Novel Full Chapter 2114: 2060–2061: Flexible Maneuvers, Surprising All
Chapter 2114: Chapter 2060–2061: Flexible Maneuvers, Surprising All
“We absolutely cannot allow the Jade Emperor to seize the authority of the human race. Even if he is to win, it should be a pyrrhic victory; we must not let him win easily.”
This was the thought of a Taoist Monarch upon learning that the Jade Emperor had obtained the Kongtong Seal and was preparing to vie with the Human Race Five Emperors for control of the human race.
There’s no such thing as a perfect secret; perhaps at the very start, the news of the Jade Emperor obtaining the Kongtong Seal could be kept private, but as not only he witnessed it, others would not simply sit back and do nothing even if he wanted to keep it secret.
After all, for the Witch God Sect Leader, handing the Kongtong Seal to the Jade Emperor initially was to divert the Jade Emperor’s attention and provoke a conflict between him and the Human Race Five Emperors, to fish for benefits amidst the chaos.
If the Jade Emperor simply obtained the Kongtong Seal, prepared in silence, and then launched an attack catching the Human Race Five Emperors off guard, his victory would be too easy, which wouldn’t align with the interests of the Witch Deity Teaching, not the scenario they wanted to see.
Not only the Witch God Sect Leader held this belief, but other Taoist Monarchs also thought similarly, including some of the newly ascended Dao Lords allied with the Jade Emperor, and even some of the Six Imperials shared this idea.
After all, the Jade Emperor himself was powerful, and vaguely held a leading role on their side. If he were to unify the human race, they indeed could win, but this victory wouldn’t maximize their benefits.
Before uniting to overthrow the monopoly of veteran Daoist Monarchs, they couldn’t stand atop, couldn’t eat the most meat, and even after breaking the monopoly, they still had to remain under the Jade Emperor, couldn’t eat the most meat, couldn’t obtain enough resources, wouldn’t this be all for nothing.
Thus, strengthening the Jade Emperor is acceptable, but not without limits. Even weakening him appropriately under certain circumstances to maintain the interests of all parties is the best choice.
This regards nothing about backstabbing or otherwise; it’s the nature of humans, driven by interests.
Even for this goal, the powerful of Witch Deity Teaching personally intervened, connected with various factions, supported different forces, all to delay the development pace of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty.
The various factions have seen the internal strife among the overseas Ancient Clan of the Human Race Five Emperors, and thus deliberately slowed the expansion speed of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, giving both sides a balance, a fair confrontation opportunity, not to let the difference be too vast.
Of course, for forces like the Witch Deity Teaching, they also made some high-risk investments, helping to support certain forces. If the other party could rise with this opportunity, they’re willing to invest more resources.
Wu Thirty-Seven, under such circumstances, chose to cooperate with the Great Yu Dynasty, treating the Great Yu Dynasty as his collaborator to obstruct the Great Ming Divine Dynasty and to plan some things for himself.
Perhaps from the perspective of the entire layout of the Witch Deity Teaching, they dispatched many strong individuals and made numerous investment choices, so the success or failure of a single one does not affect, or even if all fail, as long as they thwarted the Jade Emperor’s plan, providing enough obstruction to his actions, they would consider it a success.
But that’s looking from the overall layout of the Witch Deity Teaching; for Wu Thirty-Seven and others, that’s not the case. While their overall interests align with the Witch Deity Teaching, they have their own ideas to plan for their interests under this common cause.
The several Ancestral Witches of the Witch Deity Teaching don’t care if supporting these forces succeeds, for it’s just icing on the cake, and failure is harmless.
However, for Wu Thirty-Seven, this is an opportunity, a chance to surpass competitors and win more people’s favor, to elevate his status.
If he could push the forces he chose to further advance and seize a significant portion in the power structure of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, it would greatly aid his cultivation, allowing him to progress further.
It should be known that the Longevity Taoist Monarch Pei Xuanjing rose because he supported the Great Ming Empire to ascend to a divine dynasty, seizing an early advantage, thereby reaching the peak, illustrating that supporting the Dragon Court holds substantial benefits.
Today’s circumstances aren’t like the past, Wu Thirty-Seven didn’t expect to replicate the Majestic feat of climbing to the peak like the Longevity Taoist Monarch. Even with confidence, he wouldn’t think he’s stronger than the Longevity Taoist Monarch of his era.
The Longevity Taoist Monarch succeeded because he already stood at the peak without upper pressure, only needing to face peers. Currently, Wu Thirty-Seven is merely a Supreme Strong one, although rare to have adversaries among Supreme Overlords, there’s still the presence of True Immortals and Taoist Monarchs above him.
His expectation is to take this chance to step further into the Immortal Path, or even tread further on this path, laying a solid foundation for himself, preparing for his future ascension to the Taoist Monarch level.
The Great Yu Dynasty was selected by him among many forces; on the Central Earth Continent, there are stronger imperial dynasties than the Great Yu Dynasty, yet he was aware of the larger appetite and greater resource needs of those stronger imperial dynasties.
On the contrary, although the Great Yu Dynasty seems in decline under the suppression of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, without outside assistance, it might have long been annexed by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty.
However, nothing is absolute; advantages and disadvantages coexist, and the Great Yu Dynasty, with its various drawbacks, still stands firm on the Central Earth Continent, proving that their foundation still holds some depth.