Away at Qilin hall, the palace of the heavenly emperor there was an inner court session that was going on as to who was going to go through the wheels of fate and face their heavenly trial. Guangzi Jiu sat high up in his throne as he spoke to two well respected high immortals in his palace. The heavenly emperor wore regal robes of white and gold, a crown made from pure gold sat gallantly on his head. His royal adviser, Hou Yao was in a robe of plain white with his hair knotted back, while the God of Fate, Chang Chen was in pink robes.

"Your majesty! Please do not concern yourself about what will befall high immortal Lan Quan! It shares the same fate as every immortal as should not be given any special treatment!"

"Hou Yao, do you think that the God of Fate is right by telling me not to give the medicine king a lead way?! What if he faces an obstacle that he cannot overcome and is stuck in the mortal realm?! Have you considered who would be taking care of my well-being and those of the royal family?!"

The mature jade like feature of the heavenly emperor took on a more dashing look, despite how angry he was that the rest of the court did not see things his way.

"Your highness! Faerie Kai Zhen is high immortal Lan's protege. I'm sure he would be of great service and see that the needs of the royal court are met. I heard he has been training him for over 50 years, his level of cultivation may not be as high, but he would do pending the time, high immortal Lan gets back from his heavenly trial. Please your highness you must agree to this, to prevent calamity from befalling the nine heavens!"

The royal advisor took to his knees and bowed before the greatest ruler of the heavens, whose features and those of the heavenly emperor resembled that of a male human in their fifties. When the God of Fate saw that the royal adviser was prostrating, he too did the same.

"Your majesty! Please reconsider! The fate of the nine heavens is at stake!"

"Enough! Chang Chen if anything happens to the Medicine King be prepared to face the repercussion! For now, I will agree to this!"

The God of Fate trembled with his head still meeting the floor, he wanted to cry but there was not enough water in his eyes to squeeze out the misery at which the heavenly emperor had put him into.

"Your highness, high immortal Chang Chen can only read the fate of immortals and mortals alike, to meddle into could destroy the fabrics of the heavens and lower the dignity of the royal family! Your highness, please withdraw what you said. It would only put high immortal Chang Chen in a difficult position!"

Hou Yao, the adviser to the heavenly emperor and longtime friend asked for Guangzi Jiu not to pressure the God of Fate.

"You too think that I'm being unreasonable in wanting the Medicine King from harm's way?!"