Lu Feng nodded and said wistfully, "The matter was resolved, but the process was nowhere near as smooth as we imagined."
"By the time we arrived, forces like the Subduing Dragon Court, Binding Dragon Valley, and Celestial Light Purifying World Sect had nearly seized the Blazing Phoenix Hall's sect grounds. They had absorbed quite a few soul masters originally belonging to the Blazing Phoenix Hall and had even driven Yun Zhuohua's father to his death."
After a pause, Lu Feng amended his words. "More precisely, Yun Zhuohua's father had done many selfish and self-serving things back then. For some reason, they spread throughout the sect, leaving it deeply unstable, with hearts in turmoil and the whole place falling apart."
"Yun Zhuohua's father felt guilty, so he chose to sacrifice himself to preserve his daughter. He wanted the Blazing Phoenix Hall's old guard to continue pledging loyalty to her and safeguard the entire sect."
"Though this move retained quite a few broad-minded core members, many others betrayed the sect and left. At such a critical juncture, they were met with the Settling Accounts of forces like the Subduing Dragon Court. The situation was almost completely one-sided, and the Blazing Phoenix Hall had no strength to resist."
"Had we been one step later, the remaining people of the Blazing Phoenix Hall would likely have suffered every kind of humiliation and torment at those forces' hands before meeting miserable deaths."
"Bringing Yun Zhuohua and her remaining confidants back to the Ghost Domain this time was also an act of necessity. Uncle Feng, I, and the others may have killed quite a few men from forces like the Subduing Dragon Court, but those who took part in besieging the Blazing Phoenix Hall were only a portion of their people. We could not kill them