Xiahou Puyu frowned. "I admit I had not considered that carefully enough. Since everyone here is an Earthly Saint, perhaps we can discuss it when the time comes. Devising a martial path that is easier to promote should not be difficult, right?" 

"And how would the contribution for devising that martial path be calculated?" Lu Changsheng went on. 

Xiahou Puyu's frown deepened. "How about... the contribution for devising Martial Dao is split equally?" 

The suggestion left the Earthly Saints dissatisfied. An equal split sounded simple, but it would hardly be fair if one person provided most of the ideas while another contributed almost nothing. 

Lu Changsheng, meanwhile, had a plan of his own. He rose to his feet. "Manor Lord Xiahou, I have a simpler solution. There's no need to bring so many Earthly Saints into the secret world. I alone will be enough." 

In his mind, the more Earthly Saints they brought into the secret world, the more such disputes were likely to arise. Their...