Origin Xia World Domain, within the Enlightened Awareness Way.
Inside a hidden hall somewhere, the Qiu Clan's old ancestor was bowing solemnly before an offering table. Yet the memorial tablet upon it was completely blank.
More than ten disciples sat in a circle around the hall, appearing to be conducting some ritual.
Ever since Daoist Qiu had seen Zhang Yu's projection manifest within Origin Xia's firmament that day, a most daring notion had taken root in his heart.
He had set up this offering table within his own palace, and every so often he would come here to prostrate himself before it, attempting to contact the great Celestial Xia power he had seen.
Yet over several years, he had never succeeded.
He guessed it might be because the Origin Xia Heavenly Order was obstructing him, or perhaps because he lacked a clear target. But he had not given up. The Origin Xia Heavenly Order was unstable now, precisely when loopholes could be exploited. So long as he persisted, he might succeed one day.
And once the Origin Xia Heavenly Order recovered, such an opportunity would never come again.
By his own judgment, Origin Xia was highly likely to lose this battle. If that happened, then the sooner he contacted Celestial Xia and defected to their side, the better his chances would be.
Still, after receiving no result for so long, he was not one to rigidly cling to a single course. He had also tried to improve his methods. This time, for instance, he had summoned disciples tainted by evil gods and stationed them around the hall, intending to use those evil gods to help establish contact with Celestial Xia.
Another important reason he dared do this was that the Enlightened Awareness Way's treasure for suppressing the Way had long