Chapter 1004: Let Men Decide Gain and Loss
Ying Chong arrived in the rear hall and met Lone Yang, Tian Hong, and Lingdu. He settled outside the surging azure qi, bowed, and said, "Ying Chong pays respects to the three exalted venerables."
Solitary Yangzi said, "We summoned you today because Nether City's Dao-suppressing artifact has arrived. After we refine it further, we will be able to entrust it to you for use.
"However, we must still watch over the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch. This is the matter of utmost importance. The qi mechanisms outside are constantly colliding and have already nearly reached the suspected location of the Vast Yang Sect, so we cannot spare too much attention. You must wait patiently a little longer. After that, we will be able to hand you a powerful weapon against the enemy."
Daoist Lingdu said, "We summoned you today to set your mind at ease, lest you misjudge the situation."
Ying Chong bowed and said, "The three branch segments granted to me last time should be enough to sustain things for a while. Not long ago, I trapped Zhengqing within the intertwined Heavenly Branches. If I receive support, I may be able to trap and kill this man."
Yet the three said nothing.
After a while, Daoist Lingdu said, "Fellow Daoist Ying, you may withdraw for now."
Daoist Tian Hong said, "Ying Chong's vision is still too shallow. Does he not understand that the priority now is to attend to the greater picture? The struggle between our two sides is hardly about the life and death of one or two people. If we disregard the momentum ahead at this moment and instead focus on the corners and edges, we would merely be playing into Celestial Xia's wishes."
Solitary Yangzi said, "Fellow Daoist Ying