“Much obliged,” Shang Qinghua snaps sarcastically. He’s maybe deciding he should deal with this asshole more like Sha Hualing and less like Mobei-Jun. The guy seems to just be entertained by pissing people off. He can maybe work with that.

Absolutely correct, Shang Qinghua does not have any pride and it is his absolute last priority. He values his skin above everything. Including integrity! Integrity is not really a virtue he's been allowed to have, anyway!

“I’m human enough. I take it your esteemed self doesn’t know what a cultivator is, and I don’t particularly feel like enlightening you. Maybe it’ll be good for you to wonder what I am and what I can do.”