True ability showed precisely when things got difficult. When something was easy enough for anyone to accomplish, doing it well would not count as merit. It was merely fulfilling one’s duty, at best earning a token acknowledgment for one’s effort. It would only truly count as merit when someone accomplished what others could not.0

After careful deliberation for quite some time, Qi Xuansu still concluded that no matter how troublesome it was, he had to step forward.0

As a member of the Quanzhen Sect, Qi Xuansu naturally had to consult Sage Donghua’s opinion, even if only symbolically.0

Of course, Qi Xuansu could have chosen not to report it. No one had formally required him to do so. In terms of official rank, he was not strictly subordinate to Sage Donghua. However, since factional struggle was involved, every move he made would be interpreted by others. If he did not report it, people would interpret it as Qi Xuansu harboring other intentions, perhaps preparing to switch allegiances. Even if Sage Donghua himself did not think so, others certainly would, which would cause...0