The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1983: Chapter 1928–1929: Royal Family’s Foundations, Jade Emperor’s Wrath (Part 2)

This is one of the trump cards of the Jade Emperor, and also the heritage of the royal family. However, Emperor Wenchang believes that if the other party cannot become a Taoist Monarch early, it would be a pity to miss the opportunity, and by then, even certifying the Tao won’t have much effect.

The Jade Emperor did not conceal and was well aware that it was impossible to hide it from the other party. After a moment of pondering, he said, “It still lacks some time. After all, the path he is walking now is the Path of Human Immortal, and certifying as a Taoist Monarch on this path is inherently difficult.”

Prince of Xiang was the one he cultivated at great cost. The Path of Human Immortal inherently consumes vast resources, even for the Jade Emperor.

He is not alone; he has many subordinates under his command. Constantly investing all resources in Prince of Xiang without any response would also cause some discontent.

Moreover, breaking through to the Taoist Monarch level in the Path of Human Immortal is quite challenging. Unless you carve your own path, even a forced breakthrough will only result in an ordinary Taoist Monarch with limited combat power.

Since such a huge cost was spent supporting the other party to follow the Path of Human Immortal, if only to nurture an ordinary Taoist Monarch, not to mention that Prince of Xiang himself wouldn’t be willing, even the Jade Emperor would not be satisfied.

Emperor Wenchang nodded, expressing his understanding.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw the Jade Emperor suddenly become gloomy, sternly reprimanding, “Privately conferring the Divine Position, you truly deserve to die!”

As the Emperor of Heaven, even though the Gods Sealing List is not completely under his control, he can clearly sense the changes in the Divine Positions. This is inherently part of the Jade Emperor’s authority.

While the two were speaking, he suddenly sensed that the Wood Virtue Star Lord’s Divine Position became ownerless. The Jade Emperor immediately understood that the Wood Virtue Star Lord had abandoned his Divine Position.

The transaction between the Wood Virtue Star Lord and Ju Mang Ancestor Witch has been widely discussed recently, and everyone believes that the deal between the two parties has been completed.

However, both the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei believe that it was merely a released piece of information for probing, as they could clearly feel that the Wood Virtue Star Lord’s Divine Position had not yet changed.

Moreover, they would not sit idly by and watch this happen. As soon as the Wood Virtue Star Lord gives up the Divine Position, both the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei will take action to seize control of this Divine Position.

Even if there is actual support for this transaction, the Witch Deity Teaching must bring out enough value to exchange for the support of both Imperial Honors, as a sign of respect to the two Imperial Honors.

But the Jade Emperor never expected that the people of the Witch Deity Teaching would be so bold, daring to privately transact such a Divine Position without the acknowledgment of both Imperial Honors, having Ju Mang Ancestor Witch refine the Divine Position.

This is disregarding the two Imperial Honors; it is a provocation, something that both the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei absolutely cannot accept.

“I see, no wonder the Fire Virtue Star Lord took initiative. It seems that besides trying to stop the Da Xue Country Lord, he probably also aimed to attract the attention of Great Emperor Ziwei.” Emperor Wenchang instantly grasped the matter the Jade Emperor was referring to and immediately connected these events.

The Jade Emperor’s expression was solemn as he said, “I absolutely cannot allow such things to happen!”

He had now made his stance clear. Ju Mang Ancestor Witch would not be allowed to easily refine the Wood Virtue Star Lord’s Divine Position, especially without the approval of the Imperial Honors, to privately refine the Divine Position.

This is a provocation to the Jade Emperor, and it is a provocation to the entire Heavenly Court. At this moment, what he needs to defend is not just his own dignity, but the dignity of the entire Heavenly Court.

It doesn’t matter how other Taoist Monarchs think or view it; perhaps they believe they can use this to weaken the prestige of the Heavenly Court, to bring about a change of dynasties.

But for the Jade Emperor, the Heavenly Court is his foundation, his basic base. If the Heavenly Court’s prestige collapses, his legitimacy will lose its foundation, and many things in the future cannot proceed.

