Chapter 1058 The Dragon Slayer Eventually Becomes a Dragon

Chapter 1058 - The dragon slayer eventually becomes an evil dragon

This description may be a little inappropriate, but it is very real.

These powerful gods blocked the latecomers, and many true immortals also blocked their way.

Those latecomers want to be strong, want more resources, and want to live forever.

They are the same, they want immortality and want to reach the top.

If the latecomers need to be strong, they need to fight. If they want to be strong, want to get more resources, and want to go further, they also need to fight.

The power of the latecomers is not enough to challenge them, and their current power is not enough to challenge many true immortals.

Facing the immortal Taoist Pei Xuanjing and many true immortals, they are like obstacles in front of them.

Like those latecomers, they are now unable to challenge the power of many true immortals, nor can they break the shackles of the other party.

Therefore, exploring the world to find new opportunities and make themselves stronger is undoubtedly a new choice for them. Although it is full of risks, it also has opportunities. At least it is much better than blindly challenging those old immortals and the immortal Taoist Pei Xuanjing.

"What is the reaction of all parties now?" Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong stroked the hilt of the sword with one hand and spoke without raising his head.

In the huge palace, besides him, there were only two people, Huang Jin, the former personal eunuch, and Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyiwei.

As the saying goes, if one person gets the Tao, all the chickens and dogs will rise to heaven. Since Zhu Houcong, the former master of the Ming Dynasty, has become the master of the heavenly court and the Jade Emperor who rules the world, his two most trusted confidants Huang Jin and Lu Bing have naturally ascended to heaven and been conferred the corresponding divine positions and mastered considerable power.

"To reply to the emperor, all parties are now impatient and seem to be waiting." Lu Bing respectfully replied to the words of Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong.

Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal army, representing the majesty of the imperial power. It was also Zhu Houcong's hand in managing the court in addition to holding the Golden Book and Jade Book during the Ming Dynasty.

However, with the establishment of the Heavenly Court, the structure of the six imperial departments of the Heavenly Court destined the Jinyiwei to be included in the Heavenly Army. Although it still retains its own independent army, it no longer has the former majesty and power.

You must know that in many cases, the power of the imperial power and the Jinyiwei complement each other. If the Jinyiwei can play a role and deter the court, then the emperor's power will naturally be strengthened.

On the contrary, if the emperor's power is restricted, it means that the power of the Jinyiwei, the emperor's personal army, will decline and no longer have the previous deterrence.

Now that the Heavenly Court has been established, it is true that the Heavenly Court is countless times stronger than the former Ming Dynasty, but at the same time, the division of the six imperial departments has greatly restricted the existence of the imperial power, and the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong cannot completely grasp the power of the Heavenly Court.

As a result, the Jinyiwei, his personal soldiers, are now just like the East and West Factories, and can only be used to collect information. They are not as deterrent as before.

"It doesn't matter. Since they are not in a hurry, just keep waiting. Someone will always be unable to bear it." The Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong had a calm face, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

The existence of the Six Imperial Guards greatly restricted his power. Only when he really sat in this position did he understand that the situation he had imagined and the situation he had actually experienced were really worlds apart.

Before the Conferred God, when Master Pei talked about the division of the Six Imperial Guards, he knew that the existence of the other Imperial Guards was to undermine himself and prevent him from truly ruling the Heavenly Court and becoming a true Heavenly Emperor.

However, as the Lord of the Divine Dynasty at that time, he was under pressure from those True Immortals and Immortal Gates. He believed that no matter how bad the situation was, it would not be worse than before. He had enough confidence that he could rely on his power to erode and regain his power.

At least, I had not really set foot on the immortal path before, and I was not equal to those true immortals in essence. I could not even compete with them in strength, even if any means and plans would not work.

But now, although I am sitting on the position of the Jade Emperor, I have not only proved myself to be a true immortal with the way of the gods, but also proved myself to be a true immortal with the way of the earthly immortals. I am a true immortal of two ways. Even though I am still far away from Master Pei, I am not afraid of those old-fashioned true immortals.

In this heaven, as the Lord of the Heaven, even if it is only in name, he is a true immortal of two ways, and he is definitely not inferior to any old-fashioned true immortal.

However, he now finds that everything is far more difficult than he thought. Although he has enough power, he still cannot find a way to break the situation in front of him.

