Chen Shouzhi listened to Zhang Yu's proposal, looked at the two below, and said, "What do you two think?"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Ting considered for a moment and said, "I am willing to proceed in this manner."
The other Daoist thought for a while, then said, "There is one unfair aspect to this method."
Chen Shouzhi said, "What is unfair about it?"
The Daoist glanced at Changsun Ting and said, "When I was previously bound by him, he had already done quite a few things beforehand in accordance with Chief Executive Chen's instructions. If I only begin now, I will naturally be unable to compare with him."
After a pause, he pointed at Changsun Ting. "Even if he is willing to tell me what he did before, who can say that he has not held anything back? Would that not be unfair?"
Wei Tingzhi said, "Chief Executive, why not assign another task and have the two Tingzhi start anew? That would convince everyone."
Chen Shouzhi said gravely, "Then I shall choose another matter. Profound Method cultivators now use the Heaven-Training Dao Canon to communicate with one another, while the Celestial Mechanism Institute is also researching spirit crystals. If they achieve a breakthrough, they too will be able to establish connections across the void.
"Yet True Law still relies solely on the old talisman-transmitting flying swords, which now appear somewhat inadequate. It is manageable in ordinary times, but if we confront Origin Xia, the Origin Capital Mysterious Diagram cannot be readily exposed. We must seek another method.
"I previously spoke of this matter with Changsun Tingzhi. Presumably, there was no dispute between you two at that time, and you should both have considered it. I do not require you to immediately create an object for communication and transit. You need