"Hehe, with True Person Heping's praise, Huo is even happier!" Huo Zheshhan split his wide mouth in a grin and laughed.
"According to the Council Hall's arrangements, we attacked from the direction of Floating Duckweed Mountain, forcing the sword cultivators to retreat to Huan Country. The other fellow Daoists broke through from Pingmu Commandery, Xilongling, Qingjize, Liumeng Sect, and several other directions. Looking at it now, we have claimed the first merit!" Xunyunzi looked exceedingly pleased. After all, he was one of the most highly cultivated among the Dao Sect cultivators. Leading a group of early- and mid-Nascent Soul cultivators to seize Floating Duckweed Mountain ahead of the others naturally brought glory to his face.
Yet, after everyone had finished celebrating, Xunyunzi unexpectedly swept his gaze across the people in the hall and smilingly asked a Nascent Soul cultivator, "Bikongzi, now that this battle has been won, Fire Fierce Mountain naturally deserves credit, while your Xuyan Sect deserves even greater credit for setting up the formation. This old man has noted it all. How should we proceed next? Continue the pursuit, or consolidate the battle line?"
Bikongzi was a handsome youth, even somewhat short in stature. Yet while everyone had been chatting and laughing, he had merely smiled without speaking. Hearing Xunyunzi's question now, he raised his brows and smiled. "Though my Xuyan Sect may possess some talent for planning, every attack still depended upon the disciples of all you fellow Daoists. The credit belongs to everyone; my Xuyan Sect would not dare claim it alone!"
"Hehe, well said!" Xunyunzi clapped his hands. "We Dao Sect cultivators should be united and cooperative like this. We absolutely must not swarm forward like profit-chasing mosquitoes and flies over a little merit!"
Bikongzi continued smiling. "However, I would not dare speak recklessly regarding