Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 479 - 479 488 The Struggle for the Heavenly Emperor

479: Chapter 488: The Struggle for the Heavenly Emperor 479: Chapter 488: The Struggle for the Heavenly Emperor Atop the Heavenly Emperor’s throne, Ye Xuan wore a faint smile, but his smile made the Group of Immortals extremely uneasy, because Ye Xuan’s smile seemed too sinister, as if he was about to rise in fury and slaughter them all at a word’s disagreement.

“Amitabha Buddha!”

Maitreya Buddha clasped his hands and chanted the Buddha’s name in a low voice, saying, “Emperor, this poor monk has a word of advice.

Although the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother have been killed by your might, the lordship over the Three Realms is not to be taken lightly.

The recognition of all beings in the Three Realms is necessary for you to ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor, otherwise, even if we recognize your identity as Heavenly Emperor, the title would be neither legitimate nor proper.”

As Maitreya Buddha’s words concluded, Taiyi True Lord swiftly stood up and echoed, “Maitreya Venerable speaks truly; if the Emperor desires to rule over the Three Realms, he must do so with both legitimate title and proper word, and more importantly, with the approval of the Saints.”

Western Buddha, Chan Sect Golden Immortals, when these two factions spoke in unison, the Group of Immortals at Turquoise Pool expressed their agreement, evidently, none of the Immortals present wished to confront Ye Xuan openly, rather, they were tactfully rejecting his proposition.

“Oh?”

Ye Xuan’s smile gradually faded; he leaned forward and rested his arms on the imperial case, looking fiercely at them as he asked, “So, does this mean that all of you disagree with me becoming the master of the Three Realms?”

“No…

We wouldn’t dare!”

Ye Xuan’s temper was so quick to turn that it prompted a change in Taiyi True Lord’s complexion.

He replied in a trembling voice, with beads of sweat forming on his forehead—evidence of the fear he held towards Ye Xuan.

“Hmph!”

Suddenly, before Ye Xuan could speak again, a cold snort was heard.

Zhao Gongming strode forward, followed by hundreds of Jie Sect Immortals.

“Our Jie Sect from top to bottom is willing to serve the Emperor as the new Heavenly Emperor.

Should anyone dissent, we of the Jie Sect will surely not rest until the end.”

Zhao Gongming led the Jie Sect Immortals to bow to Ye Xuan, and though he seemed to be advising Ye Xuan, his true purpose was to show the Immortals present that the Jie Sect already stood on Ye Xuan’s side.

“Indeed, as one of the four great Emperors, since the Jade Emperor is incompetent and unvirtuous, the one who is most qualified to be the Heavenly Emperor is none other than Emperor Dongji.”

Emperor Ziwei stepped forth, surveying the Immortals present, with Daluo Immortal Light lightly rippling around him.

Considering that he addressed Ye Xuan as a brother, it was clear that should Ye Xuan pursue the Heavenly Emperor position, Emperor Ziwei would wholeheartedly support him.

As Emperor Ziwei finished speaking, the expressions of the Immortals present shifted slightly, as they had not expected Emperor Ziwei to choose sides at such a moment.

His identity was extremely unique, and his connections and background were truly extraordinary.

Firstly, as one of the four great Emperors of the Heavenly Court, he was a peer of the Jade Emperor.

Before the new Heavenly Emperor was decided, he held significant influence.

The most critical issue was that Emperor Ziwei had wide-reaching connections throughout the Three Realms, with countless close friends and allies, and what’s more, Immortal Zhenyuan, the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, was his mentor.

Speaking of Immortal Zhenyuan, this Quasi-Saint of great repute was by no means as simple as one might imagine.

Firstly, the Ginsengfruit event, which occurred once every 300,000 years, was presided over by Immortal Zhenyuan, and countless Daluo Golden Immortals from the Three Realms would go to great lengths to attend this event.

Moreover, as the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, Immortal Zhen Yuan lectured about the Dao once every three thousand years.

Immortals, demons, and all beings from the Three Realms could go to the Wuzhuang Temple to listen to the Dao.

Innumerable Ancient Great Divine Powers had received the grace of Immortal Zhen Yuan.

So it was said that to love the house is to love the crow perched upon it.

