Dreamcloud Mountains

The Dreamcloud Mountains is a mountain range situated in the Nan Province located in the western portion of the State of Xi within the Heavenly South Region. The Dreamcloud Mountains contains sacred spirit veins that allow it to nurture the Spirit Well Tree that produces one of three Divine Woods. The tree produced milk that is refined into powerful spiritual medicines such as the Spirit Tempering Pill which is sought by Core Formation cultivators looking to form their Nascent Soul. As a result the Dreamcloud Mountains are renown across the Heavenly South.
== Governance ==
The Dreamcloud Mountains are both inhabited and governed by a union of the three most powerful sects within the State of Xi. These three sects also happened to among the top sects within the Heavenly Dao Alliance that extended across the Heavenly South Region.
Sect 	Description
Ancient Sword Sect 	Renown its domineering sword arts that allowed their members to prevail over cultivators of similar grade. The sect accepted any cultivators so as long as they had the aptitude to cultivate the techniques unique to the sect.
Drifting Cloud Sect 	Renown for producing the Spirit Tempering Pill and other Spiritual Medicines. The sect was the weakest of the three sects until the Han Li, an elder of the Drifting Cloud Sect, rose to prominence. The sect had the least demanding requirements of the three sects for new disciples looking to enter the sect.
Hundred Possibilities Sect	Renown for its tool refinement and rumors that it possessed methods to refine top-grade magic treasures coveted by Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
While the three sects are on good terms, they do compete against each-other over control for control of resources. Through sparring between grand elders, the three sects determine their relative strength to each other. While these competitions are disguised as friendly, the grand elders viciously attempt to inflict long lasting damage to ensure the relative standing of each sect remains unchanged. The relative strength affects the division of mountain peaks and shared cultivation resources among the three sects.
== Sword Trial Assembly ==
The Spirit Well Tree periodically sheds nectar that is a useful cultivation resource. To divide the nectar, the three sects hold a competition called the Sword Trial Assembly. The sect that wins the competition obtains half of the wine nectar. The remaining two sects each receive a quarter. To make the competition fair, participants are restricted to new disciples younger than 30 years of age. 
To entice disciples, the sects often award magical treasures, or spiritual medicines beneficial for Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators. Additionally, participants who rank within the top 10 are rewarded the opportunity to cleanse their eyes using Brightsight Spirit Water that is concocted from a single drop of the nectar. This cleansing gives a cultivator the ability to see through mist and stone. Attracted by the benefits, disciples put forward their best efforts to rank into the top 10.
== References ==
Category:Locations
Category:Mortal World
Category:Heavenly South Region