A moment later, Cloudtop Manor.
Wisps of green smoke curled from the incense burner, and Broom Star's divine statue was shrouded in a hazy gleam.
"Exalted Lord, what did you say? You still want this minor god to bring down misfortune upon you?" Broom Star did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"What, it can't be done?" Lu Chen was somewhat surprised.
"It's not that it can't... It's just, Exalted Lord, surely you don't think misfortune is some miraculous divine pill that makes you invincible the moment it touches you?"
Lu Chen said, "Wasn't the effect excellent back in the Seven-Treasure Exquisite Pagoda? I figured that even if the Moon Goddess brought down divine punishment, you're still an Orthodox God. Resisting it for a while shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Broom Star let out a long sigh. "Exalted Lord, it isn't that this minor god is making excuses. There are several crucial points that must be made clear. First, those heavenly soldiers and generals before were inherently lower in rank than this minor god, an Orthodox God. Protecting you was only natural. But who is the Moon Goddess? She is a great immortal of the Heavenly Court, one of the Nine Luminaries, and the mistress of the Moon Palace. If She truly brings down divine punishment, this minor god may not be able to protect you."
"Second, when gods and immortals act against mortals, they are inherently suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of the mortal realm, and their power is reduced by several degrees. Even if this minor god is fortunate enough to protect you, the key issue is that misfortune does not dispel attacks. Its essence is merely to shift calamity elsewhere. If you evade divine punishment, that tribulation will fall upon others, and it can never be