Li Changshou rarely acted with such thunderous decisiveness. Once he had settled on his scheme against Jin Chan, he immediately began putting it into action.
Within the divine-sense dreamscape, Li Changshou spent half an hour carefully instructing Ao Yi. The young dragon nodded as he thought things over.
Perhaps because he had read that scripture, Ao Yi would now carefully consider matters for a while before answering.
That put Li Changshou even more at ease.
"Sect Leader Brother, is there anything else I should keep in mind?"
"There is no need to rush the matter of Jin Chan," Li Changshou said. "We need only proceed gradually and let as many living beings as possible learn of it.
"Jin Chan was previously injured by the Great Mage. It will likely take him thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of years to recover his vital energy."
"Mm." Ao Yi nodded heavily, but he seemed to want to speak and stop himself. His gaze flickered as well.
"If you have something to say, say it."
"Sect Leader Brother." Ao Yi sighed heavily, made a Daoist salute to Li Changshou, and then asked, "That Immortal Peach Banquet... is there some hidden mystery to it? Will Your Majesty Jade Emperor also directly make a move against the Dragon Clan...?"
Li Changshou clasped his hands behind his back and sighed softly.
"I'll let you in on something, but do not tell anyone else.
"When we were in the Western Sea a few days ago, the Heavenly General who struck and injured Jin Chan was the Jade Emperor himself. He had merely concealed his identity."
"What?"
Ao Yi could not help freezing in shock.
Li Changshou continued, "Do you know how high Your Majesty Jade Emperor's cultivation is?
"His divine abilities and magical power are likely no weaker