Everyone stood there in stunned silence, saying nothing.
Patriarch Hongjun's primordial spirit had already been destroyed when Goku leaped out of the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
No one had paid attention to that primordial spirit at the time. After all, it had already been shattered. Yet no one had expected that a ray of light from within it would enter Carefree Great Emperor's body.
It was precisely because of this that Carefree Great Emperor had gained such a great chance of becoming the Jade Emperor. Even Taishang Laojun's suppression of Carefree Great Emperor's fortune and fate had been completely useless.
Everyone sucked in a breath. One oversight had led them down the wrong path.
"You thought I didn't know you were using such despicable methods to suppress my fortune and fate? This Emperor merely couldn't be bothered to haggle with you over such trivial matters. You want to use such underhanded means to alter fate? Is that even possible? Jumping Jesters!" Carefree Great Emperor said coldly.
Taishang Laojun and the others' expressions changed at once, especially those of the Three Pure Ones, whose faces looked even uglier.
"Where is Mystic Spirit King? Where is he now?" Carefree Great Emperor asked Taishang Laojun and the others. "This Emperor needs to see him!"
Taishang Laojun was slightly taken aback. "Mystic Spirit King isn't here. If Carefree Great Emperor wishes to see him, we can take Your Majesty to him."
Everyone sighed in relief upon hearing Laojun's words. It seemed Uchiha Shin was still alive.
"Lead the way!" Carefree Great Emperor barked.
"Your Majesty may go, but the others must remain here. We do not wish for too many people to go to the negotiations," Tathagata Buddha said as he stepped forward.
"They are all my people. Is there anything wrong with me taking