Even when something happened, these experts with different surnames were more loyally devoted than the Ye Family's direct descendants. Of course, every place had its scum and dregs, but comparatively speaking, the Ye Family's policy was unquestionably the right one. It had drawn countless experts into serving the Ye Family and given them the chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ye Family's own experts.
Even the families and forces attached to the Ye Family, though they bore different surnames, had intermarried with the Ye Family over the years. As a result, their veins carried more or less Ye Family blood.
Together with these peripheral forces, the Ye Family formed an enormous chain and conglomerate of shared interests. Though Ye Xiwen had not been here long, he understood this much.
"Those who can enter the First Secret Realm are all geniuses. Take the Five Tyrants among the younger generation—they have occupied the five best secret realms within the First Secret Realm all year round," Old Ye said.
"Other than them, no one's secret realm is fixed, because the secret realm you occupy can be seized at any time. This is permitted within the First Secret Realm. In the First Secret Realm, strength reigns supreme!" Old Ye looked at Ye Xiwen as he spoke.
Ye Xiwen was somewhat stunned. This was far crueler than he had imagined. So even these secret realms were not fixed. If one wanted a better secret realm, one had to fight for it. The stronger one was, the better a secret realm one could seize, and the faster one could cultivate there. At the same time, countless people would surely covet the secret realm one occupied, forcing one to cultivate desperately lest they catch up. If they did catch up, then the secret realm would