Chapter 785: Chapter 492: Farce

A hundred years later, the landscapes of Mount Shu and Mount Emei remained steeped in perilous beauty.

Although the Scholar's Palace established its doctrine to exploit resources for world governance in response to calamity, altering many primitive scenes of famous mountains and rivers, the vast heaven and earth still retained some remnants, preserving their original scenery. Furthermore, some Sectarian Immortal Gates, private lands, were able to govern themselves without interference after paying sufficient taxes.

Mount Emei was one of them, serving as private land for the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect, it had a master long before the Scholar's Palace was established nine hundred years ago. Even after the Scholar's Palace was founded, no changes were forced except for a land tax.

Thereafter, Mount Emei became a private land for the Mystic Heaven Mountain Gate, governing itself.

Not just the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect, but other Cave Heavens and Sects did the same.