The coming of a new era is always heralded by myriad strange signs.
A new generation of talent bursting forth, a hundred flowers blooming at once, was an essential part of this transformation.
The situation was stable. The entire population was engaged in cultivation, and ancient, forgotten sects were re-emerging.
All of Huaxia was a picture of thriving prosperity.
Under these circumstances, prodigious talents emerged in an endless stream.
One day, a ten-year-old boy would reach the Grandmaster Realm, and upon his success, ten thousand swords would hum in unison. The next, a prodigy would tread upon a Snow Mountain and comprehend the Extreme Cold True Intent, his breath of True Qi freezing the ground for hundreds of meters.
Strange and sensational news stories like these became increasingly common.
While the authenticity of these accounts was unknown, they spread like wildfire in today's internet age.
