Chapter 1504 - 1452 - 1453
This time, Lu Bing’s answer that the people of the three Imperial Palaces were all focused on pioneering was considered normal, not surprising at all. Even if they were to redirect their energies back, that would have been an unusual move.
After all, the struggle for authority among them was never a matter of overnight. Their conflicts could alternate in advantage, one suppressing the other, but achieving a true victory was not so simple.
For those many Taoist Monarchs hidden behind the Heavenly Court, they did not wish for the Jade Emperor, this Heavenly Court Emperor, to govern heaven and earth, command all heavens, and hold all authority, threatening their existence. That’s why they supported the rise of the other Imperial Honors, to divide and seize the authority of the Jade Emperor.
Similarly, for these True Immortals, they also would not wish to see the Imperial Honors they supported usurp the authority of the Jade Emperor, or even replace him and become a threat to their existence.
The many True Immortal Taoist Monarchs needed balance, to have the Heavenly Court serve them, to bring benefits to themselves, and not to shape an invincible entity that could turn around and restrain them, even commanding and threatening their interests as a powerful group.
Realizing this, the Jade Emperor, even though he faced an alliance of three Imperial Honors, while it was somewhat awkward, was not unable to cope with the situation.
After all, if the situation for the Jade Emperor had indeed deteriorated beyond redemption, he could completely choose the final option to destroy the cauldron and sink the boat, simply relinquishing his authority, using it to empower one of the Imperial Honors to replace him, even a more powerful entity.
As long as one sat in that position of the Emperor of Heaven, their intrinsic interests would inevitably conflict with those of the many True Immortal Taoist Monarchs.
And the ultimate act of destroying the cauldron and sinking the boat to shape a stronger Heavenly Emperor would certainly incite a threat to the True Immortal Taoist Monarchs, causing a large-scale battle.
This would absolutely not change because of the origins of these Imperial Honors, unless they were content to be puppets. But since they could reach the status of Imperial Honors, how could they be content to be puppets? Thus, conflict was inevitable.
For Zhu Houji, who had lost everything, both sides were his enemies. It didn’t matter who lost or who won at that time; to him, it meant forcing the other to pay a price.
Realizing this, many Imperial Honors became somewhat wary, because they understood that unless they could overpower all the Taoist Monarchs, they ultimately could not seize all authority.
Therefore, these Imperial Honors also became somewhat disinterested. Although they were still eroding the authority of the Jade Emperor, they no longer saw this as the main issue and started to expend more energy on exploring new worlds and strengthening themselves.