"Who were your backers?"
The old man hesitated briefly, but after a moment of thought, he realized there was no longer any reason to hide the truth.
"The Chaos Sect," he said slowly. "They are the ones who helped our clan rise so quickly."
"They provided us with resources, techniques… protection. Even helping me and a few of my Elders to ascend to the Heavenly Realm."
He intentionally left out the fact that they had helped his son ascend as well.
"All we had to do in return… was wage war whenever they instructed us to."
"So you were their puppets."
"You could call it that," the old man said with a miserable smirk. "Whatever they are planning… it's far bigger than any of our clans. We were only a small piece of their design."
His gaze drifted toward the blood-covered cellar around them.
"Insignificant, really. But we were happy to gain something from it."
"A much bigger plan…" Xun Wei murmured thoughtfully.
