Either they accepted the Black Water Sect's terms and allied with it, or they refused, and the Black Water Sect would never negotiate with the Azure Profound Sect again.
The implication was that if the Azure Profound Sect refused its terms, the Black Water Sect would turn hostile and join the Thousand Mountains School and the Green Mountain Sect.
That would be a catastrophe for the Azure Profound Sect, a disaster that would swallow it whole.
Even before Elder Liu and Qing Xuan Daoist, two Cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm, Blackwater Old Devil had actually dared to make such uncompromising demands.
This left Qing Xuan Daoist wavering. Despite all his years of cultivation, this was the first time he had faced such a thorny situation.
Elder Liu, however, held firm and had no intention of accepting Blackwater Old Devil's demands. Still, at Qing Xuan Daoist's insistence, he agreed to discuss the matter first.
As for what Elder Liu and Qing Xuan Daoist discussed and what conclusion they reached, White Snow knew nothing.
After all, their cultivation was simply too astounding for White Snow to learn any of that.
White Snow's own guess was that they had never actually reached a conclusion.
So, as time passed and Elder Liu and Qing Xuan Daoist finished discussing their decision, a message finally made them resolve how to handle the matter.
Elder Liu and Qing Xuan Daoist gathered the sect's Golden Core Stage Cultivators and surrounded Blackwater Old Devil and his companions, striking with the speed of thunder before anyone could cover their ears...
Unexpectedly, Blackwater Old Devil and his companions had used some unknown divine ability, secret method, or treasure. The Blackwater Old Devil waiting in the Side Hall was actually a fake.
Clearly, Blackwater Old Devil's request to wait an hour