"Do you know what the most pressing problem facing the Shang Dynasty is today?"
Yi Yin had governed the realm alongside Shang Yi for several centuries, then held power himself for several more. His understanding of the entire Shang Dynasty surpassed even that of Shang Yi, who had ascended to heaven.
Hearing Tongtian's question, Yi Yin opened his mouth, intending to explain a thing or two. Yet he quickly fell silent again. Looking at Tongtian, he bowed once more. "This disciple does not know."
"The divine system centered on the Heavenly Emperor, the struggle between the immortal paths centered on the Jade Purity Dao and the Highest Purity Dao, and then Firecloud Heaven of the human race."
"How could this be?"
Yi Yin's face instantly turned deathly pale. He knew Tongtian was not wrong.
Most of the gods of the Heavenly Court revolved around the Heavenly Emperor, yet the Shang Dynasty's primary objects of worship were not the Heavenly Emperor, but rather the various emperors of Firecloud Heaven. If the Heavenly Court faction did not target the Shang Dynasty, Yi Yin would find that stranger still.
Second, the current conflict between the Jade Purity Dao and the Highest Purity Dao was, for the Shang Dynasty as a whole, still merely a small scuffle. Most incidents arose only within small and medium-sized feudal states. Yet the competition and conflict between the two sides had lasted nearly a thousand years. It may have weakened at times, but there had never been any sign of it stopping.
Yi Yin could naturally see the information hidden beneath the surface. A battle between the Jade Purity Dao and the Highest Purity Dao was inevitable.
Once cultivators of their Dao realms made their move, even if unintentionally, they would still impact the Shang Dynasty's rule.
Finally,