Chen Shouzhi reached an agreement with the various Tingzhi, then dispatched an avatar to Origin Xia.
He could not entrust such a matter to another, for the Chaos Dao Codex clearly had the potential to involve the Great Chaos. He had to handle it personally. Only thus could they ensure nothing went wrong.
After passing through the Two-Realm Passage and arriving within the Celestial Xia grand formation in the Origin Xia World Domain, Lin Tingzhi and Wei Tingzhi came forth together to receive him. After explaining the particulars, they presented the Chaos Dao Codex. "Chief Executive, apart from the Venerable who first examined this codex, no one else has looked through it."
Chen Shouzhi drew a strand of Clear Vault Aura into himself, then took and opened the codex. After merely one glance, he closed it again. "Is there only this one volume?"
Lin Tingzhi said, "There were thirty-two volumes confiscated in total. All have now been secured, with none overlooked."
Chen Shouzhi said, "Destroy and suppress all the rest shortly. Examine every person once more with Clear Vault Aura, lest any filth remain."
Lin Tingzhi and Wei Tingzhi both solemnly accepted the order. "Yes."
Chen Shouzhi said, "Lin Tingzhi, Wei Tingzhi, do you two believe this matter is connected to that chaos cultivator?"
Lin Tingzhi said, "We discussed this matter and believe it should have no direct connection to that person. The codices uncovered in this search were captured from flying vessels, and Origin Xia must have been the first to see these Chaos Dao Codices.
"To prevent chaos dao methods from spreading, Origin Xia would certainly have sought to stop them at the time. How could they have allowed those below to carry them about so freely?
"Therefore, these must have been sent here by Origin Xia, likely