"That’s Player Yuan? What an unfathomable aura... I can feel it even this far away..." One of the seniors there spoke in a low voice as they approached the lake.
"I didn’t believe when you told me that he was a Spirit Master, but now that I am seeing him personally... heavens..."
"Do you think he’s from a secluded family? I don’t want to believe that he’d managed to achieve that level after Cultivation Online was introduced..." Another one said.
"We’ll find out in just a moment."
A few moments later, Senior Wang and the five seniors stood in front of Yuan and Meixiu on the other side of the table, and they started introducing themselves.
"Once again, I am surnamed Wang from the Wang Family, from one of the Six Spiritual Families, and I am a Grand Elder."
"I am surnamed Wu from the Wu Family. I believe we have met at the Cultivators’ Association as well."
"Surnamed Zhi, and we have also met at the Cultivators’ Association."
"My surname is Li."
"Surnamed Xi."
"And my surname is Hong."
Yuan stood up and said in a calm voice, "My name is Yuan, and this is my caretaker."
Meixiu stood up and said, "Surnamed Feng."
Since Yuan gave himself an alias, Meixiu decided to do the same, especially since her recent incident that made her name public, and she picked Feng Yuxiang’s surname as her alias.
"Allow us to welcome you to the Jaded Garden once again, Yuan. Whether you believe it or not, your presence here means a great deal to us." Senior Wang said to him with a respectful bow by clasping her hands together.
The other elders did the same.
A moment later, they all sat around the marble table.
"There’s a lot to talk about, but let us start with our background." Senior Wang said.
And she continued, "The Six Spiritual Families have existed for thousands of years, but we were not always this peaceful with each other. In fact, we used to be at war with each other until 300 years ago."
Senior Wu then continued, "However, there was one thing we all agreed upon even during our times of war, and that was to keep the existence of cultivation a secret."
"Thus, we have managed to keep cultivation a secret from the public while silently cultivating ourselves."
Senior Zhi then said, "That’s the purpose of this place— to train our juniors together. It’s like a sect— the same ones you see in Cultivation Online, but we’re much smaller. If you’d like, we can even show you around the place afterward."
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