal Pill is not very interesting; it is not as good as the previous Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Pill." Ye Liuyun recorded the ingredients of the Medicinal Pill and then named it Reviving Heaven Pill.

"My advice is, stop using the ten thousand medicine immortal cauldron to refine pills all the time. Doing it occasionally is fine, but if you use the ten thousand medicine immortal cauldron to refine pills every day, the people of the Yunxia Sect will probably be driven crazy by your pill refining." Lin Qingyou said with a wry smile.

Ye Liuyun walked to the window and took a look outside. When she saw the verdant scene spread out before her, she also felt that it was necessary for her to restrain herself a little.

"Alright, then I will only fuse new types of Medicinal Pills occasionally. In my spare time, I will refine proper Medicinal Pills. However, I am thinking about a question. Tell me, what is the Sect's reaction right now?" Ye Liuyun asked with a strange smile.

"What other reaction could there be? Naturally, they are completely bewildered." Lin Qingyou said casually.

Ye Liuyun stopped synthesizing Medicinal Herbs, and the Yunxia Sect finally quieted down. This day of becoming an official Disciple passed just like that.

Starting the next day, Ye Liuyun honestly went to the Outer Sect discourse and instruction point to listen to the Outer Sect Elder impart cultivation experience. There was one class every month. Ye Liuyun could choose not to go, but she could not remain detached from ordinary people all the time.

Only by integrating into the lives of normal Cultivators could she avoid being noticed. People who are noticed by the Sect are basically those who act independently.

After becoming an official Disciple of the Yunxia Sect, Ye Liuyun truly began to understand this world.

First of all, the world where their Tang Country is located is called Shenzhou, and the Tang Country is a nation in the eastern part of Shenzhou.

The Tang Country is very large and is divided into five regions: Western Sichuan, Southern Ridge, Central Plains, Northern Plains, and Eastern Wasteland.

The Yunxia Sect is an inferior Sect in the Southern Ridge region. In the Tang Country Cultivation World, there is a very clear Sect Rank division.

Not to mention the Sects in other regions, let's just talk about Southern Ridge.

The hegemon of Southern Ridge is called the Supreme Perception Sect, and all Sects in Southern Ridge must obey the orders of the Supreme Perception Sect.

The Supreme Perception Sect is also known as the Upper Sect. Below the Supreme Perception Sect, there are four Intermediate Sects: the Yun Sect, the Sword Sect, the Dao Sect, and the Hua Sect.

These four Sects are the four strongest Intermediate Sects in Southern Ridge, and the Yunxia Sect is an inferior Sect within the sphere of influence of the Yun Sect.

In other words, the Yun Sect is the direct superior of the Yunxia Sect, but these Sects only have a nominal subordinate relationship and are not strictly in a superior-subordinate relationship.

Each Sect is independent. As long as you pay tribute to your superior Sect at regular intervals according to the requirements, the superior Sect will not bother you unless there is a major issue.

Of course, there are definitely more than just these Sects in Southern Ridge. There are also Evil Path Sects in Southern Ridge. These Evil Path Sects and Immortal Path Sects are natural enemies, constantly fighting openly and secretly. However, because Evil Path Cultivators are too cruel and are not recognized by the Cultivation World, their influence is not as great as the Immortal Path, and they can only hide in the shadows.

Within the sphere of influence of the Yun Sect, the Yun Sect is certainly the strongest, but the status of the Yun Sect is not immutable. If the influence of the Yun Sect declines in the future, the inferior Sects can follow the rules of the Cultivation World to challenge the superior Sect. If they win, they can replace its status as the hegemon in this region.

What does the Cultivation World care about most? Naturally, it is cultivation resources, and the amount of cultivation resources depends on your status.

Not all Sects are qualified to be called Upper, Intermediate, or Inferior. There are more than a dozen Sects of various sizes within the sphere of influence of the Yun Sect.

However, only four Sects have been recognized by the Yun Sect and can be called inferior Sects. The remaining forces can only be called unranked.

The four inferior Sects within the sphere of influence of the Yun Sect are the Yunxia Sect, the Xixia Sect, the Yanxia Sect, and the Zixia Sect.

These four Sects have the largest territories within the sphere of influence of the Yun Sect and possess a series of privileges that other Sects do not have. Of course, if one day the strength of the Yunxia Sect declines, it can also be replaced by other unranked Sects.

