Kui Mulang did not think the Jade Emperor trusted him completely. At most, he trusted him somewhat more than others.
He found the Jade Emperor quite baffling now. Previously, the Jade Emperor had possessed no real authority, and it was Uchiha Shin who had helped him reclaim it. The gods of the Heavenly Court had all assumed the Jade Emperor would place great importance on Uchiha Shin and that Uchiha Shin would become the foremost god of the Heavenly Court.
But that never happened. Uchiha Shin received only meager rewards and was even suppressed by the Jade Emperor.
Instead, the Jade Emperor valued Li Jing and Taibai Venus, the very people who had previously stripped him of his authority. This truly left the gods of the Heavenly Court dumbfounded.
Now, for the sake of the Earth's core power, the Jade Emperor did not even choose to entrust Li Jing with the task, instead sending Kui Mulang. The wheel of fortune turned, and ministers changed by the day.
Kui Mulang was not as capable as Li Jing of easily finding the Earth's core power, but since His Majesty had commanded it, he was still willing to help.
In the mortal realm, Uchiha Shin followed Princess Iron Fan to the Death Sea.
They arrived at the northeastern corner of the Death Sea, where there was a small mountain. Though the mountain was small, its woods were exceptionally lush. The two of them wandered back and forth through it, and after nearly half an hour, they arrived at an open clearing.
Several men dressed in blue robes stood in the clearing, broadswords in hand.
"Princess Iron Fan is here." The men all smiled when they saw her arrive.
"This is the Mystic Spirit King," Princess Iron Fan introduced.
"Commander Chen, they're here!" the