The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

The position of the Emperor of Heaven had never been an easy one, especially for those who desired to be the sole authority, proclaimers of the celestial mandate, rulers over the heavens and earth, and the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies.

Let alone Zhu Houji, even if it were Pei Xuanjing who took the position of the Emperor of Heaven, he too would find it difficult to suppress all dissent and unite the entire Heavenly Court. It was impossible.

Even if Pei Xuanjing had enough power to suppress all dissent, the relentless rebellions would continuously wear down his time and energy, delaying his cultivation. Therefore, Pei Xuanjing didn’t care about the position of the Emperor of Heaven.

If one were to say that Zhu Houji’s position as the Emperor of Heaven was fought for with his own might, then his authority, albeit not completely unhindered, would enable him to grasp control over most of the Heavenly Court. He could gradually usurp more authority and eventually become the rightful Emperor of Heaven.

Unfortunately, his position as the Emperor of Heaven wasn’t earned through his own fist and sword, but rather through Pei Xuanjing’s compromise with various True Immortals. When the Heavenly Court was established, these True Immortals had each made their moves and laid their groundwork.

Even if the plots of these True Immortals changed, the original chess pieces, upon acquiring authority and ascending the Immortal Path, began to resist the True Immortals behind them, wanting to step out of the chessboard and participate in the grand scheme of the world as chess players. But it is undeniable that on the objective of rendering the Emperor of Heaven a figurehead, they were unanimous.

This meant that the Heavenly Court, albeit nominally the imperial court, was in reality a large alliance, similar to the tribal alliances of the human race in ancient times, with Jade Emperor Zhu Houji merely a tribal chieftain, elevated to the position of the Alliance Hierarch.

If he wished to truly control authority, he would need to, like the ancient Human Race Common Masters, subdue all opponents by his own might, and then seize the power.

But in Pei Xuanjing’s view, the other party was simply too hasty, too eager.

The former Lord of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, Zhu Houji, once had his word taken as the law within the Divine Dynasty, and no one within it dared to disobey him. Even Emperor Wenchang Wang Boan, who had the stature to resist him, was bound by propriety, cultivation, and morals, and inevitably would not rival him.