"Hmph, is it only permissible for Yang Jian to slay Emperor Dongji, and not for Emperor Dongji to kill Yang Jian?" Zhao Gongming sneered, which elicited an echo of supportive voices from the Jie Sect.
The two great Daoist lineages faced off in the Lingxiao Palace, a palpable tension filling the air, leaving the Jade Emperor with a complexion that fluctuated unpredictably, his mind awash with thoughts no one could fathom.
What the Jade Emperor feared most was a struggle between the two great Daoist lineages; as the Supreme of the Three Realms, he absolutely could not show any favoritism; otherwise, he would assuredly offend one side, which was his greatest concern.
However, Yang Jian simply could not die—not because he was the Jade Emperor's nephew, engendering kinship, but because Yang Jian was the first of the third generation of disciples of the Chan Sect and the most hopeful to be promoted to a Daluo Golden Immortal.