Yet the Sanqing truly could not bear to let Xiaoxuan serve in the Heavenly Court. After much discussion, they ultimately decided to let Antarctic Immortal and Zhao Gongming go in his stead, and because of this, Xiaoxuan owed both of them a considerable favor.
Only then did Xiaoxuan fully understand the true purpose behind Yuanshi and Tongtian bringing the two of them here.
Dispatching the pair to the Heavenly Court had indeed been a decision made by the Sanqing, but its sole purpose was to protect Xiaoxuan.
Chapter 48