Li Changshou lowered his head to glance at his appearance, then transformed into the likeness of 'Lord Water God Chang Geng.'
Through the clouds and mist in the Great Mage's palm, he heard Ox-Head and Horse-Face muttering to each other. Learning that the Wu Tribe of the Netherworld possessed such lofty awareness that they actually wished to directly join the Heavenly Court...
Li Changshou could not help sinking into another layer of worry.
This was a little too proactive.
If the Netherworld truly was as Ox-Head and Horse-Face described—not only unresistant toward the Heavenly Court, but even eager to join its system as soon as possible—then he, the Water God, would change from the one laying schemes into a tool being 'bought off' by the Netherworld.
The nature of this matter would fundamentally change, and it would easily arouse the Jade Emperor's suspicions.
His Majesty the Jade Emperor was not as free-spirited and uninhibited as the Great Mage...
Furthermore, if he did not contribute even a few measures of effort in this matter of the Netherworld, how would the Heavenly Dao Lord bestow Great Merit upon him?
His merit was only just enough to condense less than half a golden body. He could not truly make himself a 'crippled golden body' that protected only the vital parts during a battle, could he?
Of course, that was only a joke. The Heavenly Dao would not permit such a Merit Golden Body to exist; a Merit Golden Body also carried the meaning of merit reaching perfection.
In short, every Heavenly Court assignment not aimed at a Merit Golden Body was just hooliganism against him, Li Changshou!
Mm, the script of "Dragons Ascending to Heaven" was clearly unsuitable for the Netherworld. He needed to dig up a new point of conflict.
He had