Of course, Qing Yan Jing's approach rested on Qing Qing Cang's support. If Qing Qing Cang, as her father, refused to help his daughter Qing Yan Jing—or even stabbed her in the back—then no matter how many methods Qing Yan Jing had, they would be useless. She could only place her hopes on an outside move like Xiao Yan's. After all, the Endless Fire Territory could only withstand one of the Five Ancient Clans on its own. If the Five Ancient Clans joined forces, the Endless Fire Territory would be unable to win. Even with the Martial Realm added in, they still would not be enough. Only by bringing in the Sword Domain could they have some grounds to contend with—but even then, they would only have grounds to contend.
As for the matter of inheritance...
Was a sect more stable than a clan...
The answer was clearly no.
Because whether a sect's inheritance could continue smoothly depended on the quality of the disciples it recruited. A good inheritance was certainly precious, but it also required a promising successor to wield and apply it. The inheritance of the strong and geniuses complemented each other; neither could be lacking. Thus, compared with the clan system, whose lower limit was extremely high, sects that depended on the quality of their disciples were undoubtedly more unstable.
To put it bluntly.
If one generation suffered an intergenerational talent gap.
That sect might very well collapse outright.
And from a practical perspective.
Clans like the Five Ancient Clans could ensure that every generation would produce one Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, as well as three Heavenly Sovereigns besides that one.
It might sound a little convoluted.
But Heavenly Sovereigns were divided into ranks as well.
Spirit Grade, Immortal Grade, Saint Grade.
The gap between each rank