"This is what the scions of noble families are like nowadays."
As he said this, Ai Changyuan wore a somewhat fierce expression, clearly holding the noble-family disciples led by Hu Jianhao in great contempt.
Lu Qianqian awkwardly reminded him, "Um, Changyuan... actually, you're a scion of a noble family too!"
The Ai Family were descendants of Lord of Yuanli. If Ai Changyuan did not count as nobility, then how many people in all Divine Province could truly be called "born of an illustrious house"?
"Don't lump me together with those trash, Xiao Qian." Ai Changyuan looked helpless. "They have nothing but their family backgrounds. As for me, I'm not merely a scion of a noble family."
Lu Qianqian was rather confused. Her simple mind could not yet understand Ai Changyuan's reasoning.
Ai Changyuan tapped the girl on the head and said, "A Modern Dharma Cultivator must be a seeker of the Dao. And a seeker of the Dao must possess three qualities: first, deep accumulation; second, the Dao in one's heart; third, powerful perseverance."
"Deep accumulation means understanding the Dao attained by those before you, then going a step further upon their foundations."
"The Dao in one's heart means having a basic understanding of the Dao—roughly what it is that you seek. You must know that much."
"Perseverance is easy enough to explain. Seeking the Dao is the most tedious endeavor, the one where the road ahead is hardest to see, and where one wrong step can lead to wrong steps all the way down. Without great perseverance, a person will give up before tasting the joy of attaining the Dao."
After explaining, Ai Changyuan turned and stared in Hu Jianhao's direction, sneering. "Those pieces of trash merely rely on their good family backgrounds to occupy the first quality. Yet