Wei Tingzhi spoke at this moment. "Chief Executive, according to the rites of our Celestial Xia, Executive Feng is the one in charge of external ceremonies. It would be most appropriate for Executive Feng to go."
After considering it, all the executives nodded.
Managing external ceremonies meant handling communications with forces outside Celestial Xia. This matter had originally been Executive Feng's responsibility.
Yet nearly all of Celestial Xia's external forces were its enemies, so for more than a hundred years, this had become an office with nothing to do.
Back when Daoist Feng had been elevated, it was because the Profound Court needed him to become an executive that it had arranged such an unimportant post for him. They had never expected him to accomplish anything, and no one had taken it to heart. Even Daoist Feng himself had overlooked the matter.
Daoist Feng rose and said, "Since this is Feng's responsibility, Feng should naturally go and receive them."
The presiding Daoist nodded. "Then we will trouble Executive Feng to make the trip."
After receiving his orders, Daoist Feng left the Clear Vault Cloud Sea. He first returned to his Dao palace to make some brief preparations, changing into the jade whisk-crown robes bestowed by the Profound Court and bringing a treasured pearl that could temporarily shield against evils beyond the void. He then descended from the Upper Layer to the Outer Layer.
After the envoy from Upper Firmament Heaven arrived, he had remained waiting outside Sky City of the Southern Vault Heaven's Wing Lodge, where Venerable Wu was responsible for receiving him.
When Daoist Feng arrived, he descended directly onto Sky City's ritual platform. Venerable Wu's avatar was already waiting there. Upon seeing him, she made a Daoist salute. "Greetings, Executive Feng."
Daoist Feng returned the salute. "Warden Wu,