Your voice rang out slowly. "True Person Tongxuan is my senior. Chen Xuanzi could hardly accept such an apology."
"You are highly respected, True Person. There is no need to apologize to me. But the Dao Dominion Sect still owes my disciple Qing Yao an explanation for what happened to her."
Shi Jinghong had not expected you to answer this way.
True Person Tongxuan had already shown you ample respect. She had thought you would take the opportunity to put the matter to rest.
But you clearly had no intention of letting it end there.
As a sect master of the Unorthodox Nine Schools, Shi Jinghong had a keen mind. She immediately saw what was at stake.
This was no longer a dispute between the Taihua Sect and the Dao Dominion Sect. It was a contest between the Outer Dao and the Righteous Dao.
She smiled at just the right moment. "True Person Tongxuan, it was only a sparring match between disciples. Given your standing, how could Sect Master Chen accept your apology?"
The old Daoist whose face glowed with purple qi slowly shook his head. "Since Sect Master Chen has come here in person, he stands here as the master of a sect. I may be a few years older, but why should I cling to my seniority?"
Xu Wuji frowned. He had never imagined that the Taihua Sect master would press them this far, even forcing his own sect master to come forward and apologize.
Your gaze shifted. Another presence surged from the Righteous Dao camp. Sword light split the sky, and a young man stepped out of the void.
He was the master of the Dragon Spring Sword Sect.
The Dragon Spring Swordmaster came to True Person Tongxuan's side. "Sect Master Chen. Fairy Jinghong."
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