People were sometimes very difficult to divide into good and bad. Take Autumn Erudite, for instance. The annihilation of the 29th Place was inextricably linked to him, but he had also helped Xia Fei to a very large degree.
As one of the Five Ancient Apexes, Autumn Erudite had penetrating insight, and everything he was telling Xia Fei concerned the weaknesses of supreme experts!
Those at the level of the Five Ancient Apexes could harness unimaginable energy! Every strike was like celestial lightning descending upon the earth!
But there were side effects to harnessing too much energy. It would make a warrior's offensive tempo slow, and there would be a gap between each attack.