Just as they were wondering, the four members of the Jiang Household who had just escaped from the blood mist hurried into the courtyard.
Jiang Jiuxuan's face was still deathly pale; he had presumably only barely stabilized his injuries.
Everyone seated at the table immediately rose upon seeing the four members of the Jiang Household.
Then Fu De, the Fu Household's grand clan elder, cupped his hands toward the four and said:
"Thank you, the three of you, for braving danger to scout the way for us!"
The other cultivators in the courtyard also cupped their fists toward the four members of the Jiang Clan in thanks.
Seeing this, Zhang Moyan frowned and said:
"So those four from the Jiang Clan were scouting the way just now."
The four members of the Jiang Clan immediately cupped their hands in return.
Then Jiang Li, the Jiang Clan's clan elder, shook his head shamefacedly and said:
"We are ashamed. The four of us only made it past the third checkpoint of the Blood Mist Formation and could advance no farther."
Beside him, the visibly weakened Jiang Jiuxuan gave a cold snort and said:
"If Xu Taiping and his two companions hadn't stolen the fortuitous opportunity we obtained earlier, we would certainly have passed all five checkpoints of this Blood Mist Formation!"
At his words, many cultivators in the courtyard were filled with righteous indignation-
"Those people from the Dongfang Household not only refuse to contribute, but even steal fortuitous opportunities from other human cultivators. They're utterly despicable!"
"If this Xu Taiping really has any ability, why doesn't he steal the Nine Abysses team's fortuitous opportunities? What ability does robbing cultivators of his own race prove?"
Inside the pavilion, Zhang Moyan and the others looked furious upon hearing this.
Duan Xiaoyu was beside