Success Because of Xu Kun, Failure Because of Xu Kun

Making up yesterday's second update: Chapter 648! 1/5!

"Xiao Ting, what's the background of these Five Great Families?"

Xu Kun pulled Sikong Ting back and asked curiously.

Sikong Ting sighed. "Like our Sikong Family, these Five Great Families are all third-rate families in the imperial capital. Together, we are known as the Seven Elements Families!"

"Seven Elements?"

"That's right. The seven elements are wind, lightning, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. These are the innate talents passed down through the bloodlines of the seven families, as well as their defining traits!"

"But including the Sikong Family, that only makes six families!" Xu Kun counted.

"That's because the strongest, the Wind Family, is not a third-rate family. It belongs among the second-rate families!"

A second-rate family meant it possessed a Saint-level expert!

"The seven families, divided by attribute, are as follows: the Gongsun Family, which cultivates the Path of Wind, is unquestionably the foremost of the Seven Elements Families. Next is our Sikong Family, which cultivates the Path of Lightning. The rest are the Ximen Family of metal, the Duanmu Family of wood, the Dongfang Family of water, the Nangong Family of fire, and the Beiming Family of earth!"

With Sikong Ting's explanation, Xu Kun indeed sensed different auras from the disciples of the five factions stationed around them!

"Members of the Seven Elements Families are easy to identify when walking through the imperial capital. Our Sikong Family wears purple robes, with a badge on the chest bearing the character 'Si' and a lightning pattern!"

"The Duanmu Family wears green robes, with a badge bearing the character 'Duan' and a floral pattern!"

"The Ximen Family wears silver robes, with a badge bearing the character 'Xi' and a sword pattern!"

"The Dongfang Family wears blue robes, with a badge bearing the