Ye Kang and Lu Cun didn't talk for long. After all, Lu Cun wouldn't turn down a powerful new Guest Elder, and he seemed very confident in his own strength, not at all worried that Ye Kang might threaten his position.
Ye Kang also learned some of the history of Qiyun Valley from Lu Cun.
It turned out that a thousand years ago, all of Qiyun Valley belonged to a sect called the Qiyun Sect. It had risen rapidly, and its members had cultivated six Great Daos, each of which could lead straight to Return to Truth and even He Dao.
But later, a massive rebellion broke out within the Qiyun Sect, directly causing it to split apart. The wielders of all six Great Daos vanished as well, their fate unknown.
The disciples who remained eventually banded together, using the six Great Daos as their foundation to establish the Six Small Sects that existed today.
It could be called a loss for both sides. The Qiyun Sect had vanished entirely, while the sects founded by its successors could no longer restore the Great Daos to their former glory. They had all become second-rate minor sects, looked down on even by the Rogue Cultivators nearby.
Fortunately, Qiyun Valley was rather remote, and the major powers of the Central Continent had no interest in the place. That was what allowed the six sects to maintain their foothold.
Ye Kang wasn't very interested in this history, so after asking a few simple questions, he got straight to the most important matter.
"To be honest, I want to go to Qingzhou to seek opportunities and temper myself. But as a Rogue Cultivator, the risks are too great, so I'm hoping to join a sect. Could you tell me more about it, Fellow Daoist Lu