"The Xu Household awards compensation based on each person's battle results. Lei Wuji must want to exchange his merits for some resource of ours."
Xu Dezhao analyzed, "As for Bing Gan, perhaps his attempt to break through the Nascent Soul bottleneck hasn't gone smoothly, and he wants a change of mood?"
"Going to a war between Nascent Soul factions for a change of mood? Father, you certainly have an imagination." Xu Chonghui chuckled.
"For someone like him, unless a Nascent Soul cultivator personally targets him, who could kill him?
"With Deling absent this time, having him there will also let us hold off Bai Sha of the Celestial River Sword Sect."
"Great-aunt said she would bring the Blazing Sun Ferocious Lion."
"A peak third-rank beast is indeed powerful, but it still falls short of a Golden Core cultivator with perfected divine powers and a high-grade magic treasure in hand."
Xu Chonghui nodded slightly, then smiled again. "Uncle Ye Fan and the others probably haven't ever fought a battle with such abundant resources.
"With the Five Elements Guards and these Golden Core cultivators helping us,
"our household should suffer fewer losses this time."
"Rather than spending your time praying here, have someone supervise their practice of Five Elements, Five Aspects.
"The more proficient they become, the better their chances of staying alive on the battlefield.
"You could even arrange mock battles, with Chongjian as their opponent, and let them take turns trying."
"Good idea, Father. I'll go right away."
Xu Chonghui immediately left.
The Withering-and-Blooming Courtyard.
Xu Chuan cultivated quietly. Suddenly, he separated a strand of spiritual consciousness and stepped into the void, vanishing.
Inside the Xu Clan Cave-Heaven.
Xu Deling cupped her hands slightly toward him. "Grandfather."
"What is it, Deling?"
"There are only seven or eight months left until