"Is that what you intend, Daoist?"
The master of Xuandu Temple in Eight Scenic Heaven looked at Tongtian. A faint clear light surfaced in his eyes, as though he were calculating something.
"The Heavenly Emperor's intentions have always been clear. He wants to test whether I can help him break free from his current state. Then I shall act according to his wishes. Besides, whether following the course of myth or the prior evolution of the situation, among the future sovereigns of the Shang Dynasty, someone will inevitably uphold royal authority through an act of Shooting Heaven. There are too many Shangqing Daoists now, so some of them can settle in the Shang Dynasty, joining the fortunes of the Highest Purity Dao and the Shang Dynasty. When Shooting Heaven comes, we can attempt to shake the Heavenly Emperor's position."
Hearing this, Cihang frowned. "I can understand your intention to use Shooting Heaven and borrow the power of the Human Path to strike at the Heavenly Emperor. But the Heavenly Emperor's circumstances are unusual. This matter is bound to fail. Is it truly appropriate to have a Shang Dynasty sovereign do it?"
Daoist Guangcheng nodded. "Though the sovereigns of the Shang Dynasty possess the rank of imperial sovereigns within the Divine Path, neither their rank nor their fortune can compare to the Heavenly Emperor's. If Shooting Heaven is made the core, and they go against Heaven itself, then under the backlash of fortune, not only will they die and their Dao vanish, but the Shang Dynasty likely will not come to a good end either. After all, not everyone is like you, Daoist Tongtian, capable of disregarding the backlash of fortune brought by a failed assault on Heaven."
Even as Daoist Guangcheng spoke, he felt somewhat envious.
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