Nations that pay insufficient tribute will have their royal families directly annihilated.
Despite the might of the Jianyun Dynasty, the Ten Thousand Sword Sect needs only dispatch a single Steward with a dozen or so disciples to effortlessly slaughter the entire Sword Cloud Royal Family. Such is the power of a sect.
They possess transcendent status and absolute authority over life and death.
This is why all the geniuses of the Sword Dao vie and scramble to enter the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.
Firstly, by becoming a disciple of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, one can attain a transcendent status, no longer under the control of any kingdom or empire.
Furthermore, the Ten Thousand Sword Sect has the most superior secret technique manuals, the best Sword Dao teachers, and the highest-quality cultivation resources. It is absolutely a paradise and sacred land for cultivation.
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