Hua Yunfei's conviction was firm. Xuan Yetian's words couldn't sway him in the slightest.
The ancestors protected the disciples, and once the disciples grew strong, they protected the ancestors. This was the unchanging legacy of the Kaoshan Sect.
Survival Dao was the path the Kaoshan Sect followed.
Protection was the Kaoshan Sect's core truth!
Every disciple of the Kaoshan Sect worked hard to grow stronger. They might compete and quarrel with each other, but in the end, all they wanted was to become the ones who protected others, not the ones being protected.
Those who sheltered others from wind and rain would always be worthy of admiration.
That was why, even now, though Hua Yunfei had long surpassed countless ancestors who had once protected him, he still carried himself as a disciple should and never overstepped the rules in the slightest.
He knew those ancestors were simply no longer as strong as him, but they were still protecting the generations of disciples who came after. Their sacrifices shouldn't be repaid with heartbreak; they deserved the eternal respect of the disciples who surpassed them!
And it wasn't just respect. When the ancestors who had once protected them needed help, they too could become umbrellas and shield those ancestors.
"If there's trouble, we face it together. If there's hardship, we bear it together. It seems senior still doesn't understand my sect very well," Hua Yunfei said.
"You won't succeed!" Xuan Yetian said gravely.
"My sect certainly wants to succeed, but we can't ignore the effort it takes just for the sake of the result. At least we've tried and struggled. As for the outcome, we'll leave that to our future selves!" Hua Yunfei replied.
"Do you even know what this is about?" Xuan Yetian narrowed his eyes.
"I don't." Hua Yunfei looked