True Immortals had the authority to pull Great Emperors out of Golden Cicada Ridge. Those with greater privileges even had enough slots to bring Great Emperors directly into Eagle Mountain, or into cultivation spaces of an even higher level.
The Dragon Ant Heavenly Emperor frowned. "But now Fang Chen has provoked all five of the Five Great Powers. If he'd offended only one, he could still have sought refuge with the other four. Their strength is roughly equal, and they keep one another in check. But he's offended every last one of them. He's cut off every path ahead!"
Ye Kong smiled. "For an ordinary person, perhaps that would be a dead end. But for Fang Chen, not necessarily. It might even be a shortcut that lets him grow stronger faster!"
"A shortcut?"
The Dragon Ant Heavenly Emperor was astonished by Ye Kong's words. Ye Kong seemed to have absolute faith in Fang Chen. Looking at him, the Dragon Ant Heavenly Emperor could not help sighing inwardly. Ye Kong had not been in the Outer Heavens long, and he had spent most of that time with his head down, cultivating. There was much about the Outer Heavens he did not know.
The Dragon Ant Heavenly Emperor believed Ye Kong did not understand the strength of the Five Great Powers. If he did, he would never look so calm or say such a thing.
He said to Ye Kong, "Junior brother, it's good that you work hard at cultivation, but I suggest you stop for a while and learn how things work in the Outer Heavens first. I don't want you stepping into the same pit as Fang Chen someday!"
Although the Dragon Ant Heavenly Emperor's master was the Xuanhuang True Immortal, the Xuanhuang True Immortal belonged to none of the