Moreover, now it is not only the other few of the Six Imperials who intend to restrict him, the Lord of the Heaven, but even the ministers of the original Ming Dynasty seem to have some new ideas now.

No one is willing to give up the power in their hands easily, and this is true for everyone.

In the past, Emperor Wuzong had never completely controlled the Ming Empire, and was subject to great checks and balances. Otherwise, even if the Ghost Emperor of Fengdu, Zhao Baiyang, and Xue Wuhen of the Demon Sect joined forces to enter Tiandu to assassinate Emperor Wuzong, they would never succeed so easily.

Now that I think about it, the reason why they were able to assassinate Emperor Wuzong so smoothly was definitely not only because of the existence of Yang Tinghe, but also because of the tacit approval of other ministers and elders.

Because Emperor Wuzong, who founded the Martial Academy and compiled the Martial Classics, not only touched the interests of those local rivers and lakes, but also touched the interests of these ministers and elders when he wanted to take back the military power.

"If Emperor Wenchang hadn't put down the rebellion of Prince Ning at the right time, there might have been a bigger mess." Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong recalled so many things that happened at the time.

He had never cared about these things before. After all, when these things happened, he was just a prince of a vassal king and didn't need to be involved in this matter at all.

But now, when he encountered this situation, he recalled all of this and connected all of this thoroughly.

Just like these true immortals, they wanted to override themselves. They didn't want to see a Heavenly Emperor who controlled everything. They wanted the Holy Heavenly Emperor to rule the country.

Those court officials and ministers in the past actually wanted a similar emperor to make themselves a puppet.

But later, an accident happened. Because of Master Pei's move, even though Emperor Wuzong passed away, he integrated the court with the power of Master Pei, and even promoted the Ming Empire to the Divine Dynasty. He controlled the Golden Book and Jade Book and the throne, and suppressed everything, gathering the power of the Divine Dynasty in one person.

But now, with the establishment of the Heavenly Court and the appearance of the List of Gods, these courtiers of the Ming Dynasty were deified by heaven. Their positions came from heaven and earth and were controlled by the List of Gods, but they were no longer decided by themselves. Therefore, their original constraints were dissipated.

"Master Pei once said that there is never absolute loyalty, but the price of betrayal is not high enough." Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong's eyes flashed with coldness.

In the past, everything they had came from themselves, so they could only bow their heads and obey orders, and dared not have other ideas.

Now that they have broken free from the constraints and have a better opportunity to hold greater power, they will naturally not be willing to obey themselves unconditionally.

Of course, Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong thinks this is disloyalty. After all, these people were promoted by himself, but for some courtiers who were unwilling to hand over power, they had worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, which was also worthy of the promotion of the Jade Emperor.

Moreover, they thought it was not a betrayal. They had never thought of shaking the position of the Jade Emperor, nor could they shake the position of the Jade Emperor. They just wanted to use the power in their hands to do better and fight for the prosperity of the Heavenly Court.

No one is willing to hand over their life and death to others easily, especially the stronger they are.

At that time, the life and death of these court officials were controlled by others. Although they had a long life, they still did not live freely. If they offended the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong by mistake, they would be demoted at the least and dismissed at the worst. They were cautious every day.

You should know that the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong was not easy to serve. Although he was respectful in front of the national teacher Pei Xuanjing, he was never a benevolent monarch to his ministers. He was domineering and hard, and was definitely not good at dealing with people.

The struggle between the monarch and the ministers has always existed, but the golden book and jade book suppressed these people at that time, allowing the monarch to gain the upper hand.

Now that the Conferred God List has deprived the authority of the Golden Book and Jade Book and opened the shackles, the ideas of the Six Imperial Censors and the True Immortals coincide with theirs, which naturally gave them some new ideas.

Of course, there are also a large number of ministers who still maintain their loyalty to the Jade Emperor, and there are not many who really have different intentions. After all, they are not afraid of the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, but they also have to worry about the supporters behind Zhu Houcong, the thoughts of the Changsheng Daojun who is in charge of the Conferred God List.

But no matter whether they are absolutely loyal to the Jade Emperor, even a loyal minister does not want his monarch to be able to control everything about him at any time.

It can be said that the current situation in the Heavenly Court is quite complicated. If it were not for the support of Emperor Wenchang and the Southern Changsheng Emperor handing over part of his power to the Jade Emperor, the situation he is facing now would be more embarrassing.

