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As the hegemon of the Eastern Region, Qi Country's words were highly respected across the entire Eastern Region.
Not only did they possess the most fertile land in the Eastern Region and wield power over many vassal states, but they also covertly supported numerous sects within the Near Sea Archipelago.
However, not all powers within the Eastern Region were beholden to the Jiang royal dynasty.
Let's not even mention the lofty positions of the Legalists' Holy Land, the Three Punishments Hall, and Buddhism's Eastern Holy Land, the Hanging Monastery.
Places like the Diao Hai Building of the Near Sea Archipelago and the East King Valley, renowned for their mastery of both healing and poisoning, virtually acted as independent nations; the only thing missing was the establishment of an official state system.
