"You're overthinking it. From beginning to end, I never had any ulterior motive. You were the one who kept refusing to let me go," Qin Guan replied.
Mu Lingze fell silent after hearing this.
Liu Shang suddenly said angrily, "Master only wanted to test your true strength. Did you really have to be so ruthless?"
"Shang'er, go cultivate. Your master is fine and doesn't need you looking after me. The sect's Ten Thousand Demon Tower will open in five days. Make the most of your time and cultivate!"
At Mu Lingze's words, Liu Shang's expression suddenly dimmed. "Master, the disciples are no longer qualified to enter the Ten Thousand Demon Tower."
"Why?"
Mu Lingze was stunned.
Liu Shang said, "The registration period ended yesterday, Master."
Hearing this, Mu Lingze immediately understood. She gave a bitter smile. "It is your master who has let you down."
The Divine Sword Sect's Ten Thousand Demon Tower opened once a year, remaining open for one month each time. For disciples of each peak to qualify to enter the tower, their Peak Master had to personally go to the sect's Merit Hall and exchange that peak's annual merits for entry qualifications.
She had happened to be unconscious yesterday and had missed the registration deadline.
Even if the Old Ancestor pleaded on their behalf, the tower servants guarding the Ten Thousand Demon Tower would not make an exception.
"Master, this isn't your fault. If anyone is to blame, it's him!"
Liu Shang hurriedly comforted her, then pointed at Qin Guan in anger. "If it weren't for this shameless bastard, your realm wouldn't have fallen, you wouldn't have been unconscious for days, and you wouldn't have missed the registration deadline!"
"No, the Ten Thousand Demon Tower is too important. It only opens once a year. I'll go