Meng Zhanbo was indeed a disciple of one of the Four Major Sects, but Wutai and the Two Peaks and One Valley could stand apart from the Four Major Sects for a reason.
The Four Major Sects held a status slightly above those eight major powers, but only slightly. They could not simply lump them all together.
Meng Zhanbo's shift from arrogance to deference left Pan Renjie with no temper to vent—Azuresteel Sect was not the most troublesome of the Four Major Sects, but it was the most arrogant toward independent cultivators and small factions. Just as Shangguan Yunjin had called them: "self-important maniacs."
Azuresteel Sect specialized in sword cultivation and emphasized bold, relentless advancement. "When facing enemies, be as cold and merciless as a gale of astral wind."
Being able to make such an opponent yield was already enough for Pan Renjie to feel proud.
What was more, the man had mentioned his father.
Pan Renjie truly had over a hundred siblings. To him, that was... deeply helpless. In fact, his father took great pride in it, believing that he had made an enormous contribution to the continuation of the Pan Clan.
Pan Renjie's mother had been the principal wife's maid and could be considered part of the main household's direct line. Still, he had ultimately chosen to leave Springwatch Valley and join Carefree Platform.
His aptitude was not as breathtakingly extraordinary as Zhang Caixin's of the Blue Star Realm, but among his more than one hundred siblings, he could still rank in the top three. He also suited Carefree Platform's requirements well, and with the resources his family provided, his progress had been astonishing.
His feelings toward his father were complicated as well. He both admired and resented him.
As his cultivation improved, his mother's status within the