Chapter 1: Genius of the Jing Clan
Dong Lin City was a city located in the far west corner of the Lan Qu Province.
"The Jing Clan of Dong Lin City is glorious! Their fame will spread throughout the nations!"
"The Jing Clan is strong and prosperous, the name of the Genius of the Jing Clan will spread far and wide!"
A year ago, people were saying such things throughout Dong Lin City. Even a three-year-old knew the name of the Jing Clan.
The Jing Clan gained such remarkable fame because of the birth of a martial arts genius named Jing Yan.
Jing Yan stepped onto the path of martial arts at age five, and he was already a warrior of the Third Heaven at age six. Between the ages of eight and twelve, he rose from the Sixth Heaven to the Ninth Heaven. By the age of fourteen, he broke through the Ninth Heaven and reached the rank of Precelestial. He had become a powerful warrior.
There were very few warriors of Precelestial rank in the entirety of Dong Lin City. Even among the larger families, there were fewer than a dozen Precelestial warriors.
It was inevitable for Dong Lin City to be shaken by the news of someone reaching the Precelestial rank at the age of fourteen.
By sixteen, Jing Yan had successfully entered the Wind God Institute, one of the top three institutes in the Lan Qu Province. He was the only warrior from Dong Lin City who had entered one of the top three institutes in the past decade.
At that time, Jing Yan's glory shone across the whole of Dong Lin City. He was the pride of the Jing Clan, and his name was on the lips of every disciple of the Jing Clan. Even though he was only sixteen years old, Jing Yan was already a role model for countless young warriors in the city.
However, just a year ago, Jing Yan was expelled from the Wind God Institute, leaving him with no choice but to return to his clan.
It was a rare case to be recruited by the Wind God Institute and then expelled. When the news spread, Jing Yan wasn't the only one who was mocked by the other warriors; even the Jing Clan itself became a target of ridicule and gossip in the city.