Before the Great Yu Dynasty fell, Zhongzhou had a total of nine paths.
During the chaos of the world, one path was ceded away, leaving only the eight paths of Gyeonggi, Shuofeng, Lin Cang, Dongyuan, Nanjiang, Jiuhua, Wangchuan, and Linjiang.
Later, the last three paths were instigated by the Great Sacred Lands and subsequently separated from Zhongzhou.
Thus, by the time of the Holy Dynasty, only five paths remained under the control of Great Yu in Zhongzhou.
Ten years ago, Emperor Wanyan Cheng of Yuliang led his army across Cangyuan Mountain from west to east into Zhongzhou, successively capturing the Lin Cang and Shuofeng paths; the Second Villa Master Li Tingzong and Third Villa Master Qin Fan from the Jizhou Qinjian Villa led their troops from east to west into Zhongzhou, capturing Dongyuan and Nanjiang paths.
