I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 86: The Difference Between Sect and Family Factions

During the assessment, no one had high expectations, but after the assessment, there were constant interactions.

This kind of thing seems strange, but if you know that there are people like keyboard warriors in the world, you would find it normal.

Because there were too many people coming, in order to find peace, Zhong Cang had to temporarily move out of his small house and stay at his uncle Zhong Kangping's house.

On this clear morning, Zhong Cang, who woke up from his sword meditation, had just gotten up when Zhong Yingying walked in carrying a basin of water.

"Brother Cang, let me help you freshen up."

"No need, I can do it myself."

After quickly freshening up, Zhong Cang followed Zhong Yingying out of his temporary room and then realized that there were still people coming this early in the morning.

Fortunately, the reason he moved to Zhong Kangping's house was not only because he felt unsafe at home, but also because there were people here who would protect him from harassment.

Just like now, Zhong Kangping was talking to that person without disturbing Zhong Cang.

Only when Zhong Cang came down did he wave his hand to signal Zhong Cang to come over and introduced the person in front of him to Zhong Cang.

"Cang'er, this is Yue Yinghua, a Perfected Being from the Yue family. Come and pay your respects."

"No need to be so formal, just call me Uncle Yue."

After speaking, the Foundation Building Perfected Being glanced at Zhong Cang and nodded in satisfaction. "Such talent, no wonder my nephew ranked fifteenth in the selection."

"Perfected Being is too kind."

"No, no, it's not an exaggeration. Our ancestor also praised your excellent swordsmanship and said that if you are willing to join the Yue family, he will personally teach you."

"Oh, by the way, our ancestor is the Peak Master of Tianhe Sword Peak. He also said that if you perform well, there is a possibility of becoming the direct disciple..."

"...Thank you for the praise from the Perfected Being of Tianhe."

After chatting for a while, Yue Perfected Being left a box and left.

Although Zhong Cang and Zhong Kangping wanted to return the gift, they couldn't refuse the gift sent by the Yue family. In the end, the box was left behind.

After exchanging glances, Zhong Kangping opened the box, and then Zhong Cang, Zhong Yingying, Zhong Kangping, and Aunt Liuqin found a small white porcelain bottle in the box, with a label next to it that read "Elemental Essence".

Below the porcelain bottle were dozens of portraits of young girls.

Looking at the portraits of these girls, whose appearance and demeanor were no less than his own, placed in the box for him to choose, Zhong Yingying's expression turned pale at first, but soon she smiled and said, "Hehe, Brother Cang, it seems that the Yue family values you a lot. No matter which one you choose, the Yue family will marry her to you."

This remark did not make Zhong Cang happy. He shook his head and calmly analyzed, "It can't be said that they value me a lot—if they really value me, they would let me interact with the Yue family's legitimate daughter instead of giving me portraits of concubines to choose from."

Zhong Cang himself did not have the concept of legitimacy or illegitimacy, but it existed in the cultivation world, and the concept of legitimacy was extremely important. In this world, concubines not only referred to girls born out of wedlock, but also implied poor cultivation talent.

By placing the photos of concubines in front of him and letting him choose, the Yue family indicated that they wanted to recruit him.

They also believed that the current Zhong Cang was not qualified to marry their legitimate daughter.

The status of the girl he marries is different, and the resources and status he will gain after entering the Yue family will also be different.

"By the way, the fate of girls from cultivation families is not necessarily good. Their marriages cannot be decided by themselves... That's right, there are no free lunches in the world. Without talent, but enjoying the resources of the family, they can only repay with themselves."

These matters have nothing to do with Zhong Cang. He just pondered for a moment and put them aside.

Afterwards, he felt somewhat speechless and asked Zhong Kangping in confusion, "Uncle, why have most of the people who approached me recently been from cultivation families?"

Yes, after the first round of selection, many people saw Zhong Cang's outstanding potential and wanted to recruit him in advance.

But he originally thought that as a commoner, the people who would recruit him should be high-level practitioners from sects. However, the reality was completely different from what he had imagined.

Every day, there were endless people from cultivation families approaching him, while there were only a few from sects who had talked to him in advance.

Facing Zhong Cang's inquiry, Zhong Kangping casually replied, "This is a normal thing. Although family cultivators gather through bloodlines and high-level cultivators combine with each other, the probability of their offspring having innate talent for cultivation is higher than that of ordinary people."

"But even if their children have excellent talent, they still can't compare to the geniuses selected by the Cloud Firmament Sect from billions of people. Therefore, if cultivation families want to continue and not fall behind, they must supplement their strength from the outside."

"Every time the outer court holds a major competition, all the cultivation families will make their move to recruit talented individuals."

"By relying on marriages between legitimate and collateral children, these cultivation families can grow and endure. The sects that stick to themselves have long disappeared from the Cloud Firmament Sect."

"As for why the high-level practitioners from sects haven't approached you, it's a kind of alternative assessment and something they must consider... They don't want their hard-trained disciples to marry into cultivation families."

"..."

The final worry was indeed necessary.

No one wanted to be used by others.

After Zhong Cang understood all of this, Zhong Kangping nervously asked, "Are you planning to join other cultivation families?"

At this point, he made a request to Zhong Cang for the first time, "If you plan to join a cultivation family, I won't stop you, but you have to leave a child with the surname Zhong to carry on your eldest brother's name."

Seeing Zhong Kangping's worried expression and the nervous look of Zhong Yingying beside him, Zhong Cang immediately shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Uncle. I won't marry into any other cultivation family, absolutely not."

Whether it was for his own pride or for his future path, Zhong Cang would not join any cultivation family.

Although joining a cultivation family seemed to have many benefits, such as being able to marry a beautiful wife and gaining a large amount of resources right from the start.

But once he entered a prestigious family, Zhong Cang's freedom would be restricted, and he would never be able to become a leader.

Even if Zhong Cang married their legitimate daughter after marrying into their family, those cultivation families would never allow an outsider to control the family's leadership.

On the other hand, in the sects, Zhong Cang had the opportunity to become a peak master.

Here, we have to talk about the system of the Cloud Firmament Sect.

In the Cloud Firmament Sect, regardless of the outer court.

In the inner court, there are eight hundred lower peaks, one hundred and eight middle peaks, thirty-three upper peaks, and the three grand halls that oversee everything.

Regardless of the three grand halls.

The three combined, the upper, middle, and lower peaks, form the foundation of the vast sect with nearly a thousand mountains and islands.

At the same time, each mountain and island has a peak master or island master.

The so-called sects and cultivation families are positions held by peak masters and island masters, whether they are inherited by disciples or by family heirs.

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(End of this chapter)