"This disciple knows his mistake!"
"Ancestor, I will engrave your earnest teachings upon my heart and make the corrections as soon as I return."
The words had barely fallen when Yan Kai bowed and admitted his mistake, his manner utterly respectful.
Though he dared voice no dissatisfaction, he was secretly grumbling inwardly.
Wasn't it precisely because he was unsure how the current ancestor viewed his predecessor that he had chosen an impartial, truthful account?
After all, compiling Heavenly Wind Ancestor's biography was no small matter for the sect.
If he portrayed him as too glorious and towering a figure and displeased the current ancestor, his prospects would be bleak.
If he portrayed him as too "ordinary," he might also provoke dissatisfaction from various quarters.
In short, whatever he did carried some risk. One wrong move could bury his future within the sect.
Yan Kai had climbed step by step from the bottom himself, so naturally, he would not rush to distinguish himself in a matter like this.
Thus, he had chosen the safest approach: neither glorifying nor maligning, seeking no merit, only freedom from blame.
This fellow is growing ever more slippery.
Inside the cave abode on Heaven-Reaching Peak, Liu Yu sat upright in a Grand Tutor Chair, watching Yan Kai with a faint, ambiguous smile that left the latter deeply uneasy.
Still, compiling the Tianfeng Biography was indeed difficult for a Golden Core junior. In particular, its fundamental tone could only be decided personally by him, the current ancestor.
Lifting his cup, Liu Yu took a small sip of spirit tea. After considering briefly, he said evenly:
"Precisely because Heavenly Wind Ancestor sheltered the sect for centuries, we juniors enjoyed a stable environment in which to cultivate."
"Such towering merit must never be stained by flaws."
"Therefore, erase all