Lili frowned. The academy Libia spoke of was the White Lotus Academy that her mother's family ran. To think they were such people in the past. That time was a very different time than this. It was a dog-eat-dog world where everyone only looked out for themselves.
"Don't get me wrong. White lotus was the best of the best in terms of freedom and treatment." Libia clarified. "Other academies did not offer the same cultivation environment as the white lotus academy, but all were equally expensive. If your family is not wealthy and you still desired to cultivate, you had to join a guild. Which was the same as selling yourself into servitude. You can never leave that guild once you join, and you can never disobey orders. If they ordered you to kill your entire family, you better not flinch."