Xiao Tian's Sixth Calabash Brother's Body and Seventh Brother's Clone carried the gourd containing Zhao Gongming as they traveled with Kong Xuan on a romantic tour, admiring the magnificent scenery of the Primordial Wilderness and occasionally letting Zhao Gongming out for some air.
"What exactly are you trying to do? I invited you to tea out of the goodness of my heart, and this is how you treat me?"
Zhao Gongming was overcome with grief and indignation. His cultivation had been sealed, and Kong Xuan had bound him with a heavenly net formed from her Five-Colored Divine Light. He could not escape at all. The anguish and fury in his heart were easy to imagine.
Even though he possessed two formidable magic treasures, he had no opportunity to use them.
"Brother Zhao, why are you so anxious? This is a good thing! You don't know yet, do you? Senior Sister Jin Ling is searching the whole world for you, along with the other senior brothers and sisters of Jiejiao.
"I reckon that once the Investiture of the Gods Calamity ends, you'll win the beauty's hand and have your heart's desire."
Xiao Tian offered the reminder with a broad smile.
"What did you do?"
At that, Zhao Gongming suddenly grew wary.
"Relax. There are no schemes or plots to harm you or Senior Sister Jin Ling.
"You know I've been assigned to oversee the Investiture of the Gods. It must contain no fewer than three hundred and sixty-five proper gods. Since they're to be proper gods of heaven and earth, their cultivation can't be below that of a golden immortal. Otherwise, how could they qualify to govern the order of heaven and earth and become divine immortals?"
"As your junior brother, I don't want to see Shen Gongbao deceive a great