543: Chapter 234: Formulating a Plan_2 543: Chapter 234: Formulating a Plan_2 Otherwise, Sun Wukong would not have done such a thing, nor wanted Bluebird to go back to Kunlun to court death.
“Now that the Great Saint has returned, the two of us should also go out and help.
In this world, there are many demonic auras, coupled with some loose immortals causing chaos, our Great Sage Sect is still under great pressure,”
Fan Yao said solemnly.
Sun Wukong nodded slightly and said, “You must also be very careful yourselves.
If you can’t win, don’t force the fight.
Keep your useful bodies intact.
In the future, you can save even more living beings.
Don’t, for a moment’s pride, waste your lives.”
“Yes,”
Fan Yao and Bluebird immediately responded.
Then, they took their leave.
In the entire Huaguo Mountain, only Sun Wukong remained.
He did not leave but waited for news.
At this phase, it wasn’t yet time for someone with his high level of combat power to take action in the Three Realms.
Once Sun Wukong and his team took action, it would signify that the prologue of the great battle had truly begun.
Moreover, the chaos in the Three Realms could not be stopped.
Within the Ziwei Heavenly Court, Great Emperor Ziwei’s expression was icy.
He issued one command after another, mobilizing the power of the Heavenly Court.
All parts of the Heavenly Court sprang into action.
Everyone was tense, knowing that under these circumstances, one misstep could lead to a total upheaval.
Tathagata Buddha said solemnly, “Your Majesty, the biggest drawback of the Heavenly Court right now is that our forces are divided into three locations.
If only one of them were rebelling, the Heavenly Court could easily suppress it, but now with rebellions in three places, even if the Heavenly Court wants to suppress them, it is willing but powerless.”
“Your Majesty, the Grand Sorcerer is right.
We must find a proper way to handle this.
Otherwise, the Three Realms are in great danger, and we do not wish to see the living beings of the Three Realms harmed, but this is exactly the outcome they hope to see,”
Sa Shoujian also stepped forward and said.
“Then what do you suggest?”
Great Emperor Ziwei asked.
Now, only these few people were part of the highest decision-making group of the Ziwei Heavenly Court.
Even Nezha and Li Jing were not qualified to be here.
Sa Shoujian and Tathagata Buddha both sighed.
In truth, based on the strength of the Heavenly Court, they could have acted directly.
There really was no need to fear.
The Heavenly Court could muster full force and suppress any lineage.
Even fighting all three factions at the same time could lead to a possible victory, though certainly a pyrrhic one.
The problem was that the Heavenly Court could not go to full-scale war.
Once they waged war and caused excessive harm to living beings, the Ancient Gods from beyond the heavens would return.
This was a scene they absolutely did not want to see.
Once the Ancient Gods from beyond returned, the Three Realms would be truly in danger.
Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi, together with even more ancient Haotian God, each of them a supremely powerful individual who would not allow for the existence of any Heavenly Court.
Therefore, they would certainly join forces to crush the Heavenly Court first.
The Jade Emperor claimed he had a way to deal with the return of the Ancient Gods, but everyone had their doubts.
If he had such strength, there would be no need for his own schemes; The Three Pure Ones would just let the Ancient Gods return to face the Jade Emperor directly.
Why bother going through all these complications?
Therefore, the words of the Jade Emperor were absolutely unreliable.
Or perhaps his true intent was not to eliminate the Ancient Gods from beyond but something else.
They each harbored their own calculations, with all kinds of schemes,
“Just take action directly and suppress them, starting with the Jade Emperor.”
Gold Star Taibai said.
He was quite flustered.
Recently, with Great Emperor Ziwei absent, they had been discussing matters themselves.
For Gold Star Taibai and the others, this was a tremendous test.
All decisions had to be made by them, with absolutely no room for error.
This was an extremely challenging matter, even for Gold Star Taibai.
Fortunately, they held steady until Great Emperor Ziwei arrived.
As soon as Gold Star Taibai spoke, everyone was somewhat shocked.
No one had expected that Gold Star Taibai, usually known for his good temperament, would speak such words and with such decisiveness.
What exactly did he mean?
Everyone’s gaze fell upon Gold Star Taibai.
Fighting, the Heavenly Court had the strength, but they worried about the damage to the living beings of the Three Realms.
Seeing that everyone’s gaze was concentrated on him, Gold Star Taibai said gravely, “Your Majesty, my intention is, do not fear; just start the fight with the swiftness of thunder, eliminating one power first and then dealing with the other two, and the easiest to deal with is the Jade Emperor.”
