[Ashy Flame Emperor fell silent before eventually giving a bitter smile and admitting that it was because he possessed the Emperor Scripture that he fell to this state. It turned out that one of their ancestors had been infatuated with a witch in his youth, thus causing the Mortal Realm Chapter of the Emperor Scripture to be leaked. Consequently, their branch became a sinful family within the clan.]
[Later on, an ancestor took action and expelled their branch from the family, relegating them to a remote side clan. However, this was already a relatively good outcome. After all, under normal circumstances, even if they had been exterminated, it would have been reasonable, and they would have had no objections.]
[The Emperor Scripture is the Imperial Clan's most precious inheritance. Even if only the Mortal Realm Chapter had been leaked, the issue was serious enough to be an unforgivable crime.]