Ordinary prodigies had their limits when facing trials. Push them too far, and their Dao Hearts could easily collapse, leaving them unable to recover-or even destroying their Dao and killing them.
But Emperor Zun Ye had no such concerns. He could withstand any tribulation. Whatever failed to kill him would only make him stronger.
Many years later, Ye Fan wrote in his memoirs: ever since I ascended the imperial throne, many people changed their attitude toward me. Only Lin Xian remained the same-in fact, he treated me even less like a human being.
That year on Eternal Ancient Star, Holy Master Lin plotted rebellion, colluding with the Myriad Dragon Emperor to beat Emperor Zun to death.
"You want me to beat up Emperor Zun?"
A trace of surprise appeared on the Myriad Dragon Emperor's face. Then he laughed and clapped his hands. "Don't tell me you want to replace him? The Heavenly Emperor's throne changes hands; this year, it comes to my house."
"The position of Heavenly Emperor carries great karmic entanglements," Lin Xian said, shaking his head. "In his later years, the Azure Emperor wanted to establish the Heavenly Court, but ultimately abandoned the idea because he saw the hidden dangers."
"Even Emperor Zun's fall at the end of the Mythic Era was tied to his founding of the Heavenly Court by countless threads."
"The Heavenly Court really does carry great karmic entanglements." The Myriad Dragon Emperor was startled at first, then narrowed his eyes and sank into recollection. "When I attained the Dao, I too wanted to establish the Heavenly Court. But someone warned me that the Heavenly Court had already collapsed and was ill-omened, so I founded an imperial dynasty instead. Thinking back now, an emperor holds the Heavenly Heart Imprint and communes with heaven and earth.