Four Grand Ancient Nations

The Four Grand Ancient Empires (四大古国) are

1. The Grand Xia Ancient Nation (大夏古国),
2. the Grand Han Ancient Nation (大韩古国),
3. the Grand Zhou Ancient Nation (大周古国),
4. the Grand Chu Ancient Nation (大楚古国).

## History

Within the Central Plains, there were countless sects and tens of thousands of ideologies of the Dao. But there were four special powers, the four ancient nations.

These four nations had inheritances that could be traced all the way back to the immortal era. The four grand ancient nations were terrifying existences, with their own profound foundations and powerful divine items protecting their karmic luck.

Most importantly, the four ancient nations controlled vast swathes of land. Their population was immense, and they also had plentiful natural resources. No single sect could compare to them.

So even if the Central Plains was dominated by sects, the four ancient nations were still titans. They were different from sects, and they still retained an imperial regime.

Each ancient nation possessed a terrifying foundation that made it so even an enormous existence like the Xuantian Dao Sect wouldn't want to provoke them.

### Relationships

All of them were around the same level of power, allowing them to maintain a subtle balance. Although these years the Grand Han had managed to raise their power by starting a culture of worshiping idols, in terms of true power, they weren't that different.

On the contrary, the Grand Xia had the longest history and greatest foundation. Even the Wine God Palace lay within their borders. Whether it was in terms of name or position, they were ahead of the other three nations.

The Grand Zhou and Grand Chu were neither friendly nor hostile with the Grand Xia. Back then, the Grand Xia had had a good relationship with the Grand Han, but later the Grand Han had been too shameless, saying that everything was theirs, causing conflicts to arise between them. However, the four ancient nations had never truly started a war between them.

That was because the four ancient nations stood outside the Central Plains' cultivation world. The reason they were able to receive the cultivation world's approval was mostly due to the respect toward their inheritances and long-lasting history.

If the four nations started a huge war, weakening their power and killing their people, the Central Plains' other powers would take advantage. At that time, their territories would be snatched up, and the four ancient nations would cease to exist.

That was why the four ancient nations always acted peaceful, with none of them willing to raise their blades against the others. The possible consequences were too grave.

### Righteous Path

As the four ancient nations were outside the scope of the cultivation world, they were publicly acknowledged as peaceful lands by the entire Martial Heaven Continent.

The four ancient nations had had peace for countless years. They were protected by the entire continent's Righteous path.

The people within could live without worry about participating in the struggles between sects. However, this had been ruined by the Grand Han's wild ambitions.

## Traditions

To have a martial competition before the feast was in reality a friendly exchange of pointers to see who was stronger. The four ancient nations had truly done such things in the past.

But in the past few years, such martial competitions had grown rarer, and they were replaced with different events.

So when Li Wanji challenges LC to a duel, a competition on this level was extremely rare.

## Trivia

There were many powers eyeing the four ancient nations like wolves in the dark. The four ancient nations had many precious resources within them. Like greedy hyenas, those powers wanted their dragon vein karmic luck.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1171 (Wuxiaworld)
2. ↑ Chapter 1203 (Wuxiaworld)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1225 (Wuxiaworld)
4. ↑ Chapter 1192 (Wuxiaworld)