"Yes!" Cui Hongshen was overjoyed as he bowed and accepted the command token.
"Song Jie, do you have any other questions?" Yuan Zhongyu turned and asked.
"This... Fellow Daoist Cui, can you be certain that high-ranking cultivator possessed Sword Transformation cultivation? And what was that sharp sword light?" Song Jie pondered for a moment before asking.
"This..." Cui Hongshen hesitated. He had indeed seen the old man's Sword Transformation cultivation, but he was merely at early Foundation Establishment. He had only heard Xiao Hua shout it arrogantly, so he could not be certain it was truly Sword Transformation! Besides, now that he was pretending to have been far away, he could be even less certain!
"I naturally cannot be certain," Cui Hongshen honestly admitted. "I truly saw that sword light as well, but if it was not carried by that sword cultivator, then it must have been obtained from Jiming Mountain!"
"Mm." Song Jie nodded and respectfully cupped his hands toward Yuan Zhongyu. "This junior has no further questions. I shall report this to the City Lord accordingly!"
"Mm, you may all leave." With a wave of Yuan Zhongyu's hand, radiance curled around Song Jie and Cui Hongshen, and the two vanished.
The Council Hall fell silent. No one had expected that the destroyed Jiming Mountain had held so many stories before the tragedy struck. Disciples of both the Thunder Control Sect and Seven Wonders Sect had rushed there! The Thunder Control Sect disciples had managed to escape and bring back so much information, which was vastly better than Moqing Cave being utterly wiped out. Cui Hongshen's reward and recorded merit were entirely deserved.
"Fellow Daoist Wang Ye, is it possible that you have nothing to say?" Yuan Zhongyu's voice finally rang through the deathly still Council Hall. "Yuan truly