[Secretly Learning from Every School, Devouring the Eastern Wasteland]

To prevent their Dao Lineages from leaking out, the saintesses of the Eastern Wasteland almost never married outsiders. Naturally, the most outstanding young man in their own sacred land was its saint son.

Over time, marriage between saintesses and saint sons became a tradition among the sacred lands of the Eastern Wasteland.

For a saint son to rise to the position of sacred lord, he needed enough prestige to bring all the factions within his sacred land to heel. Only then could he command it.

The saintess, along with her guardians, elders, and followers, formed a faction second only to the saint son's own—the second-largest power bloc.

Of course, across the vast Eastern Wasteland and the countless ages that had passed, there were exceptions to every rule.

The saint sons present were all knowledgeable and well-read in history. At the sight before them, some could not help bringing up an old story.

Several thousand years ago, the peerless Divine King Jiang Taixu had captivated countless saintesses. One of his beloved confidantes had been Fairy Caiyun, the Myriad Beginning Saintess.

God King Jiang had stormed into the Myriad Beginning Holy Land to take her away. Remembering her debt to her teachers, Fairy Caiyun had ultimately stayed, but she had never married the saint son either.

The incident had caused an enormous stir and spread throughout the saint sons' circles. Countless sacred lords had warned their juniors to keep a close eye on their saintesses and not let some outsider steal them away.

The Purple Mansion Saint Son's expression darkened as he listened to the voices around him. The saintess had overshadowed him since childhood, and his cultivation could not match hers. He had thought the worst he would face in this life was yielding his position to the Purple Mansion Saintess,