Petty Schemes at Work

"Bastard... bastard!"

After leaving Sky Pagoda Mountain, Qi Xian carried the Emperor's statue with utmost care. Even after leaving Origin-Opening Prefecture, his belly was still full of indignation.

He had set aside his misgivings and personally visited Spirit Void Mountain. From beginning to end, he had appealed to emotion and reason alike, giving that rising junior more than enough face.

Where had the other man found the nerve to be so arrogant? Even before the Emperor, he had refused to restrain himself in the slightest.

"Please rest assured, Emperor. This disciple will go find Li Shan at once. I must teach that arrogant brat a lesson!"

"..."

The clay face remained unchanged. Yet the flickering radiance in its eyes revealed a trace of amusement, and its voice remained gentle. "With your abilities, you cannot teach him a lesson. But if this continues, he will suffer sooner or later."

As one of the rulers of heaven and earth, Eastern Pole Emperor had already glimpsed some of Shen Yi's Benxin from his final action.

Moving aside the Emperor's statue showed that this young man had yet to recognize the true nature of an Immortal Emperor. He believed the sovereign of heaven and earth stood above all else, to the point that he could disregard the great sects behind him.

To put it bluntly, this boy harbored a rebellious heart.

The two sects had set the great calamity in motion and chosen an Immortal Emperor to replace the Human Emperor for the sake of lasting stability. How could they allow someone resembling the Human Emperor to sit in that final position?

"He will return."

Eastern Pole Emperor had already learned of this man's life. The other party had endured hardship until he finally made something of himself, and the resentment filling his heart