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The history of a single family could not represent an entire civilization, but it was enough to reveal an outline. Lu Yin was looking forward to reading the histories of more families.
Some families were just as old as the Lian clan.
For several years afterwards, Lu Yin continued to follow Elder Qiu around to visit various clans and read their records.
He could have examined their records without even alerting the families, but he felt that that approach was unethical. They were all fellow humans, and there was no hostility between them. So, Lu Yin simply could not bring himself to do such a thing.
Not every clan was willing to allow Lu Yin to read their archives, and they eventually encountered one that refused.
Elder Qiu even resorted to threats, but they still refused. Lu Yin had Elder Qiu talk with the clan’s ancestor, a forced conversation with forced familiarity. After practicing this same approach with several families, Elder Qiu had grown much more adept, but this family’s ancestor was different.
A person who cultivated the Path of Dispassion and had severed their emotions and loyalty was being forced to converse with another cultivator who followed the same Path of Dispassion. This person also happened to be a powerhouse capable of deciding the survival of his entire clan. The experience was unbearable for both.
The discussion dragged on for three full days. Three...
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