The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 2236: Chapter 2182–2183: Jade Emperor’s Decision, Five Emperors—True or False?

“Every matter has different priorities. Who is the greatest enemy, who is the uncompromising opponent, who can be won over, who needs to be suppressed—all these are things Your Majesty needs to consider,” Emperor Wenchang continued.

The influence of the Longevity Taoist Monarch is indeed significant, affecting not just the Heavenly Court, but also the Divine Land World and the Chaos Void.

This influence doesn’t solely affect the Jade Emperor; it also affects many veteran Daoist Monarchs and the Newly Ascended Dao Lords. Hence, many have aimed their spearheads at the Longevity Taoist Monarch and the Shenxiao Sect behind him.

However, these people themselves do not present other threats. They wish to seize greater benefits and remove more influences; naturally, they must act this way.

But for the Jade Emperor, it’s different. The influence of the Longevity Taoist Monarch is also a potential threat, though not an immediate and significant danger.

At least compared to others, it is not important.

On the contrary, the Human Race Five Emperors and several Dao Lords from the Taoist School, such as the Xuantian Sect, Witch Deity Teaching, Sword Sect, and others, are truly the ones threatening his position, explicitly attempting to dethrone him. These are his real opponents.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor absolutely cannot, like others, aimlessly target the Longevity Taoist Monarch without distinguishing priorities. This would be the most unwise approach.

Instead, it is essential to clearly understand that, although the Longevity Taoist Monarch is the Leader of the Taoist School, the thoughts of some individuals within the Taoist School don’t represent the Monarch’s viewpoint. One must clearly distinguish between the two.

Only in this way can he make the best choice without making enemies on all sides, leading to ultimate failure.

“Thank you, Emperor Monarch. When the endeavor succeeds, you shall be credited with the highest merit,” the Jade Emperor said sincerely, with no falseness in his words, expressing them from the heart.

He admitted that his previous thoughts were somewhat biased and perhaps hadn’t truly recognized who his real opponents were.

“Your Majesty flatters me,” Emperor Wenchang said, smiling and shaking his head, not taking credit.

This Confucian Saint of Heart, the contemporary Military God, could not possibly be confused about these matters.

He also would not believe that the Jade Emperor was unclear on this point. If the Jade Emperor could not discern such a situation, then he could never have attained his current position.

In essence, it was merely that the Jade Emperor’s goals were too distant, his ambitions too vast. In recent years, he had faced too much suppression, leading him to see the Longevity Taoist Monarch as his opponent.

Moreover, after ascending as a Taoist Monarch, armed with the initial mastering of the Great Law Decree Technique, enough to contend with the Sword Emperor, even in defeat, the Jade Emperor gained significant confidence and thus his ambition grew.

However, the changing nature of events and the rapid evolution of circumstances meant that his plan, barely begun, revealed that the Longevity Taoist Monarch was far more formidable than he had imagined, truly invincible.

At this point, could it be said that the Jade Emperor hadn’t realized the deviation in his plan or chosen the wrong target?

Impossible.

It’s simply because his plan had become widely known, and without sufficient reason, he couldn’t easily change his target.

For other powerful figures, perhaps it was somewhat understandable, but for the Jade Emperor, without sufficient reason, hastily altering directives would have an enormous impact on his standing.

Therefore, when Emperor Wenchang spoke, he provided the Jade Emperor with an ample reason that allowed him to cease brooding, continuing knowingly down the wrong path.

The Jade Emperor smiled slightly, not persisting further on this topic. Touching briefly on the subject sufficed; both understood each other’s intentions, which was enough.

Throughout millennia of ruler and subject relations, they had established sufficient understanding, making it unnecessary to state everything plainly.

The Jade Emperor shifted to another topic and asked, “What does the Emperor Monarch think of the current situation in the Divine Land?”

With the change of conversation direction, the two led the topic toward the current structure of the Divine Land World.

In today’s Divine Land World, various Divine Dynasties, Imperial Dynasties, sects, and religious sects have been igniting warfare. Not only do these Divine Dynasty Empires wish to gain more territories, but some Ancient Holy Lands are also seeking ways to expand their borders.

For the immortal sects, they lack no resources, but for many Ancient Holy Land religious sects, having greater influence allows them to obtain more resources.

Especially for forces inherently weaker at expanding in the Chaos Void, the warring state among various forces indeed presented a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

They don’t even long to permanently occupy their current territories; as long as they can temporarily seize and plunder sufficient resources and benefits, it can be considered a success to some degree.

Thus, the entire Divine Land World’s interior is ablaze with warfare, an endless stretch of battles on all fronts, nonstop struggles between powerful figures, and ceaseless conflicts among various forces.

Even now, True Immortals occasionally step in.

Of course, what the Jade Emperor meant to ask was not this, but how Emperor Wenchang views the situation faced by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty.

Currently, while the Great Ming Divine Dynasty’s offensives on the remaining Four Directions Continent have been relatively smooth, the situation on the entire Central Continent isn’t favorable.

Initially, they had the advantage of surprise, but once the various forces reacted, they began to join forces, tacitly coordinating to halt the Great Ming Divine Dynasty’s advancement.