Daoist Zhengqing and Fang Jinglin's group of five returned to the main vessel and reported the particulars to Wu Tingzhi. After questioning them, Wu Tingzhi had them withdraw for now and wait until an opportunity for battle arose before deploying again.
Ever since the "Half-Awakened Immortal" had obscured half the sky, Origin Xia had gained another layer of shielding. Celestial Xia could no longer breach their defenses as easily as before, unless they gained the upper hand in the struggle between their towning Dao treasures and thereby broke through the blockade.
Yet under the present circumstances, these were all the towning Dao treasures they could bring over. Any more, and the passage between the two realms would be unable to bear the strain. This was no different from Origin Xia's situation back then.
Even if they could dispatch one more treasure for a short while, it would be useless if it brought no results, and would instead add to their own burden. Moreover, they had already used this method once before; Origin Xia would certainly be prepared for it.
On the other hand, if Origin Xia were willing to pay the price and free up another treasure artifact, they would instead be able to suppress Celestial Xia. Thus, both sides currently had more than enough strength to hold their ground but lacked the power to press inward, naturally falling into a stalemate.
The various Tingzhi of Celestial Xia discussed matters and decided to temporarily halt their offensive. They were not impatient. Though they could not break through the barrier for the moment, Origin Xia could not attack them either. As long as they remained within the enemy's domain, even if they did nothing at all, so long as the enemy could not drive them away, they held the advantage.
Besides,