He judged that Qingling Primordial Lord was unaware of this transaction, and it was very likely that he just saw a suitable opportunity. If he had known in advance that it involved Ju Mang Ancestor Witch, he wouldn't have acted alone.

"And Qingling Primordial Lord's actions might be accidental, whether for the Wood Virtue Star Lord or Ju Mang Ancestor Witch. After all, for them, completing the transaction is the most important thing, and there's no need to create complications at this time, even if it's used to lure Qingling Primordial Lord out. As long as the transaction lets Ju Mang Ancestor Witch certify the Tao, Qingling Primordial Lord poses no threat."

"But even if Qingling Primordial Lord's action was accidental, Ju Mang Ancestor Witch and others chose to exploit it, intending to directly seize Qingling Primordial Lord's Wood Dao Authority. If they can also achieve this, it would mean an ascent to rival the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei."

"Perhaps this is why even the Witch God Sect Leader and Imperial Honors Houtu got involved. Only they could prevent the Great Emperor Qinghua and Emperor Gouchen from interfering in this matter."

Instantly, Yu Zhenzi deduced the beginning and end of this matter almost completely. Perhaps there are some differences, like Great Emperor Qinghua and Emperor Gouchen's inaction, which might not just be due to the Witch God Sect Leader's intervention, but also their deliberate indulgence.

The existence of the Five Old Lords is a backup plan for the Taoist School's Taoist Monarchs, intended to handle any unexpected incidents in the Heavenly Court. This is an almost universally known contingency of the Taoist School.

However, for these Imperial Honors, they certainly disapprove of the Five Old Lords. The answer is definitely disapproval.

This is akin to an emperor in the middle of his reign, holding great power, and then others start supporting the Crown Prince, Princes, waiting for the emperor's demise. Would the emperor tolerate this?

Mortal emperors are like this, not letting go of their authority until they die, let alone the Imperial Honors of the Heavenly Court.

Unlike mortals who face aging and death, these Imperial Honors, upon certifying the Tao, are eternal unless they fall. They naturally don't need successors, and now the Taoist School's actions imply wishing them dead.

Previously, they could do nothing about the Five Old Lords, but that didn't stop them from disapproving of their existence. Now, with this opportunity, they wouldn't mind seizing the chance, although there's no need to completely undermine the other side, suppressing and shattering their illusions is an ordinary action.

"The Taoist Monarchs of Witch Deity Teaching, Taoist School, Emperor Green Jade of the East Pole, Western Emperor Gouchen, Qingling Primordial Lord, Wood Virtue Star Lord, Ju Mang Ancestor Witch, these individuals and forces are intertwined, indicating that the internal situation of the Divine Continent is not much better than the Myriad Laws Realm." Yu Zhenzi sneered sarcastically.

Indeed, chaos is impending, and all forces and strong figures are becoming restless, each with their own plans and unwilling to sit idly.

In the past, even if those Imperial Honors were dissatisfied with the Five Old Lords' existence, they wouldn't dare to be so blatant. Now, this way, they are truly disregarding the Taoist School.

The Taoist School is undeniably the strongest force in the world, and even though there is internal factional strife, it remains a colossus that even Taoist Monarchs must respect.

Now, these two Imperial Honors dare to act so boldly, aside from the Witch God Sect Leader providing them enough excuses and benefits, there might be other strong figures supporting them behind the scenes.

Indeed, benefits reaching a sufficient scale could make people take risks. Since the Witch God Sect Leader can stop these two Imperial Honors and make them willing to forsake some Heavenly Court dignity, the benefits offered must be substantial.

However, having the means to obtain such benefits requires the ability to enjoy them. For these two Imperial Honors, even if attracted by these benefits, they can't simply disregard their lives and ignore the threats from the Taoist Monarchs of the Taoist School.

It is known that the Five Old Lords are backed only by a few Taoist Monarchs from the Taoist School, aiming to change the current Heavenly Court situation and strengthen the Taoist School's influence.

But regardless, the Five Old Lords represent the Taoist School's face, and even if other Taoist Monarchs don't support the Five Old Lords taking over the Heavenly Court, it doesn't mean they want to see the Taoist School's power weakened.

Suppressing the power of the Five Old Lords, in a way, is weakening the Taoist School's control over the Heavenly Court and diminishing its influence, which cannot be tolerated by other Taoist Monarchs and must be responded to.

Now, these two Imperial Honors dare to act so boldly, certainly with the support of other Taoist Monarchs or other forces motivating them, otherwise, they wouldn't dare to act like this.

"So, does it mean Great Emperor Qinghua and Emperor Gouchen are inclined towards the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei?" Yu Zhenzi frowned and wondered: "Great Emperor Qinghua came from the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, and Emperor Gouchen from the Sword Sect, they definitely have backing."

Emperor Green Jade of the East Pole, from the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, initially received the support of Lord Wanling to ascend to the position of Imperial Honors.

Emperor Gouchen did likewise, even though he achieved great merit during the Conferred God War, there were others with even higher merit. His final ascent to the Six Imperial Honorable also owed significantly to the Sword Sect.

Even though Great Emperor Ziwei hailed from the Sky Mechanism Pavilion, the Sky Mechanism Pavilion is ultimately a relatively loose intelligence organization. Its structure prevents comparison with the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect or the Sword Sect.

As an Imperial Honors supported by the Sky Mechanism Pavilion, once Great Emperor Ziwei's power is sufficient, he can turn against Taoist Monarch Tianji, and even if Taoist Monarch Tianji is dissatisfied, due to personality, he might suppress rather than engage in an endless struggle.

However, Great Emperor Qinghua and Emperor Gouchen are different, as both emerged from formidable sects, the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, and Sword Sect.

Lord Wanling, as one of the veteran Taoist Monarchs, is renowned as a mighty figure in the world. Even though not top among veteran Taoist Monarchs, he is still a force to reckon with and would not tolerate Great Emperor Qinghua's betrayal.

Moreover, given Lord Wanling's style, he wouldn't delay resolving such issues until now if Great Emperor Qinghua were showing signs of revolt.

As for Sword Emperor, currently the strongest in the Sword Path, even certified as Taoist Monarch, he maintains his title as Sword Emperor, never adopting the Taoist Monarch title, indicating his unique style.

Given Sword Emperor's authority within the Sword Sect, combined with his position as the strongest in the Sword Path, Emperor Gouchen cannot compete with Sword Emperor, as his strength and prestige are insufficient to create his own faction, even upon certifying the Tao.

So, Yu Zhenzi was somewhat puzzled about why Great Emperor Qinghua and Emperor Gouchen dared to conspire with Witch God Sect for benefits, because even the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei cannot stop them.

"Why do they need support from the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei?" Pei Xuanjing smiled faintly and said, "They already have backing, and now, it's merely presented directly."

At these words, Yu Zhenzi immediately grasped something, his eyes flashing with divine light: "So, does this mean it's Lord Wanling and Sword Emperor's intention?"

Indeed, these two have backing, none other than Lord Wanling and Sword Emperor. As long as they don't harm the interests of Ten Thousand Spirits Sect and Sword Sect, they will not lose their backing.

"So, does this mean that Lord Wanling and Sword Emperor now intend to use this opportunity to intervene in the Heavenly Court, and simultaneously weaken the Taoist School's power?" Yu Zhenzi questioned directly at the core.

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