The Xuanhuang Nine States were deeply intertwined between the mountain peaks and the valleys below.
In the Cultivation World, there were Family Sects who were immersed in the secular world and keen on worldly affairs, as well as Immortal Sects that were elusive and hidden deep within the forests.
The former,
such as the Chongxu Temple and the Lanxi Lin Clan from Zhongnan Country, were involved in the worldly matters of ordinary nations.
Zhao Rong's "husband's family" from the Great Chu Jingnan Duke Mansion could also be counted among them.
Or rather, these great families under the mountains needed to continuously gather resources to support their clan members' cultivation, in order to cultivate powerful Cultivators and break through their limits, striving for further growth.
Their means and methods of meddling in mundane worldly affairs might differ, but their ultimate objectives were mostly the same.