Inside the Reincarnation Disk, several figures sat facing one another. Grand Master Xuandu kept nodding with his arms folded, but it was the junior brother at his side who did all the talking.
The Great Mage felt rather sentimental as well.
He had watched with his own eyes as Li Changshou gradually replaced him as the one calling the shots in the Human Teaching... Ahem!
No, he had personally watched Li Changshou climb step by step to his current position, becoming the immortal god Jade Emperor trusted most in the Heavenly Court, speaking eloquently before Saints, and earning the deep trust of Houtu and several Saint Lords.
Thinking back, it seemed everything had begun with the South Sea Sea God Cult.
The saying that one opportunity could change a life was vividly embodied by Li Changshou;
Yet how much effort it took to seize an opportunity could likewise be found in Li Changshou's answer.
Still, the Great Mage was certain that he was his teacher's favorite disciple!
Mm... probably.
After Houtu finished bidding farewell to the Seven Emotions Incarnation, she sealed the Grass Ring with a Great Divine Ability and handed it to Li Changshou.
There was a trace of reluctance in her gaze as her slender fingers gently brushed over the Grass Ring.
"Empress," Li Changshou said, "I intend to ask the Holy Mother to act and create a perfect Dao body, then use the Reincarnation Pagoda to reincarnate Little Ai and the others into it."
Houtu frowned slightly and said softly, "This violates the Dao of Reincarnation. All living beings should be equal, and none should become exceptional because of me."
"Empress need not worry," Li Changshou said solemnly. "There must be flexibility beneath iron rules. Otherwise, how could a stagnant pool possess any vitality?
"Moreover, this is