Daoist Xin stepped forward and bowed to the various Councilors in the hall. "This poor Daoist is Xin Li. While in seclusion just now, I sensed that the aura of my junior brother Gao had vanished. I surmised that something had happened to him, so I hurried here."
He looked at everyone in the hall. "Xin knows that my junior brother came here to oppose the Celestial Xia cultivators, but what he set out to do cannot be left unfinished. I am willing to aid my fellow Daoists and bring his unfinished work to an end."
Councilor Duan studied him and thought, Unlike his junior brother, this one looks no different from an ordinary man. I wonder what methods he possesses?
After returning the salute, he said, "We have just witnessed True Person Gao's abilities. They were truly breathtaking. True Person Xin is True Person Gao's senior brother, so his divine abilities and cultivation methods must surely be formidable as well."
In truth, even those of the same lineage and sect did not practice identical Dao methods once they reached the realm of complete attainment. What they lacked now was not people with overwhelming combat strength, but cultivators like Daoist Gao—ones who could avoid direct confrontation and strike where Celestial Xia was weak.
Daoist Xin said, "My methods and Junior Brother Gao's came from the same source. Though my Dao methods differ somewhat from his, the difference is not great. I can use every method he knew."
"Oh?"
Councilor Duan gave him several looks and said, "This concerns a major matter, so forgive Duan for asking one more question. True Person Gao said earlier that so long as we found the traces and origins of Celestial Xia cultivators, if they had remained immersed in our Origin Xia domain for a