The Netherworld water monster advanced towards the Imperial Capital at high speed, crossing over half the expanse of Jing Province in just a few hours.
As the Imperial Capital drew near, the various sects stationed outside its premises began to reveal themselves.
A hundred miles from the Imperial Capital, the sects stationed there belonged to the 72 Blessed Lands.
In comparison to the nearly realm-like grotto heavens, the stability of the blessed lands paled in comparison, and among the 72 Blessed Lands, only about a dozen had a long heritage of Taoist traditions and their own unique characteristics that enabled them to be passed down from ten thousand years ago to the present.
Most other blessed land sects emerged as alternates in the wake of successive Spirit Energy Tidal Surges.
