Ji Ao, the New Monarch's decree was delivered at once.
Deep down—or rather, by instinct—Ji Ao, the New Monarch still trusted Bai Xiang, the former Grand Priest of the Ancestral God Hall, more.
Compared to Dongyang Si Chen, Bai Xiang had fewer selfish motives.
However, the fact that the Creation Realm Divine Kings of the Ancestral God Hall gave no response to summons was simply too serious—so serious that Ji Ao, the New Monarch found it hard to believe, even impossible to accept.
Thus, he not only dispatched Bai Xiang, the former Grand Priest, to attempt awakening those Creation Realm Divine Kings again, but also sent Princess Changle, the Hall Master of Barbarian Spirit Hall, to assist him.
Though it was called assistance, it was actually a form of oversight.
Princess Changle was also of the imperial clan. In a matter like this, she should not conceal anything.
Not only that, Ji Ao, the New Monarch also sent Grand Supervisor of the Inner Palace He Changying over, ordering him to follow the entire process.
To see whether there was anything unusual.
Of course, if Dongyang Si Chen had been driven by selfish motives, or if something had gone wrong with the earlier awakening, and Bai Xiang and the others now successfully awakened the Creation Realm Divine Kings sleeping within the Ancestral God Hall, that would be the best possible outcome.
Yet Ji Ao, the New Monarch, seated upon the imperial throne in East Arrival Pavilion, had the corners of his mouth twitching faintly. The gaze in his half-lidded eyes was anxious and dazed.
Ji Ao had fought his way out from among the princes to become Crown Prince, then sat firmly upon the imperial throne for nearly two years. Especially amid Great Zhou's internal and external troubles, he had grown