On the other hand, these Imperial Honors, the newly ascended Dao Lords now stand out, causing the world's situation to change, thoroughly harming the interests of the Purple Mansion Sect and the Purple Mansion True Monarch. It would be strange if they didn't hate us.

Therefore, whether from a rational or emotional perspective, they are actually more inclined towards the veteran Daoist Monarchs. As long as those top immortal sects promise not to touch the interests of the Dragon Saliva Realm, they would naturally side with the veteran Daoist Monarchs and not choose to align with the Jade Emperor and others.

"Indeed, we made a choice out of desperation. If it weren't for the situation forcing us, we wouldn't have chosen to break away at this moment," the Jade Emperor also realized, thinking carefully, he said, "Those who lean towards us now aren't the ones who have vested interests."

In a different position, looking from the perspective of the Purple Mansion Sect, he would make a similar choice.

In fact, isn't he the same, being the puppet Emperor of Heaven is not something new, but why was he indifferent back then, only to decide to break away now, cutting off all escape routes.

Besides self-attesting as a Taoist Monarch, believing his own strength to be sufficient, it was also due to reasons of interest.

Even though restrained in the past, and authority could not be truly enacted, the Expansion Plan of the Heavenly Court brought immense benefits. The interests gained from his position were far exceeded, and it wouldn't have been wise to break up then.

But now, as the Expansion Plan of the Heavenly Court reaches a bottleneck, the benefits are constantly decreasing, and naturally, one wants to seek other ways to gain benefits.

"Innovation requires striving. If one could live comfortably, no one would be willing to strive," the Great Emperor Ziwei said coldly.

In the eyes of some people, his current position is something many desire, but only those who truly sit in this position can understand its discomfort.

He hails from the Sky Mechanism Pavilion, supported by the Taoist Monarch Tianji initially to sit in this position, and he also gave great returns to the Sky Mechanism Pavilion, by leveraging his position.

However, once sitting in this position, naturally, people will continuously draw closer to him, slowly forming an interest group centered around him. At this time, he needs to bring sufficient benefits to his followers; otherwise, why would others follow him and risk their lives for him.

If he continuously sends benefits to the Sky Mechanism Pavilion, then the hearts of his star gods would inevitably be scattered, they would start shifting allegiance, and he would not be able to maintain his position in the Heavenly Court.

Indeed, with the strength of a Taoist Monarch, no one could challenge his position of Imperial Honors, but a Taoist Monarch is not omnipotent, cannot handle everything personally, and also needs others to drive, to assist him.

And without the support of numerous star gods, any decree, any thought would be unimplementable, and he would become a puppet in the whole Heavenly Court, a mere machine serving the Sky Mechanism Pavilion selflessly.

If it were in the past when power was insufficient, he couldn't change the situation and could only silently accept everything.

But as his strength constantly increased, possessing the power to stand at the peak, how could he willingly accept such a situation?

Ultimately, any powerful one standing in these Realms of Heavenly Seas relies on themselves. If relying solely on the Sky Mechanism Pavilion is like being a rootless duckweed, when the Sky Mechanism Pavilion abandons him one day, he won't have any capacity to resist.

As for whether such a day will come, if Master Tianji truly valued him, then why wasn't he the one to take over the Sky Mechanism Pavilion initially, instead sent to the Heavenly Court, this seemingly glorious position, isn't it also a kind of banishment, a form of abandonment.

The gaze of the Great Emperor Ziwei swept across the Jade Emperor. From some perspective, he still admires this Jade Emperor; the other's mind has always been very tenacious or rather always clear about his own goals, never changed.

This Jade Emperor rose from insignificance, under the aegis of the Longevity Taoist Monarch, but never truly regarded the Longevity Taoist Monarch as all his reliance. All his actions seemed a bit ungrateful, but his pursuit of independence and self-reliance never wavered, truly with unswerving determination.

The Great Emperor Ziwei has seen strong Heaven's Proud rising from insignificance, but undoubtedly, the Jade Emperor is the most tenacious he has ever seen.

Sitting in the position of the Great Emperor Ziwei, although somewhat constrained, his situation is definitely better than that of the Jade Emperor, yet even so, how long has he borne it in comparison to the Jade Emperor, it's vastly different.

The Jade Emperor observed the changing expression of the Great Emperor Ziwei, unsure of what the other thought of but did not delve deeply, neither knowing that the other was reflecting on his experiences.

Ultimately, their relationship is merely of allies, somewhat closer compared to the alliance among the newly ascended Dao Lords.

He understands such an alliance is not to last forever; the path of the Emperor is forever lonely, a true Emperor has no allies to walk side by side with.

Awaiting the future, the moment their plan is realized, truly reclaiming the control of the Heavenly Court, a new dispute will inevitably erupt between them regarding the Supreme position of the Heavenly Court, unavoidable.

However, all this is a matter of the future, for now, they have mutual interests, which can be temporarily suppressed, the Jade Emperor thought and asked, "Regarding the reaction of the Purple Mansion Sect, should we give some response?"

The actions of the Purple Mansion Sect, seemingly justifiable, depend on who they are dealing with. From the Heavenly Court's perspective, they can certainly intervene if they wish.

The Great Emperor Ziwei shook his head slightly, smiling as he said, "The affairs of the Dragon Saliva Realm weren't stirred by us, why act now. Not long ago, we have already shown our sincerity to them, now it's their turn to show theirs."

Although there is reason to intervene, the Great Emperor Ziwei doesn't want to meddle in the Dragon Saliva Realm matters, even though the Purple Mansion True Monarch's choice this time somewhat damaged their face, he still chooses to watch and let change take its course.

Acting in collaboration with these newly ascended Dao Lords towards the same goal is only correct, but there still needs to be a clear distinction of leader and follower among them, proving their value, demonstrating their eligibility as allies.

After acquiring Supreme Divine Power, both chose one opponent each and challenged veteran Daoist Monarchs, even if they lost, it expressed their stance, serving as a token of allegiance, showing their attitude to the newly ascended Dao Lords.

But how much power do these newly ascended Dao Lords control, what storm can they raise, still needs to be proven.

The Dragon Saliva Realm matters were stirred by those newly ascended Dao Lords, now that the Purple Mansion True Monarch responded, they also need to react; if even this can't be done, he might reconsider cooperating with these people, or reassess the primary-secondary dynamic of cooperation.

"Indeed, we have already laid all cards on the table. If they continue hiding, it won't be justifiable," the Jade Emperor smiled, acknowledging this point.

Collaboration is based on equality; if the capabilities of these newly ascended Dao Lords are only this much, it may be better for them to lead these people.

The alliance of the Jade Emperor with these newly ascended Dao Lords was never simple and absolutely united; such a notion is implausible. After all, they initially came together due to interests.

Irrespective of whether the matter succeeds in the end, even if ultimately successful, the distribution of interests will also require a round of discussion. Gaining control in advance is undoubtedly an advantage.

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