A group of Central Continent Venerables cursed the Nangong Family for bringing disaster upon others even as they hurried to stop them.
They finally managed to "persuade" Venerable Tai Chi to stop upon entering Yuan Capital.
Naturally, a round of negotiations followed.
Lin Qi, meanwhile, was sent away for treatment.
Once they learned that her life was not in danger, the Central Continent cultivators heaved a great sigh of relief.
They also had a clear idea of how this matter should be handled.
For reasons unknown, the cultivators of the other three continents stood firmly with the Southern Continent, determined to make the Central Continent give an explanation.
The Central Continent Alliance had no choice but to send cultivators down to investigate personally. In the end, they forced Nangong Yuzhu and Venerable Tai Chi to apologize and took the opportunity to offer a batch of resources as compensation.
They had originally intended for Nangong Yuzhu to apologize to Lin Qi, but Nangong Yuzhu refused no matter what. She would rather forge a deathly feud than bow her head.
She had no problem apologizing to cultivators of the same rank, but apologizing to a Nascent Soul disciple? How would Nangong Yuzhu have any face left to show in the Central Continent afterward?
Even if the Alliance Leader of the Central Continent Alliance came personally, it would be useless!
In the end, both sides took a step back, and Venerable Tai Chi accepted the apology on Lin Qi's behalf.
At the same time, the Nangong Family's cultivators were expelled from Yuan Nation. Until the Five Continents Grand Competition ended, Nangong Family cultivators were forbidden from setting foot in Yuan Capital.
The Nangong Family returned home with their bellies full of anger.
Though they had left openly, they secretly left behind quite a