Fifty thousand li southeast of Hanyang Pass lay the border between the states of Zhao and Jin. The landscape was characterized by rolling hills and dense forest, the climate was hot and humid, and the area was teeming with venomous insects. Many parts of this region had been uninhabited since ancient times.0

For the most part, the region still retained the characteristics of the Shaman realm. The realm stones of the human realm were slowly expanding their influence in this direction, but it would likely be a few more centuries before it reached this area. That said, the surroundings had already undergone some changes and were no longer as humid as before.0

Because this region was neither suited for human habitation nor comfortable for the Shamans to live in—not to mention that the humans’ army would occasionally sweep through the place—this land of several hundred li had become a no man’s land. Neither race had settled down here.0

Meanwhile, a small...0