197 Chapter 196 - Threats from Altair

The Southern District was the very bottom of the Lotus Empire.  It was surrounded by a stretch of modest mountains and wild forest but the thin Qi made it so mortals were a much higher part of its population than other places in the Empire.

Aether beasts barely entered the late tiers of the Soul Realm let alone a Sand Tier.  It was assigned an Imperial Overlord but the big 3 clans ruled there for the most part.  The Empire took tithes from the Frey, Gu, and Che Clans but left the majority of issues to them.

Over a decade ago, the Southern District was barely known to the other powers of the Sarth Continent let alone the wider world, but it all changed at the once in century Starfire House contest held in Cimmeria.