The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Capítulo 2272: Chapter 2218–2219: Exchange of Interests – The Scheme of Zi Wei

At this moment, the atmosphere within the Lingxiao Treasure Palace had fallen into a stalemate.

For the Jade Emperor, he originally intended to use this opportunity to probe the Red Emperor’s trump card’s power and pressure the other Imperial Honors to stand with him by using the threat posed by the Five Human Emperors to his existence, and thus leverage their strength.

From the Jade Emperor’s perspective, there was nothing wrong with this approach. After all, the threat of the Five Human Emperors was not only to himself but also posed a great threat to the other Imperial Honors.

After all, what the Five Human Emperors were scheming was not only his position as the Emperor of Heaven but also wanted to overthrow the other Imperial Honors to establish their own Heavenly Court.

Everyone had common interests and shared opponents, so cooperation should be natural.

However, in the eyes of the other Imperial Honors, it was not the case. They admitted that the threat of the Five Human Emperors greatly shook their positions and needed to unite to ensure their authority.

However, they did not trust the Jade Emperor or believed that this cooperation needed a guarantee; otherwise, the Jade Emperor as a collaborator could even be more threatening than the opponent.

Not to mention other things, just a short time ago, when Buddhism School and the Jade Emperor collaborated, once enough interests appeared and threats arose, the Jade Emperor decisively abandoned Buddhism School as a collaborator.

Everyone had known each other for a million years, who couldn’t understand the other’s character by now?

Let alone the fact that they were originally rivals with mutual grievances. They were only choosing to gather together and cooperate because of the current situation. Even without grievances, if the other party did not offer considerable trust at this time, they would not easily choose to cooperate.

The Five Human Emperors were indeed a threat, but the Jade Emperor was also not an easy opponent. Even if they cooperated to drive back the Five Human Emperors, the Jade Emperor’s side was also a great threat.

So they felt it necessary to use this opportunity to have the Jade Emperor offer some guarantees. This way, at least both sides could have a balance, ensuring that the Jade Emperor wouldn’t betray them.

Ultimately, it was still a matter of trust. Having calculated against each other for tens of thousands of years, how could they easily put down their guard and cooperate?

Admittedly, these few also had the idea of taking advantage of a crisis for personal gain. After all, although the Path of Human and God was fraught with difficulties, it undeniably was also a bright path. If they could successfully share in it, it was a good opportunity.

All of this was driven by the Jade Emperor. If he could truly accomplish it, then it would naturally be for the best. Even if he failed, they wouldn’t lose much.

The Jade Emperor remained silent, fully aware of the thoughts of these Imperial Honors and understood what they were planning.

However, he did not react with the anger that these Imperial Honors expected; instead, he appeared very calm and simply said, “Alright!”

“If we need to…” Great Emperor Qinghua was about to say more, but suddenly froze, “Wait, Imperial Brother has agreed!”

He was somewhat surprised, having prepared to persuade the Jade Emperor, only to find that the Jade Emperor agreed directly, leaving many of his prepared words unspoken.

“Indeed, I agree. I can grant a part of the authority of the Path of Human and God.” The Jade Emperor nodded to confirm: “However, you also need to grant a portion of your authority to me, otherwise, there’s nothing to discuss!”

The Jade Emperor’s agreement wasn’t unconditional; he also had his own demands. At the very least, these few needed to grant a portion of their authority to him.

This was a very reasonable demand. Trust was mutual. It was impossible to expect only one side to gain trust while the other did nothing.

Admittedly, for the Jade Emperor, relinquishing a part of the authority over the Path of Human and God was sacrificing future interests, but some calculations couldn’t be made that way.

The future of the Path of Human and God was indeed promising and tempting; otherwise, the three Imperial Honors wouldn’t choose to join forces at this time to press, even at the risk of incurring the Jade Emperor’s resentment and anger.

However, sometimes the future is ultimately illusory. The great benefits of the Path of Human and God are based on the Jade Emperor one day truly completing his plan and successfully pushing the Path of Human and God.

If he fails halfway, even if the future is not truly realized or the plan is not qualified, no matter how great the potential of the Path of Human and God is, it is nothing more than a moon in the water or a flower in the mirror.

In contrast, using a portion of the authority of the Path of Human and God to exchange for the authority of these three Imperial Honors seemed like a loss-making business of small loss for large gains, but in reality, it could quickly increase the Jade Emperor’s strength, giving him more confidence and ability to complete his current plans.

If because of gaining such authority he eventually truly succeeds, then that is the best and most correct choice.

Thus, after only a brief hesitation, the Jade Emperor agreed to the requirements of these three people and immediately sought compensation.

Moreover, at this time, granting a portion of the authority was also a way to bind these three into his own camp, at least ensuring that while advancing this matter, these three Imperial Honors would certainly not become his obstacle.