Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and Yi Song sat before Chao Yushi, listening to him maneuver through the shifting currents of power and stir up storms. They were utterly captivated.
At the same time, the three of them learned a great deal from Chao Yushi's words.
Lin Bai finally understood... After entering the martial world, he had met quite a few scions of prominent lineages, spoiled young masters, princes of dynasties, and the like.
Yet most of those scions had been utterly incompetent, spoiled to the bone.
But after arriving in the Kingdom of Chu, Lin Bai was astonished to discover... From the sacred disciples of the Imperial City's five great lineages down to their ordinary members, all of them were kind and courteous, knowledgeable, far-sighted, resourceful, and insightful.
The imperial clan, too, was filled with outstanding talents.
In fact, up to now, Lin Bai had barely encountered any spoiled young masters from the Imperial City's five great lineages or the imperial clan.
He had been puzzled by this before, but after seeing Chao Yushi, he finally understood.
Once a lineage's power reached a certain height, it would place increasing importance on cultivating its descendants.
They did not merely cultivate their cultivation and martial training. They also cultivated their character and their methods.
Take Chao Yushi, for example... If Prince Hong Estate had not fallen, Chao Yushi would have remained there and inevitably become Fallen Immortal's teacher.
With such an exceptionally brilliant teacher instructing Fallen Immortal, how could she possibly become the sort of "spoiled young master" they spoke of?
By the same token, the Imperial City's five great lineages also had mentors who instructed and shaped their younger generation.
Strict family rules and the words and deeds of renowned teachers... ensured that disciples from these true great lineages were not