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Zhu Minglang did not linger too long in the chaotic Westland; he directly passed through Zhi Gorge and stepped onto the land belonging to Ancestral Dragon City-State.
Once past Zhi Gorge, everything was markedly different. The cities were prosperous, the armies organized, with sitting powers balancing each other. Even when competition for resources emerged, it was civilized dueling. After the fight, the combatants would clean up the battlefield themselves, maintaining their reputation and esteem in this vast land.
The dominant forces in Li Chuan Kingdom were Yaoshan Sword Sect and Zhu Gate, but more than half a year earlier, both had divided the sitting rights among other powers, allowing a joint stewardship over the region.
The Imperial Dynasty also exerted considerable pressure. Knowing that Li Chuan contained Ancient Ruins, they would not allow Yaoshan Sword Sect and Zhu Gate to monopolize them.
