Seeing Hou Niao's puzzled expression, Yu Xinglie explained:
"Don't worry! Junior Brother Wang is slow because of his cultivation method. He doesn't practice an ordinary internal method, but his family's Sword Dantian method, so he has a much harder time than everyone else."
The Sword Dantian was a very obscure branch within the Quanzhen Sect. It facilitated the circulation of sword qi and essentially laid the foundation for the ultimate sword ahead of time. Forming a Sword Dantian now meant that, should that day truly come, he would form a sword core. It was an exceptionally formidable path.
But this path had a low success rate and imposed many restrictions during cultivation, with requirements for aptitude, resources, comprehension, and more. It was beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators. Usually, only those with Upper Cultivators among their family elders had any chance of taking this route. The Wang Family, for example, was a major lineage within the Quanzhen Sect, with more than just one or two elders above the Profound Connection realm.
"Have your postings been settled?" Hou Niao was very curious about the choices these second-generation cultivators had made.
Jiang Nanying smiled faintly. "I'm going to Green Vine Town in southern Tianfeng Plain, and Junior Brother Yu is going to Right River Town in the north. In a few more days, Junior Brother Ma's and Junior Brother Zong's assignments should come through too.
"Once word of your successful breakthrough is reported, Senior Brother Hou, a decision should come in about ten days. But by then, I'm afraid only you and Junior Brother Wang will be left to raise your cups together."
Hou Niao turned this over in his mind. Over the past several days, he had gained a fair understanding of Tianfeng Plain's terrain. As large as a province, Tianfeng