Ning Family, Disciplinary Hall.

The atmosphere was cold and unfriendly. There was a long and narrow table in the dim hall. Five Ning Family cultivators sat behind it, their gazes so dark that it seemed they could drip water.

“Qin Ning, what gall you have, you still won’t admit to your guilt after all this time!” Second from the left, a middle-aged man with a short beard roared out, his voice shaking with anger.

Qin Yu cupped his hands together. “May I ask exactly what mistake I made?”

“In the alchemy competition with Immortal Eclipse Valley, you avoided the battle, greatly damaging the prestige of my clan. This is simply an inexcusable crime, and you still want to argue?” Another Ning Family cultivator bellowed.

A different person spoke up, the expression on his face seeming to ask how this shameless boy could continue showing up in this world, “My clan valued you so much and even had the intent of cultivating you, yet who could imagine you would be so underwhelming and ruin the trust of my clan!”

Qin Yu had an innocent expression. “It’s not that I didn’t want to avoid the battle, but my stomach really hurt at the time. Everyone has the three urges, no one can avoid them.”

“There is no need to argue! No matter how glib your tongue is, do you still think you can fool us all!?”

“This disciple doesn’t dare....