"I never thought it really was the Sect Master who offended this immortal! What are we going to do?"
"Exactly! Could it be that our Myriad Laws Sect is really going to be wiped out today? No, I don't want to die yet! I just broke through to the Dividing Soul Stage, and I have a great chance of reaching the Body Integration Stage in the future, maybe even the Tribulation Stage, and becoming an elder of the sect, or even a Grand Elder. I'm not willing to accept this!"
"I—I don't want to die either."
The disciples within the Myriad Laws Sect cried out in trembling voices, their shouts filled with panic and resentment.
Watching Wan Fa Zhenjun prostrate himself and beg for mercy, Ning Wangshu gave a quiet snort and said coldly, "Do you think saying you didn't know will make up for the fact that you forced this immortal to interrupt his seclusion?"
"Since I came here in person today, how could I let this matter go just because of something you said?"
Hearing this, Wan Fa Zhenjun's heart stirred. He abruptly raised his head and looked at Ning Wangshu. It seemed he had picked up on the implication behind his words.
Although Ning Wangshu had said he wouldn't let the matter go just because of something Wan Fa Zhenjun said, those words made the latter feel there was still room to turn things around.
They simply needed to show enough sincerity and pay a certain price.
Otherwise, Ning Wangshu had no reason to waste so many words with him or give him the chance to explain himself.
Though this was only Wan Fa Zhenjun's guess, he felt it was very likely.
So, gritting his teeth, Wan Fa Zhenjun spoke again. "Immortal, this junior knows that