Taiqing Temple's Top-Priority Mission

"Chang Geng, how did this venture go?"

At Taibai Palace, Li Changshou's true body had barely returned to Lesser Qiong Peak when the Jade Emperor's Incarnation arrived right after him, leaving Li Changshou no choice but to overthink it.

He had deliberately had Jin Peng lag behind by half an hour while he himself secretly hurried back first.

Was Your Majesty Jade Emperor warning him on behalf of the Heavenly Dao—Brat, every move you make is under this Heavenly Dao's watch?

Li Changshou looked at Marshal Quan Tong before him, still considering whether to probe with a few words, when Quan Tong asked again:

"Did Senior Brother Tong Tian find the Chaos Bell?"

Li Changshou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The great stone in his heart had dropped by perhaps a third.

"He found it, but the Chaos Bell refused to submit even unto death. It also knows there is too much karmic sin in Jie Teaching's sect fortune for it to suppress, so it is still deadlocked with Martial Uncle Tongtian."

Yet inwardly, he silently apologized. He could not tell him the truth of what had happened.

Fortunately, the outcome would not differ much.

Quan Tong asked about Li Changshou's interesting experiences in the Chaos Sea, and Li Changshou mentioned how, upon returning, he had used the Art of Observing Qi to see the sword of killing calamity suspended over the Five Continents.

"The great calamity's gears have turned to the verge of eruption." Quan Tong smiled and patted Li Changshou's shoulder. "What comes next depends on you, Chang Geng.

"I know the pressure on you is immense. Balancing the Daoist Sect's Three Teachings alone has already cost you endless thought.

"You must also guard against the Western Teachings' schemes and select Orthodox Gods for the Heavenly Court.