บท 77: Chapter no.77 A World of Stairs and Self-Reflection

In the world of Murim especially the weaker sects, tradition and power were paramount, and the children of the sect leaders bore the heavy burden of securing their sect's future. Those who lacked talent in cultivation were not spared from this responsibility, their bodies and destinies becoming mere commodities to be traded for alliances and favors.

The sect leader's children were taught from a young age that their worth lay in their ability to serve the greater good, their lives and desires inconsequential compared to the sect's survival.

As these children grew, they became adept at hiding their pain, concealing their resentment beneath a veneer of duty and obedience.

Their marriages were not unions of love but strategic alliances, and their fates were sealed with the signing of treaties and the exchange of dowries.

The sect leaders, blinded by ambition and fear, failed to recognize the true potential within their own children.