Northern Island is currently overseen by a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner named Xiao Lu. Since he hasn't invaded the Beishu Continent, but rather occupied the island to do business with Beishu, he has managed to maintain peace with the major sects of Beishu.
Xiao Lu is not from the Heavenly Inquiry Sect that was here a hundred years ago. After a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner from the Heavenly Inquiry Sect fell, Xiao Lu's Canglong Sect took advantage of the decline in the Heavenly Inquiry Sect's power and annexed it.
The Canglong Sect fully absorbed the Heavenly Inquiry Sect. When the Heavenly Inquiry Sect had no other choice, its cultivators elected to surrender.
This led to almost everything belonging to the Heavenly Inquiry Sect being taken over by the Canglong Sect.
Among these was the trade route from the Dongqi Continent to the Beishu Continent. Due to Beishu's barrenness, larger powers didn't value this business.
