(Sorry this is late today! I revised a few things.)
At his words, the Wood Family Three Young Masters stopped laughing. Mu Dafeng asked cautiously, "Aren't you a disciple sent here for practical training by a lineage from one of the outside branch halls?"
Back in their lineage, the three of them had run wild, relying on the affection of their elders and their fairly good aptitude. Before they came to the Heavenly Dao Sect, however, their elders had warned them not to cause trouble away from home. Seeing Li Xiaoya bristling with anger, they could not help feeling a little uneasy.
"Practical Cultivation Disciples?" Li Xiaoya asked in confusion.
"Hehe! Senior Brother, here's what happened..." Seeing his puzzled expression, Lin Dafeng was already eighty percent certain that he was a disciple of the main sect, so he explained everything from beginning to end.
As it turned out, besides its main headquarters on Divine Path Mountain, the Heavenly Dao Sect had Branch Shrines in many other places, something Lin Xuandao had already told Li Xiaoya. These Branch Shrines were governed by the various families affiliated with the Heavenly Dao Sect. For instance, the family Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Lin Xuandao came from controlled three subordinate Branch Shrines. The Mu Family Three Brothers were direct-line disciples of the Mu Household at one such Branch Shrine. Every year, the Branch Shrines under the Heavenly Dao Sect selected disciples between ten and thirteen years old to spend a few months undergoing practical training at the main headquarters. First, this nurtured Branch Shrine disciples and strengthened the Branch Shrines. Second, those who performed exceptionally well or possessed outstanding aptitude could be selected to remain as disciples of the main headquarters. Third, it let these disciples experience the sect's splendor and might, ensuring that their