"I was unable to bring your grandmother back."
Tian Jian Qing Yuan spoke the reason for her apology.
Then she continued: "Your grandmother entered the Ninth Heavenly River."
"My grandmother entered the Ninth Heavenly River?"
Hearing these words, Chu Feng understood why he could no longer sense his grandmother's presence.
After that, Tian Jian Qing Yuan told Chu Feng everything regarding his grandmother.
Upon learning that his grandmother had entered the Ninth Heavenly River through the Gate of Ascension, Chu Feng not only breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt happy for her.
Chu Feng currently had no way whatsoever to treat his grandmother's illness.
But within the Gate of Ascension lay opportunities.
Perhaps his grandmother might recover thanks to those opportunities.
"Senior, what happened to my grandmother was not your fault."
"But there is one matter — I'm not sure if you might blame me for it."
Chu Feng prepared to bring up the fact that he had wiped out the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace on his own initiative.
"The Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace branch here was slaughtered clean by you, wasn't it?" Tian Jian Qing Yuan said.
"Senior, you already knew?" Chu Feng was surprised.
And Eggy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Judging from Tian Jian Qing Yuan's reaction, she clearly already knew about it.
Since she already knew and was acting like this, it most likely meant she wouldn't pursue the matter. Otherwise, why would she still explain things about his grandmother to Chu Feng — and why would her very first words have been an apology?
After all, someone of Tian Jian Qing Yuan's caliber — if she was unreasonable, she would have simply attacked outright.
Although he had already prepared himself mentally, knowing that Tian Jian Qing Yuan might not hold it against him, when Tian Jian Qing Yuan spoke again and said what came next, not only Chu Feng but even Eggy was stunned.
"Chu Feng, you need not feel any remorse over this. Regarding what the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace branch did, it is actually I who should apologize to you on behalf of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace."
After saying those words, Tian Jian Qing Yuan actually bowed to Chu Feng.
"Senior, you..."
Chu Feng considered himself someone who had seen his share of the world, yet at this moment he was completely thrown by Tian Jian Qing Yuan's actions.
Even if Tian Jian Qing Yuan was reasonable enough not to blame him, surely there was no need for her to apologize in return?
That was going far beyond being reasonable, wasn't it?
The legendary act of placing righteousness above family?
"During the ancient era, in order to expand its influence and discover more talented individuals, my Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace established affiliated forces throughout the Martial Cultivation World."
"These forces became branches of my Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace."
"But the recruitment had no background requirements — as long as one possessed sufficient talent, they could be accepted into our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace."
"The original intention was simply to cultivate more outstanding juniors while also strengthening the overall power of our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace."
"But we truly did discover that many individuals of extraordinary talent were being limited in their prospects simply because their bloodlines were too weak."
"So it was decided that when any branch discovered a genius of sufficient talent, they could undergo a unified assessment."
"If they passed the assessment, they would be brought into the Sacred Palace and receive the orthodox bloodline inheritance of our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace."
"But later, it was discovered by chance that some geniuses, after receiving the bloodline inheritance, actually displayed their talent even more prominently."
"And so a further decision was made — to spread the bloodline inheritance method to all branch forces. As long as one joined our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace, they could receive our bloodline inheritance."
"Under this decision, the sphere of influence of our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace expanded rapidly, and its overall strength was greatly enhanced."
"But as the numbers grew, new problems inevitably arose."
"There were bound to be those with wicked hearts who committed evil and brought suffering."
"And our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace, being subordinate to the Heavenly Court's Sacred Hall, was absolutely forbidden from doing anything that would harm heaven or reason."
"Therefore, a rule was established: should anyone discover a member of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace committing evil, all members of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace were to eliminate that person."