Chen Xuan felt a flicker of anticipation as he listened to Gong Zijia’s explanation. "Between the Immortal Realm and the Mortal Realm," she began, "lies a near-infinite, narrow strip of territory. Its origin dates back to the Primordial Era, when the great wars between gods and immortals caused the four great continents to collapse and shatter. Beyond the splintering into various original and major universes, some fragments of space remained tethered together, caught between the Immortal and Mortal Realms. Additionally, a portion fell into the interstitial points separating the Mortal Realm from the Underworld. Later generations have come to call these stretches the 'Borderlands'."
"Compared to the Three Realms, which have evolved and stabilized over billions of years, the laws, vital energy, and spacetime within the Borderlands remain in a state of constant, violent chaos. That is why the major powers of the Three Realms have no desire to establish a presence there."
"With the exception, of course, of certain nefarious factions. The most typical example is the Evil Lotus Secret Sect, to which you and that enchantress belong. They once dispatched countless expendable agents to scout the Borderlands, and at the cost of many high-level experts, carved out a relatively stable territory."
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