Let Heaven and Earth bear witness: he, Lu, had never once entertained the thought of becoming Heavenly Emperor.
Not for a single instant!
Lu Chuan swore it in his heart. That was his father-in-law's seat. To be honest, being able to sit in his current post as True Martial, with office and authority, already left Lu Chuan perfectly satisfied.
Of course, if he could be promoted to one of the Four Sovereigns, that would be even better.
By then, in the Heavenly Court, he would be beneath only one man. Aside from the fact that he could not have a partner, he would have all the standard trappings of the Jade Emperor, yet would not have to handle countless affairs every day like the Jade Emperor, so exhausting...
But now Buddha Wutian's "high regard" had left Lu Chuan stunned.
He did not want to be some fake Jade Emperor right now. Right now, he only wanted to get the Sarira!
Leaving aside the conflicted Lu Chuan, Buddha Wutian's words also made Black Robe, Giant Scorpion, Ying Yao, and the others stare at Lu Chuan in shock.
As everyone knew, there were two exalted big shots in the Three Realms.
One was the Jade Emperor, who sat in the Heavenly Court and governed the Three Realms; the other was Tathagata, who sat on Spirit Mountain and delivered all living beings.
It was normal for Buddha Wutian himself to sit on Spirit Mountain, but for him to actually entrust the heavy responsibility of sitting in the Heavenly Court and governing the Three Realms to Black Lotus—this made them find it truly inconceivable.
At the side, Ji Fa looked at Lu Chuan, a sharp gleam flashing deep in his eyes.
"What, from the look of you, you seem unhappy?"
Seeing Lu Chuan hesitate,