The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1849: Chapter 1794–Chapter 1795 Human Race Five Emperors_2

The Five Emperors and other experts, possessing the wisdom and memories of the ancient Human Race’s Ruler, acknowledged this aspect. They understood that their strength was not enough to forcibly seize the authority of the Human Race from these powerful Taoist Monarchs, so they chose to peacefully remain in the Divine Land World, guarding the development of the Human Race.

However, these former apex rulers of the Human Race, especially the Five Emperors, were all heroes and formidable figures. When they first descended into this era, they recognized reality, understood that the Six Imperials of the Heavenly Court were supreme, and knowing that they lacked the strength to vie for supremacy, they naturally withdrew.

But as the years passed, these beings with Innate Divine Bodies began to grow stronger, each becoming extremely powerful True Immortals. Especially with the existence of the Five Emperors, they successively certified the Tao and became Taoist Monarchs.

If the world remained peaceful, even with the Five Emperors successively certifying the Tao, their formidable power would not be enough to change anything in the face of many veteran Daoist Monarchs, and they could only obey the rules of heaven and earth.

However, when circumstances changed and newly ascended Dao Lords and veteran Daoist Monarchs started conflicting and seizing authority, certain thoughts naturally arose, and both veteran and newly ascended Dao Lords began to notice this power.

“Do they want to break the rules?” Emperor Gouchen’s eyes flickered with cold light; he couldn’t believe that the Five Emperors had stood up, attempting to seize power and usurp authority.

Indeed, it was a blatant attempt to seize power and usurp authority. Perhaps they were once the Human Race Rulers, and Emperor Gouchen respected their achievements and contributions.

But the past is the past, and everything was once. The present era belongs to the new generation, and the Five Emperors, instead of staying quietly, are ambitious and think his sword is not sharp enough!

The Five Emperors certifying the Tao as five Taoist Monarchs hold little worth in Emperor Gouchen’s eyes.

There is always a gap between Taoist Monarchs, and the Five Emperors were the weakest, simply achieving the Tao by relying on their Innate Divine Bodies. Even if the five of them joined forces, Emperor Gouchen would not be intimidated.

Therefore, he could not understand who gave these Five Emperors the courage to harbor such ambitions, not fearing that they might truly be uprooted?

The existence of the Five Emperors was not only feared by Emperor Gouchen; in fact, there were many Daoist Monarchs who disliked them, who initially didn’t want them to return.

For some Daoist Monarchs with a strong desire for authority, the presence of the Jade Emperor might be acceptable because the Jade Emperor was their own creation, and his powers were limited, and the Jade Emperor did not hold a legal advantage over them.

But these Five Emperors were different. While their power was inferior to the Jade Emperor, their deep imprint as forefathers of the Human Race presents a tremendous threat to the ambitious.

If they invoked the name of the Five Emperors to play a similar game as the Great Ming Divine Dynasty’s Purge with Heaven’s Blessings, it might cause catastrophic disasters.

Thus, some Daoist Monarchs consciously or unconsciously suppressed the Five Emperors, ensuring they simply played the role of Human Race Guardians, and didn’t give them any opportunity to meddle in other matters.

However, the current Divine Land World is far too complex. Even the veteran Daoist Monarchs who diligently safeguarded the existing peace couldn’t withstand the disturbance of interests, which eventually broke the balance.

Now, the vigilance of Great Emperor Qinghua shows that those Five Emperors found an opportunity, and they too were eager to make a move.

“Violate the rules? After all, rules are made by humans. Those who initially asked them to retreat are the same ones who now wish to bring them back out; rules in others’ hands are naturally at others’ whims.” Great Emperor Qinghua said disdainfully.

For those Daoist Monarchs, the existence of the Five Emperors was merely a tool to be used. As long as they served their plans and interests, they didn’t mind pushing them out once again.

“The Witch Deity Teaching?” Emperor Gouchen tentatively inquired.

