Chapter 997: Chapter 310: Killing Game
Lord Taishang stared at the Great Emperor Ziwei, as if trying to see through him.
After listening to his words, Lord Taishang replied coldly: “Whether Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate is worthy of respect is not for you to decide. Do you know how much he has contributed to this heaven and earth?”
The Great Emperor Ziwei remained silent.
The Three Pure Ones have made significant contributions to the Three Realms, a fact that cannot be denied by anyone.
But if, because of this, you let him suppress the Three Pure Ones and allow the Three Pure Ones to be above the Heavenly Court, that is impossible.
Because various signs show that the Three Pure Ones may not be as good as imagined, and perhaps are even plotting something.
This made the Great Emperor Ziwei uneasy, wanting to rid this world of the control of the Three Pure Ones.
Moreover, the actions of Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate last time were indeed disappointing.
He actually acted over a matter of face, just like Sun Wukong did.
And what exactly is the plan of Lord Taishang, what is his ultimate goal? No one knows.
Thinking of this, the Great Emperor Ziwei took a deep breath and said calmly: “I understand, but as the Heavenly Emperor, I am the commander of the Three Realms, and matters of the Three Realms should be decided by me.”
“Who said you can’t be in charge?”
Lord Taishang retorted.
The Great Emperor Ziwei smiled faintly, simply staring at Lord Taishang.
His meaning was clear, causing Lord Taishang to frown slightly.
Lord Taishang knew that the Great Emperor Ziwei was dissatisfied in his heart.
He snorted softly and said: “I know you harbor suspicions about us, but I want to tell you, neither Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate nor I have ever had any ill intentions towards the living beings of the Three Realms.”
“The matter from last time?”
The Great Emperor Ziwei said indifferently.
The Elder Lord took a deep breath, indeed it was because of the last incident.
However, it was indeed difficult to refute.
The actions of Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate last time were indeed excessive.
Despite my warnings, he still acted against Sun Wukong.
Otherwise, Lord Taishang would not have been so angry as to even take action against Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate and did not appear during the Heavenly Court’s conflict with Yuanshi, simply allowing them to clash.
Thinking of this, Lord Taishang said in a deep voice: “This matter was indeed mishandled by Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate. I have already struck him and injured him as an explanation to Sun Wukong and the Heavenly Court. You should not have made such arrangements now.”
Hearing Lord Taishang’s words, the Great Emperor Ziwei felt a stir in his heart; Haotian’s words were indeed true.
Lord Taishang had truly acted and injured Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate.
He was shocked in his heart; how did Haotian God get this information, knowing so much about the matters among the Three Pure Ones?
However, the Great Emperor Ziwei’s face remained inscrutable.
He said calmly: “Elder Lord is righteous, so we in the Heavenly Court only revere the Elder Lord, not such a Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate who treats living beings as ants. If there is anything inappropriate, I ask for Elder Lord’s forgiveness.”
Seeing that the Great Emperor Ziwei did not change his words, Lord Taishang understood that no matter what he said, the Great Emperor Ziwei likely would not change his words.
He took a deep breath, glanced at the Great Emperor Ziwei, and ultimately said nothing.
However, Lord Taishang’s expression was not very pleasant.
“Since His Majesty insists so, I have nothing more to say, I hope His Majesty takes care of himself.”
After speaking, Lord Taishang turned and left.
The Great Emperor Ziwei showed a smile, stood up, cupped his hands, and said: “Farewell, Elder Lord.”
The immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court, together with the Great Emperor Ziwei, shouted: “Farewell, Elder Lord.”
The corner of Lord Taishang’s mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn’t help but shake his head.
He did not expect that the Ziwei Heavenly Court had so quickly broken away from his group’s control.
Originally, Lord Taishang thought that the Great Emperor Ziwei was very honest, that besides maintaining the living beings of heaven and earth, he had no other ambitions.
However, in the end, they also took to the path of confrontation.
This kind of provocative tactic was easily perceived by Lord Taishang.
In fact, he believed that Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate probably also saw through it.
Yet, the timing chosen by the Great Emperor Ziwei was simply too apt.
He had just gone to question Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate and injured him.
The Great Emperor Ziwei then issued that decree as if he knew what had transpired between them.
This made it seem to the Master Heavenly Venerate as if Taishang had orchestrated it himself and the Great Emperor Ziwei executed it, coming to oppose him and exclude him from the exalted Three Pure Ones in the Heavenly Court.
Even Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate would think this was provocation.
However, it could not be easily dismissed by Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate.
The provocation was so well executed that even Lord Taishang could do nothing but feel helpless.
The reason Lord Taishang came to the Heavenly Court to question the Great Emperor Ziwei was actually to show Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate. He wanted Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate to believe that Ziwei’s actions were absolutely not his own scheming.
Whether Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate would believe it, was beyond Lord Taishang’s control.
He actually knew very well in his heart that unless he overturned the Ziwei Heavenly Court, it would be difficult to make Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate believe him.
Thinking of this, Lord Taishang sighed despondently.
This Great Emperor Ziwei really presented him with a huge problem.
“This tactic is somewhat similar to Haotian’s methods, could it be Haotian who was plotting from the shadows?”
For some reason, Lord Taishang always felt that this was not a strategy the Great Emperor Ziwei could come up with.