After Celestial Xia's Profound Court received the memorial sent by Daoist You, Chief Executive Chen attached great importance to it and immediately summoned all the Court Executives to deliberate on the matter.
As for the part concerning the treasures that suppressed the Dao, all the Court Executives believed it warranted serious attention.
Leaving aside the rumors and hearsay, there were already two treasures that suppressed the Dao which Origin Xia could clearly use to connect realms beyond the world.
And the "Heaven-Bearing Diagram" was also highly likely to exist. Even if that particular treasure did not exist, Origin Xia's actions must have been supported by some similar treasure; otherwise, they could not possibly have gained a foothold within other realms.
At present, Celestial Xia had only the "Heavenly Age Needle" with which to guard the world. Perhaps the "Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch" could barely be counted as well, but its wielder's cultivation had yet to rise sufficiently, so its use was truly limited. Moreover, the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch was primarily meant to open up realms, not for defense. It was useful for retreating into defense, but inadequate for blocking enemies.
If this continued, then unless Celestial Xia found a way to strengthen its defenses, it would very likely suffer losses in the days ahead.
Chief Executive Chen said, "You need not worry overly about this matter. Several Executive Regents are also guarding against it. In the past, the great powers could not join forces with one heart. Now, however, they can."
Zhang Yu's thoughts shifted. From the matter of Nether City, it could be seen that creating a treasure that suppressed the Dao also required precious materials. In his personal judgment, such materials could only exist where great powers of the Upper Layer were present—or rather, where the power