Within the jade door, a silhouette vaguely appeared.
A pair of indifferent, majestic, and all-encompassing eyes stared at Yan Zhaoge quietly.
Yan Zhaoge had seen many images of that silhouette.
Any Daoism's direct disciple would have seen his portrait.
The Jade Emperor!
After the Three Clear Grand Masters had transcended, he was publicly acknowledged as the number one person in Daoism. He might even be the number one Grand Heavenly Realm existence.
His full name was the Vast Heaven Golden Palace Supreme Exalt Naturally Miraculous Amitabha Absolute Jade Emperor, also known as the Jade Emperor. The Benevolent Jade Emperor was also known as the Profound Sky Exalted Emperor, or Profound Sky Exalted Emperor.
Ever since the Great Calamity, he had never appeared in the world.
Currently, Daoism's disciples had only seen his portrait and knew of his appearance. However, they had never seen him in person.
Not only had Yan Zhaoge seen his portrait, but he had also seen him in person.
Only, it wasn't in this life.
Instead, it was when he was the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace's Martial Repository's spirit.
At that time, the Jade Emperor was the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace's Lord!
However, the Great Calamity was also because of this.
"During the Middle era, you helped the Tathagata Buddha. Is this the repayment that the Tathagata Buddha left for you?" Yan Zhaoge's gaze moved between the white jade door and the Tathagata's avatar.
During the Middle Journey to the West era, the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace had communicated with the central Blessed Lands of Saha's Buddhists to aid the spread of Western Buddhism.
In the past, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens had wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court.
In the end, he fell into the Tathagata Buddha's trap.
In the end, during the Middle era, Buddhism flourished. The Dao Ancestor Zhun Ti, also known as the Tathagata Buddha, successfully took the final step and transcended this world.
Yang Jian and Nezha looked at the majestic sovereign within the jade door with a complicated expression.
"You're just like the Maitreya Buddha in the past. Under normal circumstances, the door leading to the Dao Realm was sealed. That's why you accepted the Humanly Essence Stone's fragments provided by the Western Pure Lands and walked on the path of the heretics?" Yang Jian frowned and asked, "You even intended to use the Heavenly Essence Stone to illuminate all Daoism's descendants and continue to serve you?"
"Fortunately, the Great Emperor of Ziwei, the Taiyi Heavenly Lord of Salvation, the Primordial Deity Zhen Yuan, and the Queen Mother of the West stopped you from achieving your full potential!" Facing this familiar yet unfamiliar figure, Nezha's eyes were filled with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Unfortunately, they all died because of this."
The dignified sovereign within the jade gate finally spoke again. "It's not a pity. They played their part."
Hearing these words that sounded like praise, a mocking expression appeared on Yan Zhaoge's face, "To you, it is so, because the Joss Flame External Dao was originally only the second best solution for you."
"Ascending to the Dao Realm has never been your goal. It's not like you have no other choice. It's just that you want to deceive everyone for your true goal."
Yan Zhaoge looked straight at the Jade Emperor, "Of course, you'll also have to fight for enough strength to ascend to the Dao Realm. Only then will you have more time and more power to fight against the other Dao Ancestors. You'll be able to grasp your fate in your own hands and plan for your ultimate goal."
"Even if you can't achieve your first goal, you're already a Dao Ancestor, surpassing all Immortals and living beings."
Nezha looked at the Jade Emperor within the jade gate in shock.
Yang Jian and Daolord Lu Ya's gazes landed on Yan Zhaoge. They looked at the Jade Emperor continuously trying to engulf Yan Zhaoge with the white jade gate.
The canopy above Yan Zhaoge's head rotated, resisting the attraction of the jade gate.
"No, that's not right." Yan Zhaoge suddenly laughed, "Perhaps, you were helpless before. Ascending to the Dao Realm with the Joss Flame External Dao was your initial plan."
"And I, in the beginning, was just your backup plan? In case you failed during the Great Calamity, you still had a way out. "
"Now, everyone knows that I'm related to the Elder Lord. Indeed, I'm related." Yan Zhaoge let out a long sigh, "However, you're the one who's more related to me."
The Jade Emperor of the past, and the current Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, said, "You're even more outstanding than I expected."
He didn't confirm or deny Yan Zhaoge's guess.
However, it was enough.
"The Wind Fire Praying Mat left behind by the Lord of Dao and Virtue is indeed in your hands!" Yan Zhaoge stared at the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, "It's not the Elder Lord. It's you who brought me to this world of creation!"
Because of the Three Clear treasures, the Elder Lord was alerted.
The Elder Lord's thoughts were hard to predict. He lived in seclusion all year round. The Jade Emperor bet that he wouldn't interfere this time.
However, the Elder Lord interfered.
Within the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace's Martial Repository, a Peerless Heavenly Scripture that only Yan Zhaoge could see appeared.
Although the Jade Emperor couldn't see the contents of the scripture, he noticed the Elder Lord's actions.
After the initial shock, he realized that the Elder Lord didn't seem to have any other actions.
After some consideration, the Jade Emperor made a bold decision.
Under the circumstances, he came up with a new plan that was even crazier. Even his original plan of ascending to the Dao Realm through the Joss Flame External Dao was compromised and became a support and cover.
"In the eighth rank world, the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor wanted to make things difficult for me. He vaguely noticed that I'm related to you, which was why he wanted to get rid of me." Yan Zhaoge said plainly, "After that, he realized that I seemed to have the Elder Lord's handiwork. As such, he gave up on the idea of getting rid of me and prepared to use me in the future."
"Perhaps he wasn't aware of the details, but he vaguely felt that this was an opportunity he could make use of."
Yan Zhaoge smiled and raised his voice, "Southern Extremity Daoist, you should be able to hear my voice right now. The reason why you dared to make use of the Elder Lord's help was because you thought that you could take advantage of the situation between the two Dao Ancestors, right?"
Within the boundless void, the faint sound of thunder resounded as if a long sigh was coming from afar.
Yang Jian, Nezha, Daoist Lu Ya, and even the Western Pure Lands' Dipankara Ancient Buddha and the others were all silent.
The Immeasurable Heavenly Lord didn't mind listening to Yan Zhaoge's words.
Although the white jade door couldn't suck Yan Zhaoge in, layers of jade radiances were slowly enveloping his body.
Yan Zhaoge wasn't in a hurry. While continuing to fight against the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, he asked, "I've thought through many questions. However, there's one that I still don't understand."
He looked at the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, "Why me? Is there a reason? Or did you just randomly pick me? "
"No matter if it's this place's fortune or your origin, your comprehension of martial arts principles is unparalleled. Even those who possess the Heaven Containing Purified Soul aren't as good as you," said the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord plainly.
"I'm happy to hear that. Thank you. I'll accept it." Yan Zhaoge said, "However, I'm sorry. I can't let your plan succeed."
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