Chapter 2824: South Heaven’s Borderlands
"Not to mention the Divine Temple of titles, even Immortal Emperors and Immortal Sovereigns are too far away from me..."
"Currently, I’m just a mere ’Mystic Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal’!"
Although Wyatt Barnes successfully broke through to become a ’Mystic Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal’ before setting out this time,
he knew it was because after achieving the Yellow Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal last time, his cultivation was already close to the Mystic Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal, not far off.
With Leilany’s ’Divine Crystal’ assistance, plus the Mystic Skills, and the ninety-nine Heavenly Veins he possessed, combined with the uninterrupted supply of Rowan Heaven Pills...
Under such circumstances, if he hadn’t broken through, he would really be considered a waste!
"Of course, the reason I was able to break through again in such a short time... It was mostly because when I left that small world, my cultivation was already very close to the Mystic Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal."
"This point is also the most crucial."
"Otherwise, even with Leilany’s Divine Crystal assistance, the Mystic Skills, the ninety-nine Heavenly Veins, and the continuous Rowan Heaven Pill... I would definitely not be able to achieve the Mystic Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal from the Yellow Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal in just over a year."
Wyatt Barnes was aware of this fact.
If it weren’t for Leilany’s aunt helping him achieve the Yellow Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal and then giving him another push, he certainly wouldn’t have achieved Mystic Realm Love Rowan Upper Immortal now!
"Alchemist Yorke."
Wyatt Barnes looked at Russel Yorke, flashing a glance as he changed the topic, "If I’m not mistaken, among the Southeastern Six Territories, there should be strength differences between each, right? Like how the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect of the Universal Domain seems stronger than any of the three immortal sects in our Desolate Territory."
"Yes."
Russel Yorke nodded, "Indeed, there is a strength difference among each territory of the Southeastern Six Territories... Among them, our Desolate Territory is only bottom-ranked. Of course, equally bottom-ranked is the ’Desolate Domain’ we are about to visit."
"Desolate Domain also has three immortal sects, their strength is similar to the three immortal sects of our Desolate Territory."
"Among the Southeastern Six Territories, the strongest are ’Universal Domain’ and ’Crossing Region,’ followed by ’Light Field’ and ’Shadow Domain’... As for our ’Desolate Territory’ and the ’Desolate Domain’ we are about to visit, their strength is the weakest."
Russel Yorke said.
"Universal Domain, Crossing Region..."
Wyatt Barnes’s eyes flashed as he asked again, "Alchemist Yorke... So which territory does the Joyful Zen Sect belong to?"
"The Joyful Zen Sect is a sect within the Crossing Region."
Russel Yorke answered.
Immediately after, as if recalling something, Russel Yorke continued, "The Joyful Zen Sect and the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect are arch-enemies, having fought endlessly in the early years. It’s only in recent years that things have somewhat eased... But even now, when members of the two sects meet, the tension remains palpable."
Wyatt Barnes nodded.
When he previously contacted Milana Harrington, he already knew the relationship between the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect and the Joyful Zen Sect couldn’t be good.
Otherwise, one of the three major protective Immortal Artifacts of the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, the ’Purifying Dust,’ wouldn’t have ended up in the hands of an Immortal King from the Joyful Zen Sect, and hidden away in a small world.
However, if it weren’t for Milana Harrington going to look for the Purifying Dust, he and Milana Harrington wouldn’t have ended up entangled in that fateful relationship.
If he had another chance, he definitely wouldn’t approach that small world again.
Not that he undervalues Milana Harrington, but because he currently doesn’t have any inclination towards romantic entanglements; his thoughts are entirely devoted to his wife and a group of close friends and relatives, yearning to rescue them early from the Divine Ruin Lands.
Of course, it’s only a hypothetical since there’s no chance to redo.
However, now that things are settled, he won’t shirk his responsibilities as a man.
He has now acknowledged Milana Harrington as his woman.
Just like when he mentioned to Milana Harrington before she left:
"The woman Wyatt Barnes sleeps with can only be Wyatt Barnes’s woman!"
Although this statement is domineering, it expresses Wyatt Barnes’s most straightforward thoughts:
The woman Wyatt Barnes sleeps with can only be his woman!
"The strength of Joyful Zen Sect and the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect are comparable, but its power in the Crossing Region is not the strongest... Within the Crossing Region, there’s a sect more powerful than Joyful Zen Sect! In fact, Joyful Zen Sect combined with the other two sects of the Crossing Region could only stand against it!"
"In the Crossing Region, there are four sects in total with the strongest power."
"While in the Universal Domain, the strongest sects amount to five... Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect along with another sect are considered the two strongest sects in the Universal Domain."
"Overall... in both Universal Domain and Crossing Region, whether it’s the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect or Joyful Zen Sect, they can only be reckoned as second-tier sects."
Russel Yorke continued to introduce the Joyful Zen Sect and Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect to Wyatt Barnes, along with detailing the situation of the powers within the Universal Domain, Crossing Region.
"And in both the Universal Domain and Crossing Region, there is only one sect considered a first-tier sect... It is the sect in the Crossing Region that stands above Joyful Zen Sect and the other three sects."
