"After Changsheng became a Heavenly Lord, he had to face the entire East Sea. From the looks of things now, that is proving quite difficult."
"Indeed."
"But this is also a trial he ought to undergo. In the past, the Heavenly Court and I sheltered him from wind and rain. Now he is a great god himself, a presiding official. At the very least, he must shoulder his own responsibilities at the Nascent Soul level."
On the Floating Cloud Platform in the Que Luo Immortal Abode, Li Ling spoke with deep feeling after listening to Nie Yingzhi's report.
Listening to Li Ling, Nie Yingzhi also pondered how he should help Shu Changsheng next.
"Master, there is something I am not sure I should say."
Li Ling glanced at him. "Say it."
Nie Yingzhi said, "As the saying goes, even blood brothers must keep clear accounts. Senior Brother Shu is both a disciple of our sect and an official appointed by the Heavenly Court, a Heavenly Lord of the Divine Path. But the latter identities matter more now.
"We must support him, but our support cannot be unlimited. It is time to find a more suitable way to continue supplying the Heavenly Court's armies and supporting the war in the East Sea.
"There are some things we can afford, but we should at least receive corresponding benefits from the East Sea..."
Li Ling sighed softly after hearing this. "You are our sect's sect master. Draw up a proposal and see what the others think."
A force of such enormous size could not possibly be without differing voices.
Even as the Old Ancestor who had founded it, Li Ling could not prevent his disciples and their disciples from speaking up.
After all, the palm and the back of the hand were both