Elder Longbrow Ren Shou had attained sainthood through the physical body and ascended as a Golden Immortal. After he reached heaven, Haotian Shangdi asked about his wishes—whether there was a particular department he wanted to join or a particular office he wanted to hold. Elder Longbrow wanted only to be free and at ease, so he was given a sinecure at the Grand Purity Immortal Mansion, where he could truly enjoy immortal blessings forever.
One day in heaven was one year on earth. From the lower world's perspective, he had ascended nearly two hundred years ago; from his own, he had been in heaven for fewer than two hundred days. Of course, a full day and night in heaven was also rather long.
He had been well liked in the mortal world and had friends far and wide. Now that he was in heaven, he first visited his teacher Chusanzi, his senior martial uncle Perfected Taiyuan, and his junior martial uncle Master Lianshan. Later, he visited the Heavenly One Golden Mother, his old acquaintances Heavenly Capital and Ming He, Aizhenzi, the Sword Immortal from the Qin era whose connection with him had spanned time and space through the Purple and Azure Swords, and others.
He had also been following events in the lower world, his heart heavy with worry. By his calculations, this was the day his disciples would ascend, but they still had one demonic tribulation to face along the way.
Elder Longbrow was debating whether to go to the Southern Heavenly Gate for a look when a talisman-bearing envoy arrived with an official document.
He took the document and read it. Celestial Master Xu was ordering him to subdue Deng Yin. After a moment's hesitation, he made another request of the envoy. "That fiend now runs rampant, defying