"The seats for the Blood Rite of Sacrificing to the Immortals were first determined by each path, then brought together for discussion at Immortal City, the largest of the two markets at one of the entrances to Heavenreach Mountain on the border between the two paths. In the end, the envoys would reach a conclusion and bring it back to Mu Immortal Continent. Fighting between sects was forbidden in Immortal City—that was a rule set by the envoys of Mu Immortal Continent. So, before going to Immortal City, the two paths usually settled all their internal matters, such as how many seats each sect would receive and which positions they would occupy." Lingzhao quietly filled me in.
"Then which sects are stronger, and which are weaker? What is each of them good at?" I immediately asked.
"Heavenly Lu Path practices sword cultivation. It's the foremost prestigious clan of the orthodox path. They possess a Heavenly Lu Sword that can slay evil the moment it's drawn, its might impossible to withstand. There are even legends that not even Fengxiantou could dull its edge. Everyone suspects that this thing might have originated from Mu Immortal Continent back then, but no one can trace its origins. Anyway, it's been around for so long that they've simply treated it as their own. And why else would someone name themselves after a sword? It's far more formidable than the Lord of Windspirit City's Fengxiantou. Of course, that lord may well have wanted to follow Heavenly Lu Path's route—he just failed," Lingzhao said.
"I see. How does Heavenly Lu Path compare with Windspirit City?" I asked.
"It's still somewhat weaker, but the current master of Heavenly Lu Path is incredibly powerful. Supposedly, even our Lord of Windspirit City is somewhat wary of him," Lingzhao said.
"Hm.