"For us..civilians don't have to actually go to war. Cultivators are the only ones that are supposed to fight. But sometimes clans try to show how powerful they are by destroying those that can't possibly defend themselves. War is just a terrible thing for anyone to have to deal with..but it should be left to those that know how to handle it."

He hates to see anyone have to fight, especially fight other people. When it's the dead that they are fighting it is a little more clear cut. Release them, send them back to death and be done with it.