"Liu Zhiliang's challenge has reached the War Dragon Sect. We came to ask your opinion.
"However, his wording was extremely harsh. He declared that if you didn't dare accept, you would have to kneel before him and confess your wrongdoing.
"Moreover, you would have to set off firecrackers all the way to the Kongtong Sect, then perform three bows and nine kowtows toward the peak where Supreme Elder Mo Gu cultivates.
"This is simply bullying us beyond endurance. We have no choice but to accept.
"If you accept, Liu Zhiliang has also made his position clear.
"He won't show any mercy. He intends to leave you bedridden for the rest of your life, unable even to control your bowels and bladder.
"The sect's suggestion is that you find an excuse first.
"For example, preparing medicines. You're a Pill Master, so preparing medicines and refining pills is perfectly normal. Or you could go into seclusion for a year or two," Xiao Jinguo said, his face full of worry.
"Then I'd become a turtle hiding its head in its shell," Tang Wen said mildly.
"Even a turtle hiding in its shell is better than being crippled. Elder Tang, a wise man knows which way the wind blows. There's nothing shameful about this.
"Liu Zhiliang is seventy or eighty years old. He's cultivated far longer than you have. Even if you find an excuse to cultivate in seclusion, no one will criticize you.
"Besides, according to the latest news, the Kongtong Sect's Supreme Elder was extremely angry with you that day.
"He actually transferred his power to Liu Zhiliang, forcibly pushing his cultivation into mid-stage Xiantian," Xiao Jinguo said.
"He really was willing to pay in blood," Tang Wen said with a smile.
"You're still smiling? He's reached Xiantian! How are you going