Within the Pure Profound Dao Palace, after Zhang Yu had settled his aura, he looked outside. In truth, his Fate Seal avatar had been watching the battle all along. The situation had now reached a stalemate; it depended only on which side broke the deadlock first.
At that moment, a flash of light appeared in the great hall, and Daoist Ming Zhou manifested from within. He came before Zhang Yu, cupped his hands toward the steps, and said, "Executive Zhang, Chief Executive Chen requests your presence."
Zhang Yu lowered his gaze and gave a slight nod. "I shall go at once."
With a turn of his thoughts, he arrived in the depths of the Clear Firmament Ark in an instant. After stepping onto the dais, he saw Chief Executive Chen and Executive Wu. Raising both sleeves, he offered them a salute.
Chief Executive Chen returned the salute with a solemn expression, then said, "Although Origin Xia is focusing its attack on the Ravine Realm, the situation here is perilous. From what I have seen, there is most likely an important Origin Xia figure aboard the Origin Xia giant vessel that has fallen into our world-domain. They must be rescued at all costs. This is a rare opportunity, and we must seize it!"
Executive Wu said in a deep voice, "If we delay too long, this opportunity may be lost. Though we are presently locked in a standoff, Origin Xia may receive support from its homeland. That would only add further variables. We must act quickly."
Zhang Yu nodded. He understood clearly that if those people summoned support from Origin Xia's homeland, they could likely accomplish it in only a short time.
The reason they had remained deadlocked until now without doing so was most likely because all those who had