Old Zhang couldn't be bothered listening to Xu Sheng's "complaints"; he disliked mingling with the Martial Arts Association, even deliberately keeping his distance because of this.
In the early years of the Martial Arts Association, grandmasters were plentiful, and the atmosphere was rich with exploration and validation.
However, where there are people, there are conflicts. The Martial Arts Association, certified by Dongxia, gathered the vast power of the martial arts world from the Old Era, gradually becoming a giant system on par with the Three Departments.
With the promotion and popularization of martial arts paths being listed as an examination item, a necessary route to university, the resources it held grew more extensive, naturally evolving into factions and sects. After several millennia, it has now completely transformed into a semi-bureaucratic system.
