Although Lin Zhaokai was dead, Wu Ding Sect still existed.
The matter of the Wu Ding Sect Master stopping Wen Xiangjie after her match with Lin Zhaokai, and then being humiliated by her, also spread widely throughout the Cultivation World.
Wen Xiangjie was definitely not someone who only spoke big words, and Taiyi Sect certainly had the power to annihilate Wu Ding Sect.
The one thing Cultivators in the Cultivation World were most looking forward to now was when Taiyi Sect would destroy Wu Ding Sect.
Cultivators not involved in this matter could naturally enjoy the show, but the disciples of Wu Ding Sect, being one of the parties involved, did not feel so good.
Ever since the Sect Grand Competition ended, and the participating prodigies returned to their sects, everyone in Wu Ding Sect knew that their Sect Master had offended Wen Xiangjie of Taiyi Sect, and she had declared that she would annihilate their Taiyi Sect.
The disciples of Wu Ding Sect did not have the same brainless confidence as their Sect Master.
What was the strength of Taiyi Sect, and what was the strength of their Wu Ding Sect?
How dared their Sect Master! Of all people to provoke, he had to provoke Wen Xiangjie of Taiyi Sect!
Everyone in Wu Ding Sect was now in a state of panic; although they dared not openly express their dissatisfaction with the Sect Master due to his position, they privately complained and cursed their Sect Master, who contributed nothing but was number one at causing trouble.
Upon returning to the sect, that elder immediately wanted to inform the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader of Wu Ding Sect, who was the current Wu Ding Sect Master's biological father, about this matter.
However, it was unknown if there was a problem with the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader's closed-door cultivation, as the elder was unable to contact him immediately.
By the time the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader emerged from his cultivation, the news that Taiyi Sect was going to annihilate Wu Ding Sect had already spread throughout the Cultivation World.
"So, now the entire Cultivation World knows that Taiyi Sect is going to annihilate my Wu Ding Sect?" Qiu Liming, the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader of Wu Ding Sect, asked with a frown.
"Yes," the elder replied with a worried expression, "I'm afraid the situation... is already very difficult to salvage."
If the news of Taiyi Sect wanting to annihilate Wu Ding Sect had not yet spread, and Wu Ding Sect had immediately approached Taiyi Sect to admit their mistake, the chances of obtaining Taiyi Sect's forgiveness might have been slightly higher.
Now...
Qiu Liming understood the elder's meaning, and his brows furrowed deeply.
The results of this closed-door cultivation were already not great, and he didn't expect to have even more vexing matters to deal with after emerging.
Thinking of his vexing son, Qiu Liming felt a surge of nameless anger.
How could a person cause such a huge mess!
He knew his son had character flaws.
But he thought that since his son was at the Mahayana Realm and had the entire Wu Ding Sect as his backing, no matter what kind of trouble he caused, he would eventually be able to resolve it with his own strength and that of the sect.
However, he never expected that his son would actually cause a disaster that he couldn't handle!
"Has there been any contact with Taiyi Sect? Did you apologize to Wen Zhenjun immediately?" Qiu Liming asked hurriedly.
Seeing the elder's hesitant expression, Qiu Liming felt his head ache even more.
He actually knew that given his "good-for-nothing son's" personality, it was impossible for him to apologize to Wen Xiangjie; he only asked the question out of a slim hope.
Qiu Liming took out a communication jade slip and sent a message to Qiu Mengyang.
Knowing that his father had emerged from cultivation today, Qiu Mengyang, who was currently in his cave dwelling feeling anxious and conflicted, trembled when he received Qiu Liming's message and accidentally played it out loud.
Qiu Liming's voice was very loud, and the anger in his words was completely unmasked.
Qiu Mengyang trembled even more after listening; he awkwardly put away the communication jade slip and nervously went to Qiu Liming's cave dwelling.
As Qiu Mengyang entered Qiu Liming's cave dwelling, he was met with a stern shout.
"Rebellious son, kneel!"
Qiu Mengyang fell to his knees with a "thud," lowering his head and not daring to look at Qiu Liming's expression.
Seeing Qiu Mengyang's cowardly appearance, Qiu Liming almost laughed in anger.
If Qiu Mengyang had been this cowardly in front of Wen Zhenjun of Taiyi Sect, Wu Ding Sect would not be in such a critical situation today!
"Tell me, how dared you? Do you not know Wen Zhenjun's status in Taiyi Sect? Do you not know the strength of Taiyi Sect and the Wen Family?" Qiu Liming questioned angrily, one after another.
Upon hearing the name Wen Xiangjie, Qiu Mengyang felt extremely annoyed.
Having had everything go smoothly until today, Wen Xiangjie was the first person who dared to point at his nose and mock him.
"Taiyi Sect and the Wen Family are very strong, but our Wu Ding Sect is not a soft persimmon either, and I am the Sect Master of Wu Ding Sect. If I were to bow my head and admit my mistake to a little girl like Wen Xiangjie, what face would I have left to be the Sect Master of Wu Ding Sect in the future?" Qiu Mengyang muttered defiantly.
"Face?" This time, Qiu Liming was truly angered to laughter by Qiu Mengyang.
"Hahaha! Wu Ding Sect is about to be gone, and you're still here worrying about your face as the Wu Ding Sect Master?"
Qiu Liming used his spiritual energy to form a palm and slapped Qiu Mengyang heavily across the face.
Qiu Mengyang's only fear in his life was his father, so even though he felt the spiritual energy fluctuations by his face, he still didn't dare to dodge and took the slap head-on.
With a "smack," Qiu Mengyang's face instantly became red and swollen.
To be able to slap a Mahayana Realm Cultivator's face like that showed that Qiu Liming had held nothing back in that slap.
After slapping Qiu Mengyang, Qiu Liming's inner anger dissipated considerably.
"You don't dare to fight back? Let me tell you, Taiyi Sect once annihilated 26 large and small sects within ten years! Among them, there were 6 or 7 that were similar in size to our Wu Ding Sect!"
"What is our Wu Ding Sect in the eyes of Taiyi Sect? Add in the Wen Family, and now Taiyi Sect only needs less than a year to annihilate our Wu Ding Sect!"
"In recent years, Taiyi Sect has cultivated quietly for so long that clowns like you actually think they're easy to bully. They're just looking for someone to make an example of, and you're so considerate, you voluntarily step forward and let them slaughter you like a chicken!"
The more Qiu Liming spoke, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but slap Qiu Mengyang on the other side of his face.
In fact, based on the information he had received during this period, Qiu Mengyang had gone from initially firmly disbelieving that Taiyi Sect would attack Wu Ding Sect to now almost fully believing it.
It was just that he was too afraid, so he chose to deceive himself.
Qiu Liming's words brutally shattered Qiu Mengyang's last shred of illusion; he frantically looked up: "Then, then what should I do? What should Wu Ding Sect do?"
"Now you know fear? What were you doing earlier?" Seeing Qiu Mengyang's pathetic state, Qiu Liming couldn't stand it, so he stood up, walked over to Qiu Mengyang, and personally gave him a few more slaps.