Furthermore, the Sects in these regions have to undergo a reshuffling every so often.

Southern Ridge holds an Intermediate Sect competition every five hundred years. All Intermediate Sects can participate, and the top four can receive the edict from the Supreme Perception Sect. The same applies within the sphere of influence of the Yun Sect; an inferior Sect competition is held every one hundred years.

The Yunxia Sect has been in this position for over a thousand years. If Yun Tian can successfully break through the Siji Secret Realm, then the Yunxia Sect will have obtained the qualification to challenge the Yun Sect, but it is merely a qualification.

Also, the territories of all Intermediate Sects and inferior Sects are fixed. If you are successfully challenged by another Sect, you must move out of this region and go elsewhere to rebuild your mountain gate.

Because the Cultivation World has established such a set of rules, the relationships between each Sect are not very good. For example, the Yunxia Sect and the other three Sects often have friction, and there is also friction with those other unranked Sects.

Furthermore, Lin Qingyou is not a Cultivator who achieved Immortal Ascension in this era, nor is she from the Tang Country, so she herself does not understand the situation in this part of the Tang Country.

Ye Liuyun can only obtain a lot of knowledge from the Yunxia Sect herself. After becoming an official Disciple, there is quite a lot to know.

Which Sects are hostile, which Sects have relatively friendly relations, what taboos exist, and what things need to be paid attention to, all need to be understood.

Because after becoming an official Disciple, you may frequently go out to perform tasks. The Cultivation Sect will not support you for no reason.

When necessary, you might have to pay the price of your life.

However, the Cultivation World has a rigid rule: the Immortal Cultivation World must not interfere with the lives of Mortals in the Mortal World at will, and must not disturb Mortals casually.

Even if there is a need to enter a town in the Mortal World, one must hide their identity, must not parade through the streets, and must not attack Mortals without cause.

Immortal Cultivators have an obligation to help Mortals and assist them in solving various troubles that Mortals cannot handle, such as Yao Race infestations and the Evil Path.

In all parts of the Shenzhou Continent, besides the Human Race, there is also the Yao Race. This Yao Race is the natural enemy of humans. They inhabit deep mountains and swamps. If you are unlucky enough to run into a monster, it is basically nine deaths and one life.

As for the Evil Path, once the Evil Path appears in the sight of the Immortal Path Sects, it is not a small matter, and there will mostly be a large number of casualties.

Moreover, although the Evil Path is also Immortal Cultivation, they have no scruples. Their style of conduct is unscrupulous, capricious, and they slaughter Mortals. This is very common among Evil Path Cultivators.

How to define a Cultivator as Evil Path? It is very simple: as long as they do not abide by the rules of the Immortal Path, they all belong to the Evil Path.

They are usually no different from normal Cultivators; they can only be identified through their behavior.

The Immortal Path has a wanted list. Generally, those on the wanted list are Evil Path Cultivators. If Immortal Path Cultivators kill them, they can receive a reward from the Immortal Alliance.

The leader of the Southern Ridge Immortal Alliance is naturally the Supreme Perception Sect.

This situation of one family dominating can also lead to some drawbacks. What drawbacks? That is, in the history of cultivation in Southern Ridge, there have been many instances where Sects that were originally Immortal Path forces were labeled as Evil Path by the Immortal Alliance and then exterminated.

In fact, many Sects are aware of this; it is something deliberately orchestrated by the Upper Sects to consolidate their own status.

For example, the Yun Sect. The Intermediate Sect before the Yun Sect was called the Tian Sect. This Tian Sect was labeled as Evil Path by the Supreme Perception Sect and was besieged and destroyed by the Southern Ridge Immortal Cultivation World.

However, this Tian Sect had absolutely no Evil Path behavior. The only problem was that they concealed the fact that they possessed multiple Cultivators of the Hua Shen Realm.

Under normal circumstances, an Intermediate Sect can only possess one Cultivator of the Hua Shen Realm, and it must be recorded.

So, never think that the Upper Sect will allow your influence to expand continuously. Once you reach a certain level, they will suppress you. This is the true Cultivation World.

After Ye Liuyun learned about these things, a feeling of discomfort began to grow in her heart.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun is not really a Little Girl. She knows very well that in a world with people, there must be a dark side. If you don't want to be controlled by others, then become stronger. There is no other way besides that.

 

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