Chapter 2617

"Disciples of all sects!"

Liu Xinwu, a Golden Core cultivator from the Shanghua Sect, flew in front of the crowd of Golden Core cultivators. Seeing that the cultivators within a few miles were getting restless, he shouted, "Guard the formation. Disciples of all sects, gather the disciples of your own sect. Once the Shanghua Sect gives the order, you can chase into the Sword Catacomb. This is the last battle of our Taoist Sect's counterattack. We must be cautious and take every possibility into account.

"Yes!"

As soon as Liu Xinwu's voice fell, a Golden Core cultivator from the Shanghua Sect immediately stepped out from the crowd. Holding Grandmaster Shanghua's sect token, he began to gather the disciples. The chaos caused by the pursuit gradually became orderly.

Seeing this, the disciples of the other sects all had Golden Core cultivators fly out to restrain the disciples.

"Fellow cultivator Liu, you've worked hard!"

As they spoke, many Golden Core cultivators from the Shanghua Sect flew out from behind. These cultivators originally led the disciples of the various sects, but now they were all gathered together. Heng Heng from the Utopia Sect flew in front again and spoke with a smile.

"It's not hard, not hard at all. It's just a small matter. Now, all the disciples of our sects have to work together to hunt down the sword cultivators. If we can kill them in the Sword Catacomb, it'll be a great achievement for our sects!"

Liu Xinwu smiled and looked at Li Zongbao, who was standing beside Heng Heng and holding the Immortal-Piercing Whip. He laughed and said, "I'm looking forward to being like Martial Nephew Zongbao and receiving a special pardon from the sect as a memento of this battle."

"Haha, Fellow cultivator Liu, you must be joking!"

Heng Heng couldn't hide the pride in his eyes. He waved his hand and said, "You and I are the pillars of our respective sects. After this battle, we'll all be meritorious and have gained the attention of our sect masters. It's only a matter of time before we reach the Nascent Soul Stage. Why do we need a special pardon?"

"I'm just envious of your disciples!"

Liu Xinwu pointed with his hand and said, "If my disciples can have half of Martial Nephew Zongbao's intelligence, I'll be satisfied!"

Li Zongbao's eyes were originally closed, as if he was comprehending the mantra and refining his Zhen Yuan. Now that he heard Liu Xinwu talking about him, he had no choice but to open his eyes. He bowed and said, "Martial Uncle Liu praises me too much. I dare not accept such praise!"

"Haha, I'm not exaggerating. If I had such a good disciple …" Liu Xinwu sighed as he spoke. His eyes were filled with envy.

That's right! Killing Qin Jian was the most outstanding individual achievement in the Great War of Taoist Cultivators. Although Li Zongbao of the Utopia Faction, Xiao Mao of the Xunyan Faction, and Xiao Hua of the Imperial Thunder Faction would share the achievement, Li Zongbao, as the leader of the three, would naturally get more achievements!

It could be said that Li Zongbao was the most outstanding person in this war!

Not only did this merit belong to him, it also had a great effect on Heng Heng.

The Battle of the Sword Catacomb was the most crucial battle in the Great War of Taoist Cultivators. All the sects sent out their elites. Even the Golden Core cultivators in the Conference Hall had to come out of the Sky Patrol City and join in the battle.

The previous encirclement and suppression was still manageable, as each sect had their own Golden Core Elders to command. However, in the Sword Catacomb, there could only be one person to command. The command of each sect had to be concentrated in the hands of this person!

All the Golden Core cultivators on duty in the Conference Hall knew that the Sword Catacomb was a big bag. Once hundreds of thousands of sword cultivators entered, there was absolutely no chance of survival. This was a great achievement that could be easily obtained!

As for the cultivator who could command the battle at the end, his name would definitely resound throughout the Three Kingdoms of Taoist Cultivators. He would even leave a strong mark in the ancient books of each sect.

As a result, before they arrived at the Sword Catacomb, the Golden Core cultivators on duty at the meeting hall fought for the right to command. In the end, the honor fell to Heng Heng, who was not surprised at all!

Not only was the ambush in the Sword Catacomb agreed upon by Heng Heng and Xiong Huasong, but other than Xiong Huasong, only Heng Heng knew the details of the Sword Catacomb. There was also another detail about Li Zongbao that the other cultivators had to consider.

Another purpose of the Great War of Taoist Cultivators was to nurture and discover the next generation of disciples with outstanding leadership skills.

Although Li Zongbao had yet to display his ability to strategize, he had killed Qin Jian, who was thousands of miles away from the battlefield. This could not be ignored by the Golden Core cultivators!

In fact, there was another crucial problem. In this battle, the Golden Core cultivators themselves felt that there was nothing outstanding about them. Even the final arrangement was … set up by Tu Hong, who was assassinated by Qin Jian. If they did not take the initiative to do something while ambushing the sword cultivators, they would not be able to answer to the Nascent Soul cultivators!

Hence, Li Zongbao, who was known as the number one cultivator below the Golden Core cultivators, was chosen by them!

Moreover, Heng Heng had a legitimate reason to bring Li Zongbao along with him and guide him on the details of the battle.

This was what Liu Xinwu and all the other Golden Core cultivators were envious of!

After all, the final credit was at their fingertips!

