Chapter 14: 11. Divine Sword Empire, Arriving At The Capital

(Bu Cai POV)

After regaining consciousness, I looked outside and realised that the sun just started to rise again.

Shit.

I swiftly jump out of bed and do my routine extra thoroughly as I may not be able to do it here for a while.

I then get to the hall and sit down at the dining table, both my father and mother were already there hence we began to eat.

We talked about a large range of topics however the thing that made me most happy was the fact that father praised me for the good fight I had with Chang Wu, and my mother was also surprised by my victory and looked very proud of me.

After breakfast my parents and I make our way to Nero who is my 'plane' to the royal capital which is called 'Grand Sword City'.

The trip will be around 2 months of travelling, however I will be fine as an experienced servant will be with me. He will act as a guard as well as a teacher on how to survive in the outside world to make sure I don't get into trouble.

Said guard was a bulky man with quite a scary face. He had a short black beard and scruffy hair.

Although he looked intimidating, he was actually very kind and was one of my father's most trusted subordinates.

His name is Hou.

Hou used to be a slave, however my father saved him and gave him a new life.

To repay this favour, he swore eternal loyalty.

He values that favour so much that he only has a first name, and he refused to get a second one in order to remind himself of it.

Before we both went to get on, my father stopped me and gave me a talisman.

It looked like a peice of paper with some scribbles on it if I'm being honest.

But although it didn't look impressive, they could be very useful for saving your life.

He said to me,

"Son, although i'm sure you will be fine, this talisman is called the 10,000 mile transferring talisman. It is incredibly useful for escaping from a dangerous situation, so don't hesitate to use it if you are in one."

After looking at the talisman which was definitely costly.

I couldn't help but feel touched and gave both my parents one last heartfelt hug before going on Nero and leaving with Hou.

I didn't look back as I was afraid I'd change my mind if I saw their faces again.

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'Divine Sword Empire'

The Empire which has dominated half this world for hundreds of thousands of years.

Although the royal family's power oppresses almost all living beings. Even they cannot completely control the immense area of land that they hold.

The founder knew this, therefore he split the land with his close friends and subordinates which then caused the rise of the five Great Families.

The ancestors of these great families were all incredibly powerful figures alongside the founder.

They all had titles of Dukes granted by the king which gave them great respect and admiration.

They had a plentiful amount of cultivation and mystic techniques, as well as martial arts and treasures which could be shared amongst their descendants. Hence land was the only thing that they required to build a a stronghold for them and their family.

Once they had it, they grew stronger and stronger until eventually disagreements after generations of prosperity, arose.

And the families began to stray away from their roots of friendship and trust.

The current situation is such that they all hold immense pride for their bloodline and nobility, therefore the once respected and admired families who looked out for the common people had now become power hungry.

They looked down on the commoners and refused to help them.

Other than the required amount which left mortals and commoners to barely survive, they invested more into their own family through their own money and corruption of the people.

The five Great families are,

The Xu family.

This family mainly had members who were talented with the Ice Dao and was the only family that had a purely matriarchal system. They usually did not participate in conflict too much and are currently third place in strength out of the five families.

The Long family.

This family was one that pursued purely the Sword Dao.

This family is very strict on requirements for the sword talent of members before they are actually acknowledged and if they do not meet it they are either abandoned or if it is a female then they are used for political marriages.

Long Tian's Father is the current Younger Brother of Duke Long and Long Tian is part of this family.

They are considered the second strongest due to them having quality over quantity which therefore means they have less people than the other families. However that isn't a small number (Trust me, Cultivators know how to produce many offspring in an efficient manner).

The Chi family.

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This was one known for it's members who pursued the the Fire Dao.

They were quite powerful but they also had quite short tempers, which lead to them being in many conflicts. Hence causing them to be the fourth strongest family.

The Song family was known for their medicinal and healing skills which lead to them being the family people go to for sorting out any injuries or problems with their health.

Although they are labelled as the 'Weakest' they are still incredibly mighty and most families would try not to offend them as they are not only proficient with medicine which could be great help for any issues with injuries.

But they were also very good with alchemy and poison, so it isn't a good idea to look down on them.

The Final Family is the Chen Family.

This family was founded by the Empire's founder's right hand man. Although the relationship is quite tense between the royal family and the great families; the Chen family is an exception.

They have been loyal for a long time and have had great support from the royal family due to the multiple generations of political marriage.

The Chen Family has talented members in the Sword Dao and Wind Dao which allows them to be swift and agile and the Chen Family is the strongest family out of the five great families.

However this is not the end to the powerhouse factions in the Divine Sword Empire.

Three Sects exist which are directly opposite to the five great family's bloodline only system.

They allow everyone in the continent to join them from beggar to nobleman. The only factor that matters is talent.

The three Sects consist of,

The Buddhist Sect.

This one only has the requirement of following Buddha's teachings and becoming a Buddhist. It is very powerful however the monks are usually peaceful. So if you don't act outrageously in front of them, they will not impose too much on you.

The next one is the,

Sky Sword Sect.

This sect pursues the pinnacle of the sword just like the Long family. In fact, most abandoned Long Family members attempt to go to the Sky Sword Sect as even though they may be unworthy of the Long family's standards the Sky Sword Sect will accept decent sword cultivators with lower requirements.

The final Sect is the,

Extreme Yin Palace.

Like the Xu family, this is also a female orientated place where the members cultivate the Ice Dao or Darkness Dao.

It is relatively strong however it is slightly weaker than other factions. The only reason is hasn't been bullied  by the other forcesis due to a mighty figure who is their grand elder.Plus they also have an incredibly talented member who is the same age as Long Tian and I.

It is also good to know the fact that, the families also have branches families. Although they are each known for one particular field of the Dao, they also have roots and members who cultivate different Daos and therefore it isn't only one single Dao for each family.

Sects also have subsidiaries, like the Spirit Sword Sect, where less talented cultivators or people who are local to it go to start their path to cultivation.

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(Third Person Pov)

(East Entrance, Grand Sword Sect)

In the evening when the sky was starting to transition into night time.

An eight year old Boy in clean white robes could be seen walking through the gates alongside a large man with a huge physique and casual clothes. The boy looked incredibly tired yet that couldn't hide complete awe he had when he saw the grandness and size of the place.

The boy looked around and took in everything. The bustle of the people who were there to see or participate in the upcoming youth tournament. The ones who came to trade or travel. Or the ones that were just living their lives.

They soon made their way to their destination, the nearest inn which was called the 'Cultivator's Abode'.

As Bu Cai and Hou entered the establishment they immediately went to the counter and asked for a room, no matter the price.

The employee behind the counter done as he was told to and they were lead to a relatively expensive room after paying for it.

Bu Cai said goodnight to Hou and then charged into his simple room and went straight to the bath.

After he finished his refreshing shower which he had not had in what felt like years, he took out another white robe (Yes, he is a perma white robed individual) and put it on.

He then went straight to the bed which was tempting him and lied down comfortably.

He then recalled all his torturous and painful experiences during the two month travel to here...

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Author's Note:

I hope that you can now understand generally what powers and types of individuals are in this world, I tried my best but there will surely be things i overlooked or didn't explain.

Thank you for reading the chapter and feel free to leave a review or suggestions so that i know what to improve on.

Also I plan to have a little bit of some experiencing the city before the tournament starts so that Bu Cai can have some real experience with managing day to day affairs in Xianxia world.

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