After Zhang Yu gave his instructions, it was not long before Daoist Ming Zhou led Gan Bai, Chang Yang, Daoist Xue Bi, and the others in.
Besides those three, Lu Xingjie, who had once served as an envoy of Upper Firmament Heaven, and Daoist Chang Zechang, who had likewise defected from Nether City, were also among them.
These five were the people whom the Profound Court had provisionally selected and intended to dispatch to the Sentinel Stars.
After entering the hall, the five came forward one after another to pay their respects to Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu was also very courteous, inviting them to take their seats in the hall. Then he said directly, "You must all know why I summoned you here this time?"
Daoist Chang Zechang was the last Nether City cultivator to defect to Celestial Xia. He, Jin Zhixing, and Gan Bai had worked together to sabotage Nether City's grand formation and rescue the Celestial Xia citizens within, so he was the most proactive at this moment. As soon as Zhang Yu spoke, he immediately responded, "Yes, Court Executor Zhang. Fellow Daoist Ming Zhou has already explained it all to us. We have all sworn our oaths, and we are willing to go guard the Sentinel Stars."
Zhang Yu said, "Since you all understand, I shall not belabor the matter. As for your time stationed at the Sentinel Stars, your merits and crimes from before differ, so the years you spend guarding the outer reaches will likewise differ."
He looked at Chang Yang and said, "Fellow Daoist Chang."
Daoist Chang rose to his feet, raised both hands, and said, "Chang is here."
Zhang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Chang has never slaughtered Celestial Xia citizens, nor has he had much conflict with Celestial Xia cultivators. Previously, you even