Zhang Yu was slightly surprised to hear Zhuang say that an Origin Xia great power was seeking him out. Great powers of the Upper Realm rarely came into direct conflict—or rather, they avoided conflict.
He could also sense that there were deeper reasons behind this. Yet before he had met the five Directors and obtained confirmation, he could not be entirely certain.
However, from what he understood, if the two sides fought, then unless one side's Dao Method held a clear and steady advantage, there would likely be no outcome. As for claiming certain victory, he feared no one could possess such confidence. Much less now, when he had nominally joined the Golden Court and was no longer alone.
If this was because he had previously coerced Origin Xia, then these people should have stepped forward at the time, rather than waiting until he had made contact with Primordial Simplicity and gained the Golden Court at his back before coming to trouble him.
He said, "May I ask why the people of Origin Xia are seeking me?"
Zhuang said, "As I said before, the struggle between Origin Xia and Celestial Xia is a struggle between their respective Dao Methods. Before the myriad ages were merged, every Director, including all great powers, possessed another self within each worldly domain. Now those selves have all been extinguished, leaving only the selves of Origin Xia and Celestial Xia.
"After I attained the Dao, someone from Origin Xia came to find me and urged me to cast my own reflection into Origin Xia. In that way, I would possess another self within Origin Xia.
"They said that by doing so, regardless of which side won or lost, regardless of how the Dao struggle unfolded, I myself would endure. I would not fall silent because