Before entering the domain, they are given a choice. When entering the domain, they are teleported to random and separate locations. However, if they wish to be teleported together, they will need to wear team bracelets that will allow them to not only appear in the same place but will also allow them to track and communicate with each other from anywhere in the domain. Because of the close relationship between Kanry and Wang, Sani, Felix and Mateo decided to form a team and venture into the domain together. Winan also wanted to join them, but he ultimately decided to stick with his brother and a few other seniors from Fo Rest.
The Autumn Domain was created long before Sage Yang founded the academy. In fact, it was created long before the first settlers of Kanry found the land they deiced to call home. Sage Yang was the one and only student of another Sage of the time, named Anon the Vast. Anon specialized in Spatial Arts, able to bend and cut through the fabric of space. Unlike Sage Anon who relied on special and powerful tools to manipulate the fabric of space, Sage Yang possessed that power innately. That being the case, his parents sought out Sage Anon to be his teacher and the two were inseparable from the start.
At the age of 35, Sage Yang broke through to the peak Golden Core Stage, then became a Sage after passing the Immortal Sage Trial on planet Kia the following year. No one knew how Sage Anon it did, but he managed to only raise a peak Golden Core Master in record time but also raise him to the Order of Sages in the shortest time since the Immortal's Crown Era. Then, it happened. The Windfall Clan's Ancestor, who was world's most Supreme Cultivator at the time, felt the Chaos Calamity approaching. Being a pseudo-Immortal of 5 Tribulations, the Windfall Ancestor far outclassed all others in all the realms.
All Sages, pseudo-Immortals and Transcendent Masters, rushed to the 9th, 8th and 7th realms to head of the calamity. The masters of each realm had the responsibility of depleting the chaos energy enough so that other realms would be spared from total destruction. That is the only thing that can be done. Chaos Calamities 1 to 3 had enough Immortals to isolate the event to the two uppermost realms, but eventually their numbers became too few to none. By the time of the 6th calamity, there were only pseudo-Immortals and each time, three realms faced utter desolation. The 8th calamity of Anon's and Yang's era, claimed many great Sages and almost the entire Windfall Clan.
At a critical moment, Sage Anon throw Sage Yang back to the now named Filius Realm, using a tethering charm to keep him from ascending the upper realms. Sage Yang remained in the lower realms and waited to deal with the residual chaos energy from the calamity. It was during this time; he created The Autumn Domain. In year 12 of the Windfall Calendar, he was finally able to travel to uppermost realms, through his own domain, to investigate. He alone could travel the still hostile environment and leave uninjured. He managed to salvage many weapons, tools and techniques from the scattered remains and brought them to the lower realms.
Following the advice of a mysterious senior, he hid many treasures from the upper realms in his domain and sealed it. There, he stayed for 200 years before leaving to discover a palace was accidentally built around the entrance of his domain in the Filius Realm. Located some ways from the palace, was Kanry City which was built soon after the palace was. Being the only established city in the region at the time, stopping at the shores of the Pang River, that entire land was dubbed the Kanry Region by the Imperial Court. The palace then adopted the name soon after.
The Lord of the palace was Julian Min and was a scholar obsessed with recording cultivation techniques and history. Sage Yang allowed the palace to remain and even worked with Julian. He even quelled the chaotic energy at the Riland Battle and Ascension Site, building the arena that stands today. In year 267, Lord Julian died from old age, leaving the palace to his only friend, Sage Yang. To honor a great scholar, Sage Yang held a grand service, inviting many masters from around the world. He made many improvements to the palace, even creating a proper gateway to his domain.
He took on many disciples, teaching them the various techniques kept in the palace. He attracted many scholars, who eventually made teachers at the palace. By the year 300, The Kanry Palace became the Kanry Academy. Though recognized by the Imperial Court, it remains an independent body, immune to Imperial Law. Kanry and Wang were the only two cities until Fo Rest came in 305, Jarita in 316 and Haru in 330. The Royal Family vetoed every attempt to rename the region, causing some animosity among the cities. However, with Sage Yang present, no one dared to voice it out loud.
Sage Yang then randomized the opening of the domain, allowing for anyone permitted by the Dean of the academy to enter for up to a year. They are to train and hunt for treasures kept in the domain. The Dean may set any rule for entering and it will be enforced by the domain, unless The Will of the domain says otherwise. One day, Sage Yang disappeared from the world, unheard from since then. Despite that, the Royal Family still did not dare disrespect the academy. Since then, the Kanry Academy became the school to attend if you wished to be somebody great. So, the 4th Dean made some changes.
Firstly, only seniors from each division may enter the domain and if they managed to retrieve an earth level skill or weapon, they would become Core Disciples and eligible to become an Elder or even a Palace Master. Additionally, every 4 years, every city in the empire may send no more than 100 disciple to compete in the Autumn Hunt. The city with highest total value of treasure, will receive great rewards from the Imperial Clan of the 1st and 2nd Realm. The Prestige of The Autumn Domain is well known around the world and throughout the realms. Many empires have made bids to get their best cultivators a spot. An honor that is rarely given.
It was also the 4th Dean who gained the technique to control the gateway and passed it down to his successor. Only the Dean can behold and perform the technique. It is also the domain that decides the successor to the Dean's position. Dean Ion is the longest serving Dean, being without a successor for 200 years, since taking the position in 826. He is also the oldest man in the Filius Realm, at the age of 245, followed by the current Emperor who is 180. This time around, he postponed the Grand Cities Gathering to 1028 to see if the domain will pick a successor this year and to also fix the timeline of the contest, which was disrupted due to wars in previous years.
He is especially curious about Sani, Felix, Mateo and Winan.