Mahali was one of the strongest extraordinary beings in Siam. For an extraordinary being of his caliber, especially one from the Sorcerer lineage, it would be embarrassing to speak of himself outside if he did not have several hundred disciples.
Moreover, for Sorcerers, the more disciples they had, the stronger they themselves became.
Having hundreds, or even several hundred disciples, would invite ridicule if it were a domestic Martial Artist. This was mainly because domestic cultivation centered on martial artists, and a master or aristocratic family had to provide a certain amount of Cultivation Resources for every disciple.
Therefore, every Martial Artist master, or rather every aristocratic family, carefully selected only the best disciples. After keeping their numbers streamlined, they cultivated a few disciples with talent and respect for their masters, and those cultivated disciples would then continue passing down the tradition in the same manner.
Thus, no domestic Martial Artist could possibly take on hundreds of disciples. Cultivation Resources simply did not allow it.
Furthermore, most domestic martial artists inherited their teachings through their families. Outsiders could not obtain the true inheritance. That was why most domestic martial artists followed family-based lineages.
The main reason was that raising a Martial Artist consumed far too many resources. If the resources could not keep up, there was no need to even mention cultivation progress. Unless one was talented, advancement was out of the question; one could only slowly endure.
But Siam was different. Its primary cultivation method was that of the Sorcerer. Although this extraordinary cultivation path also emphasized talent, having high talent, low talent, or no talent did not affect whether someone could become a Sorcerer. It only affected whether, after becoming one, they could master their cultivation and advance to higher levels.
At the most basic stage, becoming a