Emperor Ziwei, being a disciple of Immortal Zhen Yuan, found that wherever he went, both immortals and demons had to show him respect, even Duobao Tathagata from the Western regions dared not slight him.

Now that Emperor Ziwei was wholeheartedly supporting Ye Xuan, this also indirectly represented the will of Immortal Zhen Yuan.

How could this not astonish the Group of Immortals?

“Amitabha.”

Maitreya Buddha slightly furrowed his brows and said, “Emperor Ziwei, although you are one of the four Great Emperors of the Heavenly Court, the position of the Heavenly Emperor is no trivial matter.

Without the Saint’s Decree descending to confer the title, I’m afraid not even Emperor Dongji can govern the Three Realms, right?”

Maitreya Buddha spoke very subtly, implying to Emperor Ziwei that even though you are a disciple of Immortal Zhen Yuan, the position of the Heavenly Emperor is not something you can meddle with.

“Ridiculous.”

Suddenly, before Emperor Ziwei could speak, out came Golden Spirit Saint Mother, who had remained silent.

She first bowed deeply to Ye Xuan, and then turned to Maitreya Buddha and said, “Our Jie Sect might have been the loser in the Sealing God Tribulation, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a place in the Three Realms.

Go back and tell my brother Duobao, if he wishes to oppose Emperor Dongji becoming the master of the Three Realms, he should not blame this Saint Mother for gathering all our brothers and sisters to go to his Lingshan and seek justice.”

With Golden Spirit Saint Mother’s words, Maitreya Buddha’s complexion changed slightly, and his hands clasped together as he silently chanted Buddha’s name without uttering another word.

Perhaps some might wonder why Golden Spirit Saint Mother referred to Duobao Tathagata as her senior brother.

The reason is simple.

During the Sealing God Tribulation, Duobao Tathagata was not the Buddha of the Western regions.

At that time, he was a disciple of the Jie Sect, and the prime disciple under the tutelage of the Heavenly Sect Master, known as Daoist Duobao.

Speaking of Daoist Duobao, not only was he extraordinarily talented, but also greatly favored by the Heavenly Sect Master, who doted on him excessively and bestowed upon him numerous Spiritual Treasures.

Unfortunately, after the Sealing God Tribulation, Daoist Duobao joined Buddhism and became the lord of the Western Lingshan.

This has always been the greatest stain for the Jie Sect, because unlike the Chan Sect, where figures like Daoist Ci Hang, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra joined Buddhism as a decision among the Saints.

However, Daoist Duobao could be said to have betrayed his master when he turned to Buddhism, which deeply hurt the Heavenly Sect Master and caused extreme resentment towards Daoist Duobao among the Jie Sect disciples.

Perhaps feeling guilty, Duobao Tathagata turned a blind eye to matters involving the Jie Sect.

Even if Jie Sect disciples committed killings in the Western Continent, the Buddha Bodhisattva of Lingshan would, as much as possible, avoid killing in consideration of Duobao Tathagata’s face.

Golden Spirit Saint Mother, being the second prime disciple of the Heavenly Sect Master and Daoist Duobao her senior brother, her standing up for Ye Xuan today also indicated the stance of the Jie Sect’s Daluo Golden Immortals.

Maitreya Buddha remained silent, knowing the situation had become difficult to manage, and he could only go back to Lingshan to report to Buddha about this matter.

As for what Duobao Tathagata’s attitude would be next, it was no longer his concern.

As Maitreya Buddha kept silent, the Chan Sect Golden Immortals’ expressions changed slightly.

The Chan and Jie Sects had never been on good terms.

If Ye Xuan truly ascended to the position of Heavenly Emperor, wouldn’t the Chan Sect be suppressed?

“Great Emperor, the position of master of the Three Realms is no trivial matter.

We can only report this to Yuanshi Tianzun.

If the Saint agrees to you becoming the new Heavenly Emperor, then our lineage of the Chan Sect will certainly recognize you as the master of the Three Realms.”

Taiyi True Lord bowed deeply, his demeanor neither humbled nor arrogant.

Clearly, in such a significant matter, he could only make his case based on reason.

If he, intimidated by Ye Xuan’s ruthless methods, agreed to Ye Xuan’s claim to the throne, he would probably never be able to lift his head in front of all the immortals of the Chan Sect.