The immortals had all returned to their respective places and continued to wait.
It seemed like nothing more than a minor interlude, and no one appeared to be particularly affected.
But that was merely the surface. Through this incident, they all understood one thing deep down: the Heavenly Court was about to replace the Jade Emperor.
That possibility was very high. At the very least, Uchiha Shin had already begun making preparations for it.
All the gods were pondering this matter. Although most immortals had not taken part in replacing the Jade Emperor, the matter was closely tied to their own interests.
Who would become the Jade Emperor? What interest group would that Jade Emperor represent? They all needed to find out. It would be disastrous if their own interests were harmed.
This was also a time to choose sides. They had to choose correctly.
At Fire Cloud Cave, the Three Sovereigns had also learned of what had happened in the Heavenly Court. They could only shake their heads helplessly. It seemed that this time, they truly could not save the Jade Emperor. They could only let him handle things himself.
In the Heavenly Court, Uchiha Shin sat in his seat and looked up at the sky. He wondered how Goku was doing now.
At Doushuai Palace, Goku was gradually being refined, yet he knew nothing of it. With his eyes closed in meditation, he could feel no pain, much less realize that he was being refined.
Taishang Laojun stood there quietly, watching the Eight Trigrams Furnace with a confident smile at the corner of his lips.
He knew that his Eight Trigrams Furnace could refine Goku, but he had not expected it to happen so quickly.
Perhaps it would not even take seven times seven, forty-nine days to refine