The Witch Deity Teaching, as the oldest heritage among the Human Race, initially served as the priests to the Ruler of the Human Race through the generations, wielding various Human Race authorities, being the most trusted existence of the Human Race Ruler, and also the most powerful aide.

It still remembered that during the initial execution of the Plan to Replace the Gods with Humans, gathering related items of past Human Race Rulers, the things presented by other factions combined were far less plentiful than those produced by the Witch Deity Teaching, evidencing their deep foundation.

Moreover, in these recent years, the Witch Deity Teaching’s strength has been burgeoning, dissatisfied with Confucianism’s control over Human Race’s rites and laws, leading to countless conflicts and frictions.

Now wishing to seize this opportunity to push the Five Emperors back out again, setting them once more upon the stage, there isn’t an absence of cause.

Great Emperor Qinghua first nodded, then shook his head, sighing: “Whether the Witch Deity Teaching is involved is yet uncertain, but according to the information I have, the Xuantian Sect is quite pleased with succeeding in this matter.”

“Xuantian Sect!” Upon hearing this, Emperor Gouchen’s eyes filled with chilliness.

Whether it is due to his identity as a Sword Sect disciple or his current status as Emperor Gouchen, he harbors no good feelings towards Xuantian Sect.

The past conflicts between the Sword Sect and the Xuantian Sect need not be mentioned; there were numerous enemies and foes in the Sword Sect of Emperor Gouchen’s as well, grudges unresolved until this day.

As one of the Heavenly Court Venerables, he was innately displeased with these top Immortal Sects, whose self-assumed prowess and seniority led them to meddle in many Heavenly Court affairs, significantly influencing the authority of the Venerables.

Although he was surprised by the emergence of the Five Emperors, upon hearing that the Xuantian Sect was agitating behind it, it also felt quite expected.

The Xuantian Sect, as the foremost force of the Human Race and leader of the Righteous Path in earlier times, was significantly impacted by the rise of the Longevity Taoist Monarch Pei Xuanjing, impeding their development and leaving them far from their former glory.

Though the rise of Longevity Taoist Monarch didn’t result in conflicts or contradictions with the Xuantian Sect, and it was because of the existence of that Longevity Taoist Monarch that the Divine Continent World attained today’s glorious prosperity.

Yet, the dazzling radiance from the rise of a strong individual inevitably influences others, especially when the strong individual is not alone, backed by numerous disciples and allies.

The ascent of the Longevity Taoist Monarch heralded prosperity for the Divine Continent World, but it also nearly overturned the previous pattern of the Divine Continent World.

Putting aside other factors, his mere identity with the Taoist School amplified their influence. Thanks to friendly relations with the Witch Deity Teaching and some connections with the Blood Fiend Demon Monarch, all parties reaped extensive benefits.

An ebb and flow; maintaining status quo equates to a decline when competitors strengthen, and so it was for the Xuantian Sect.

More importantly, the Xuantian Sect, as the former leader of the Righteous Path, even amid the rivalry with the Sword Sect, kept holding an advantage, often assuming the role of arbiter, silently elevating their status slightly above other top forces, recognized even by the Sword Sect.

However, the rise of the Longevity Taoist Monarch, coupled with the subsequent establishment of the Heavenly Court, invisibly suppressed and undermined the status of the Xuantian Sect. At least, in some conflicts of powerful factions, the arbitrator role shifted to the Heavenly Court, silently usurping their judicial role and weakening their influence.

Throughout these millennia, even though Xuantian Sect remained among the top Immortal Sects, and the Taoist Monarch Xuantian was still a strong presence among veteran Daoist Monarchs, the impact of the entire Xuantian Sect inevitably declined, nearly standing alongside the Sky Mechanism Pavilion.

For many strong figures within the Xuantian Sect, accepting this is impossible. They were once the mightiest, commanding the land, and now falling to such a position naturally sparks a desire for resurgence.