"Old Sir, I'm not fully aware of the situation in the north, can you explain to me how things work here!"
The old man was happy to be of help to this kind King Realm expert infront of him as he began to share his knowledge:
"Young Master, As you may know, The north is ruled by eight major powers that are mainly known as righteous and demonic tribes -
There are four righteous tribes, namely, Qinglong Tribe, Baihu Tribe, Tianlu Tribe, and Tian Jian Tribe
As for the demonic tribes, they are - Xue Mo Tribe, Mei Hua Tribe, Yedu Tribe, and Zhuji Tribe."
He continued: "Each tribe controls around 16 million square kilometers of land more or less, and this land is further divided into five prefectures - north, south, east, west, and center. Each prefecture is over 3 million square kilometers in area."
"Each prefecture has three prefecture lords who are king realm experts like yourself watching over the prefecture. Almost every prefecture lord has built their own power inside the prefecture, sometimes this power can be a sect, a clan, or simply a tribe."
"In righteous sects, there have even been cases where the three prefecture lords come together to create a sect to train disciples and function like a proper sect, passing down their skills to the next generation."
"Under the shelter of these powers created by the prefecture lords, small tribes like this one, lives, and at the head of a tribe rules an emperor realm expert, however, he does not make a move due to the emperor's decree"
"Emperor's Decree?" Ashen inquired.
The old man nodded, explaining further: "The emperor allows fights over lands and territory. The empire doesn't interfere in the north's affairs unless an emperor realm expert makes a move himself!"
"Emperor realm experts are a precious resource for any empire to establish its rule and maintain its power. If the emperor realm experts were busy fighting with each other, that could create a gap in the north for the enemy to attack, therefore the emperor has forbidden fighting between emperor realm experts!"
"The fighting is carried out by the king realm experts and lower cultivators. As for what happens inside the tribes, I have no idea."
"There is also a massive forest located on the borders of the Zhuji Tribe and Tian Jian Tribe. This forest spans over 4 million square kilometers and is ruled by 4 emperor realm spirit beasts."
The boy was sincere and Ashen had a fun time with him so he had no complaints: "Don't worry, I had fun!"
The boy smiled in joy before suddenly loud cries of joy came from behind them: "Brotherrrrrr!"
Ashen turned to look behind him to only spot two children around the ages of six and four running towards him.
The older one was a girl with neatly combed brown hair that parted from the side. The younger was a boy with a round and cute face. He had a tooth missing and he ran clumsily, however, he tried his best to run towards Ashen.
The pair of children passed Ashen and jumped into Yan Li's arms.
Yan Li crouched and picked both of them in his arms as he smiled at them and asked: "What are you both doing here?"
The girl replied with a bit of fear: "We couldn't wait to play with you, Big Brother!"
It was clear that she was afraid of her brother scolding her.
At this moment, the younger boy cried out: "Big Brawder, play with us!"
He clenched Yan Li's clothes with his small hands before shaking them and throwing a tantrum to play.
Yan Li sighed as he said while gesturing towards Ashen and Feng Xue: "I can't play with you. I have to accompany the lord and his companion"
The siblings both scrutinized Ashen and Feng Xue with their eyes from top to bottom before the sister commented: "So handsome. Big Brother, Who is this handsome big brother?" She asked.
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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)