As a crippled physical heavenly will, Xu Yue still chose to swim all the way to Xuanwu City, just to be safe...
Unlike the remote backwater of Three Mountains and Four Waters, Xuanwu City itself was the True Martial Sect's gateway to the outside world.
The imperial court had an extremely weak presence here; it could practically be considered an outer courtyard of the True Martial Sect.
The True Martial Sect itself was located twenty li outside the city.
No matter the dynasty or era, ordinary people always yearned for peace.
With the True Martial Sect protecting it, along with the sect's own industrial foundation and secular families, Xuanwu City naturally prospered far beyond ordinary cities.
The Zhang Family to which Zhang Yuanshan belonged was one of the True Martial Sect's deeply rooted great clans. Even though it had not produced a Grandmaster in many years and relied entirely on its ancestor to hold the line, it was still a colossal force.
If placed in the outside world, the strength of a single family could rival that of an entire first-rate sect like Zhenyi Gate.
Originally, Zhang Yuanshan was not particularly outstanding compared with the other core disciples of the True Martial Sect.
He was merely more favored by his elders due to his steady temperament.
In terms of talent alone, not only did he fall short of Meng Qi and Jiang Zhiwei, even Qing Ying was clearly a level above him.
Of course, that was only compared to geniuses among the core direct lineage. Compared with ordinary disciples, Zhang Yuanshan's talent was still quite exceptional.
Thus, even with the Six Paths Lords' assistance and having already opened his Nose Aperture, Zhang Yuanshan had merely become one of this generation's True Martial Seven, ranking near the bottom.
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