NANSHAN CONTINENT
    1.) there's one main continent that has all 4 main areas of south heaven, divided into two subcontinents; one with western desert
        and southern domain, another with east tang and the northern reaches
    2.) it's repeatedly mentioned that the continent looks like it wasn't always divided into two subcontinents

EASTERN TANG
    1.) meng hao mentions early that to get to the eastern tang from the southern domain, he'd need to travel across the milky way
        sea.
    2.) interestingly, China's Tang Dynasty had a "Northern Reaches" section, connected by a strip of land...
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty

NORTHERN REACHES
    1.) cultivators there worship the dawn immortal, so probably nearish to her
    2.) have some land that is within 1500km from a part of the southern region near the state of zhao (bridged by the dawn immortal
        lily)

STATE OF ZHAO
    1.) To state things more clearly, the State of Zhao exists on the edge of the Southern Domain, far from the sea. Only by passing
        over numerous mountains would the boundless Milky Way Sea become visible.
    2.) thousands of states of zhao could fit into the southern domain
    3.) the black seive, solitary sword, and golden frost sects are nearby, as those were the 3 sects that came when Patriarch
        Reliance flashed the fake Sublime Spirit Scripture into the sky

STATE OF REVELATION
    1.) borders state of zhao
    2.) lord revelation worships the dawn immortal, so they're probably nearish to her

BLACK SIEVE SECT
    1.) The Black Sieve Sect was located in the east of the State of Clear Skies, in the middle of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
        Its main gate was vast and mighty. Its majesty would strike awe into the heart of any Cultivator who looked upon it.

    2.) Meng Hao knew this, but had no other options. Going around the nation would involve traveling a huge distance. He wanted to
        get the State of Blue Clouds, where the Black Sieve Sect was, a location actually closer to where the State of Zhao had been,
        but which was on the other side of the State of Eastern Emergence.

    3.) nearish the temple of doom, as the state of clear skies was the first place meng hao went after the blood immortal tournament
    4.) probably on the bigger side, as their capital is insanely large and isnt the only city

GOLDEN FROST SECT
    1.) near the state of zhao
    2.) “The Golden Frost Sect is based in the State of Frigid Snow,” said Meng Hao coolly, his eyes narrow. “What brings you to this
        area?”
    3.) gotta be COLD if both sect and nation have cold names, so probably the southernmost state/sect in the southern hemisphere

VIOLET FATE SECT
    1.) Days passed, and the entire time, Meng Hao did not use any flight-bestowing treasures, even though it forced him to waste a
        bit of spiritual power. He was as cautious as ever; this was the center of the Southern Domain, and he knew he had to be
        especially careful.
        He had offended too many people from here; the Violet Fate Sect, obviously, as well as Eccentric Song and Wang Tengfei. Time
        passed, and soon he neared the State of Eastern Emergence. The closer he got, the more cautious he grew.

    2.) His body transformed into a shining beam of light as he continued on toward the State of Eastern Emergence.
        It was a large nation, about ten times larger than the State of Zhao, filled with Cultivators and Sects. The largest of the
        Sects was the Violet Fate Sect, which acted as the leader of the other Sects.
        You could definitely say that the State of Eastern Emergence was the base of operations for the Violet Fate Sect
    3.) Violet fate sect is between the part of the milky way sea where da nu's goodness was sealed and the rebirth cave, as MH and
        CYY were in the state of eastern emergence when the roc flew past them and swept them into the temple of doom crater
    4.) Gotta be kinda close to the Black Lands, as some black lands raiders were able to kidnap alchemists (e.g. zhou dekun after
        the black seive alchemy arc)

WANG CLAN
    1.) The Southern Domain. The State of Cloudy Skies.
        This nation existed in the centre of the Southern Domain. It encompassed a huge territory, vastly larger than the State of
        Zhao. Even in the Southern Domain, nations like this could be counted on one hand.
        Within the State of Cloudy Skies, there were no Sects whatsoever. It was one of those uncommon nations that didn’t have
        Sects. Instead, in this nation, there was a Clan. This Clan was named Wang. And this nation… was also named Wang!
    2.) meng hao finds the 10th wang patriarch (presumably still in wang clan territory) on his way back from the song clan to the
        blood demon sect
    3.) probably close to the black lands, the milky way sea, and the rebirth cave, due to the 10th wang clan patriarch's various
        ambushes

BLOOD DEMON SECT
    1.) borders the solitary sword sect
    2.) borders the song clan
    3.) nearby the black seive sect, as the good luck charm teleported him to the BD/SS sect border
    4.) the gold frost sect, the li clan, the solitary sword sect, and the black seive sect arrived from 4 different directions to
        surround the sect
    5.) gotta be near the state of zhao, if blood demon just happened to be around on multiple occasions to save Mengo Hao in book 1

SOLITARY SWORD SECT
    1.) borders the blood demon sect
    2.) nearby the black seive sect, as the good luck charm teleported him to the BD/SS sect border
    3.) nearish the song clan, as chen fan and meng hao were able to take a short teleporter directly there

SONG CLAN
    1.)  Meng Hao’s expression was the same as ever, but in his mind appeared an image of the map of the Southern Domain. The Song
         Clan was located relatively close to the Violet Fate Sect.

    2.) The Song Clan was one of the three great Clans of the Southern Domain, and was somewhat isolated in its position.
        The capital city was surrounded by eighty-one smaller cities, which were constructed according to the rise and fall of the mountains. Each city was densely populated by Clan members.

    3.) Currently, he was in the border region between the Song Clan and the Blood Demon Sect. Fifty kilometers or so from his
        current position, three streaks of light sped through the air.

LI CLAN
    1.) invades blood demon sect from a different direction than BSS, SS, or GF
    2.) probably big?
    3.) meng hao and team go from BSS -> SSS -> GF -> LI in their revenge invasions

REBIRTH CAVE
    1.) gotta be nearish to the black lands, as the roc + good-luck-charm was able to send him there
    2.) near the violet fate sect and near the wang clan

DAO LAKES/GEYSERS
    1.) near the black lands
    2.) stated to be on the west end of the southern domain

Western Desert
    - West North Region
        - Crow Divinity Holy Lands
        - 5 Poisons Tribe
    - Central Region
        - 8 Branch Alliance
    - Southern Region
        - South Cleave Pass

MILKY WAY SEA
    1.) There's 6 rings in the milky way sea - The Outer Sea, 4th Ring, Stormwind Divide, 3rd Ring, 2nd Ring (blackish water), and
        Inner Ring (Crimson Water). Nanshan continent should split the ocean in two, based on its description... I don't know if each
        half has its own set of rings, or if just the "main" half does. Presumably there's not two stormwind divides...
    2.) The Milky Way Sea is supposedly 5X the size of Nanshan Continent
    3.) State of Xiao (Patriarch Reliance) is in the 4th ring, and Meng Hao travels there via a Good Luck Charm jump (starting from
        the border of the western desert and the milky way sea) plus additional travel by boat
    4.) It takes Meng Hao 3-4 months to travel the 4th ring, and 2-3 to travel the stormwind divide (although presumably slower)
    5.) The three sects in the 3rd ring are the Sun Soul Society, the Flying Immortal Sect, and the Sea Divinity Sect
    6.) The Sun Soul Society is nearish the Dawn Immortal