Since Origin Xia and Celestial Xia went to war once more, many great powers within the Golden Court had been watching the Lower Layer. But because doing so would intensify changes in the Heavenly Dao, most merely spared it a glance before withdrawing their gaze, without looking further.
Only Zhang Yu had continued to observe, for he could reduce the variables.
By now, he saw that only half of Origin Xia's territory remained, yet it was also Origin Xia's most impregnable ground. However, whether it was the Upper Three Worlds or the Two Halls, as long as Celestial Xia broke through any one of them, it would have a great chance of winning this Dao struggle.
The balance of strength between the two sides should be decided within the next dozen or so days. If one thought further ahead, the outcome of the Dao struggle itself could emerge within these next few days.
The Primordial Unity Celestial Palace would not sit idly by and wait for the result. Before either side gained the upper hand in this Dao struggle, it should make its move first.
He looked toward the Lower Layer. Once the Dao oath was cast aside, since the Lower Layer would no longer be involved in the ascent toward the higher Dao, it would no longer be important to the Primordial Unity Celestial Palace. It might leave it alone for the time being, but it might also destroy the Lower Layer to prevent any unforeseen mishap.
And by the Lower Layer, he naturally meant not only Celestial Xia, but Origin Xia as well.
Three days passed in a flash. Through the efforts of the cultivators, Celestial Xia erected and linked together the grand formations in its rear, once again forming a substantive standoff with Origin Xia's formations at