C2581 Provoke
Like Lan, Ji was an orphan who was taken in as a disciple by Mage. Not only him, but most of the apprentices did not have any other family members.
This was also done on purpose by the mages, as they did not want to expose their own power.
They had been taught how to cultivate the Divine Arts since they were young, and they also had the same goal of cultivating the Divine Arts