Back when Celestial Xia began attacking the passage between the two realms, the Two Halls had already formed an idea for assaulting Celestial Xia's formation. By now, they had long settled on the candidates to break the formation.
Moreover, this time, the Upper Hall had been entrusted with full authority over the arrangements. This was chiefly because the Upper Hall had suffered grievous losses last time and urgently needed a battle to recover its face—at the very least, to make the outward appearance passable.
Thus, Chief Secretary Quan's refusal to let Sheng Zheng step forward naturally had its reasons.
At this moment, Daoist Wan was arranging the personnel below with Secretary Lan and Secretary Gu. The most important among them were three people: Secretary Cai of the Upper Hall, along with Luo Zhai and Xu Sheguan, two cultivators from the outer world.
All three had been slain while battling Zhang Yu, and now, taking advantage of the turn of heavenly fortune, had returned to life.
Daoist Wan came before the three and said, "Secretary Cai, Exalted Luo, Exalted Xu, this time we must rely on the three of you to work together with one heart. Whether you can contend against Daoist Zhang will depend upon you three."
Secretary Cai replied impassively, "Naturally. This is Cai's duty." Yet beneath his words, he was far less indifferent than he appeared.
His Dao technique, Old Breath, Shared Root, meant that if someone slew him, that person would inevitably perish through the connection as well. But that did not mean he feared neither life nor death.
Back then, he had dared to use his own Dao technique to clash with Zhang Yu because he knew of the Two Halls' plan. Indeed, the Dao technique he possessed had been further brought forth by someone precisely