The Liu Household's new policies on childbirth and cultivator education got underway like a fire in full blaze, while their initiator, Liu Changxu, set out on another journey.
As over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators sat aboard Wu Changge's magical treasure flying boat, Liu Changxu could clearly see that they had divided into distinct circles.
Jiang Yuruo, Li Tiancheng, and Xiao Wanli formed one circle. For the other Foundation Establishment cultivators, joining their circle was out of the question; even striking up a conversation with them was no easy task.
Apart from Jiang Yuruo, the other two were proud and aloof, disdaining the company of ordinary inner sect disciples. Only exceptional strength or a sufficiently powerful background could earn their recognition.
This was also why the Azure Cloud Sect had such severe internal conflicts.
The relationships between the sect's Heavenly Prodigies and ordinary disciples, and between the Elite Faction and the Latecomer Faction, were tangled and complex.
Take Liu Changxu's master, Su Hao, for instance: he belonged firmly to the Latecomer Faction, while his Dao companion, Jiang Yuqing, was unquestionably a member of the Elite Faction.
Besides the small circle formed by Jiang Yuruo, Li Tiancheng, and Xiao Wanli, the other inner sect disciples had also formed groups of varying sizes according to how close they were, gathering in twos and threes to converse quietly.
Xu Youxiang brought Liu Changxu into his own small circle as well.
Xu Youxiang's circle was not large. Aside from Xu Youxiang himself, it consisted of two men and one woman, all Foundation Establishment late stage cultivators.
Xu Youxiang pointed to a tall, powerfully built middle-aged male cultivator and said:
"This is my eldest senior brother, Hu Changhe!"
"Greetings, Eldest Senior Brother! I'm Liu Changxu. Please look after me!"
Senior Brother Hu seemed easy to