As the saying went, times had changed. The era was different now. If a sect was to survive and continue to grow, certain outdated traditions had to be adapted. In ancient times, the leader of the Sword Sect had to be selected from among aristocratic disciples with noble heritage to preserve the purity of elite bloodlines and to maintain the ruling status of noble clans.0

Throughout history, the ruling class and the founding ancestors of the Sword Sect absolutely forbade lowly warriors, those too poor to even afford shoes, from ever touching the sacred position of the national religion’s leader.0

But in the modern world, everything had changed. The belief in bloodline superiority had gradually lost its allure. A person's background was no longer as important as it once was. Most critically, the common people had begun to receive widespread education, producing elites and awakening wisdom. They were no longer as ignorant and easily controlled as they had been in the past.0

Now,...0