Ancestor Jinling Avatar stroked his long beard and said, "This map is considered quite detailed; it cost me a supreme grade spirit stone to buy it!"
"That expensive?" Ye Feng's eyebrows rose.
Gathering the map, he clasped his hands towards Ancestor Jinling and said, "For this, I must thank Daoist Jinling."
"No need for thanks," the avatar of Ancestor Jinling waved his hand.
"By the way, Young Friend Ye, this map was last updated a hundred years ago; the markings are somewhat outdated, but overall, there hasn't been much change, so you can still use it as a reference," the avatar of Ancestor Jinling supplemented.
"All right," nodded Ye Feng.
The three continued their casual conversation.
In the meantime, the avatar of Ancestor Jinling and Ancestor Lingmiao took the opportunity to ask for details about the Sutra of the Void Jade Body.
Ye Feng did not hide his knowledge and explained earnestly.
At the summit of Misty Peak.
Ye Feng held the jade map in his hands, his consciousness diving into it, as if he had entered a separate spatial realm, and could see a vast and magnificent world.
Mountains, rivers, and lakes, all naturally formed.
It appeared to be a real world.
To the Shenzhou Continent, a hundred years is but the blink of an eye.
Especially to the numerous Holy Lands and Five-Star, Four-Star Forces, there isn't much change in their influence over a century.
Of course, over a hundred years, there have been minor kingdoms and forces that have been wiped out or relocated.
However, such incidents are relatively rare.
Every hundred years, the force responsible for creating the map of the Shenzhou Continent would update it based on the latest news, ensuring its timeliness and validity.
This information was made very clear by the avatar of Ancestor Jinling during their chat today.
After Ye Feng began to peruse the map.
The Shenzhou Continent is vast beyond measure.
The exact size is not even clear to the creators of the map from that mysterious force.
From the map, Ye Feng learned about the overall layout of the entire Shenzhou Continent.
The Shenzhou Continent is elongated from east to west and slightly narrower from north to south.
In the center is an inland sea spanning tens of billions of miles, called "Heavenly Origin Sea," the most prosperous area of the entire continent.
The Shenzhou Continent has a total of Nine Great Holy Lands, all surrounding the Heavenly Origin Sea, including Jiaoyang Holy City and its supporting Jiaoyang Holy Land.
The Heavenly Origin Sea and the surrounding Nine Great Holy Lands are collectively called the "Heavenly Origin Domain," the heart of the entire Shenzhou Continent.
Beyond the Heavenly Origin Domain, there are many other forces.
Presently, there are nearly a hundred Five-Star Forces across the Shenzhou Continent, thousands of Four-Star Forces, and over ten thousand Three-Star Forces.
Two-Star and One-Star forces are numerous as carps crossing the river, as many as hairs on an ox, beyond count.
These forces are not fixed and are scattered throughout the Shenzhou Continent.
Besides these, there are Five Great Forbidden Lands and Ten Great Mountain Ranges on the Shenzhou Continent, each home to terrifying Demon Emperor Level existences.
"The Five Great Forbidden Lands, interesting!" Ye Feng smiled as he looked at the map.
With his current strength, he of course wouldn't dare to enter the forbidden lands, as they are guarded by terrifying Demon Emperor Level existences, and entering rashly would be extremely dangerous.
The distribution of the Five Great Forbidden Lands isn't very even.
There's one in the western part of the continent, one in the south, one in the north, and two in the east, each spanning hundreds of millions of miles.
"Eh, you mentioned there are Ten Great Mountain Ranges, but there seems to be one missing?" Ye Feng became puzzled as he studied the map.
The Ten Great Mountain Ranges are as famous as the Five Great Forbidden Lands, but they're not called forbidden lands because the creatures within occasionally venture out to wreak havoc, earning a notorious reputation.
But the creatures of the Ten Great Mountain Ranges don't invade outside, maintaining a neutral stance.
There's a mountain range stretching east to west in the southern and northern parts of the Shenzhou Continent.
There are four north-south mountain ranges in the west.
There are three east-west mountain ranges in the east.
In total, that makes nine!
However, the map also introduced that there were Ten Great Mountain Ranges on the Shenzhou Continent, which puzzled Ye Feng.
"Eh, I've found the notes!"
Ye Feng looked at the text markings on the bottom left corner of the map.
