Elder Gu's face had now turned completely dark.
Clearly, he had not expected the other party to take such a hard line at this moment.
But then his gaze fell on them.
The several Grandmasters beside the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect's Sect Master.
He immediately understood.
Why she was taking such a hard line.
Indeed.
The Ten Thousand Flowers Sect had now grown truly powerful.
It was no longer the small sect they could twist around their fingers...
But understanding that was one thing.
The Ten Thousand Flowers Sect wanted complete independence and an end to its annual tribute of resources and other offerings.
None of their factions wanted to see that.
After all, what the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect's Sect Master had said earlier was true.
The resources the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect gave them every year could only be described as astronomical.
If they lost such a money tree...
For every one of their factions, it would be no different from carving off their own flesh!
But they also knew.
The Ten Thousand Flowers Sect had already come into its own.
Their old methods of applying pressure would certainly no longer work.
So this time, they needed other methods...
Then his expression gradually eased somewhat.
A moment later, he spoke again to the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect's Sect Master beside him. "Heh, Sect Master Hua, there's no need to be so angry."
"I admit that we were indeed somewhat at fault before."
"But severing our cooperation with a single declaration here is rather too presumptuous."
"After all, if factions like ours wished to target the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect..."
"Then even though its wings have now fully grown, it might not be able to remain safe on its own."
Hearing those threatening words...
The Ten Thousand Flowers Sect's