"Hehe, that is easy enough to discuss. If it is not something crucial, what harm is there in this old man taking a step back?" Chan Simiao said with a placating smile.
Seeing that neither of them avoided him and merely treated him as an object, and knowing that his life was safe for the moment, Zhang Xiaohua simply sat down on the ground. His gaze fixed straight upon Qiu Feng's magical artifact before him, as though he were lost in thought.
After a moment, Feng Shu spoke again. "How about this, Fellow Daoist Chan? This old man has thought of a method, though I do not know whether it is suitable."
"Please speak, Feng Shu. This old man is all ears."
"Yes, this furnace cauldron... in any case, it is the final means by which we shall weather our tribulations. If we both pass our tribulations safely, this furnace cauldron will naturally be of no use. So this old man thinks... rather than fight over it now, we might as well put it away first and discuss it later!"
Chan Simiao's eyes lit up, and he nodded. "Exactly. We are merely at mid Deity Transformation, still some distance from the minor heavenly tribulation of late Deity Transformation. What is the point of fighting to the death now? We might as well take it out when the time comes to undergo the minor heavenly tribulation!"
"And besides... if Fellow Daoist Chan successfully passes the tribulation, would the two of us not need to fight over it at all?" Feng Shu offered him a small flattering cap.
"Hehe, then I shall borrow Fellow Daoist Feng's auspicious words!" Chan Simiao smiled as well. "And besides... though our cultivation levels are close, we certainly will not undergo tribulation at the same time. How