While Tian Bai and Dian were traversing through the Pao mountain range, at a speed surpassing an Olympic runner.
Tian Bai said, "I might as well explain to you about the sect and about the Blue Wind kingdom while we're running".
"The blue wind kingdom is one of the many kingdoms that exist on the Jade continent. The three strongest forces of the kingdom excluding the royal family are, the Fallen Leaf sect, the Golden Leopard sect, and lastly, our Raging Sword sect" he said.
"We've kept the same balance of power for the last 600 years, each sect has one power house, that powerhouse being a Martial Warrior stage Martial Artist, and the kingdom controls two Martial Warriors.
That's why many years ago, before I was even born, the sects signed a non-aggression pact, that also included the fact that at times of emergency, we will all gather our power together against foreign enemies under the lead of the kingdom."
Dian didn't understand one of the details, so Dian replied.
"Master, I'm confused, I don't understand how the balance was kept for 600 years, if the whole basis of the balance depends on a single group of people, being the Martial Warriors.
I mean... shouldn't they be dead already after 400 years? else, how could they ensure that the power dynamic is always stable?"
"Hahaha, that's a great question, young Luo! to understand that, you need to first understand the difference between a Martial Disciple, and a Martial Warrior."
"A martial artist that reached the Martial Warrior stage, could win against a small army of level 9 Martial Disciples, the great power of a Martial Warrior comes from the upgrade of the quality of inner energy, a Martial warrior can use his upgraded inner energy to cover his body in a layer of energy that is impenetrable by anyone weaker than him, this allows them to be practically invincible against Martial Disciples, together with their immense strength, they are enough to decide the future of an entire sect. On top of that, the upgrade of inner energy also comes with an enrichment of vitality that allows them to live for 200 years."
"The sects all strive to overpower the others by producing another Martial Warrior, but unfortunately, the accumulated resources of 2 centuries are only enough to produce one Martial Warrior, so for the last 600 years, the sects have all produced one Martial Warrior each 200 years. And, on the 150th birthday of their current Martial Warrior, each sect holds a tournament or a competition to decide who will become the heir of the concurrent Martial Warrior"
"Invincible..." Dian whispered to himself, a light shined through his eyes, that Tian Bai noticed.
"Thank you master for the explanation, I understand now! Can you please tell me how old is the current Martial Warrior of the Raging Sword sect!" Dian asked respectively, with a slight bow, even though they were running in immense speeds.
"HAHAHA! that's the spirit a youngster should have! I see you have already set your expectations on the position and strength of a Martial Warrior! well, I'll let you know, that luckily for you, there is quite a while until the Martial elder turns 150, as he is only 113 years old if I remember correctly, if you train hard enough, with your talent, I'm sure you would have a chance of winning in the tournament 37 years from now youngster Luo!" said Tian Bai confidently.
"Wait a minute, youngster Luo! I forgot to ask you, how old are you right now?" he added.
"I'm 17 at the moment, turning 18 soon" when Dian took over Luo's body, Luo was only 16 years old, since then, a year and a half had already past, currently, he was almost 18.
"Although 18 is a bit of a late bloomer when it comes to practicing Martial Arts, with your innate constitution, I'm sure as long as nothing goes wrong, you could become a Martial Warrior!"
[AN: I know I've been doing a lot of exposition, but it is what it is, soon the real stuff will begin!]
[AN: the way the Martial Warrior competitions are held is slightly unfair because they are held at a set time, once the current Martial Warrior becomes 150 years old, so if a person is born when the Martial Warrior is 149 for example, that person will be 1 year old at the time of the competition and wouldn't be able to participate, and because Martial Artists bellow the Martial Warrior stage cant live longer than the average 100 or so years, that same person will already be dead by the time of the next Martial Warrior tournament.]
[AN: if anyone has any suggestions for the story, or any opinions you want to share, reply to this paragraph with them, I will try to implement any good ideas into the story!]