"Report!"
A figure flew into the Imperial Dynasty's supreme palace and knelt on the floor.
The Emperor seated high above looked at the newcomer below and immediately asked, "How did it go?"
The Emperor, dozens of zhang tall, spoke in a voice like crashing thunder, with traces of an inexplicable anxiety echoing through the hall.
The newcomer knelt on the floor and looked up at the Emperor, slowly forcing out the words. "The six imperial decrees reached the Six Sects. All of the Six Great Sects accepted their decrees, but..."
"But what?" a Li Clan elder at the side of the hall pressed.
The man shook his head with a bitter smile. "But although all Six Sects accepted the decrees, they only sent ordinary disciples."
"Apart from the Demon Pagoda, none of the other five sect masters went!"
Sure enough, it was just as they had guessed.
Of all the sects under heaven, only the Demon Pagoda was willing to truly act.
Bitterness crossed the Emperor's face. Though he was the Emperor, he lacked the imperial fortune of all under heaven. Without that imperial fortune, how could an emperor count as the sovereign of the world?
Although the other five sects had outwardly accepted the decrees, they were unwilling to act in person and had merely sent ordinary disciples to keep up appearances.
The Book Sage, far away at the Border Pass, had also foreseen this. Among all the sects under heaven, those willing to act... numbered only one!
"And Senior Demon Sage of the Demon Pagoda had already set off alone for Floating Life Pass before Your Majesty issued the decrees."
As they listened to the scout's report, silence fell over the hall.
The Emperor let out a deep sigh and said nothing for a long time...
When the