"The tenth mountain range of the Shenzhou Continent is a floating mountain range, often hidden above the high skies, only revealing itself occasionally."
Upon seeing this annotation, Ye Feng had a sudden realization.
"To sum up, the structure of the Shenzhou Continent is Nine Great Holy Lands, Five Great Forbidden Lands, Ten Great Mountain Ranges, Hundred Strong Five-Star..."
Ye Feng finally had a comprehensive understanding of the Shenzhou Continent.
Next, he began to search feverishly.
Ye Feng finally found the location of the Mystique Kingdom and could see various markings on it that were no different from what he remembered.
"So this is where I am now!"
Ye Feng had a look of realization.
The Mystique Kingdom was located in the southern part of the Shenzhou Continent, just a few million miles away from the boundless southern ocean.
Traveling north from the Mystique Kingdom, one would pass through one of the Five Great Forbidden Lands, one of the Ten Great Mountain Ranges, and countless powers of varying sizes.
The journey was long and extremely dangerous.
For a normal cultivator, flying at their usual speed, one might fly their whole life and still not reach the Heavenly Origin Domain at the center.
"No wonder they build large Teleportation Arrays; without such a tool, even a Divine Origin Realm cultivator would need to fly for who knows how many years to reach the Heavenly Origin Domain where Jiaoyang Holy Land is located."
Ye Feng whispered to himself.
After figuring out the area where the Mystique Kingdom was located, he continued to scrutinize the map, preparing to select a place suitable for capturing a Demon Emperor Level Spiritual Beast.
"Oh, this place looks good!"
Ten minutes later, Ye Feng made a discovery.
Eight million miles north of Misty Sect, there was a Four-Star Force known as the Leiwu Dynasty.
On the eastern frontier of this power lay a large mountain range stretching tens of thousands of miles. Though it paled in comparison to the Ten Great Mountain Ranges, it was also home to a Demon Emperor Level powerhouse.
This place was very suitable for him to capture Spiritual Beasts.
Ye Feng had made his decision.
He immediately took Hu Feifei to the Mystique Capital and teleported near the Miaoyin Tea House.
"Sect Master Ye, you... how did you come here?" Ling Yue just happened to be sitting on the top floor and saw Ye Feng and Hu Feifei in the sky, her eyes lighting up, "Could it be that you're here to see me?"
At her words, the corner of Ye Feng's mouth twitched.
Come to see you, my ass!
He inwardly complained, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I'm here to find Ancestor Lingmiao."
"Ah..." Ling Yue sounded a bit disappointed.
She lowered her head, clutched the hem of her clothes, and rubbed them for a while before looking up again, but where were Ye Feng and Hu Feifei still in sight?
In a secluded courtyard.
Ye Feng saw Ancestor Lingmiao and Ancestor Jinling Avatar.
What surprised Ye Feng was that Third Prince Ling Luotian, the gray-robed Protector, and the Lingmiao Emperor were also there, standing on the ground with extreme respect, not even daring to breathe too heavily.
"Young Friend Ye, you've come again."
"Have you decided where to go?"
The two Ancestors asked one after another.
"I've made my decision. I'll go to the 'Wind Demon Mountain Range' in the east of Leiwu Dynasty. There, many flying Demonic Beasts are suitable to subdue as mounts."
"Leiwu Dynasty? I'm familiar with that place!" muttered the Third Prince.
Ye Feng was taken aback: "Third Prince, you know of the Leiwu Dynasty?"
Ancestor Lingmiao laughed, "This little guy not only knows about the Leiwu Dynasty, but he also spent quite a long time there training a few years ago, so he's quite familiar with it."
"How about I guide Sect Master Ye?" the Third Prince stepped forward and asked respectfully.
"Er, sure." Ye Feng did not object.
Having someone familiar with the place to guide him was, of course, much better.
"The Leiwu Dynasty is an old Four-Star Force, but it only has one Void Break Realm ancestor, and this person does not reside in the Leiwu Dynasty; he has moved to Jiaoyang Holy City, which I also am acquainted with."
The Ancestor Jinling Avatar smiled and continued, "Since Young Friend Ye is going to the Leiwu Dynasty, I'll just send word on your behalf to save you a lot of trouble."
"Then I'll trouble you." Ye Feng expressed his gratitude.
Having connections certainly made things easier.