“When my Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect became famous because of our ancestors, the major families across the 13 providences all sent their disciples over. Although these disciples from influential families had good strength and progressed rapidly thanks to the support of their families, their progression slowed down after a while. Most importantly, not many of these disciples from influential families were willing to commit to the sect long term. Look at our inner disciples now—they are mostly disciples from poor families. After all, only those people would feel a sense of belonging from the sect.”

Jian Wuxian’s eyes flickered. He paused for a moment and then slowly continued, “Those disciples from influential families did not have the same thoughts and values as the sect. That’s why later, the method for selecting inner sect disciples changed. We no longer look at their strength, but instead at their character. This caused those major families to get along with the other holy lands instead. Most that entered the inner sect were disciples from...