After Dai Tingzhi bound Yue Qingze and Councilor Zou, he returned to the Profound Court to report.
Upon reaching the Clear Firmament Ark and meeting Chief Archon Chen, he bowed and said, "Chief Archon, with Zhengqing standing guard, Venerable Yan and the two Tingzhi lending their aid, everyone has been captured on this expedition."
Chief Archon Chen nodded. "You have all worked hard."
At this time, results had also come back from Wu Tingzhi's side.
The one presiding over matters in the Ravine Realm had been extremely cautious—or perhaps decisive. Upon discovering that Celestial Xia had directly dispatched people, he did not even meet Wu Tingzhi. He immediately activated a talisman, summoned the Azure Goose-Riding Plume, and departed with himself and the main members of his party.
As for the Origin Xia giant vessel, whether because they had left in too great a hurry or deliberately left people behind to delay them, it had not been dealt with in time. Everyone remaining within it had been captured intact. But presumably, Origin Xia did not care about so few people.
After reviewing the results, Chief Archon Chen could not help nodding. It seemed that all the Origin Xia enemies who had invaded Celestial Xia this time had either been slain or captured, or else fled. This crisis had now been resolved.
The Tingzhi of Celestial Xia stood together and bowed. "This victory relied entirely on the Chief Archon holding the center, making plans and arrangements; on Tingzhi Zhang slaying enemies in the void; and on all the Tingzhi giving their utmost. Only then did Celestial Xia achieve this complete victory."
As the Tingzhi present recalled this battle, they too sighed inwardly. They had originally believed that, at most, they would be able to contend against Origin Xia, inflict a certain degree