Chief Executive Chen's style of conduct was far tougher than Chief Executive Zhuang's. Of course, that was also because the circumstances during Chief Executive Zhuang's tenure differed from those of the present.
Back then, there had been troubles within and enemies without. Internally, they had needed to soothe matters as much as possible. Even had he taken office then, he would have had to compromise on certain larger issues. His own considerations, preferences, and dislikes would all have been very secondary.
But things were different now.
Celestial Xia was basically pacified within. Its greatest threat came from Origin Xia. If Upper Firmament Heaven had once merely possessed some chance of shaking Celestial Xia, then present-day Origin Xia truly had the power to destroy Celestial Xia—and its strength was clearly greater than Celestial Xia's.
Under such grave circumstances, every principle governing Celestial Xia's actions now placed resisting Origin Xia above all else. Anyone who held them back or refused to cooperate in this matter was his enemy.
When Daoist Fang had twice asked Chief Executive Zhuang to make him a Court Executive, Chief Executive Chen had personally witnessed it. Even then, he had greatly disliked the man's conduct.
He believed that if someone like this entered the Profound Court, he would not merely undermine Celestial Xia's order; he would also bring endless hidden dangers to the Profound Court, which had originally operated steadily and securely.
And now, he was even less likely to yield because of this man's proposal.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Court Executive Wu said, "Then, Chief Executive, if we reject him, we can only proceed according to the previous plan and proclaim the Profound Court's grand strategy to every fellow cultivator one by one."
Zhang Yu spoke at this moment. "Yu believes that Fang Jinglin cannot simply be