"Damn it, hurry and apologize to the Heavenly Martial Sage."
Suddenly, those quick to react hurried after the Heavenly Martial Sage.
The Wang Family's six branches competed with one another not only in the strength of their own branch, but also in their outside connections. The Heavenly Martial Sage was a Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal powerhouse on good terms with their Second Branch.
Losing the Grand Competition did not matter, but they could not let the Heavenly Martial Sage turn hostile toward the Second Branch because of it.
After all, the relative strength of the six branches determined the allocation of resources, and a powerhouse like the Heavenly Martial Sage, who was friendly with the Second Branch, was immensely important to them.
If their relationship had not been good, they could never have invited the Heavenly Martial Sage in the first place.
Did they think a late-stage Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal cultivator would be willing to play house with a bunch of juniors just for a few meager resources? Did they think a Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal cultivator had no pride or dignity?
"Hurry, hurry. It doesn't matter if we lost the Grand Competition, but we cannot chill the Heavenly Martial Sage's heart over this."
"Go. Double the share we originally promised him, and make sure it is delivered to the Heavenly Martial Sage with the utmost respect."
For a time, the entire Second Branch was thrown into chaos. The Heavenly Martial Sage's attitude when he left had thoroughly frightened them.
At this moment, the Grand Competition no longer seemed quite so important in their eyes.
Winning the first stage would at most earn them a little more confidence; the crucial part was still the second stage.
After all, they were competing to become clan chief, not for the affiliated