A gleam flashed in Tathagata Buddha’s eyes, and he said solemnly, “Your Majesty, Taibai is right; indeed, the Jade Emperor is the easiest to handle.”
Even Tathagata Buddha saying such a thing piqued the curiosity of Great Emperor Ziwei.
In his view, among these people, the most difficult to handle was the Jade Emperor.
How then, in their words, had the Jade Emperor become the easiest to deal with?
Seeing that Great Emperor Ziwei did not understand his meaning, Gold Star Taibai smiled and said, “Your Majesty, in places like the Demon Realm and the Court of Ancient Gods, there are many strong supporters, but in the Jade Emperor’s line, there is only the Jade Emperor himself.”
With these words, Great Emperor Ziwei understood.
The Jade Emperor could gather so many experts because of his presence.
And if the Jade Emperor’s side were to lose him, it would inevitably fall into chaos.
Because the Jade Emperor was their only unifying force.
Thus, they didn’t need to completely defeat the Jade Emperor’s loyalists.
Just by killing the Jade Emperor alone, or defeating the Jade Emperor, everything would naturally fall apart.
Thinking this, Great Emperor Ziwei immediately smiled and said, “Taibai truly has a good plan; indeed, just by defeating the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor’s camp will collapse from within.
I will take action myself and invite a few other experts to join in a beheading operation.”
Hearing Great Emperor Ziwei’s words, Tathagata immediately objected.
“No, beheading the Jade Emperor; others may go, but Your Majesty cannot.
Once we engage in battle, the Court of Ancient Gods will surely sense it, and Your Majesty needs to hold back Queen Mother of the West and the others.”
Gold Star Taibai also said, “Exactly, only Your Majesty can lead the strongest fighters of the Heavenly Court, blocking the powerful of the Court of Ancient Gods with the smallest number.”
“Your Majesty must not act lightly; otherwise, if just any battle requires Your Majesty’s personal intervention, wouldn’t it be said that our Heavenly Court has no one else?”
Yang Jian also spoke.
Great Emperor Ziwei was tempted to argue.
But seeing the expressions of the crowd, he knew their concerns were also valid.
Great Emperor Ziwei said in a deep voice, “So be it, let Wukong, Yang Jian, Grand Sorcerer Tathagata, and Ao Zhan make their move.”
“Ao Zhan cannot act lightly; now that the Dragon Clan has deployed troops, Ao Zhan is the commander-in-chief, and also the chief of the Thunder Department and the Dragon Clan—he simply cannot be spared.”
Gold Star Taibai said.
Tathagata Buddha said with a smile, “Having Wukong and Yang Jian join me is enough; though the Jade Emperor is strong, the three of us together are well-matched to fight him.”
Seeing Tathagata say this, Great Emperor Ziwei could only nod.
However, he still asked Yang Jian, “Do you three have confidence?
I don’t seek to kill the Jade Emperor, which I know is unrealistic, but to injure him would suffice.”
Yang Jian thought for a moment before he said, “I have a strategy.”
“Speak.”
Yang Jian’s lips moved slightly, clearly communicating secretly.
Great Emperor Ziwei’s lips curved slightly into a smile.
Everyone was somewhat puzzled; no one knew what Yang Jian and Great Emperor Ziwei had discussed.
The next day, news spread within the Heavenly Court.
A conflict had arisen between Yang Jian and Great Emperor Ziwei, the cause being that Sa Shoujian thought Yang Jian was the Jade Emperor’s nephew, prompting Great Emperor Ziwei to relieve Yang Jian from his Judicial Deity post.
Yet before Yang Jian could respond, Nezha jumped out.
Without a word, Nezha struck and severely beat Sa Shoujian.
The situation had reached a point of being out of control.
Given the relationship between Yang Jian, Great Emperor Ziwei, and Sun Wukong over the years, coupled with Yang Jian’s deeds, in any case, it was impossible for Great Emperor Ziwei to mistreat him.
Even if Sa Shoujian protested, it was useless.
Great Emperor Ziwei trusted Yang Jian, not because of his relationship with Yang Jian, but because Sun Wukong trusted Yang Jian, and so he trusted Yang Jian.
However, Nezha, in front of all the Immortal Gods, inflicted serious wounds on Sa Shoujian, even nearly killing him, which immediately enraged Great Emperor Ziwei.
Great Emperor Ziwei immediately ordered Nezha to be demoted to the Mortal World.