Before he betrayed them, Old Twilight had set an example for his family and subordinates as a father and elder who was deeply versed in strategy yet upright in character. Only on the day of his betrayal did he tell Ling Zhiztian that he intended to kill more than ten million people in the Iron Blood Brotherhood and the East Sea in exchange for immortality and the favor of the gods.
Ling Zhiztian was stunned by his father's actions. He could not accept that his father, as a human being, wanted to kill more than ten million people simply to satisfy his own desire for immortality.
Setting the East Sea aside, the Iron Blood Brotherhood contained Ling Zhiztian's brothers, friends, and family. He simply could not be so heartless and faithless. Besides, Ling Zhiztian himself was someone who valued loyalty and affection.
Unmoved by his father's persuasion, he instead tried to expose him. Enraged, Old Twilight tried to knock Ling Zhiztian unconscious, but Ling Zhiztian was at the peak of the first rank. The two remained deadlocked, especially since Ling Zhiztian did not dare seriously injure his own father. In the end, he chose to die beneath the dark-gold skeleton blade summoned by Old Twilight.
Old Twilight had no time to grieve. He went to Snake Mouth to harm Xia Yuwei, leaving Ling Zhiztian's body behind in a room in their home.
Only after the war ended, when they searched Old Twilight's home in the East Sea, did they find Ling Zhiztian's body. Haoqing Wanzong had merely guessed that Ling Zhiztian had committed suicide, unaware that he had actually been accidentally killed by Old Twilight.
A father had killed his own son with his own hands. That pain tormented Old Twilight every day, and he could only bury himself in