"Eastern Xuan Province belongs to the Daoist sects. For a martial lineage to produce a King-tier powerhouse like you, Granny, it must have truly remarkable foundations."
At this, Lu Yang paused. "Yet a King-tier lineage may be beyond the reach of ordinary martial artists, but in the Imperial Capital, where powerhouses are as numerous as clouds, it hardly counts for anything."
The old woman nodded, silently conceding the point.
Just as Lu Yang had said, she was indeed a member of Ji Qingyi's maternal family.
In Xuan Province, Daoism reigned supreme, and the handful of Venerable-tier powerhouses all came from Daoist sects.
There had never been any word of a lineage in Xuan Province producing a Venerable-tier powerhouse.
In Xuan Province, King-tier was the limit for a lineage.
For a lineage to produce a King-tier powerhouse in a place like Xuan Province, where sects stood thick on the ground, was already no small feat.
Across the Nine Provinces, such a family surpassed more than ninety percent of sects and lineages.
In the eyes of ordinary martial artists, such a family already stood high above the clouds.
Little did they know that the heavens had nine layers, and even those above the clouds had their own pecking order.
A King-tier lineage might seem beyond reach to ordinary people, but in a place like the Imperial Capital, where powerhouses were as numerous as clouds, it was beneath notice.
Especially to Li Chenliang, who had a Venerable-tier father as his backing, a mere King-tier lineage was hardly any sort of background.
Thus, Ji Qingyi's maternal family could not be the reason Li Chenliang and his father looked upon her with favor.
"If neither Donghua Sect nor the Xu Family of Xuan Province could be the reason the Li Family thinks so highly of