Chen Shouzhi soon received messages from the various Tingzhi and saw their opinions.
In truth, he did not mind borrowing additional strength when breaking through the Half-Awakened Immortal barrier. Though that strength belonged to another, the decision of whether to use it lay with them.
Moreover, without Celestial Xia, Luo Zhong alone could not damage a Half-Awakened Immortal. In this respect, he likewise needed Celestial Xia.
The difference was that Luo Zhong acted for his own disciple and personal gain, while they had to consider the survival of all Celestial Xia and the countless living beings of the worlds.
Thus, they would advance step by step according to the broad strategy they had laid down. They would not suddenly launch an attack merely because a certain condition had ripened while preparations remained insufficient.
Celestial Xia had only just begun its policy of fostering cultivators, and none of the preparations had yet been completed. The time for the decisive battle was not fully ripe. If they had broken through the Half-Awakened Immortal barrier at the start, while Zhang Yu was still present, they might have been able to charge in without pausing for breath.
But Zhang Yu had now become a great power of the Upper Realm and could not interfere with the specific affairs of the lower realm. So even if they could achieve a breakthrough, they had to accomplish something afterward. Otherwise, the breakthrough would hold no meaning at all.
He conveyed his own opinion to the Tingzhi and agreed that they could first make an agreement with Luo Zhong, allowing him to gain a foothold within the Celestial Xia formation. But all this was only temporary. The final victory over Grand Chaos need not come now, but it would certainly have to come.
After receiving Chen Shouzhi's reply,