Although Origin Xia and Celestial Xia had an agreement, its terms had not been laid down in such fine detail; it was only a broad framework. This, too, had been intentional on both sides, leaving each room to maneuver separately.
Councilor Xiang had just said that Origin Xia could not launch an attack on Celestial Xia. But if it was not Origin Xia, then it did not matter. That was a loophole in the definition of the oath-bound agreement. If certain people were expelled from Origin Xia, then whatever those people did naturally could not be counted against Origin Xia.
Everyone understood what he meant. Naturally, only a small force could be used here. If it were a large force, they might not be able to keep it under control.
This was feasible as well. Since the circumstances in the Lower Layer were unclear, it certainly would not involve a great war. They only needed to select several cultivators from the outer worlds, expel them from Origin Xia in name, and then send them to act in Celestial Xia's lower world.
As long as those people still needed Origin Xia's Calamity-Avoiding Pills and rituals, they could not leave Origin Xia and would still have to obey their orders. It would be exceedingly easy to arrange.
One councilor said, "Councilor Xiang's proposal is workable, but even if this matter is resolved, how are we to send people into that layer of territory? Sending one or two would be manageable, but any more would surely be impossible. Yet what use could so few people possibly be?"
Someone said, "Doesn't Councilor Huang have a covert agent? Have that person secretly find out the circumstances of this world-domain, and then we can make our decision."
Councilor Huang, however, was unwilling. He said, "Why must