You Can't Always Think the Worst

"You want to go back to the Han Dynasty to find your godfather?"

"Our Heavenly Court has plenty of top-tier cultivation techniques. Whatever kind you want, we have it. Take your pick!"

"That Yin Yang Great Compassion Nine Heavens Incantation, or whatever it's called-I'm in great delight myself! Never heard of it, but our cultivation techniques are bound to be stronger!"

"The sovereign made arrangements for you, so just stay here and put your mind at ease."

"If you don't have enough Myriad Dharma Lotus to eat, come have meat with me. If all else fails, we can strip Sha Li of his magic power, hack him to death, and eat his meat!"

Beside Jade Wave Lake at the Wondrous Dharma Palace, Zhang Xuezhou tried every argument he could think of, but the Golden Crow Great Emperor remained unmoved.

Divine Lord Zhenyuan, meanwhile, shook his head repeatedly.

In a matter like this, Zhang Xuezhou's attempts to appeal to their friendship were of no use whatsoever.

To everyone in the Heavenly Court, the sovereign's word was the gold standard and jade rule. Since the sovereign had assigned this task to the Golden Crow Great Emperor, there was no chance he would defy his orders and break the rules.

It was like an imperial edict in a human dynasty: there was little chance a minister would disobey a task entrusted to him by the emperor.

"Only by cultivating until you possess Technique Methods and Divine Abilities as soon as possible will you be able to establish yourself among the Sacred Lands," Divine Lord Zhenyuan said comfortingly. "The sovereign has you cultivating diligently here for your own good."

"But my realm cultivation technique is incomplete. There's no way I can cultivate to the point of possessing a Divine Ability," Zhang Xuezhou said