Hidden Families might intimidate others, but they could not intimidate Guyue. The Supreme Clarity Sect was not without backing, either.
Lu Qitian was not surprised by his attitude. He smiled and replied, "The fact that Brother Guyue has not heard of us proves that we truly have lived in seclusion. You understand that reasoning... don't you?"
Guyue truly knew of such a thing. There were roughly five or six Hidden Families on the Kunhao Plane, but each family rarely revealed itself. Using aliases and the like was perfectly normal.
Unlike the web novels of the Blue Star Realm, Hidden Families truly seldom appeared in public. As for participating in society's governance with the bearing of an emperor emeritus, that was even more absurd—if you developed in either the Mortal World or the Cultivation World, how could you have the nerve to call yourselves a Hidden Family?
Of course, even if they truly wanted to intervene in the Cultivation World's governance, they could not, because they were no match for the Four Sects and Five Platforms.
A so-called Hidden Family was bound to possess a True Immortal Secret Realm. Without a Secret Realm, they could not remain hidden even if they wanted to.
Generally speaking, the True Immortal Secret Realms of the Kunhao Plane were all built by Nascent Souls—Secret Realms built by Soul Emergence True Immortals were difficult for the Kunhao Plane's power to sustain.
Yet even a Nascent Soul Secret Realm was formidable. It meant that Nascent Soul True Immortals could be born there, while in Kunhao's Cultivation World, cultivators who achieved Nascent Soul Formation would basically all go to the Upper Realm.
A Nascent Soul Secret Realm did not necessarily contain a Nascent Soul. Its highest cultivation might only be Golden Core, but if a Nascent Soul High