Celestial Xia had actually dispersed its array formation on its own. This caught the Two Halls somewhat off guard.
Councilor Quan pondered for a moment and said, "Is Celestial Xia trying to lure us into battle?"
Even if they truly meant to bait them into attacking, their hearts still stirred with eagerness.
It was not that the defensive formation was unimportant—it was too important. To say nothing else, those Celestial Xia consummate perfected cultivators could calmly wield Dao-Suppressing Treasures from behind because the formation shielded them. Without knowing where they were, there was no way to strike at their sides.
But if the formation scattered, they could pinpoint every one of them. If these people were disrupted and could no longer focus on wielding their treasures, the power those treasures could display would inevitably suffer.
Certainly, Celestial Xia had someone like Zhang Yu. But no matter how well Zhang Yu could kill, how many could he slaughter in such haste?
And if any of their own Dao-Suppressing Treasures found an opening, even if it was only one, they could immediately press it down. After that, they would have a chance to drive back every invading enemy from Celestial Xia and seize control of the greater situation.
After calculating for some time, Councilor Guo immediately summoned Councilor Lan and instructed him, "First send people across to investigate. Have them go closer and inspect Celestial Xia's arrangements. Also, find people to deduce exactly what has happened over there. Once there are results, report them at once."
Councilor Lan solemnly accepted the order.
After withdrawing, he arranged for capable personnel to take array artifacts to investigate opposite Celestial Xia. At the same time, he dispatched others to inquire with Councilor Qiu and Councilor Mu.
The people tasked with seeking deductions returned quickly and