"Impossible! Shen Qiang wouldn't dare to touch us. Without our Qingyun Sword Pavilion, Shen Qiang is nothing!" the square-faced man said urgently. "Besides, even if we don't join Heshenghe, there are other options. Many are trying to recruit us now: Kunlun Sword Sect, Cheng Xinyi, Wanxin Hesheng, Long Chang, Emei Sword Sect, Hua Mountain. Their people are outside; as long as we nod, an alliance can be formed immediately."
The Second Elder sighed helplessly, saying, "Don't you understand? What you're saying might have been true before the Elixir Pills Conference, but the situation is different now. Everything has changed. Shen Qiang is now the Medicine King, with hundreds of alchemists under him. The Medicine King Valley, the jewel of the Thirty-two Skillful Hands' leader—all are his women. Under these circumstances, who in the Cultivation World wouldn't notice him?"
