The Immortal Divine Envoys below the platform all fell silent, while the Vassal Lords wore various expressions.
The current Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, had a profound look in his eyes. The Book of Changes in his hands turned slightly, faintly revealing the forms of the Eight Trigrams of the Later Heaven, as if he were deducing the secrets of Heaven.
Bo Yikao, standing beside him, said in a low voice, "Father, the Fortune of this New Emperor is far greater than that of the Past Human Emperors. I fear..."
Ji Chang shook his head slightly, signaling for him to be quiet, but a trace of gravity flashed through his eyes.
In this era, apart from the recently abdicated Human Emperor Di Yi and several important ministers in the court,
the one with the greatest reputation was naturally the Marquis of the West, especially because he had compiled the Book of Changes.
He had evolved Saint Fuxi's Eight Trigrams of the Earlier Heaven into the Eight Trigrams of the Later Heaven, which were more suited to the current Great Wilderness, causing his reputation for virtue to spread far and wide.
Everyone praised him as the Contemporary Sage, while he himself was deeply calculating. Taking advantage of his high position as Marquis of the West, he had built an unshakable reputation as a living sage.
Yet no one knew of the ambition he had hidden so deeply. Even the former Human Emperor Di Yi had shown Ji Chang great respect.
This caused Ji Chang to appear calm on the surface, but inwardly he had already begun to feel somewhat self-satisfied. His thoughts of replacing Great Shang surged ever more strongly.
However, after witnessing the grand occasion of Zi Shou's ascension today, along with the might he had displayed,
Ji Chang's