Zhang Yu rode the flying vessel back to the Upper Layer and soon returned before the Guardian of Rectitude Palace. With a flick of his sleeve, several streaks of spiritual light flew away as he returned the Star Vessel, the Jade Pecking Crane, and several other magical artifacts together.
He stepped into the hall and seated himself upon the jade platform. After regulating his breath for a while, he emerged from meditation and began reflecting upon the battle just now.
He felt that when dealing with divine generals like Cheng Chao, the most convenient method was still Daoist Zhan Kong's way of grasping the greater momentum of heaven and earth before using it to destroy the enemy.
Not only could that borrow greater power, it would also spare him the need to use the Jade Pecking Crane. The moment Cheng Chao gathered himself and manifested, he could be immediately suppressed and slain. No matter how hard Cheng Chao struggled, he would not be able to turn the tables. And once that greater momentum had been secured, even if there were several more Heavenly Dipper divine generals, they could be dealt with all at once.
He also considered that if he fought a cultivator who had reached the realm where emptiness and reality gave birth to one another, then grasping the greater momentum of heaven and earth seemed to be the only combat method capable of opposing them—and perhaps offering even the slightest chance of victory.
Thus, there was good reason why so many senior cultivators were accustomed to this style of fighting.
Unfortunately, he had cultivated for too short a time, and the transformations of his divine abilities had not yet reached such a level. He could only fight in the manner at which he excelled.
He looked out at