Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Over those ten years, Yang Jian had taken complete control of the Heavenly Court, and everyone had begun to formally acknowledge his rule.
This was only natural.
After all, the Jade Emperor had been dead for so many years. Even if they still missed him, what could they do?
To put it bluntly, all the immortals and gods had lived for such vast stretches of time that even the stupidest among them were far more capable than ordinary mortals.
After all, the long passage of years could help people make sense of many things.
Yang Jian, too, gradually grew accustomed to his identity as Lord of the Heavenly Court, his bearing becoming increasingly majestic.
Time slowly passed, until the day of demon rise, Dao decline finally arrived.
At the court assembly that day, Yang Jian announced outright,
"I imagine all of you can already sense the demon rise, Dao decline today. Even the fortune of our Heavenly Court has begun to plummet, while that of the Buddhist School has already fallen to rock bottom."
"Today, the entire Demon Sect will break out of the Demon Realm and seize the Three Realms."
"This is an opportunity for the Demon Sect, but also for our Daoist School."
"Today, I have decided to lead the powerful cultivators of the Daoist School throughout the Three Realms in a direct campaign against the Western Buddhist School."
"In this world, only our Heavenly Court represents the Orthodox Xuanmen. What right has the mere Western Buddhist Sect had to keep our Daoist School firmly beneath its heel all these years?"
"Thus, I believe there is no longer any need for the Buddhist School to exist."
"One word: kill!"
Yang Jian truly looked murderous now.
Yet after hearing his