Trust
Ryu sat in silent meditation.
He was in part right to not like this method of dealing with enemies. He had spent so much of the last few months dealing with this matter that he hadn't had any time to cultivate at all. It felt like he had mostly wasted his time.
Of course, this wasn't true. At the very least, though his actions hadn't cut down the Raging Inferno and Azure Lightning Sects, what they had done was essentially resurrect the Radiant Star Sect.
Now, even if their techniques hadn't returned to their former peak, they weren't too far off. Their disciples should no longer be at a disadvantage when facing off against similarly powered experts. What was more important than any of that, of course, was Aika, Old Wan and Samson.