Wu Tingzhi heard Councilor Xiang's proposal, yet made no move. Instead, he asked, "At this point, what else can these people do?"
Councilor Quan pondered for a moment and said, "I believe these few are seeking a way to break the deadlock."
Everyone present was a Pursuit of Completeness cultivator. At this point, the implication was obvious. What way was there to break the deadlock now? They all understood perfectly well: nothing more than attempting to reach the Upper Layer.
Though the Heavenly Order had been shattered, the Heavenly Gate had not opened. These people presently had nowhere suitable to go, but if none existed, they could find a way to create one. Now that Origin Xia had fallen, many old rules no longer needed to be observed. Coupled with the original circumstances of the Upper Three Worlds, they had more or less guessed certain things.
Councilor Guo slowly said, "The Upper Three Worlds and the Thirty-Three World Paths are all nodal segments of fixed domains, the warp and weft of the Heavenly Order. They may be gathered or released. Though the treasures of the Upper Three Worlds have lost the authority of their masters, they can still barely be used. Since they have not appeared outwardly, these people are most likely attempting to open up world domains. If they succeed, then by going there, they may have a chance to ascend to the Upper Layer."
Councilor Xiang said, "We must stop this."
He had now defected to Celestial Xia, so for the time being, he had no possibility of considering such a matter. Yet those few from the Upper Three Worlds had once stood loftily above all others. After using them up, they had cast them aside like worn-out shoes, while now they themselves wished to ascend to the