Admitting someone is stronger than oneself is difficult, especially for those with prideful hearts.
Yun Miao was the first to break the silence, saying, "As a Daoist who practices swordsmanship, I will not take advantage of your Broken Sword Mountain; let's just forget about the gambling agreement."
The favor from Broken Sword Mountain coupled with a Sword Fruit to bet against a talented Immortal was already a loss. Now with Gu Wen's surprising act of defeating a prodigy from a higher level, it was a disastrous loss.
Favors could be slowly repaid, and Sword Fruits could be grown over time, but an Immortal might not emerge once in ten thousand years.
"A gentleman's word cannot be chased after by a team of horses! Is your Daoist Sect intending to renege on its debt?"
Xuan Wufeng suddenly snapped out of his daze, almost knocking over the chessboard in his excitement.
