The moment Lin Xuan said this, most of the elders of Sword Lake Palace showed looks of fury and indignation. With their status and strength, when had they ever suffered such humiliation?
Yet at this moment, their gazes flickered one by one.
None of them had the courage to shout at Lin Xuan or refute him.
It was no wonder they lacked confidence. After all, both Supreme Elders had already fallen, and Lin Xuan was not a cultivator who would push his advantage and refuse to spare others, but this time, the enmity between Sword Lake Palace and Cloud Hidden Sect could be said to have arisen from the other party's greed.
Since the matter had begun with them, wanting to settle it peacefully would not be so easy.
Lin Xuan was not the kind of cultivator who would repay the smallest grievance like Yazi, but he was absolutely not some softhearted good man who would let others bully him without even striking back.
People always had to pay the price for their own actions. Since Sword Lake Palace had made that choice back then, naturally there was no talk of resolving things amicably now.
Thus, Lin Xuan was not going too far by doing this. It was merely repaying grudges with grudges, and kindness with kindness.
"Senior's words are correct. Merely admitting defeat is indeed not enough. This time, we have lost wholeheartedly and are fully convinced. We ask Senior to be magnanimous and spare us."
The Immortal-looking Elder cupped his hands in another bow. This fellow did understand the principle that circumstances were stronger than people; to bend and stretch was what made a true man. He did not lose the bearing of a sect master, and even Lin Xuan felt admiration in his heart as he watched.