Indeed, as soon they notified other Guardian Families of their family's ordeal, they were immediately met with a barrage of criticism. Some hot-tempered individuals even wanted to have them completely eradicated.
However, in the end, the matter was left unsettled, since the mistake was committed by the previous generation, and they were already caught up in it from the start.
Furthermore, they had already paid a tremendous price for it – the family head of two generations past died researching this Secret Method. The subsequent family head suffered backlash from their own powers, meeting a grim fate as well.
This generation was even more exaggerated, with their upper class directly wiped out by Du You in one fell swoop, resulting in a future where their lineage would likely be cut off. For other Guardian Families, they no longer posed any threat.
After all, no matter what, having guarded that place for so many years, they did have their merits.
