If a treasure that stabilized the Dao had not been damaged but had merely lost its master, no one would stop it from returning on its own, and cultivators of the Lower Layer would be unable to claim it.
But if it had been damaged by another treasure that stabilized the Dao, that was another matter entirely.
This time, the Moon-Avoiding Firefly had been trapped by Celestial Xia's treasure that stabilized the Dao. Even if the Origin Xia Upper Layer wanted to take it away, they would have to see whether the great powers behind Celestial Xia agreed.
Chief Executive Chen understood this very well. These treasures would not appear on the battlefield again for the time being. As for what happened in the future, that would have to be left to the great powers of the Upper Layer to resolve. Yet that would be an exceedingly long process.
Inside the Origin Xia giant vessel, Sheng Zheng and Councilor Duan watched as they lost a treasure. Although they had more or less anticipated this outcome, their expressions still turned somewhat grim.
The great powers of the Upper Layer would not hold them accountable, nor was it possible for them to do so. But Origin Upper Hall would certainly demand an explanation.
Fortunately, these treasures possessed intelligence. How they acted after being released was indeed beyond their control, so there was room for them to shift some of the blame.
What they needed to consider now was how to fight next. If they could still achieve results in this battle, this matter could clearly be passed over. But if they suffered another setback, all the faults might be counted together.
Sheng Zheng swiftly weighed the cards in his hand and realized the situation was far from encouraging.
Councilor Duan also found