The team from the Heavenly Sword Sect was led by True Monarch Jian Ning. She was obsessed with sword cultivation and possessed a cold, aloof temperament—the type who preferred action over words—yet she bore the face of a gentle and moving noblewoman.
When she was in the mid Golden Core stage, she once ventured into the world to gain experience. A male Nascent Soul cultivator from another sect had attempted to harass her, only for the then-True Person Jian Ning to strike him dead with a single sword blow, preventing even his Nascent Soul from escaping. It was this battle that earned her fame while she was still a Golden Core cultivator. This mission was the first she had undertaken as a sect elder since advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.
True Monarch Jian Ning reached out to take the jade box, placed it into her storage ring, and said in a soft, gentle voice:
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