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"Is this sect very powerful?" Lin Ping asked curiously, clearly mistaking the name of the sect for something else.

Jiang Yunying covered her small face with her right hand, feeling truly ashamed for her husband.

"Ninety percent of the sects are based on numbers, not names," Jiang Yunying explained helplessly.

She had naturally heard that martial arts sects were prevalent in the Sichuan and Chongqing region, and that there were countless masters.

That makes sense, as the Sichuan Basin is surrounded by mountains, and only Jianmen Pass is a necessary passage, making it difficult for large armies to penetrate deep into the region.

Therefore, the Bashu region has always been a self-contained system, and although it was under the jurisdiction of the empire, it was not truly controlled by the empire.

This created an opportunity for the stable development of various sects. In addition, the deep mountains and forests were suitable for sects to hide, which led to the current phenomenon of numerous sects.

"So, does that mean the sects in the Sichuan and Chongqing region are even more powerful than the Crimson Sun Pavilion and the Nightmare Palace?" Lin Ping asked curiously, seemingly having found a new breakthrough.

Jiang Lanfeng shook his head: "Although there are many sects in the Bashu region, they operate independently and it is difficult for them to unite. A single sect can hardly compete with the Chiyang Pavilion or the Nightshade Palace. But they are definitely stronger than the Lotus Palace!"

Lin Ping could understand this. He knew that the major sects had a strong sense of territory, making it difficult for them to unite.

Furthermore, the land of Bashu is not boundless. Establishing numerous sects within a limited area would inevitably restrict the development of each sect, which is why they cannot compete with Chiyang Pavilion.

"Auntie, you don't mean for me and my wife to join some sect, do you?" Lin Ping asked tentatively.

“It’s not impossible, after all, Lotus Palace can no longer offer you much more development,” Jiang Lanfeng explained. “Even without joining any sect, just living in this area for a year is enough for you to grow.”

The growth Jiang Lanfeng was talking about certainly wasn't about staying in hotels and enjoying life in big cities, but rather about struggling to make a living in deep mountains and forests.

Not to mention the experts they might encounter at any time, the birds of prey and wild beasts alone would be enough to give them a hard time.

Lin Ping wasn't Wu Song; he couldn't beat a tiger, nor was he Genghis Khan; he couldn't shoot down a giant eagle. Thinking of this, Lin Ping felt somewhat weak.

"Lotus Palace is great. My master always helps me learn a lot," Lin Ping said seriously.

This is not flattery; he did indeed learn a lot from Chu Rujun.

“Junior Sister Rujun is the Palace Master, and she’s very busy. Besides, with her abilities, she can at most help you advance to the early stage of the fifth level. She can’t help you at all,” Jiang Lanfeng said decisively. “The two of you must go to the Bashu region to cultivate, and you must set off as soon as possible!”

Lin Ping was filled with resentment; he shouldn't have gone back to the city lord's mansion.

Even Jiang Yunying regretted faking illness to trick Lin Ping into coming back. It wasn't that she was afraid of danger or didn't want to be with Lin Ping, but that she was afraid he would get hurt.

How can a proper wife not even protect her own husband?

"Auntie should at least reveal some information about these sects."

Since he had to go, Lin Ping needed to fully understand these sects.

"There are only a few groups with more than a thousand members. The strongest ones are the three major sword sects: Bashan Sword Sect, Shushan Sword Sect, and Wushan Sword Sect."

Jiang Lanfeng said slowly.

"This almost covers several major mountain ranges in the Sichuan Basin, no wonder it can be one of the three great sword sects," Lin Ping thought to himself.

Regardless of the strength of these sword sects, in terms of scale alone, none can rival them.

"There are no fewer than ten experts at or above the fifth level within the three major sword sects, and there are even some at the peak of the fifth level," Jiang Lanfeng said earnestly.

"More than ten experts at the fifth level or above?" Lin Ping broke out in a cold sweat. This level of strength was comparable to that of the Crimson Sun Pavilion.

In other words, there are at least thirty people in the Bashu region whose strength surpasses that of Lin Ping.

"Besides the three major sword sects, we also have to be wary of the Poison King Sect," Jiang Lanfeng continued.

"The seventh-ranked Gu King of Miao Jiang on the list of extraordinary people?" Lin Ping gasped.

It should be noted that none of the three major sword sects made the list, which means that the Poison King Sect is stronger than the three major sword sects.

Jiang Lanfeng nodded: "The Poison King Sect doesn't have many experts, but everyone knows how to use poison. Even a weakling at the first level can kill a fourth or even fifth level expert without them even realizing it."

The most dangerous enemy is not a top expert, but an "ordinary person" who secretly plots to harm you.

"I hope we don't run into anyone from the Poison King Sect," Lin Ping thought to himself.

He could even picture the ferocious faces of the Poison King Sect disciples.

"Besides these powerful sects, there are many others, large and small. Don't underestimate any sect, because each sect has a fifth-level master," Jiang Lanfeng emphasized.

Lin Ping dared not underestimate anyone. He knew that once he entered the land of Bashu, he would be the younger brother and no one could afford to offend him.

"Oh, right, there's another sect we need to be especially careful about. Unless absolutely necessary, never get involved with them, and definitely don't get into any conflicts," Jiang Lanfeng continued.

From her gloomy and uncertain eyes, Lin Ping knew that this sect was extraordinary, even surpassing the three great sword sects.

"Could it be that there really is a sect in the Sichuan and Chongqing region that can rival the Chiyang Pavilion?" Lin Ping asked with great interest.

“They cannot be hostile to the Crimson Sun Pavilion, because the entire sect has less than a hundred members,” Jiang Lanfeng replied.

"With such a small scale, isn't it much weaker than Lotus Palace?" Lin Ping said nonchalantly.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Lanfeng cast a murderous glare at him and said coldly, "This sect does indeed have fewer than a hundred people, but there are more than twenty fifth-level experts, and the rest are all fourth-level experts."

As a disciple of Lotus Palace, Lin Ping understood the composition of a sect.

Taking Lotus Palace as an example, more than 80% of the outer disciples have no rank. Most of the inner disciples are at the Yellow Lotus level, and those who have reached the White Lotus level are already a minority. Black Lotus is even rarer, and Red Lotus can be counted on one hand.

Normally, there can be at most one fifth-dan master and three fourth-dan masters among a hundred people.

However, this sect was full of people with strength of level four or above, and more than twenty of them had even reached the rare level five.

In terms of experts alone, this sect is far superior to the three major sword sects.

"Not only that, I heard that the Sword King Sect's sect leader has reached the peak of the fifth level, and is capable of fighting against the Crimson Sun Pavilion's leader," Jiang Lanfeng continued.

"Sword King Sect?" A bold guess popped into Lin Ping's mind: "Is the sect leader of the Sword King Sect the Sword Demon, ranked sixth on the list of extraordinary people?"

Although Lin Ping was not very familiar with the situation in the Bashu region, he memorized the information on the list of extraordinary people and naturally connected this person with the Sword Demon.