>>718766212
>already forgot the fucking ending to the Canto
The assurances of the Hierarch only apply when you ACTUALLY become the Hierarch (read: take the fucking worm), but not only did Xichun not take the worm they fucking killed it AND let the worm get stolen and basically she has NONE of the thousand years of cultivation guarantee in her, which gives the other nobles the right to just throw up their hands and say "fuck this and FUCK YOU"
It's also why Wei is out of the picture and "filling in paperwork"