Chapter 800 - Loyal Subject (1/2)

King Zi Guang bowed as he received his order, then, he brought Xi Zhiyan's corpse to the Heaven Court.

Meanwhile, on the side, Zhong Yue furtively frowned. Although ambitious, Imperial Emperor Xian Tian was also shrewd. His decision was right on point, the best in fact. One, he was able to delay the outbreak of the war; secondly, he was able to maintain his reputation as well as earning himself the hearts of his allies.

As expected, when his decision was announced, his allies remained loyal to him; all while delaying the battle with the Heavenly Monarch for another few years, gaining him the precious time to prepare for war.

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian is no fool. I must be more cautious in the future so he won't suspect anything.

However, Xi Zhiyan's death was something out of Zhong Yue's expectation and he sighed for the death of such a good man.

Xi Zhiyan was a loyal disciple and an upright man. He didn't hesitate at all to die for his teacher's quest and was willing to start over again even though he was already an outstanding Creator himself. A man like him deserved more than this, but Imperial Emperor Xian Tian too, didn't fail him. He was reincarnated into the Xian Tian Palace's Heavens and starting over again meant that he would be able to achieve greater power in his next life!

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian said, "My friends, be patient. I can now see the level of Imperial Monarch waving at me, it will not be long before I ascend to that level. By then, I will avenge the death of my two disciples."

The other Imperial Emperors and race leaders agreed, then left on their own in flashes of bright light.

"Senior Martial Brother Yi, please wait for a moment."

Just when Zhong Yue was leaving for the Human Sovereign Palace, Imperial Emperor Xian Tian smiled and called him, "Senior martial brother, I have something to discuss with you."

Zhong Yue stopped while Imperial Emperor Xian Tian stood up from his throne. He said while smiling, "Senior Martial Brother Yi said that the innate gods are strong and powerful from birth but in spite of that, cultivation is harder for us than anyone else. I wholeheartedly agree to it. The universe has always thought we were blessed by nature, we stand strong and powerful and we enjoy limitless lifespan. But how would they ever understand our pain? Because of us being the innate gods, we are strong, but also flawed."

Zhong Yue nodded.

Although a prenate living being, Zhong Yue could see the hardships and struggles in the innate gods. Truth was, he had noticed the flaws in the innate gods a long time ago. The innate gods were the sentience that was born from the worships of the prenate living beings. But with that said, the innate gods were greatly reliant on worship.

Every worshiper had their own different will and wishes, this made the worships cluttered with far too many convoluting thoughts in them. Thus, it made the innate gods harder to cultivate with the power of worships flowing into them along with myriad thoughts of its worshippers. Moreover, in terms of cultivating the frame of mind, heart, and will, they might just be worse than the prenate living beings.

Not only that, but the power of worship would restrict their growth as well. Such as Li Yang who was born from the sun. As the Innate Sun God, he was only able to cultivate Yang-related cultivation paths. It was impossible for him to cultivate any other cultivation arts and techniques other than the Yang-related ones.

Although his cultivation progress would be immense in the Yang-related cultivation paths, it has, however, a cap on his future growth nonetheless.

In the whole universe, he wasn't the only innate god facing this problem. Every single innate god who was born from nature and the power of worship faced the same issue; even Goddess Hou Tu and Ancient Lei Zhe God were no exception. Which was why they had decided to shed off their past life innate bodies and ascend into The Impossible World.

Whereas all those problems were not applicable to the prennate living beings; which was why there were always strong and powerful presences that emerged from the prenate living beings.

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian walked to his side, he smiled and said, "Senior martial brother, in a way, you've also shed off your past life's innate body. This might not totally be a bad thing after all. Although timebound now, the possibility of your future is vast and limitless. A greater achievement than your past life is now within grasp!"

"Senior Martial Brother Xian Tian is right." Zhong Yue nodded.

Then all of a sudden, rays flashed across Imperial Emperor Xian Tian's eyes and he said abruptly, "I know you are the one who helped Yan Sovereign to save the humans, you taught him how to provoke the relationship between Heavenly Monarch and Xian Tian Palace. You can't hide it from me!"

Zhong Yue's face changed, he asked, "If senior martial brother you know it's me, why are you not angry?"

"Why should I?" Imperial Emperor Xian Tian laughed, "I've longed for the throne and you have done exactly what I wanted. In fact, even without you provoking our relationship, he and I, the two of us are still at odds, we are just putting all this fake peace for the bigger picture. Furthermore, I needed a chance to see how many in the Zi Wei Galaxy will stand on his side and how many more on mine."

He smiled, "And this, Xi Zhiyan's death, was the chance I was waiting for. My beloved disciple has killed himself for killing the Heavenly Monarch's son. When this news spreads into the ears of all in the Zi Wei Galaxy, the gods will pick their side. By then, I will know who are my allies and who are the enemies. This knowledge will be something that I will need in the future."

Zhong Yue was shocked, he praised, "Senior Martial Brother Xian Tian, your wisdom is beyond my reach."

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian waved his hand, "You don't have to praise me. It is impressive itself you are able to do all of this behind the scenes. But to be frank, the Heavenly Monarch is not a big issue, what I worry most instead, are the humans. Senior Martial Brother Yi, you know what I mean exactly, don't you?"

Zhong Yue nodded, he mumbled softly, "The Fuxi…"

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian's face changed, he raised his hand and stopped Zhong Yue from continuing. He said with a solemn face, "The Heavenly Monarch is a stepping stone in my conquest, I will surpass him eventually! But the humans, although harmless now, are the biggest threat the universe has ever seen! They must be controlled no matter what. Any failure in this regard will be more fatal than any mistake we can ever make!"

Zhong Yue nodded, he too replied in a serious tone, "Senior Martial Brother Xian Tian, rest assured, when I return to the Creator level, I will kill Yan Sovereign and take over his throne. Then, the humans will be fully within your grasp. By then, they will no longer pose any threat in your empire!"

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian laughed happily, "If it weren't for you being a reincarnated innate god, I would be starting to think that you would have an ulterior motive. Your words, I like them! Senior Martial Brother Yi, as long as you don't turn your back against me, I will make you one who stands only a level below me but above all others!"

Zhong Yue bowed in gratitude.