As the river of time passed, nobody had ever been able to evade the Thirteenth Sword. No matter how powerful a person became, they would always be forced to endure the Thirteenth Sword. This was the Sword Sect’s unrivaled Thirteenth Sword. 

The reason why only Envoys could comprehend the Thirteenth Sword was not due to some cultivation requirement, but rather, it was a requirement of the swordsman. The user needed to have a thorough understanding of emotions, and they could only gain this deep insight by relying on the vast amount of time that came with becoming an Envoy. This was why it was so difficult to cultivate the Thirteenth Sword. 

The Thirteenth Sword required one to comprehend Emotions.

Liu Tianmu had never experienced strong emotions before. Ever since she had been born, she had always been an absolute genius. She had been selected to inherit the Thirteen Swords, and she had looked down upon her generation. Who dared to even mention emotions with her? Even the other Arbiters kept a respectful distance from her, and she would not have been able to find anyone even if she wanted to. As for familial love, that was something even more distant. A cultivator could wield power throughout the universe, but they would not be able to receive the normal familial love that commoners took for granted. This was a tragedy that many cultivators experienced. 

Love and kinship—Liu Tianmu had never experienced either, and this was the reason why she had never been able...