The... Good Fortune Jade Disc?
Zhang Chengdao roared with laughter. "Gave you a shock, didn't it? Your old dad was just as shocked when I first found out.
"But it isn't as miraculous as the myths make it sound. Mostly, it's used to select disciples and things like that."
"Dad, what happens to the people on Dragon-Tiger Mountain whose descendants aren't on the Ascension Ranking?"
Zhang Xiao asked out of curiosity. Human nature being what it was, certain positions were like AIDS: they could only be passed on through blood, sex, or from mother to child.
How could those people willingly let their children lose such an opportunity?
Not many members of the Daoist Order married and had children. In fact, many took the Dao as their sole companion.
But some still did.
Even cultivators whose temperaments far surpassed those of ordinary people would hardly accept that willingly. If even half could accept it, their moral character would already be far beyond the norm.
Zhang Chengdao fell silent for a moment, a trace of melancholy crossing his face.
"That has indeed troubled the Daoist Order for a long time. It nearly split us apart. Eventually, after a series of discussions, Dragon-Tiger Mountain, Wudang Mountain, Mount Qingcheng, and the others came into being..."
"Huh? But aren't those-"
Zhang Xiao abruptly shut his mouth. Since Zhang Guangzheng had managed to teach himself cultivation, he clearly wasn't stupid either. He said in shock,
"You mean those sects in the secular world were founded by descendants of Dragon-Tiger Mountain who weren't on the Ascension Ranking?"
Zhang Chengdao glanced at him.
"Son, the secular Dragon-Tiger Mountain and the Daoist Order's Dragon-Tiger Mountain are two sides of the same coin. Their relationship is complicated. We can take our time discussing that once we get back.
"But