The Heavenly Emperor had emerged from seclusion. The news soon spread throughout the Heavenly Court and reached Ao Yue, who was holding morning court.
Ao Yue was instantly overjoyed. Wonderful! The Heavenly Emperor was out of seclusion. Now someone could help him deal with all these troublesome matters.
Haotian, who had been missing for so long, had suddenly appeared, letting all the gods know that the Haotian in the Heavenly Court these past years had been an impostor. Ao Yue could hardly tell them that he and the Heavenly Emperor had arranged for that impostor. Otherwise, wouldn't the gods suspect that they had secretly harmed Haotian back then, causing his disappearance and ultimately forcing him onto the Demon Dao when he had nowhere left to turn?
With no other choice, he could only have the Six-Eared Macaque, who had been impersonating Haotian, flee the Heavenly Court immediately. Once the macaque escaped, Ao Yue issued an order from High Firmament Hall for his arrest, putting Bi'an in charge.
But after issuing that order, should they catch him or not?
If they caught him, would they really have to punish the Six-Eared Macaque? If they didn't, wouldn't the Heavenly Court suffer a tremendous loss of face? A villain had impersonated the Immortal Lord of the Age and hidden in the Heavenly Court for years without anyone noticing. After discovering the truth, they had ordered his arrest, yet couldn't even catch him. How useless!
Then there was Chenxiang. Although Haotian's primordial spirit had returned to the Investiture of the Gods List, Chenxiang's whereabouts remained unknown. Haotian knew neither the Eight-Nine Profound Art nor the Vajra Demon-Subduing Divine Ability, so Chenxiang must have other helpers behind him. They had to be disciples of the Expounding Teaching or Buddhism; perhaps disciples of both teachings were