The Sect's Past, the Elders' Intentions

"Hehe, what do you want to ask?" Liehuan Elder chuckled softly. "Do you want to ask why we opened the Sect Son's cave residence?"

"Yes." Feng Ye Elder nodded heavily. "And I want to know..."

"You want to know your teacher's attitude toward opening the Sect Son's cave residence?" Liehuan Elder sneered. "That fellow Duzun always claimed it was for the sect, but aside from Red Leaf's opposition, all of us elders had the same thoughts."

"Why did you open the Sect Son's cave residence?" Feng Ye Elder lowered his eyes without refuting him.

"Why?" Liehuan Elder threw back his head and laughed. "Naturally, for the sect."

"If it truly was for the sect, you should never have opened the Sect Son's cave residence!" Starlight Elder said coldly. "The sect has now declined. Of the twenty elders, only six of you remain, and countless sect disciples have fallen. That was the consequence of opening the Sect Son's cave residence."

"Starlight, your teacher was also among those who agreed to open the cave residence." Liehuan Elder gave a faint smile. "If we are the chief culprits behind the sect's decline, then your two teachers are no different. At the time, only Red Leaf strongly opposed it."

"I know." Starlight Elder remained calm. "That is why I believe my teacher was wrong."

Feng Ye Elder looked at his teacher, whose aura and face constantly shifted, and sighed. "Yes, my teacher was wrong too. You truly should not have opened the Sect Son's cave residence."

"You only think we should not have opened the Sect Son's cave residence because of the sect's current state." Liehuan Elder sneered. "If it had been you back then, you would have made the same choice!"

"No!" Starlight Elder said solemnly. "I would never have opened the Sect