The immortals of the Thunder Department naturally would not contradict the orders of Taoist Master Gou. After all, as long as he was not demoted, he was their superior. Secondly, they did indeed have grievances with Sha Chen. What Taoist Master Gou was doing was also what they wanted to do.
Kui Mulang and his gang demanded Tianpeng call for help, but there was no response from Flowing Sand River for a long time. They got angry, so they tied him to a stone pillar, piled up firewood, lit a fire, and intended to burn him alive.
Tianpeng kept calling for help, saying, "You damned monster, release me, release me! Otherwise, the Jade Emperor will not let you off."
"Don't you know you're on the wrong path, getting further and further astray? Release me, otherwise, even heaven won't spare you!"
Kui Mulang sneered, "You said you could lure out that coward, Sha Chen, but he hasn't come. So now, you must die."
