Shaoyang Heavenly Lord's offer to apologize and make amends genuinely surprised Gao Xian.
With the brains these men had, they should not have done something so foolish. Looking again, their auras were deep and their essence wheels condensed; there was none of the scattered fighting spirit or ignoble desperation of those clinging to life.
As the saying went, to judge a man, do not look at what he says, but at what he does.
Seventh-rank experts possessed formidable control over both body and spirit. They could control their posture, subtle expressions, gaze, and even their emotions.
But on the levels of pure-yang divine consciousness and the divine soul, even seventh-rank experts found it difficult to fake things.
Other seventh-rank cultivators might not have been able to see through Shaoyang, Bai Kui, and Evergreen's true conditions, but through the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Law-Controlling Treasure Seal, Gao Xian could see the three men's real states clearly.
If they truly wished to endure humiliation merely to survive, their spiritual states could not possibly have been so calm and steadfast. Their state of mind would also reveal itself through their divine consciousness and mana.
Even if other seventh-rank cultivators could sense such changes, they would find it difficult to extract enough information from them.
With Sister Lan overseeing things, coupled with sword intent refined down to the slightest detail, Gao Xian could so easily discern the three seventh-rank cultivators' true states from the reactions of their mana and divine consciousness.
These old fellows were trying to play tricks!
Gao Xian sneered inwardly. Only because Shaoyang and the others had lost confidence in defeating him had they thought to resort to schemes.
For instance, if someone wanted to kill a chicken, why would they need any strategy at all?
Shaoyang and the others were