Chapter 98: Shifting Step
After receiving confirmation from a certain ignorant bystander, Wang Qi discovered that the all-show and no-go Du Bin was actually quite the prize pony.
[Thinking back, it’s actually true.]
The guy was filthy rich, with rumors going around about having a full set of magic items. [The sword I broke is nothing. If I were to bet, his entire gear can’t match up to a card from Su Junyu. He’s quite the pretty boy, too; I’ll give him that.]
The real issue was that Du Bin belonged to the influential Du clan of divine capital.
Approximately a millennium ago, amid the conflict between modern and ancient cultivators, numerous ancient cultivators defected. The modern system changed their cultivation methods, making sure they couldn’t cause any more harm to the world. The modified arts accessed the breath of the world, a touch better than the ancient arts, but paled in comparison to the genuine modern mental arts’ ingeniousness. The defectors’ contributions in the war earned the top clans sovereign status in some kingdoms as a reward, supervising the secular world’s affairs.
Initially, the modern cultivation community believed Dao was of utmost importance and merited focused pursuit without interference from the secular world. This stance resulted in the growth of cultivator dynasties, which in turn led to the centuries-long Demonic Emperor’s scourge. Peace didn’t return until Heavenly Sword Palace intervened, quelling all dissidents and royal clans, and then reorganizing the secular world.
During this century, most dynasties were merged into the Great Lian Dynasty, under the Immortal Alliance’s supervision. All the initial defecting clans became nobles and princes of this dynasty.
The same guy continued with admiration. “The Du clan had brought up several Eminence cultivators at the Primordial Spirit Realm, one of whom even entered the Drifting Cloud Sect.” And laughed at the end.
[Primordial Spirit Realm? Isn’t that like Nascent Soul?]