Li Changshou naturally knew that the Jade Emperor would never covet any treasure.
What he meant by "fated with the Heavenly Court" was that the Twenty-Four Heavens could complete the Heavenly Court, opening up the Ninth Heaven Palace into the Thirty-three Heavens.
In the original Great Cataclysm of the Investiture of the Gods, it was Randeng who evolved the Twenty-Four Heavens, while the Buddhism that had yet to emerge completed them.
Randeng used this to establish his position within the future Buddhism, and it also gave Buddhism a certain measure of influence in the Heavenly Court.
Now, there was a ninety-seven percent chance that these Twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls would not fall into Randeng's hands. If Zhao Gongming could grasp the crucial point and use this treasure to evolve the Twenty-four Layers of Heaven, he would create a Heavenly Court with little connection to the future Buddhism.
It would depend on how Zhao Gongming handled it.
But at this moment, in this place, when Quan Tong, the Jade Emperor's Incarnation, spoke those words, wave after wave surged through Zhao Gongming's heart.
Grandpa Zhao's gaze first held shock and excitement, then thought and hesitation, before turning resolute and determined...
If the Jade Emperor took his treasure and could give the Jie Teaching immortals another path to survival in the great cataclysm, another chance to stay alive, then what did it matter if his own strength suffered greatly?
No matter how powerful a treasure was, it was ultimately something outside one's body. At worst, he could later learn from Taiyi of the neighboring Chan Teaching and seek out Yuding whenever something happened.
Did Zhao Gongming have no one to protect him?
Nothing could surpass the words, "Jin Ling, save me!"
Thus, Zhao Gongming steeled his heart, his voice trembling sharply as he