The words carried a mocking edge, though Lin Mu deliberately allowed some disappointment to show as well.
The Grand Elder did not attempt to argue.
"Senior is correct," he admitted. "The sect failed to learn from that lesson. Perhaps the passage of time caused people to forget why the Righteous Onslaught Division had been disbanded in the first place. Perhaps the circumstances of that era convinced them that the benefits outweighed the dangers."
He sighed. "Whatever the reason, the Lightless Hall was established. And eventually, we came to regret it."
Zhenyu studied him for several moments. "Regret it, huh?"
"Deeply." The Grand Elder's answer came without hesitation.
That alone told Lin Mu that the consequences had been severe.
He had initially wondered whether the Lightless Hall had simply been exposed and disbanded after attracting the attention of the Eastern Immortal Court. Yet the Grand Elder's tone suggested that something far more serious had occurred.
