The Heavenly Dao had played him! The Jade Emperor's shattered heart had turned to nothing, not even scraps remaining. The entire Doraemon incident flashed through his mind at high speed. There had indeed been traces of Natural Daoist in it, but for it to achieve such terrifying, shocking impact, there had to be another pair of enormous invisible black hands behind it.
The Heavenly Immortal Tribulation could be overcome as long as one's Dao Heart was steady; the Jade Emperor firmly believed that. But he really wanted to say that stacked Heavenly Tribulations were not so easy to endure. There would likely be massive casualties. The library was one question—since Li Jing had been unwilling, how had he taken the lightning?
And what about the other three locations? It seemed quite a few people had taken the lightning this time. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for all thirty-six people to emerge completely unharmed. He did not believe Qin Fen could accomplish something so absurd, and Chef Qin truly could not, either. There was only one thing in all creation capable of being that bizarre: the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao had arranged everything.
Taibai's remark about Natural Daoist being someone favored by the Heavenly Dao had also alerted him. The Jade Emperor was meticulous and exceptionally clever; in an instant, he grasped the crux of the matter. The Heavenly Dao was using this Heavenly Tribulation incident to elevate him.
What Solar Star Lord? That was all bullshit. The true purpose was to pave the way for Chef Qin to become Dongwang Gong.
Do not forget that two of the previous Dongwang Gongs had been Solar Star Lords, manifestations of pure yang. By bringing up the Solar Star Lord first, then proposing Dongwang Gong as an acting appointment afterward, everything