Long State is located at the border of central and western Great Jin. The state is known for its high mountains and poisonous snakes and insects.
Unlike other provinces, this vast state is controlled only by the Daoist Yueyang Palace and the Demon Wood Sect from the ten great sects. External powers simply cannot interfere with anything in Long State. Moreover, the local cultivation forces within the state are inconsequential small sects, posing no threat to these two super sects, and must submit to seek protection under them.
The entire Long State is firmly under the control of these two powers, forming a situation where two strong forces stand against each other in the east and the west.