Within the Clear Vault Cloud Sea of Celestial Xia's Profound Court, a talismanic edict descended.
Chen Shouzhi was in meditation. Seeing the talismanic edict arrive before him, he accepted it and looked it over, only to find that it informed him that Celestial Xia's Upper Layer had gained another Executive Regent.
He knew this should mean that Bai Wang had achieved success as well. Following Qing Shuo, Celestial Xia had gained yet another Executive Regent.
This was originally good news, but after his conversation with Zhang Yu, he knew that those few in the Upper Layer differed from them in their Dao convictions. As more cultivators ascended to the higher realm, the Upper Layer was very likely already brewing a shift in circumstances. He could not interfere in matters of the Upper Layer; all he could do was properly handle what he ought to do.
He summoned Ming Zhou and instructed him to pass this talismanic edict down and inform all the Court Executors.
After a while, there was a stir within the Heaven-Training Dao Canon. Entering his mind to inspect it, he saw that Feng Tingzhi was seeking him, so he asked, "Does Feng Tingzhi have some matter?"
Feng Tingzhi said, "The Upper Layer has gained another Executive Regent. Does Chief Executive Chen have any instructions?"
Knowing that Feng Tingzhi might have learned something, Chen Shouzhi said gravely, "Everything remains as before. Matters of the Upper Layer are for Executive Regent Zhuang and Executive Regent Zhang to handle. We need not divide our attention; we need only deal with Origin Xia."
Feng Tingzhi acknowledged this and asked no more.
Chen Shouzhi looked toward Origin Xia. After the last attack, they had retreated again very quickly. He believed this might have had something to do with Bai Wang seeking the