The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1247: Chapter 1196-1197 The Witch God’s Scheme, Seeking to Open the Netherworld

Chapter 1247 -1196-1197 The Witch God’s Scheme, Seeking to Open the Netherworld

It was not just that; if it were only so, the relationship between the two parties would not have developed to this extent.

An even more important point was the change in identity of Zhu Houji, the Central Jade Emperor, and the complete submission of the Confucian Gate to him. He no longer needed to be held in check by the Witch God Sect, and instead sought to subjugate it, which naturally provoke the displeasure of the Witch God Sect Leader.

The great affairs of the state rely on sacrificial rites and military might.

The former Ruler of the human race, who, as the dominion of the human race, naturally had the authority of the Witch Priest lineage firmly in their hands.

But as the era changed, the subsequent Ruler of the Human Race, or in other words, the Lord of the Divine Dynasty, failed to do so, allowing those powers to once again be wielded by the lineage of the Witch God.

If Zhu Houji had risen from nothing, initially subdued the Witch God Sect with his own strength, and seized that power, then naturally the Witch God Sect would have no grounds for discontent.

However, his establishment of the Divine Dynasty took advantage of a trick; when the Witch God Sect emerged, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty had not yet reached its pinnacle and was unable to suppress the Witch God Sect; it even had to rely on the power of the Witch God Sect, which meant his authority was inherently unequal from the start.

Losing power is simple, but trying to reclaim it is very difficult.

Even though he had now certified himself as a Tao-Certifying True Immortal and took the position of Heavenly Court Master, his power was insufficient to suppress the Witch God Sect, it was even weaker than the Witch God Sect, naturally leading to their alienation.

Even if he did not make his thoughts apparent, how could the many strong members of the Witch God Sect fail to see it?

Therefore, they immediately made a clean cut, severing Zhu Houji’s attempt to reach out to the Witch God Sect.

Were it not for the presence of the Longevity Taoist Monarch that gave the Witch God Sect Leader some reservations, these individuals would not mind turning hostile, making a real clean break.

All these incidents actually proved that Zhu Houji’s current status was not yet firmly established; for him to truly become the unrivaled Emperor of Heaven, both in the heavens and on earth, there was still a long way to go.

While Zhu Houji was pondering how to strengthen himself, to reclaim all authority, and to establish his position, other forces were not idle either.

At this time, the Witch God Sect Leader joined forces with the figure embodying Heavenly Mother Earth below, and several of the current strong members of the Witch God lineage, to ascend Shenxiao Mountain where the Longevity Taoist Monarch resided, with seemingly certain schemes in mind.

And their plotting was destined to be a major event concerning heaven and earth.

Shenxiao Mountain, the mountain range where the mightiest being, the Longevity Taoist Monarch, cultivated, had become the most renowned mountain range between heaven and earth, and a Holy Land envied and admired by countless cultivators.

After the Enthronement, most of the stronger beings had entered the Heavenly world to cultivate. After all, the Immortal Spirit Qi unique to the Heavenly world was beneficial, not just for ordinary cultivators, but also greatly for True Immortal Strong.

As a result, most of the many True Immortals had gone to cultivate in the Heavenly world, leaving only a few still in the Mortal Realm.

This time, even though many disciples of the Shenxiao Sect had been restored to the Sealed God Position and entered the Heavenly world, there were still many more disciples of the Shenxiao Sect who remained within the Shenxiao Sect.

It was not because they were incapable of being enthroned as gods, but because they preferred the rigorous freedom of the Mortal Realm over the strictness of the Heavenly world.

After all, not only does the Heavenly world have Immortal Spirit Qi, but the Shenxiao Domain of the Shenxiao Sect also has Immortal Spirit Qi, and they don’t need to compete with others for it.

However, as Junior Leader, Pang Hong had been enthroned as the Nine Heavens Answering Yuan Thunder Sound Universalization Heavenly Venerate, as the head of the Thunder Department and the manager of the Shenxiao House of Jade Purity. In the absence of his own master, the South Pole Eternal Life Emperor’s intervention, he had no choice but to laboriously ascend to the Heavenly world to manage the Thunder Department, and even all the affairs under the command of the South Pole Eternal Life Emperor.

Originally, Pang Hong did not want to be enthroned with the Divine Position, and Pei Xuanjing had actually agreed with him on this.

However, later Pang Hong, although he had stepped into the Strongest Realm of the Ninth Layer of Spirit, was still some distance from the Golden Core Seventh Turn, ascent to being a True Immortal; he still needed time to refine his own Golden Core.

In such circumstances, Pei Xuanjing persuaded him to take up the Divine Position, and then to wield authority, both for refining himself and to help Pei Xuanjing handle many things.

After the Enthronement, with the emergence of the Heavenly Court, although the Heaven and Human realms coexist in the same world, they actually belong to two different sides. Pei Xuanjing believed that Pang Hong no longer needed to continue refining himself in the Mortal Realm, but rather it was better to enter the Heavenly world for further cultivation.

After all, by leading the original old-timers who founded the Shenxiao Sect into the Heavenly world, he also cleared the way for many of the Shenxiao Sect’s younger generations to take their place, significantly benefiting the future development of the Shenxiao Sect.

Pang Hong accepted this idea, for the older generation of this world, his own peers, had all ascended to the Heavenly world, indicating that the Heavenly world was becoming the new stage for these individuals.

Many of the leaders of the various powers in the Mortal Realm were of the younger generation. Why should he compete with the juniors?

It was just like the situation he had faced when he first took charge of the Shenxiao Sect, encountering the circumstances of the older generation of strong beings.

If he won against the younger generation, it was expected; yet, he would be criticized for bullying the weak, and if he lost, he would be deemed to have regressed with age, inferior even to the younger generation.

Under such circumstances, why should he waste his time here?

After Pang Hong and his powerful peers entered the Heavenly world, the leadership of the Shenxiao Sect immediately changed hands. Pei Xuanjing also completely disappeared from the sight of the younger generation, either cultivating in seclusion within the Shenxiao Domain or observing the evolution of the world from the Longevity World. Apart from the current Sect Leader and several Elders of the Shenxiao Sect, nobody could see him.