Not only did the three of them remain utterly unmoved, they even looked at him as though he were an idiot.
"I said I would take you as my disciples. Kneel already!" He repeated himself more forcefully, a faint threat creeping into his tone.
"Pfft."
In the end, Xue Fuyao could not help laughing outright. "Are you stupid? We killed our way here, and you actually think we came to become your disciples?"
"W-wasn't that why?" the man said, forcing himself to remain calm.
"You think you're worthy of being our master?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shattered Star flew out and hovered against his neck. With just a little pressure, its keen blade could slice his throat open and send blood spraying.
"Don't move unless you want to die!"
At the sight, the man's eyes widened. "C-cultivators!"
The instant he spoke, excitement burst into his eyes. "You're actually cultivators! Cultivators really do exist in this world! Then wouldn't immortality..."
At this point, the man completely ignored Shattered Star at his neck and stared fixedly at the three of them. Then he dropped to his knees and shuffled two steps toward them, saying excitedly, "As long as you can grant me immortality-no, as long as I can cultivate! As long as you let me cultivate, I'll tell you everything I know!"
This was something Xue Fuyao and her two companions had not expected.
"Aren't you the Spirit-Extinguishing Cult? You want to cultivate too?" Gu Nian asked with a hint of mockery.
Yet the man paid no attention to her mockery and spoke as though pledging his loyalty. "So you immortals came for the Spirit-Extinguishing Cult. I know quite a bit about it. As long as you agree, I can tell you everything."
"Since you know who we are, you