The Qian Kingdom is a small nation in the southeastern part of the Northern Zhige Continent, spanning only five counties. However, its location is a vital thoroughfare for trade, connecting several large neighboring powers to the north, south, east, and west. It is said that the only reason it has not been annexed by these surrounding powers is that a Tenth Realm Sword Grandmaster stands behind it.
Sword cultivators possess immense lethality, and a Tenth Realm Sword Grandmaster is capable of contending with certain Eleventh Realm Saints. Thus, though small, the Qian Kingdom has managed to endure. Of course, the great powers possess Saints, Sword Immortals, and Martial Gods who could overpower a Tenth Realm Sword Grandmaster; it is simply that the cost of doing so outweighs the meager benefits of annexation. After all, while the Qian Kingdom claims neutrality and stays out of the disputes of its neighbors, it is small, underpopulated, and resource-poor, and must bow to the whims of the great powers to survive.
In Huqiu County, the largest county in the Qian Kingdom, there is a waystation belonging to the immortal courier service, the Bluebird Post. After parting ways with the others, Li Wangyi traveled east with Little Qianjun and Guo Nanjun, quickly locating the post. Guo Nanjun had previously made arrangements with her brother; upon reaching the station, she promptly retrieved a message left by Guo Hengbei. Although her brother had left the message at a different station, …
Chapter 55