Zhang Yu said, "I understand the intentions of you both. But there is no need to be hasty. Celestial Xia will not casually press fellow cultivators into service. You may first refine several suitable external bodies, then enter battle once you have means of protecting yourselves."
So long as one's true body suffered defeat upon the battlefield even once, there might never be another opportunity. Having an external body to serve as a buffer was necessary.
Moreover, they did not presently need Daoist Shang and Daoist Chan to emerge and fight. As for having them wield a treasure that suppressed the Dao, the two had only just pledged allegiance, so it was impossible to entrust such treasures to them.
Daoist Chan and Daoist Shang understood this as well. Both said, "We are willing to heed Chief Minister Zhang's arrangements."
Zhang Yu said, "When I fought you two earlier, I saw another High Adept advancing and retreating alongside you, as well as one more hiding to the side. Did those two not come to join Celestial Xia because they were loyal to Origin Xia, or was there some other reason?"
Daoist Chan said, "In reply to Chief Minister Zhang, those two are not of our path. We do not know Liao Yu's background and had never seen this person before. Moreover, he bears the responsibility of supervising us and appears to enjoy even greater trust from Origin Xia.
"The other is named Pang Xue. As for Fellow Daoist Pang, he has his own ties—his disciples, his people of the same age and clan, all are in Origin Xia. Even if he must sacrifice himself for them, he is willing. This is also what his Dao methods rely upon. Thus, it is impossible for him to leave with us. In truth, had