早已变得固步自封
“had grown stagnant,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
北宸六派
“the Six Sects”
早已变得固步自封
“had grown stagnant,”
因循守旧
“stuck in old ways.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese historical and martial narratives frequently portray established orthodox schools as hypocritical bastions of stagnation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
complacent and conservative; stuck in one's ways
A formal idiom used to describe organizations, institutions, or thinkers who refuse to innovate or embrace change.
long ago / already
A formal literary equivalent of '早就', frequently found in formal critique and reflective discourse.