Chapter 279: Life 75, Age 31, Martial King 1
As more and more members of my clan advanced to Martial Lord, their quick progress inevitably ground to a halt.
Upon advancing to both Lord and King, I had recorded my memories of the process into blank memory orbs. While these orbs were not nearly as good as those imbued with System-generated memories, they were good enough to allow people to continue cultivating. Everything else, though, was a problem.
Everyone’s profession skills were stuck at Rank 4. With the help of YuLong and JiaQi, a few people had been able to raise their martial skills to Rank 5, high enough to make the trek to Earth City, but at that point, they hit a wall. Not even ShouLi or NiangBa, the two most gifted members of my clan were immune from this.
Simply put, without the help of memory orbs, no one from my clan had the innate talents needed to continue advancing. From this point forward, each step they took would require an unprecedented amount of time and effort.
However, in my mind, this was a good thing.
My goal for this life was not to reach the Summit, and I had no interest in having another meeting with the Sovereigns. My goals were simply to help my clan develop, improve my skills, and plunder the sect of its resources.
Each of these goals would take time to accomplish, so it was good that everything was slowing down a bit.
After entering Earth City, I returned to my life of seclusion and only checked in on the clan once every few months or so to make sure things were progressing smoothly. There were a few people out and about who were looking to rule over cities or complete challenging missions, but for the most part, like me, people were stepping back to spend more time honing their skills.
Everything seemed to be progressing well. Everything seemed to be on track. However, with each year that passed, I was growing more nervous.