After the council deliberation at Origin Upper Hall, the Two Halls appeared to have adopted Councilor Qiu's proposal, deciding that both sides would maintain restraint and wait another hundred and fifty days before moving against Celestial Xia.
Councilor Xiang knew, however, that such a course would surely require the approval of the Upper Three Worlds as well. Otherwise, if the Upper Three Worlds pressed from behind and exerted pressure, it would have been impossible for them to remain still.
This was as he had expected. Some among the upper echelons of the Upper Three Worlds were likewise allowing Origin Xia Heavenly Order to suffer further damage. After all, once they had reached the realm of Daoist Qiuquan, although these people proclaimed the sharing of the Final Dao in their daily lives, they clearly all harbored thoughts of taking another step upward. Few were willing to remain where they were.
But why had they not made this clear to Sheng Zheng?
After considering it, he thought it might be because this man had returned through reversion. Unless Origin Xia was destroyed, he no longer had any possibility of ascending the Dao in the future.
Yet Councilor Wan had likewise returned through reversion, and he did not seem to be in the same situation. That man seemed to know something. He could not fathom the true reason, so there was no need to concern himself with it.
He looked across from him. From the perspective of the Dao path, he hoped that Celestial Xia could continue resisting them like this. The longer Celestial Xia held out, and the greater the strength it displayed, the more opportunities they would have.
Yet he also agreed that Celestial Xia's Dao did not accord with theirs. Thus, if he attained the upper realm, he would certainly