"By the way, what's the Heavenly Sword Sect Master's daughter called?" Xue Fuyao asked, looking toward Jimo Xiubai, who stood not far from her.
She had just gone through all the names in her head, but she only vaguely remembered that the Heavenly Sword Sect Master's daughter's surname was Shen and that her given name contained "Qian." She could not remember anything else.
Xue Fuyao could hardly be blamed for this. Although Miss Shen was the Heavenly Sword Sect Master's daughter, she was not its young Sect Master or its next Sect Master. She was not even a Sword Cultivator.
At the time of Xue Fuyao's death in her previous life, the Heavenly Sword Sect had groomed four successors, and its next Sect Master would be chosen from those four. Tan He was one of them.
"Shen Qianqian. I heard she isn't willing to go through with this marriage. After all..."
At this point, Jimo Xiubai gave her a look that said, "You know."
Seeing this, understanding dawned on Xue Fuyao's face. If it were her, she would not be willing either.
"But there's no helping it. The Heavenly Sword Sect is going downhill now, and each generation of disciples it recruits is worse than the last. After all, Sword Cultivators have to stake their lives to become figures who command the world's attention. Disciples from prominent families rarely become Sword Cultivators unless they're particularly determined. As a result, most Sword Cultivators nowadays are cultivators without much backing."
This was also why Sword Cultivators were generally poor.
"The Heavenly Sword Sect and Heavenly Sword Manor both have 'Heavenly Sword' in their names. They used to be a single power, but later split apart and became what they are today. In recent years, Heavenly Sword Manor has developed rapidly after obtaining