Xiao Hua smiled. "That's your view. Bai Fei may not see it that way! Besides, he... painstakingly sought out every sliver of opportunity to cultivate. Every step lay within his calculations. His achievements may not necessarily fall short of yours and mine! He might even far surpass us in the future!"
"Hmph, heaven rewards diligence, but it does not reward despicability. Even if his cultivation surpasses mine by far, his methods are too contemptible. I do not think highly of him!"
"He doesn't need you to think highly of him!" Xiao Hua replied to Li Zongbao irritably.
"Alas, that's true!" Li Zongbao understood this perfectly well in his heart. With a sigh, he said, "Everyone has their own way of cultivating, and everyone has their own way of living. Why should I impose my own thoughts upon others? Besides, schemes like Bai Fei's are indeed common across Xiaoyu Continent, and indeed effective. Which cultivator nowadays does not look only to the profits before their eyes, placing the Great Dao at the very bottom beneath the advancement of cultivation?"
"Exactly!" Seeing Li Zongbao's reflection, Xiao Hua smiled. "Go bring me his jade slip. If it proves useful, I'll agree to his conditions!"
"Mm! I'll go right away!" Li Zongbao turned to leave, but Xiao Hua called after him again. "Also, Senior Brother Li, the river water is about to arrive, yet the sword cultivators have not attacked. We don't need so many people to hold back the water, do we? Have the remaining disciples come over. Let each expend ten percent of their spiritual power to help me break open the passage!"
"There are several thousand disciples here. Even if each of them opens only three feet, three people together make a zhang. If everyone contributes, that will be nearly two