"I... I think I saw some images just now!" Liu Qing hesitated for a moment before stammering to the two men, "The ancestors of the Wave Wind and Dragon Tamer families seemed to be... brothers."
"Did it awaken memories of a past life, or did Ho-Oh manifest..." Understanding dawned on Bofeng Aoyun and Bofeng Yu. They exchanged a glance, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes. Only the heads of the Wave Wind and Dragon Tamer families knew that their families shared a common ancestor. On the surface, the two families kept out of each other's affairs and sometimes even clashed, but behind the scenes, they stood together as one.
"Liu Qing, only you, your father, and I know what happened here today. Do not tell a fourth person, not even your future wife or children, unless they are the family head or the confirmed heir!" Bofeng Aoyun said sternly. If the League learned that the Wave Wind and Dragon Tamer families were actually one family, they would probably face not only suppression from the League, but attacks from the other great families as well.
"I understand!" Liu Qing nodded.
"All right, let's continue discussing the Sect Master realm!" Bofeng Aoyun paused before asking, "Liu Qing, do you know why the Eastern Hemisphere has top powers such as the Four Great Families and the seventeen elite clans, yet the Oak, Dragon Tamer, Wave Wind, Temple, and Stone families stand above the rest?"
"I used to think it was because of their Champions. Now I suppose Sect Masters must be a factor too!" Liu Qing thought for a moment, then asked, "Actually, Grandpa, counting Arceus, there should be eleven Sect Master positions in total, right? Why do only five families stand above the rest?"
"You're right. Since the League's founding,