Within the Immortal Palace, hearing these words, the six leaders dared not even turn to look. Usually, they were high and mighty figures, but at this moment, they prostrated themselves on the ground, silent like cicadas in winter.
"You were supposed to handle things well, but things went wrong. How did I instruct you when I left? Since you invited them over with the intent to win them over, yet you chose to do some unnecessary things."
"Honorable One, we absolutely did not defy your intentions. It's just that we're not well-informed about the current strength of the Daoist Plane's cornerstone. We planned to quietly place people to probe it, not anticipating the Celestial Secret Pavilion's mismanagement turning things into a mess. Still, this mess escalated partly due to that brat named Pei Yan being too arrogant! This child is indeed too aggressive!" Liu Xuanji of Hongjun Sword Pavilion replied respectfully in a lowered voice.
