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Yun Xiao was lost in thought when the Sword Warden continued, "I was just saying how Qingzan changed drastically after marrying into the Calamity Seal Purgatory. My master intended for her to return and take over as the next Sword Warden. But I disagreed, sparking our first conflict."
"Was the Withered Bone Keeper your predecessor?" Yun Xiao asked.
"Yes!" The Sword Warden nodded.
"You succeeded him, and now he wants his granddaughter to succeed you. Isn't that illogical?" Yun Xiao queried.
"Indeed," the Sword Warden replied, gazing deeply at Yun Xiao. "Qingzan has been in the Calamity Seal Purgatory for years, married to its ruler. Her children are all Inscription Cultivators. If she returns to the Sword Ruins, others might see it as a powerful alliance, but I fear it would make us a vassal to them. This wouldn't bode well for the Sword Cultivators of the Eternal Sword Prison. If a conflict of interest arises, we'll be the sacrificial lambs."
"Can't your master see this problem?" Yun Xiao inquired.
"He's close to Qingzan, and she's promised to prioritize the...
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