These ruins, some were once the Dao Fields of powerful figures from various races, some are civilizations buried by time, while others are ancient battlefields sealed away by dust.
In short, every ruin conceals countless mysteries.
And truly mastering the ruins requires the World Key; to venture into these ruins requires the owner's approval of this key, and entering the ruins in the Star River comes at a steep price.
Martial Artists choose to explore the ruins for various reasons.
This is the real money tree; mastering a ruin means controlling an endless stream of wealth.
Most ruins are under official control, and the rest are divided among various Dao Lineages. Even other Great Academies, which stand at the pinnacle of human power, control at most a dozen or so ruins, with some having fewer than ten.
This is the foundation of their standing.
