Early in the morning.
Lush green branches unfurled their leaves, the droplets gathered upon them trembling on the verge of falling.
Reflected in the crystal-clear dew, Fairy Qing Lan stood before Chao Xi Palace, gazing out at the breathtaking Dao palaces below the mountainside.
A voice like spring water flowed melodiously from her lips.
"Zhou Fuyou, do you know what Heaven Origin is?"
Zhou Fuyou answered without hesitation, "On a Go board, the central star point is called Heaven Origin."
"Correct, but not entirely." Fairy Qing Lan said leisurely, "The core of the universe, the highest position—those are also Heaven Origin."
Zhou Fuyou paused, then suddenly understood.
The term Heaven Origin was indeed more than merely a Go term. In astronomy and star divination, it had always held a lofty status.
"Our Dao Sect bears the name Heaven Origin. Over the past several thousand years, it has lived up to that grand and majestic name."
"Dominating an entire province and standing proudly as the foremost of the Mountain Sea World's Five Great Holy Lands. Even after enduring great calamities, it remains the strongest force under heaven."
"But that is far from all that Heaven Origin Dao Sect is!"
The woman spoke neither quickly nor slowly, her words flowing in an engaging, pleasant stream.
Zhou Fuyou had already caught on. His master had come to give him a lesson early this morning.
And this first lesson was an introduction to the sect's history, foundations, glory, and related matters.
Perhaps this lesson was wholly unnecessary for the members of many Cultivation Families in Central Province, but Fairy Qing Lan believed it was very necessary for Zhou Fuyou.
After all, the Zhou Family had once merely been an affiliated force brought in by a Star Gate Guest Elder. It had never fully integrated