Seeing the puzzlement in Yu Shixian's eyes, Fang Qianyuan explained, "I really am not being modest, but the position of Sect Master carries enormous responsibilities. Please find someone better suited to it."
Yu Shixian said, "You have all the qualifications. There is no need to belittle yourself."
Fang Qianyuan declined again and again. "I truly am not suited to it."
Understanding his wishes, Yu Shixian gave a soft sigh. "It seems you really have no interest in this position."
Fang Qianyuan said, "The position of Sect Master represents both authority and responsibility. I know my strength is enough to earn the sect's regard, but strength alone does not necessarily make me fit for the role."
"Perhaps in the age of Ancient Cultivators, a Sect Master needed only enough strength to cow all the mighty figures into submission. But in the present age, personal strength has long ceased to matter quite so much. The ability to govern is far more important."
Self-awareness was a precious quality. A person had to know what they were suited to doing and what they were not.
Fang Qianyuan believed that making him Sect Master would be an enormous waste for both the sect and himself.
The Azure Cloud Sect had always elevated Heaven Tier mighty figures to the position of Grand Elder, even exempting them from worldly affairs, so that they could study the Heavenly Dao and pursue the ultimate mysteries of immortality and imperishability.
Their value lay in the deterrence their very existence provided. In ordinary times, they had no need to act at all.
Thus, they did not need to hold any office. They could simply bear the title of Grand Elder and spend their years in secluded cultivation, free and unrestrained.
Instead, it was the Earth Rank Elders and Human Rank disciples