"If I don't seek reinforcements from the Immortal Court, His Majesty will suspect my loyalty."
Yan Ziqi was deeply troubled. He sought out the Celestial Master Wan Guchen and poured out his grievances. "His Majesty personally led this campaign, yet after fighting for so long without success, he blames me for dividing our forces to attack the Imperial Court. His Majesty believes that if I had led my troops here to provide aid back then, Gouchen would have long since been flattened. But he does not know that if we did not attack the Imperial Court, Holy Emperor Su would have been a tiger and rhinoceros released from their cage. He would certainly have severed that route through the Starry Sky completely, and not a single soldier could have descended to the lower realm! Give me another half year, and I will surely level the Imperial Court!"
Those words were not empty boasting.
Previously, he had already fought his way to Changting Immortal City, only one step away from the Imperial Capital. Had the Empress not obstructed him, he would already have captured the Imperial Court.
And after failing to kill him, the Empress had immediately gone to Gouchen and joined hands with the Evil Emperor against Di Feng. With the Imperial Court deprived of the Empress, half a year would have been enough for him to take it by his methods!
Once he captured the Imperial Court, he could pass through Zhongshan from there, drive straight along Tianfu, arrive behind Gouchen Grotto-Heaven, and form a pincer attack on Gouchen together with Di Feng!
By then, unless Di Shu and Di Hu stepped in to help, the Evil Emperor, the Empress, and the rest would surely die. The world could be pacified in one stroke!
Wan Guchen knew the source