Without the Heavenly Court as a base, the Jade Emperor’s power would be like the moon in the well or a flower in the water, just an illusion that will eventually collapse.

“Your Majesty, please proceed with ease, I will assist Your Majesty!” Emperor Wenchang also said softly.

His words were in response to the Jade Emperor, to express his stance.

Ultimately, being only a Residual Number Emperor, he has a limited scope of authority despite his reputation. Even if such things happen, he cannot immediately get involved, only serve as reinforcement for the Jade Emperor.

Of course, his words were without deceit. After the Jade Emperor takes action, if any True Immortal strong appears, Emperor Wenchang would then have enough reason to intervene.

“Hmm!” The Jade Emperor nodded and then, with a flicker, stepped into the void.

As the Jade Emperor stepped out, divine light radiated around him, his imperial aura overawing all directions. He seemed naturally sovereign, everything around submitted to him. Wherever his gaze scanned, all beings submitted, and all heavens bowed.

“Who dares to seize the Divine Position arbitrarily, and deserves death a thousand times over? Surrender immediately!” The Jade Emperor’s resounding voice shook the heavens and the earth, his terrifying aura oppressing all corners of the universe.

Even though it was clear who was refining the Divine Position at the moment, the Jade Emperor feigned ignorance, choosing instead to expose the matter and escalate it directly.

The Emperor’s Path is to command the ways of heaven and earth, to overawe everything, with all beings as subjects, even True Immortal strong feel the impulse to submit before the Jade Emperor at this moment, sensing a soul-crushing pressure.

Even in the Chaos Void where Great Emperor Ziwei and Fire Virtue Star Lord were still engaged in battle, the attention of many strong ones was involuntarily drawn to the Jade Emperor’s actions.

Initially, they thought the Jade Emperor’s actions were to join forces with Great Emperor Ziwei to deal with the Fire Virtue Star Lord, as the news of these two Imperial Honors coordinating was widely known.

Reactions to the Jade Emperor’s actions varied; some strong ones felt that indeed the cooperation between the two Imperial Honors was firm, as the Jade Emperor was willing to take on the Fire Virtue Star Lord.

However, the Buddhism School was even more dissatisfied, holding abundant resentment towards the Jade Emperor for initially standing by while the Buddhism School suffered, deepening their enmity towards him.

Some Taoist Monarchs inwardly ridiculed that the two Imperial Honors were becoming shameless, jointly dealing with a single Fire Virtue Star Lord, bullying with numbers.

However, when they heard the Jade Emperor reprimand someone for privately refining a Divine Position, the expressions of various strong ones changed dramatically, especially those deities reacted most intensely.

“Seizing and refining the Divine Position, is this madness?”

“Which rebellious villain dares thus, where are the Law Enforcement Heavenly Monarchs, quickly suppress this rebel, never letting them reincarnate.”

“Privately seizing and refining a Divine Position is courting death!”

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The reactions of many strong ones, especially the Heavenly Court Gods, were most intense, each of them having a great change of face, seething with anger.

No matter from which faction the deities came, they shared a common trait, being deities themselves. The Divine Position is immensely beneficial to them.

The Divine Position is something countless cultivators unable to achieve Longevity desire. However, obtaining a Divine Position requires a considerable cost, even for cultivators from top immortal sects to ascend to a Divine Position, it is a rare opportunity, not everyone can have a share.

In such situations, there were originally instances where strong ones, in desperation, hunted deities seeking Longevity.

Such acts were deemed utterly unacceptable by all deities in the Heavenly Court. Should such practices be truly permitted, their lives would be under threat.

Thus, the deities aligned in interest on this matter. It is a taboo among the deities, and any act of seizing a Divine Position must be suppressed, allowed no existence.

Just by slightly changing a few words, the Jade Emperor had altered the transaction between the Wood Virtive Star Lord and Ju Mang Ancestor Witch, turning the private transmission of the Divine Position into Ju Mang Ancestor Witch seizing it, changing its nature entirely.

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