Being squeezed like that left Palace Master Dan looking rather awkward, while the Immortal families at the Embodiment Realm behind him all jumped to their feet one after another. Wu Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "Valley Lord Dongren, don't push your luck! Our palace master was speaking to you in good faith..."
"Enough, Grand Elder Wu Xiu. Don't be rude. The valley lord was presumably only joking with us to lighten the mood. Besides, they truly did come here for the position of palace master. Even I can't deny that, can I?" Hu Dan played the good cop, clearly intending to stabilize his own presence first.
I smiled inwardly. This kid really does have some ability. No wonder he's already built up his own faction. By contrast, Hu Xia seemed a little too emotional. Of course, that didn't mean I would therefore surrender the position of palace master that originally belonged to Hu Xia.
I turned my spearhead and continued mockingly, "Heh, Young Immortal Hu Dan is right about that. The position of palace master hasn't been decided yet, and it remains unknown who will even be the valley lord. You keep calling him 'palace master' this and 'palace master' that, as though you don't take the real palace master seriously. But forget that—are you looking down on our Falling Wood Valley as well? I really don't know how you became Grand Elder of the Fury Spirit Palace. It's one thing to offend your own people, but you've even offended your allies in the unorthodox path."
"You!" Wu Xiu's face changed with fury, but he soon noticed that the gazes of those supporting Hu Xia had indeed shifted uneasily.
With that move of splitting sinews and dislocating bones, I had directly torn the Fury Spirit Palace's temporarily united formation