Leaning against the vine platform, Guan Chaosheng wore a languid expression and said casually, "We are presently wrestling with that branch, laboring to sustain its life force. Is this not precisely the trouble Upper Firmament Heaven threw upon us?"
Yu Qingrong said faintly, "Although Upper Firmament Heaven participated in driving us out back then, if they are destroyed, we will have no way to cross into this world. We can only return whence we came."
Chen Baixiao suddenly said, "Retreating is useless. Once Celestial Xia has dealt with Upper Firmament Heaven, they will eventually come looking for us."
At some point, Yu Qingrong had taken the form of a little girl again. Pouting, she said, "Going back is no fun. I don't want to go back."
Guan Chaosheng toyed with the teacup in his hand. "Go back? Either we never show ourselves. Since we have shown ourselves, we are Celestial Xia's enemies. Even if we are willing to return, they will come for us sooner or later. Besides, there is hardly anything left in the place we came from."
Chen Baixiao's words were simple. "Then deal with them."
Guan Chaosheng nodded. "Indeed. We were driven out back then because we could not withstand the combined forces of the three houses. How can we leave in such sorry straits again this time? What we lost that day should now be reclaimed."
He gazed below and said, "Besides, there are things in that world which we desire..."
Chen Baixiao and Yu Qingrong both fixed their eyes upon the passage between the two realms.
After watching for a while, Guan Chaosheng came back to himself and said, "To aid Upper Firmament Heaven, we must first break through the blockade before us. That Daoist Zhang of Celestial Xia is exceedingly formidable. Even if we