The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings Chapter 1475

Chapter 1475: Chapter 1422-1423 Shen Xiao's Discontent, The Jade Emperor's Concern_2 Chapter 1475: Chapter 1422-1423 Shen Xiao's Discontent, The Jade Emperor's Concern_2 If before, it was numerous strong warriors within the Shenxiao Sect who were dissatisfied, and Pang Hong even took the initiative to suppress this discontent and maintain cooperation between the two parties,
now, Pang Hong not only no longer suppressed it, but instead began to let this trend run its course, allowing this momentum to brew and ferment within the Shenxiao Sect, and even started to expand to the Taoist Academy.

The so-called “if you make the move first, then I dare be bold second.”

Initially, I treated you as one of us, but when you turned your back and started your betrayals, don't feel that we would not let go of past affections.

Thus, when Pang Hong began to let these people start propagating, the strong warriors of the Shenxiao Sect sprang into action, undoubtedly causing significant trouble for the Jade Emperor Zhu Houji.

It's difficult to achieve good but easy to do harm; this is an unchanging iron rule through the ages.

Perhaps once, these strong warriors of the Shenxiao Sect could not provide much help to the grand strategies of the Jade Emperor due to their limited power, but if they wanted to cause destruction, it was particularly simple.

Now that a conflict had arisen between the Jade Emperor and the Shenxiao Sect, when the people from the Shenxiao Sect and Taoist Academy noticed that the forces under the Jade Emperor were planning something, their actions to sabotage and drag their feet were countless indeed.

And it was not just that, but also a series of related reactions that had a tremendous impact.

Just like before, the Jade Emperor and the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, leveraging Pei Xuanjing's reputation, indeed gained many benefits, but factions that suffered losses inevitably held great discontent in their hearts, only suppressed due to the fear of Longevity Taoist Monarch and Shenxiao Sect.

But now the situation was that even the Shenxiao Sect and the Taoist Academy were continually targeting the Jade Emperor Zhu Houji and his forces.

If it were just once or twice, it might be manageable, but after many instances, especially after sabotaging the Jade Emperor's plans several times and leaving his schemes empty like fetching water with a bamboo basket,
although the true cause of why their originally close cooperative relationship had turned into enmity was unclear, this did not hinder the other powers and strong-warriors from kicking someone already down.

Perhaps these powers and strong-warriors did not have enough strength to confront the Jade Emperor and the Great Ming Divine Dynasty directly, as no matter what, whether it was the True Immortal, Jade Emperor Zhu Houji, or his forces, they were among the most pinnacle of existences between heaven and earth.

But again, destruction is always easier than success; these people were not top existences, but initially being qualified to share benefits and being occupied by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty's benefits also meant that they had certain strength, otherwise, they would not even be eligible for this.

These people looking for trouble under the Jade Emperor was easy, and even though the Jade Emperor was a powerful True Immortal, he ultimately was just one person, lacking the ability to be everywhere at once.

You should know there is only “be a thief for a thousand days,” there is no “guard against a thief every day” principle, and now the forces under the Jade Emperor not only existed within the Divine Land World but with the expansion of the Heavenly Court Expansion Plan, more and more worlds were discovered and his forces increasingly ventured into more worlds in search of fortuitous opportunities.

In these worlds, some worlds might not be very powerful, but they were exceptionally special, capable of blocking external probing, where many incidents occurring internally were completely unknown to the outsiders.

Among these, if someone tripped up people under the Jade Emperor, they would not even know who their opponents were, unable to even find their enemies.

The Heavenly Court Expansion Plan was indeed an agreement among the True Immortals not to internecine, in order to not give indigenous peoples an opportunity, but this was just the rule on the surface; in some private worlds, particularly in worlds where the indigenous could not pose a threat, infighting happened frequently.

After all, the fortuitous opportunities available in each world were limited, and even though each cultivator's required fortuitous opportunities might not be completely the same, with the myriad of powerhouses from the Divine Land World, the competition for these opportunistic fortunes was bound to overlap.

On the path of cultivation, every step is fiercely contested. Although there are True Immortals above who set agreements, these are merely restraints on the surface. In reality, when encountering areas beyond the surveillance of True Immortals, where opportunities could change one's destiny, it would be odd if the powerful did not fight fiercely.

Currently, this is the situation in the Heavenly Court, where powerful factions are all eagerly competing. In areas visible to many True Immortals, there appears to be harmony and fair competition. However, in places beyond scrutiny, all sorts of methods are employed simply to plunder enough fortuitous opportunities for further advancement.

It's not just others acting this way under the Jade Emperor's command; the incessant resources obtained by his subordinates were not solely from their own painstaking efforts to explore the world–whether they had plundered from others was uncertain.

Plundering resources from others might bring joy, but having one's own opportunities taken away by someone else is certainly not pleasing.

Just like the Jade Emperor now, he was very displeased and quite annoyed upon hearing news that another newly explored world had lost contact with the subordinates he dispatched.

Because this was not the first time such an incident had occurred. In recent years, his subordinates faced continual targeting whenever deployed.

The Jade Emperor knew he was being targeted by various forces, and after the Shenxiao Sect showed its opposition, other factions began to kick him while he was down.

He was infuriated by all this, yet he couldn't provide an explanation, for there truly was no explanation.

Inevitably, reclaiming the authority in his hands would lead to conflict with the Shenxiao Sect–it was only a matter of time.

Now that he was being targeted by adversaries, he couldn't hypocritically tell them that he would never undertake such actions; that was utterly impossible.

Moreover, as a mature emperor, he represented not only himself but also those behind him. If he retreated, it would disappoint his subordinates.

Sometimes, one must consider not just one aspect of an action but a series of impacts.

The saying “Unwillingly embroiled in strife when in the martial arts world” applies to everyone. It isn't true that only those with high status and strength can act as they wish without constraints.

Even someone as powerful as Pei Xuanjing couldn't truly act as he desired unless he could sever all emotional ties and concerns; he would still be influenced by external factors and bound by them.

If even Pei Xuanjing couldn't act unimpeded, how could the Jade Emperor Zhu Houji?

Having desires leads to constraints, and the intense desire for power from the Jade Emperor Zhu Houji, with his many ambitions, correspondingly brought more constraints, making it even less possible to act as he wished.

Standing in his position, aside from his own power, he garnered the support of countless followers–for various reasons, they too sought rewards.

To this point, he seemed glorious with power in hand, yet he was actually treading on thin ice; he couldn't afford to step back nor dare to.

Backing down would mean either never or continuously retreating. If he stepped back this time against the Shenxiao Sect, the next time he would have to do the same. If he constantly retreated, how would he maintain his grip on authority, let alone spend his life as a puppet emperor? This was not what he wanted.

At this moment, the Heavenly Court Jade Emperor, who appeared majestic to outsiders, was actually trapped in an impossible dilemma.

He didn't know how he should proceed, yet he was aware that he couldn't afford any mistakes in his next steps, or else he would face irreversible doom.

Chapter end

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