The Heavenly Emperor's Madness

On careful thought, these many strange phenomena had indeed appeared in the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm.

And they were happening right now.

Though they believed him in their hearts, their differing positions still left the three Dao Lords with a trace of suspicion as their expressions shifted.

Heavenly River Dao Lord suddenly asked,

"Fellow Daoist has repeatedly claimed that the Heavenly Emperor seeks to destroy the world. I would like to ask: he is the supreme sovereign of the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm, commanding billions of immortal and divine beings and already holding its most central divine office. Why would he wish to destroy the world?"

Purple Cloud Dao Lord and Longyin Dao Lord also turned their gazes toward him.

"It is very simple!"

Zhang Jian's eyes were solemn.

"Because the path to Dao Sovereign he walks is the path of the innate divine being. This realm's resources are limited. To bring forth the form of a supreme innate divine being, he must use the Heavenly Dao's origin and the boundless sea of primordial qi within the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm to nurture it to maturity!"

After a slight pause, he continued.

"Moreover, his path is exceedingly unusual. If he wishes to achieve success in cultivation, I fear he must devour an entire realm!"

Zhang Jian no longer held anything back. He told the three Creation Dao Lords of part of the innate divine being path that he and Jade Carver Dao Lord had deduced, including the two Dao Lords' speculation concerning the Zi Yuan Heavenly Emperor.

But at this point, he naturally spoke with absolute certainty.

"The path to the other shore—the path of the innate divine being!"

The more the three Creation Dao Lords heard, the graver their expressions became.

They had inherited the legacy of the Creation