Hearing Great Emperor Ye Chengtian's words, Jiang Xiang could not help asking to confirm his suspicion, "Great Emperor, do you intend to deal with Talisman King Li Xuanyuan personally?"
"What else? Should I keep relying on a useless fool like you?"
"If I wait until you're strong enough to deal with Li Xuanyuan, when will I ever obtain the Heavenly Yin Enchanting Body and break through to the Immortal Realm?"
Becoming an immortal and gaining everlasting life had always been Ye Chengtian's greatest desire.
He firmly believed that, provided he refined enough spiritual qi and reached a sufficiently powerful realm, he would surely transcend the rank of Great Emperor and ascend to immortality.
Attaining the rank of Great Emperor alone had taken him a full thousand years.
Even now, with no shortage of cultivation manuals or pills, immortality remained impossibly distant if he continued cultivating at this pace.
That was why Ye Chengtian had set his sights on the Heavenly Yin Enchanting Body.
Jiang Xiang had told him that he intended to rebel and seize the throne, asking for his assistance and revealing that Xiao Yuning possessed the Heavenly Yin Enchanting Body he had searched so desperately for-a top-grade furnace cauldron.
Ye Chengtian had agreed without a second thought.
Not only had he provided Jiang Xiang with a divine artifact, but he had also endorsed and backed him.
If Jiang Xiang's rebellion failed through his own inadequacy, Ye Chengtian would step in without hesitation and suppress anyone who refused to submit.
Besides, with a Great Emperor backing him, Jiang Xiang would face less opposition among the people when he declared himself emperor.
In their eyes, a Great Emperor possessed great dao fortune. Ye Chengtian's support for Jiang Xiang's ascension meant that it was ordained by heaven.
That was why Jiang