Zhang Yu remained calm when he heard Jin Zhixing say that something was amiss in Upper Firmament Heaven. Ever since the Upper Firmament Heaven envoy had arrived, the Profound Court had made every preparation, with defenses far tighter than usual. They feared no surprise attack.
Whether Upper Firmament Heaven truly came or merely put on a show, it made no difference.
Leaving Vast Yang Sect aside, Upper Firmament Heaven alone was nothing to fear. The two sides had clashed countless times in the past and had a certain understanding of the strength each had displayed.
He said, "Fellow Daoist Jin, there is no need to worry. Celestial Xia has long prepared its response. Tell me what unusual movements Upper Firmament Heaven has made."
Jin Zhixing said, "Yes. Today, I went to see Hun Kong on a matter. Though Hun Kong came out to meet me, I discovered that he was an incarnation. He had concealed himself so thoroughly that truth and falsehood were nearly impossible to distinguish, but he did not know that I had also cultivated the Eye Seal. I saw at a glance that something was wrong with him.
"Meeting through an avatar would have been nothing unusual, but he went out of his way to hide it. He must have had some design in mind. So afterward, I found an excuse to inspect other places.
"Although those Profound Venerables appeared as usual each day, with no visible flaw, they could conceal themselves but not the disciples beneath them. After paying close attention, I found that many disciples under these Profound Venerables were either in secluded cultivation or absent. One place might have been explainable, but when many places were the same, they must have moved out together.
"I believe these Upper Firmament Heaven cultivators could not have