As he spoke, the Jade Emperor rose to his feet. "I wish to entrust the weighty responsibilities of the Heavenly Court to their hands. They must undergo more tempering first."
"I must find some tasks for them, give them experience, and help them mature."
He then looked at the Barefoot Immortal. "Immortal, do you have any matters that could temper them?"
The Barefoot Immortal thought for a moment and said, "This subject cannot think of anything for the time being."
"Then I shall think on it further. If you have nothing else to attend to, Immortal, return and rest."
In the Southern Jambu Continent, within a towering cave dwelling, Li Jing sat upon a throne, surrounded by numerous minor demons.
Li Jing had now become a demon king, though he was a rat demon.
Still, this could be considered fate. After all, the adopted daughter he had taken in was also a white-haired rat demon.
He just did not know where that adopted daughter was now.
Li Jing sat on his throne with his pagoda still in hand, which gave him great peace of mind. Without that pagoda, his own strength would not have been enough to subdue so many demons.
"How are things in the Southern Jambu Continent now?" Li Jing asked.
A wolf demon stepped forward from below. "Heavenly King, we can deal with all the demons in the Southern Jambu Continent now. But Yang Jian of Guanjiangkou is too powerful. If we grow too strong, Yang Jian may come after us, and we are no match for him."
At the mention of Yang Jian's name, Li Jing frowned. That was a formidable figure. He had been unable to defeat Yang Jian even back in the Heavenly Court, much less now.
Li Jing had not told them