Russel Yorke said.
"What’s the name of that sect?"
Wyatt Barnes’ eyes flashed as he asked curiously.
"Xuantian Immortal Sect!"
Russel Yorke said one word at a time, and at the end, added, "The Xuantian Immortal Sect is also the most powerful sect in the Southeast Six Regions, the number one sect!"
"Xuantian Immortal Sect, the number one sect in the Southeast Six Regions."
Wyatt’s eyes flashed again as he asked, "Since the Xuantian Immortal Sect is able to surpass sects like the Joyful Zen Sect and the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect... there should be more than one ’Decaphase Immortal Monarch’ in the Xuantian Immortal Sect, right?"
As he knew:
The Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect has one ’Decaphase Immortal Monarch’, and only one.
The Joyful Zen Sect, since its strength is comparable to the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, should be similar.
And the Xuantian Immortal Sect, as the number one sect in the Southeast Six Regions, likely has more than one Decaphase Immortal Monarch.
"Naturally!"
Russel Yorke nodded, "The Xuantian Immortal Sect has a total of three Decaphase Immortal Monarchs... most importantly, two of those three are twin brothers, and together, they are known as ’Invincible under the Immortal Kings of South Heaven’s Borderlands’!"
"Invincible under the Immortal Kings of South Heaven’s Borderlands? What is this South Heaven’s Borderlands?"
Wyatt was taken aback; it was the first time he had heard of this ’South Heaven’s Borderlands’.
"Regarding the ’South Heaven’s Borderlands’, I don’t know the specifics myself."
Russel Yorke said, "However, the Southeast Six Regions are part of the South Heaven’s Borderlands’ territory... Alchemist Swayer, you explain to Alchemist Barnes, among the three of us, you have lived the longest and seen the most!"
Speaking of which, Russel Yorke looked at Hunter Swayer.
"What do you mean lived the longest? Alchemist Yorke, why do your words feel so off?"
Hunter Swayer gave Russel Yorke a displeased look, then turned to Wyatt Barnes and continued.
"Alchemist Barnes, the Southeast Six Regions, and places like the ’Southern Nine Regions’, ’Southwest Five Regions’, ’Western Seven Regions’, are considered on the edge of South Heaven’s Borderlands, belonging to the peripheral areas, the most remote places."
"South Heaven’s Borderlands is controlled by a ’Titled Immortal Sovereign’... ’South Heaven’ is that Immortal Sovereign’s title. That Immortal Sovereign is known as the ’Immortal Sovereign of South Heaven’, and also the ruler of South Heaven’s Borderlands!"
"The central lands of South Heaven’s Borderlands are vast, far larger than the combined area of all boundary lands including our Southeast Six Regions... in the central lands, powerful beings are like clouds, and there is a formation barrier between us and the central lands."
"Any ’Immortal King’ born in the boundary lands like ours, due to the formation barrier, if they do not enter the central lands of South Heaven’s Borderlands after becoming an Immortal King, their cultivation will be negatively impacted by the formation, regressing instead of progressing."
"Over time... they may even regress to the Immortal Lord level. At that point, breaking through again would be exceedingly difficult!"
"Immortal Kings born in the boundary lands, once they pass through the formation into the central lands... because the formation shields the two sides, it is very difficult for them to return."
"It is said... that the formation is personally set up by the Titled Immortal Sovereign, and even an ordinary Immortal Sovereign cannot easily break its restrictions."
"This is why there are almost no ’Immortal Kings’ in the boundary lands including our Southeast Six Regions. It’s not that Immortal Kings haven’t been born here; it’s that even if they are born, they won’t stay here for long. They will leave the boundary lands in a short time and go to the central lands of South Heaven’s Borderlands."
Hunter Swayer spoke eloquently, revealing the mystery of South Heaven’s Borderlands to Wyatt Barnes, allowing him to understand the division between ’boundary lands’ and ’central lands’ in South Heaven’s Borderlands.
The Southeast Six Regions, where he currently resides, are one of the boundary lands.
"Once an Immortal King from the boundary lands leaves for the central lands, due to the formation separating the boundary lands from the central lands, it’s impossible for them to return. Even if they wish to return, they need to at least become an Immortal Sovereign, and even then, an ordinary Immortal Sovereign might not be able to return."
Hunter Swayer continued.
"Hmm."
Wyatt Barnes nodded.
Meanwhile, he didn’t ask any more questions, as there was already enough information for him to process for a while...
Originally, the Desolate Territory he was in was not only part of the Southeast Six Regions but also within this ’South Heaven’s Borderlands’.
And South Heaven’s Borderlands is a territory controlled by a ’Titled Immortal Sovereign’.
Regarding the Titled Immortal Sovereign, he had previously learned from Russel Yorke what kind of existence they are, a powerful being that has climbed out of a heap of talented and deceased Immortal Sovereigns, the elite among Immortal Sovereigns.
"Boundary lands, central lands..."
Further, within South Heaven’s Borderlands, there are ’boundary lands’ and ’central lands’.
The Southeast Six Regions, where he currently resides, are one of the boundary lands.