Chapter 1966
Councilor Qiu received the summons and emerged from the rear hall, arriving at the Origin Upper Summit where the Two Halls stood.
He looked upward. Since stepping down from his position, he had never formally returned to this place. Yet now, with the aid of heavenly calculations, he had successfully made his way back.
Just as he had predicted before, once the heavenly secrets scattered, there would come a time when they were needed.
Certainly, should the heavenly secrets return afterward, the Two Halls would surely grow cold toward them again, perhaps even purge them. But if that day truly came, it would mean Origin Xia had suppressed Celestial Xia, and the Final Dao would ultimately belong to Origin Xia.
By then, it would not be their turn to enjoy it, and their end likely would not be much better. Better to gamble now—perhaps they could smash through the shackles binding them!
He climbed the steps, all the way beneath the light curtain that reached from heaven to earth before the Two Halls. Raising his head, he looked at the councilors of the Two Halls seated upon lotus thrones, then gave a formal salute to everyone above. "Greetings, fellow councilors."
Councilor Guo asked, "Where is Councilor Mu?"
Councilor Qiu replied, "Councilor Mu said his abilities were inadequate. Qiu is untalented, but when it comes to calculations, I consider myself to be slightly superior to Councilor Mu."
He said this not to belittle Councilor Mu, but because he could see that the latter did not wish to wade into these muddy waters. Councilor Mu had helped him last time, so he was willing to shoulder the entire matter himself.
After a moment of silence above, Councilor Quan's voice descended. "Councilor Qiu is no outsider, so there is no need