After Ying Chong returned to the Dao Palace and a few days had passed, his vital energy stabilized. He personally looked into the current affairs within and without, and he already had some ideas about how to deal with Celestial Xia next. Once he had thought it through, he set out to find Daoist Lingdu.
Upon reaching the Dao Palace, a Dao attendant greeted him and led him into an inner chamber.
Daoist Lingdu invited him to sit and asked why he had come. Ying Chong said, "Over the past few days, I have looked over Celestial Xia's various arrangements. Within the Profound Court, they are eliminating hidden dangers; without, they are deploying magical artifacts. Every measure is meant to guard against an alliance between us and the Vast Yang Sect.
"Before this, Horn-Void Star also threw our heavenly calculations into chaos, making it difficult for me to calculate their people. On the surface, Celestial Xia seems no different from us, unable to glimpse heavenly secrets either, but in truth, I am at a greater disadvantage.
"This move has another scheme behind it. If we begin drawing in the Vast Yang Sect, they may come to Upper Firmament Heaven to harass us. Without heavenly calculations, we would not know where they were coming from and would find it hard to guard against them. Therefore, before drawing in the Vast Yang Sect, we should find a way to destroy this thing."
Daoist Lingdu said, "That thing is originally a magical artifact of Celestial Xia. If I touch it, they will surely know. With the Origin Capital Mysterious Diagram aiding them, if I send anyone there, I fear we would be walking straight into their trap."
Ying Chong said, "There is a way around that."
Daoist Lingdu asked, "What does Fellow Daoist