"Senior, this junior is a disciple of the Human Teaching and currently serves as the Heavenly Court Sea God. By order of the Jade Emperor, I have come to Huoyun Cave to visit the Human Race's Ancient Sages."
"A disciple of the Human Teaching, the Heavenly Court Sea God? Ahem!"
The burly man, who had been somewhat rough and informal just moments ago, immediately sat up straight at those words.
Though he wore nothing but a straw rain cape, he still radiated an imposing authority. His square face carried a faint trace of dominance.
As Li Changshou watched the burly man, it seemed as though a towering mountain slowly rose before his eyes, standing above the great marsh and commanding heaven and earth!
Which retired Human Emperor was this?
The man spoke in a deep voice, "Do you have a token from the Heavenly Court?"
"Of course," Li Changshou immediately produced His Majesty the Jade Emperor's handwritten letter and held it in both hands. A golden-scaled dragon shadow slowly swam across its surface, while a thread of profound Dao resonance spread outward.
The broad-faced burly man slowly nodded. "It is indeed from the Heavenly Emperor who follows the Heavenly Dao and governs the Three Realms."
Then his tone shifted. "Since you call yourself a disciple of the Human Teaching, you should also be of human origin. Why have you come here in an incarnation?"
"I dare not deceive you, Senior," Li Changshou sighed. "This disciple's true body does not dare travel through the Primordial Wilderness. Even now, I only serve the Heavenly Court through an incarnation."
"And how will you prove your identity? This is not a place you can barge into just because you happened to pick up a letter," the burly man said with a frown. "I do