"This is truly absurd..."
Zhang Yao shook his head, gesturing for the youth to continue.
"Yes, Immortal."
The youth nodded and began to recount his experiences.
It turned out that several decades after Zhang Yao left, the Zhao Family and the Qingping Palace of that time had some interactions.
After dealing with each other, they discovered there was a certain familial connection, so the Zhao Family accordingly joined Qingping Palace, finding a strong supporter.
Over the next hundred years:
Relying on this relationship, the Zhao Family always had someone in a high position, holding significant power within the Qingping Sect.
Until a few years ago, when the Lu Kingdom approached the end of its dynasty, and chaos gradually spread everywhere, the Qingping Sect seized the opportunity and rose in rebellion under the banner of "following heaven's mandate."
In just a few years:
