The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

He judged that Qingling Primordial Lord was unaware of this transaction, and it was very likely that he just saw a suitable opportunity. If he had known in advance that it involved Ju Mang Ancestor Witch, he wouldn’t have acted alone.

"And Qingling Primordial Lord’s actions might be accidental, whether for the Wood Virtue Star Lord or Ju Mang Ancestor Witch. After all, for them, completing the transaction is the most important thing, and there’s no need to create complications at this time, even if it’s used to lure Qingling Primordial Lord out. As long as the transaction lets Ju Mang Ancestor Witch certify the Tao, Qingling Primordial Lord poses no threat."

"But even if Qingling Primordial Lord’s action was accidental, Ju Mang Ancestor Witch and others chose to exploit it, intending to directly seize Qingling Primordial Lord’s Wood Dao Authority. If they can also achieve this, it would mean an ascent to rival the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei."

"Perhaps this is why even the Witch God Sect Leader and Imperial Honors Houtu got involved. Only they could prevent the Great Emperor Qinghua and Emperor Gouchen from interfering in this matter."

Instantly, Yu Zhenzi deduced the beginning and end of this matter almost completely. Perhaps there are some differences, like Great Emperor Qinghua and Emperor Gouchen’s inaction, which might not just be due to the Witch God Sect Leader’s intervention, but also their deliberate indulgence.

The existence of the Five Old Lords is a backup plan for the Taoist School’s Taoist Monarchs, intended to handle any unexpected incidents in the Heavenly Court. This is an almost universally known contingency of the Taoist School.

However, for these Imperial Honors, they certainly disapprove of the Five Old Lords. The answer is definitely disapproval.

This is akin to an emperor in the middle of his reign, holding great power, and then others start supporting the Crown Prince, Princes, waiting for the emperor’s demise. Would the emperor tolerate this?

Mortal emperors are like this, not letting go of their authority until they die, let alone the Imperial Honors of the Heavenly Court.

Unlike mortals who face aging and death, these Imperial Honors, upon certifying the Tao, are eternal unless they fall. They naturally don’t need successors, and now the Taoist School’s actions imply wishing them dead.