Li Jing Prepares to Descend the Mountain, Ling'e's Longevity Tribulation

Perhaps the Great Mage's skin was simply too thin.

Li Changshou had prepared several sets of excuses for himself, yet the Great Mage said nothing and secretly returned to Xuandu City.

On the contrary, Kong Xuan left Li Changshou a Jade Talisman Message. Its contents were simple: he was merely thanking Li Changshou.

Only a few days later did Li Changshou realize it.

He had helped Kong Xuan get what he wished for, while Kong Xuan had helped him withstand the Great Mage's rebuke. It counted as part of the repayment.

Otherwise, after Old Daoist Qi Yuan's passing, Li Changshou might have once again experienced the Fly Whisk's loving care for his buttock muscles...

Li Changshou could only chuckle bitterly at that.

His teacher had made him do it all. For immediate results, he could only resort to such a measure. Fortunately, the Great Mage had not discovered that the Seven Emotions Incarnation of Desire had also secretly added fuel to the flames that day...

This beautiful secret would remain sealed away forever.

The Great Mage had not come to torment him, which saved him quite a bit of effort.

At this stage, Li Changshou needed to gradually accelerate his arrangements for the Investiture of the Gods, evade Heavenly Dao's arrangement, and place as many of his own pieces as possible.

The rules of the game had been set by Heavenly Dao, and Heavenly Dao possessed the authority to change those rules at any time. If he fought head-on within this game, he would certainly have no chance of victory...

Li Changshou rose and returned to the secret chamber study room. With his immortal consciousness, he checked Ling'e's condition and calculated the timing of Ling'e's Golden Immortal Tribulation. With his current understanding of Heavenly Dao, he could already pinpoint it