"Sometimes I wonder... did the elder think that battle was the end, deciding to perish together. If the elder knew that the battle was ruined by me, and it's not over yet, would he blame me for being meddlesome, making his sacrifice seem somewhat unworthy..."
"But later on, I think the elder wouldn't blame me... because this is the Spirit Clan, with tribemates behind him. His decision to perish wasn't just to coordinate with Ye Wuming's battle, but because this is the Spirit Clan. Just like in those days, when he carved the array plate amidst the thunder and raging flames, with pursuit close behind, yet he didn't leave, still meditating outside the Spirit Clan."
"This detail, I only understood much later."
"The elder's cultivation technique is fierce, and he is a killing god of the Demon Path, but these inner wills are the foundation that supported the elder to practice to the Imperial Realm Third Layer with a mortal body."
