Councilor Yue descended from the platform and came near Councilor Xiang and Daoist Wan.
Looking at the two of them, he said, "The Two Halls must never be controlled by the Upper Three Worlds. Those people govern the Heavenly Order and can sacrifice everything for it. That naturally includes our Two Halls, and it includes you as well. Our Two Halls are willing to contribute to Origin Xia, but we cannot allow those people to dictate everything."
After a pause, he added, "When facing the Upper Three Worlds, our Two Halls are one. Whatever frictions we had in the past can be discussed after this is over."
Councilor Xiang and Daoist Wan looked at each other. Neither spoke, merely bowing to Councilor Yue and the others.
The past conflicts between the Two Halls stemmed from struggles over their authority and the right to distribute various external resources for cultivation.
To be honest, under the pressure of outside forces such as the Upper Three Worlds and Celestial Xia, such differences were indeed insignificant. Though their conflicts could not vanish overnight, any rational person understood that only by joining together could they resist external forces.
Councilor Xiang raised his head toward the seats above and asked, "May I ask the Grand Councilors, if we wish to have Celestial Xia attack the Upper Three Worlds, what should we do?"
Although he judged that Celestial Xia would likely attack the Upper Three Worlds first, a judgment was only a judgment. It was not necessarily the true situation.
Councilor Quan said, "We need only let Celestial Xia know that there are times when we can refrain from acting."
Councilor Xiang nodded. If they could truly accomplish that, then they could indeed persuade Celestial Xia. He asked again, "But all our magical power is constrained. I