Chapter 303
Chapter Title: Heavenly Realm
An ominous energy hung in the air. As I entered the chamber of the jade throne, just as Cheon Woo-Jin had said, the Emperor sat upon the throne, flanked on either side by the Alchemist and the Vermilion Bird.
And three paces before them stood the White Lotus Cult Leader and three of the White Lotus Cult's Dharma Protectors.
'Hmm? Something's off.'
I sensed something strange. The Cult Leader and his Dharma Protectors should have arrived here at least half an incense stick's time ago. By all rights, they should have clashed by now, yet they were standing there in a calm standoff. Whether the Cult Leader made his move or the Emperor invoked his divine words, one side should have suffered heavy losses.
At that moment, the White Lotus Cult Leader turned to look at me and said,
[You've arrived, Baek Woong.]
"Cult Leader!! Hurry and strike down the Emperor..."
I urged the Cult Leader to attack the Emperor, but the atmosphere felt wrong. The Alchemist was chuckling mockingly, and the Vermilion Bird, the Mount Tai Old Man, was gazing at me with deep, profound eyes. Even the Dharma Protectors lined up behind the Cult Leader wore merely cold, impassive expressions.