"We of the Night Ghost Clan did not take part in the war. We merely helped the Chan Sect and the Interception Sect search for each other," Liu Ruyan said.
"This went on for a month or two. Our old clan leader felt that it was inappropriate, but the man who had married her kept persuading her to continue. The old clan leader said that helping both sides would lead to no good outcome, no matter who won in the end."
Uchiha Shin nodded. Trying to stand on two boats at once really would not end well.
"That man continued to persuade our old clan head, but she firmly refused. Later, he took a step back and suggested that the Night Ghost Clan fully support Yuanshi Tianzun."
"The old clan head agreed. Although she did not want to do it, she loved that man too deeply, and so she went along with it."
Liu Ruyan raised her head and gazed at the sky, tears glimmering in her eyes.
"Later, the Investiture of the Gods War ended. The Chan Sect could be considered the victors, but my old clan head died because of it."
"Why?" Uchiha Shin did not understand. "You supported the Chan Sect, so why did she die? Was she granted godhood after death?"
Liu Ruyan smiled, but her smile was filled with scorn. "Godhood? Do you think the Chan Sect would grant godhood to a small clan like ours? Those they granted godhood to were almost all members of their Daoist sect. How could there be room for outsiders like us?"
"They killed our clan head mainly because she had supported both the Chan Sect and the Interception Sect. At the same time, they slaughtered our Night Ghost Clan."
"Only a small number of us Night Ghost Clan