The Profound Court received Chang Yang's message at the first opportunity and learned that Origin Xia would be making a move within days. Not long afterward, they received Origin Xia's formal notice that it would be coming over to reestablish the Fortress Platform.
Origin Xia's response this time could be called incomparably swift. In the past, when had they not dragged matters out for a long time before deciding on such a thing? More often than not, Origin Xia had not even fully made up its mind before Celestial Xia had already learned of it.
Yet this also showed that Origin Xia truly had another purpose this time. Linking this with the news Chang Yang had previously sent back, the Profound Court summoned the various court councillors for deliberation and had all sides make certain preparations.
Inside the main cabin of a golden vessel traveling through the passage between the two realms, Yi Zi lounged lazily against a soft couch in a comfortable posture. Within the Northern Unfinished Way, he was considered an oddity. Not only was he on good terms with other world-ways, he was also close to the Two Halls, yet he had little fellowship with his own clansmen, and his relations with some of them were exceedingly poor.
Many believed that the Northern Unfinished Way might be playing the game of placing bets on both sides, thereby ensuring that its clan would not fall. Yet in truth, those displays were precisely his own attitude, not what people imagined.
Councillor Xing's false body sat in the seat of honor. He said, "Clan Chief Yi sends quite a few clansmen across to Celestial Xia every year. From our analysis, Celestial Xia may possess a method that, at the cost of a certain price, can open the intelligence of your