Of course, Gao Wei of the Xunyan School was even more unwilling than Liu Xinwu. Xiao Mao of the Xunyan School was also one of the meritorious services for killing Li Zongbao. It was precisely because he was not as famous as Li Zongbao that he did not receive the support of other Golden Core realm cultivators. Therefore, when they set off from the Sky Patrol City, Gao Wei had personally brought Xiao Mao with him.

At this moment, Gao Wei and the others also flew out from their respective sects' disciples and gathered towards Heng Zhao's location.

A smile flashed on the corners of Heng Jue's mouth when he saw this, and he pointed at Xiao Mao and said, "Zong Bao was only lucky enough to be the leader of these three people. Not to mention Xiao Hua from the Imperial Thunder Sect, even Xiao Mao from the Xunyan School isn't inferior to Zong Bao!"

"Haha, compared to Martial Nephew Zong Bao, Xiao Mao is still lacking greatly!"

Liu Xinwu shook his head slightly, but Heng Heng did not continue the conversation. He knew in his heart that when Li Zongbao was fighting on the battlefield, he did not observe carefully. However, when the final attack began, Li Zongbao's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, which was beyond his expectations. All the cultivators who fought with Li Zongbao died under his whip. Even when the sword cultivators heard Li Zongbao's name, they did not dare to go forward and fight with him. Basically, they fled when they heard the name. This showed how famous Li Zongbao was among the sword cultivators. Heng Heng almost recognized that Li Zongbao was the terrifying phoenix that the sword cultivators offered a bounty on!

Of course, Heng Heng also knew that the terrifying phoenix belonged to the Imperial Thunder Sect, but Li Zongbao was definitely not!

After all, Li Zongbao did not have the Phoenix Celestial Body.

"Perhaps that Xiao Hua … is the terrifying phoenix?"

Heng Heng looked at Xiao Mao who was flying over from afar, and such a thought suddenly emerged in his heart. Then, he looked at Li Zongbao and asked, "That's right, Zongbao, is there any news about Xiao Hua of the Imperial Thunder Sect?"

Li Zongbao was slightly taken aback. He didn't know why Heng Zhao had suddenly asked this question. Shaking his head, he honestly replied, "Disciple's contact with Xiao Hua was through the special pardon seal of the Discussion Hall. Disciple had already carefully checked before and after the battle, but there was no trace of him. Perhaps he wasn't in the battle, nor near the Sword Mound!"

"En!"

Heng Heng turned his head and said to Liu Xinwu, "Actually, this Xiao Hua of the Imperial Thunder Sect is not much worse than Zongbao!

Even if his cultivation is inferior, but he has to painstakingly send messages to the various sects. In the process, he has to inevitably fight with the sword cultivators. It is really difficult for him!

Oh, maybe he still does not know the news of Qian Mo's death!

Zongbao, if you meet Xiao Hua in the future, you must take good care of him! "

Hearing that Heng Heng wanted him to take care of Xiao Hua, a strange expression flashed across Li Zongbao's face. He bowed and said, "Yes, disciple understands!"

However, Heng Lou didn't care about Li Zongbao's expression. He turned to Liu Xinwu and said, "Speaking of Daoist Qian Mo, this old man is somewhat surprised. He clearly had a way out, but why … did he choose the path of death?

According to what he said, everything he did was for the sake of justice. Why was he afraid to return to the Imperial Thunder Sect?

What do you think?

Fellow Liu … "

"Whether it is right or wrong, who knows?"

Liu Xinwu was obviously unwilling to talk about Qian Mo. Qian Mo's death had completely overturned his sanctimonious image in the eyes of the Golden Core Stage cultivators. He had even become a model of loyalty. Although Liu Xinwu secretly despised Qian Mo's hypocrisy, he could not say anything. He could only secretly mutter, "He died once and for all, erasing all the jokes. At least he knew how to be tactful!"

Hearing this, Li Zongbao's heart skipped a beat. He whispered, "Master, my Extreme Happiness Sect's special pardon order has already been delivered. What about the special pardon order from the Imperial Thunder Sect?"

"Naturally, it has also been delivered." Heng Heng glanced at Li Zongbao and said with a strange expression, "However, because of your Martial Uncle Qian Mo's death, the Imperial Thunder Sect did not send any disciples to the Conference Hall. This special pardon order was temporarily handed over to the Conference Hall for safekeeping. It is with me!

You … why are you asking this? "

"Hehe, if it is in master's hands, can you give it to disciple?" Li Zongbao smiled. "When disciple sees Xiao Hua, I will give him a surprise!"

"Surprise?"

Heng Heng frowned and patted his storage bag. He took out a dark and simple token and handed it over. He said, "This item has Xiao Hua's name and image. Others have no use for it. Naturally, I can give it to you!

However … "

As he spoke, Heng Heng's hand paused for a moment. He reminded Xiao Hua, "Your heart technique needs to pay attention to your emotions. You should not have such thoughts of giving Xiao Hua a surprise!

It seems … Zongbao, you have to work harder! "

"Yes!"

Li Zongbao's heart trembled. He whispered, "Disciple knows his mistake. It is better for master to give this item to Xiao Hua!"

"En, you don't have to do this!"

Heng Heng nodded and handed the special pardon order to Li Zongbao. "You just have to know it in your heart!

Xiao Hua was recruited by you from the first team of the Imperial Thunder Sect. He has also contributed greatly to you. You must be clear about this. This item will be more useful if you give it to him! "