"But Master Pei, are you also one of the strong men who don't want to see me control the Heavenly Court?" This is a thought deep in the heart of the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong.

He had never expressed this idea, even to his most trusted friends Huang Jin and Lu Bing, and the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong did not dare to reveal it.

He knew the influence of Master Pei in the world. As long as Master Pei was willing to clearly support him, even if there were dissatisfaction from many other old-brand True Immortals, he could withstand the pressure and gain more power, at least it would be much better than the current situation.

However, although Master Pei handed over part of the power held by the Southern Emperor Changsheng to him, the power of the entire Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion was still in the hands of his senior brother, the Thunder God.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Jade Emperor, Master Pei was actually not willing to see him completely in charge of the Heavenly Court.

The other party was supporting him now, but if he really took back the power of the Heavenly Court one day, Master Pei might become his biggest obstacle in turn.

"Indeed, Master would not be willing to see the other party completely in control of the Heavenly Court!" Pang Hong, the current Thunder God of the Heavenly Court, said with a smile.

"Does the Emperor not want a true Emperor to appear in the Heavenly Court?" Yu Qingzi, one of the Heavenly Lords of the Thunder Department, had a ray of divine light in his eyes, as if thinking about something.

Pei Xuanjing cut out an incarnation. As the Great Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole, the many powerful people in the Shenxiao Sect who were granted the title of God would naturally take him as their leader. This was natural.

Even if he handed over part of his power to the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, with Pang Hong, the direct disciple, and the God of the Thunder Department, the many gods of the Shenxiao Sect would cooperate with the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong on the surface, but actually still take Pang Hong as their leader.

If there really was a difference of opinion between the two, and Pei Xuanjing did not express his opinion, then there was no doubt that these people would definitely listen to Pang Hong's will.

After all, the two sides are partners, but they are not in the same camp.

Let alone that the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong is only Pei Xuanjing's registered disciple, and Pang Hong is his direct disciple. He, the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, represents his own interests, the interests of the Ming Dynasty. And Pang Hong represents the interests of the real Shenxiao Sect's strong men.

When the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong asked Lu Bing about the current situation in the Heavenly Court, in the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion, the gods of the Shenxiao Sect also gathered together and talked about the same thing.

Although the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion belongs to the Heavenly Court and is under the command of the Southern Pole Changsheng Emperor, there are also gods from other forces in the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion, but no one can deny that this is the core of the Shenxiao Sect, which is equivalent to the Shenxiao Sect's branch in the Heavenly Court.

Even if Pei Xuanjing does not mind the sectarianism and treats everyone equally, the gods from the Shenxiao Sect in this Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion are the core, which is an existence that Pei Xuanjing cannot deny.

At this moment, Pei Xuanjing himself was in seclusion in the Shenxiao Sect on earth, the ghost incarnation of the Lord of the Netherworld was in the netherworld, and the god incarnation of the South Pole Changsheng Great Emperor went to the new world. Naturally, the affairs of the Heavenly Court would be gathered around Pang Hong.

Of course, even if his god incarnation was in the Heavenly Court, it didn't matter, Pang Hong would still be in charge of these things.

Now that something has happened in the Heavenly Court, they naturally need Pang Hong to take the lead and determine the position and will of the Shenxiao Sect.

Speaking of this, it is inevitable to mention the current situation in the Heavenly Court. Someone asked Pang Hong about Pei Xuanjing's true opinion on the matter that the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong wanted to unify the power of the Heavenly Court.

After all, the other party handed over part of the power of the South Pole Changsheng Great Emperor to the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, and let Pang Hong, the God of Thunder, take charge of the Shenxiao Sect in the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion. How could it seem a bit contradictory?

That's why Pang Hong answered just now, and he directly expressed his thoughts to these people.

When they were talking about these things, the people who could sit here were all gods of the Shenxiao Sect. Each of them was either a Heavenly Sovereign or a Star God. Each of them was a core powerhouse of the Shenxiao Sect. Ordinary gods were not qualified to be here.

Since they asked about these people, Pang Hong would not hide anything, and there was no need to hide anything.

After all, the interests of these people and the Shenxiao Sect were one. If they could not even trust them, there was no need for the Shenxiao Sect to exist.