Wood Duke's Worry, Daji Is About to Appear

How come Senior Brother... set up another spirit tablet?

Whoa!

Could it be Senior Brother had another master out there who had met with disaster too?

Outside the thatched cottage, Ling'e lurked rather sneakily, holding a little bell as she peered inside. When she spotted the word "Suiren" carved into the wooden tablet, she suddenly understood.

Then Li Changshou's voice came from within. "Come in. What are you doing outside?"

Ling'e pursed her lips, lowered her head to glance at her outfit, then tapped her toes and drifted into the thatched cottage.

"Senior Brother, what happened?"

"This is Fire Emperor Suiren's spirit tablet. Come pay your respects."

Li Changshou gave Ling'e a faint smile, then sighed softly. "A Human Race Ancient Sage who placed righteousness above all else. And for this senior's passing, I ought to bear half the responsibility."

Ling'e was immediately puzzled. She let the little bell float at her side, gathered her skirt, and stepped forward to kneel and kowtow three times in earnest.

"Senior Brother, why did Senior Suiren...?"

"I was the one who asked this senior to act."

Li Changshou glanced at the Chaos Bell and continued,

"Half a day ago, outside the heavens at Purple Cloud Palace, the Three Sovereigns of Huoyun Cave and Emperor Xuanyuan acted together to seal away the Heavenly Dao's Selfish Desires. Senior Suiren exhausted the last of his strength."

"Ah?"

Ding ding dang dang. The little bell glimmered faintly, and Bell Spirit transformed into a thumb-sized little figure standing atop it. She asked in return,

"The Heavenly Dao can have selfish desires? Isn't that nonsense?"

Li Changshou said seriously, "The Dao Ancestor said so."

"Uh..." Bell Spirit stroked her chin and remarked with great seriousness, "If that's the case, it does sound believable. Sealed by the Human Emperors... did