As the Heavenly Court's de facto—and sole—true ruler, he understood perfectly that secrets could not be hidden here... As long as the other party was willing, even his deepest thoughts could be known at any time.
The best way to deal with this was not through schemes, but with an open and aboveboard strategy.
--I'll tell you clearly what I want, what my bottom line is, and how we should negotiate. I won't play any tricks... If you can't accept it, then we'll both go down fighting.
But the most important factor here was... what kind of person the new owner of the shop would be.
Character would ultimately determine the outcome.
The previous owner was someone who discussed only the final benefits, regardless of the circumstances... Greed. That was how the Jade Emperor usually felt about the previous shop owner.
"I heard that the Jade Emperor intends to develop Azure into a Minor World with even greater potential."
Boss Luo suddenly asked. He did not use Grand Duke Scarlet's classification of Minor World levels, merely mentioning a general concept.
The Jade Emperor nodded. "Azure has great potential. I do indeed want to separate it from the Minor Thousand Worlds... If it can ultimately reach the Great Thousand Worlds, the gods of the Heavenly Court will have more room to develop."
"Not only that." Boss Luo gently shook his head.
The Jade Emperor said impassively, "Of course, if Azure can become the new legendary source of the Three Pure Ones..."
"That's not all." Boss Luo still gently shook his head. "The three thousand worlds of the Heavenly Court are merely a collective term. The worlds spread across by Heavenly Kingdom's Glory far exceed that number... I believe the Jade Emperor is not lacking in fully formed Great Thousand Worlds."