Ji Xia saw something that piqued his interest. Without hesitation, he flipped his hand, and a massive painting appeared in his grasp.
On the side of the painting, four bold and powerful characters were written:
"Xun Void Domain Map"
"Is this a map?"
Ji Xia speculated, "Xun Void Domain? What kind of place is this? Could it be a treasure map?"
After pondering for a moment, he decided to be cautious and took out the Xuanjian Treasure Mirror.
Having experienced the bizarre dangers of the Boundless Wilderness, Ji Xia knew better than to act recklessly. If he were to open the scroll suddenly and a malicious ghost jumped out to swallow him whole, he wouldn't be surprised.
The Xuanjian Treasure Mirror shone upon the scroll, and an image appeared in the mirror.
Numerous calligraphy brushes were carefully painting on paper, surrounded by people meticulously measuring the scroll. It was unclear what they were doing.
The scene shifted, revealing a majestic silhouette standing before the mirror. He was observing a massive scroll, which also bore the title "Xun Void Domain Map" at the top.
The imposing figure seemed to be orchestrating grand plans, pointing to various regions on the map. Armies raised their weapons, spiritual energy surged skyward, and several deities watched from the heavens, bowing in reverence toward the figure!
The image faded, and a message appeared:
**[Xun Void Domain Map Information:
This map is a replica.The map was commissioned by the Xun Void Domain's Qiling Kingdom Lord, who ordered his cultivators to spend a hundred years surveying the Xun Void Domain and drafting this map.]**
Ji Xia sighed with relief upon reading the message. Without hesitation, he carefully unfurled the Xun Void Domain Map.
As he opened it, a beam of light shot out, illuminating the sky and projecting an enormous map. It displayed countless mountains, rivers, plains, highlands, and deep valleys, with the names of many nations inscribed on it!
The first things that caught Ji Xia's eyes were two colossal nations:
Qiling and Baimu.
These two nations alone occupied nine-tenths of the map's area! The sheer size of these two countries was staggering.
Within these nations, countless cities and tribes were marked. Ji Xia carefully searched the Qiling Kingdom's territory and spotted the words "Yuanling Tribe."
Then he saw the Dafu Kingdom. In Ji Xia's eyes, Dafu once had an unimaginably vast territory, but compared to Qiling and Baimu, it was like a child.
Each of these nations, Qiling and Baimu, was more than ten times larger than Dafu!
Ji Xia's mouth twitched. The Dafu Kingdom spanned ten thousand miles, so Qiling and Baimu must cover territories of at least one hundred thousand miles!
What kind of concept was that?
Even with Ji Xia's current cultivation level, running nonstop from one end of Qiling to the other would take thirty to forty days!
The vastness of such territories left Ji Xia in awe. He couldn't help but compare it to Taicang, which only spanned five hundred miles. His mouth twitched again.
Curiosity sparked, Ji Xia leaned closer to study the eastern regions of Dafu.
A wisp of spiritual sense drifted onto the map, which instantly magnified many times over. Ji Xia finally found Taicangon the map.
However...
"Taicang?"
Ji Xia's face darkened. "The Qiling Kingdom's surveyors must have been careless—they even got Taicang's name wrong."
"But it's also understandable. Taicang is so insignificant, with such a tiny territory. If Taicang ruled a hundred-thousand-mile region, would they still have written its name incorrectly?"
This minor matter did not weigh on Ji Xia's mind for long. He quickly forgot about it and continued examining the map.
"So the area we reside in is called the Xun Void Domain. Within this domain are the two massive nations, Qiling and Baimu, whose territories are unimaginably vast! Even Dafu seems so small in comparison!"
Ji Xia's mind filled with questions. "How enormous is the Boundless Wilderness? If this region is called the Xun Void Domain, then surely there must be many other domains like it!"
"Even a single Xun Void Domain is so vast that an ordinary cultivator could spend their entire life and never traverse it, let alone mortal beings."
"Besides Qiling, Baimu, and Dafu, there are countless other nations scattered in small corners, constantly facing the threat of extinction!"
Currently, Zhou Qing had already fallen, and its territory belonged to Taicang. Unfortunately, Taicang lacked the population to occupy the land. Fortunately, no nearby countries coveted Zhou Qing's territory.
Strictly speaking, Taicang's land now spanned approximately nine hundred miles—neither large nor small.
However, Taicang's population was so small that even Ji Xia's recent decree, which provided generous rewards for having more children, would take at least a year or two to show results.
One or two years was a long time. If a calamity struck, such as the heavenly punishment that befell Zhou Qing or the disasters faced by the Chizi Tribe, Taicang's path to strength would be cut short.
Thus, Ji Xia resolved to do whatever it took to strengthen Taicang quickly.
Fortunately, he possessed the Eternal Divine Tree, which had already grown a gourd. Inside the gourd, a Divine Beingwas gestating.
When the Divine Being emerged, it might help Taicang avert many disasters!
Ji Xia didn't yet know how powerful the Divine Being would be, but the price of twelve thousand spiritual seeds was enough to prove that the Divine Being couldn't possibly be weak!
Boldly, Ji Xia speculated that this Divine Being must possess strength rivaling the peak of a Spirit-Taming expert!
The Xun Void Domain Map filled Ji Xia's mind with many thoughts and reflections. He rolled up the map, stored it in the Youkong Ring, and once again turned his attention to the Hidden Gourd, searching through the countless treasures inside.
"Eh?"
Suddenly, Ji Xia noticed a token devoid of any spiritual energy.
In Zhang Yi's Hidden Gourd, nearly every item radiated an overwhelming amount of spiritual energy, but this token was so plain and ordinary that it seemed unusual.
Ji Xia took out the token and carefully examined it. Two characters were engraved on its surface:
"Shangyu"
Ji Xia pondered for a moment and shone the Xuanjian Treasure Mirror on it, but the mirror did not react. Instead, a message flowed into Ji Xia's mind:
[Item grade too high; unable to identify.]
Ji Xia's brow furrowed. "The item's grade is too high to identify? Is that even possible?"
Since obtaining the Xuanjian Treasure Mirror, Ji Xia had never encountered an item it couldn't identify. Yet now, the mirror displayed such a message.
What kind of grade did this token possess?
What secrets did it hold?
How did it fall into Zhang Yi's hands?
And what did the characters "Shangyu" represent?
A series of questions flooded Ji Xia's mind. He examined the token with his Great Sun Spirit Eyes, but it remained completely ordinary, devoid of any spiritual fluctuations, which only frustrated him further.
Unable to understand it, Ji Xia decided to stop thinking about it. He carefully stored the token in his Youkong Ring.
Perhaps, someday in the future, he would uncover its secrets.