A lineage could not do without a sect, and a sect could not do without a lineage.
Everyone knew this was a deep-rooted bad habit between lineages and sects, but it was also a malignant tumor that could not be removed.
As martial artists' cultivation realms rose, their lifespans also increased without end, while the human race had always possessed an especially strong ability to reproduce.
The Dao gave birth to One, One gave birth to Two, Two gave birth to Three, and Three gave birth to all things.
In just a few short centuries, the reproduction of generation after generation was enough to build a lineage of considerable size.
Moreover, within the martial world, as long as one had sufficient cultivation, status, and power, one would never lack beautiful women by one's side.
Although a martial artist at the Dao realm did not have a high chance of bearing descendants, they could not withstand indulging in song and pleasure night after night. They would always end up with descendants.
After all, if quality was lacking, they could simply make up for it with quantity.
Martial artists at the Dao realm had a far greater chance of bearing descendants than Great Mystic Art Users.
Especially when certain martial artists sensed that they could no longer advance any further in this life, they would often stop cultivating and devote themselves wholeheartedly to nurturing their lineage.
As the Holy Son, if nothing unexpected happened, he would smoothly succeed to the position of Sect Master of the Yang Sect in the future.
My father said, "So the lineage elders mean... that you should do your best to curry favor with Ma Leiyu and make him believe that the Ma Family is loyal to the Four Gloom Demon Palace."
That was inevitable as well.