Chapter 1629: Chapters 1576-1577 Dragon Slayer Evil Dragon_2

Do not speak of selectively ceding a little; something trivial that doesn’t affect the overall situation.

It is a gap that must not be opened. Once today they face a challenge from a Daoist Monarch, if they choose to cede a part for the sake of appeasement, what then? Should they cede to the second challenger, and the third?

Heavenly Authority is finite. Even with the continual ascension of the Divine Land World, such authority is limited. The more that is parted with, the more disadvantageous it is for the holders.

As the number of powerhouses in this world increases, a bit given here, a bit there, one city ceded today, another tomorrow, when would it end? Do they have enough to distribute among so many?

When the day comes that there is not enough to go around, conflict and great battles will inevitably arise. Rather than that, it is better not to share from the start, to choose suppression from the beginning.

Sometimes it is not that they are unaware of the alternative, but that alternative is not the best choice.

The Dragon Slayer ultimately becomes the Evil Dragon; Pei Xuanjing has become a Guardian of interests.

If at the time of the world’s resurgence, when Pei Xuanjing had nothing and faced these returning forces of the Desolate World, he played the role of a challenger, a warrior breaking the old patterns.

Now, from his current perspective, he is on the opposite side of his past self, one of the maintainers of the old rules, a party with vested interest, with these newly ascended Daoist Monarchs playing Pei Xuanjing’s old part.

However, unlike Pei Xuanjing who succeeded in disrupting the old patterns and gained everything he desired, today’s Daoist Monarchs are even mightier than he once was, but have not yet succeeded because they face an even greater, untouchable power.

Yet no one is willing to give up. Perhaps in the past, these True Immortals and Daoist Monarchs had no capacity to challenge and naturally endured silently, opting to stand down.

But now they are not powerless; they possess the credentials to challenge, a point even Pei Xuanjing and others must acknowledge. Had these Daoist Monarchs not been a threat, they would not have taken action.

To fail once or twice, although entailing severe loss, the vitality of a True Immortal Daoist Monarch is extraordinarily resilient. These individuals may withdraw temporarily but will not give up completely. They are merely lying dormant, biding their time.

And with such precedents set, the later ones did not even challenge. It is not because they do not covet authority, but because they are smarter and are also lying dormant.

All are waiting for the opportunity, aware that with more powerhouses emerging, their strength will increase exponentially.

And Pei Xuanjing and his ilk believe that by holding the advantage of time and place, their grasp on authority will widen the gap even further over time.

Thus, everyone is waiting, waiting for the ripe moment.

Why, in tens of thousands of years, have so many worlds been discovered, yet less than seventy percent have truly merged with the Divine Land World, with over thirty percent discovered but not integrated?

Aside from realms like the Myriad Laws Realm that are reserved as strongholds for major powers, why has the integration of other worlds that could greatly aid the Divine Land World been deliberately delayed?

The reason is simple. Behind the scenes, many newly ascended Daoist Monarchs are intervening, slowing down the process, preventing the further strengthening of the Divine Land World, delaying the rise in power of ancient Daoist Monarchs like Pei Xuanjing.

In response to these maneuvers, Pei Xuanjing and other established Daoist Monarchs can but let them be. They cannot justify taking the initiative to act, for that would leave the opposition without an escape route, and they would surely overturn the table, which would not serve the best interests of all parties.

Thousands of years, for the entire Divine Land World, is a period of rapid development. Countless geniuses have emerged, and innumerable powerful beings have seized unimaginable fortuitous opportunities to reach inconceivable heights.

One after another, mighty figures have risen, and the emergence of every powerful Great World signals the potential appearance of a True Immortal at the level of a Daoist Monarch.

Perhaps at the very beginning, these newly ascended True Immortal Daoist Monarchs were few and weak, but they too were constantly improving. Even though their power did not grow as quickly as that of veteran Daoist Monarchs like Pei Xuanjing, their numbers were increasing steadily.

Thus, it can be said that the power of these newly ascended Daoist Monarchs was continuously growing. By today, they had become many times stronger than before and had also gained the qualification to contend with veteran Daoist Monarchs like Pei Xuanjing.

Back then, in the Shenxiao Domain, Pei Xuanjing said that the reason behind the ambitious undertakings of all sides in the current ten thousand years was precisely because of the existence of these Daoist Monarchs.

Indeed, these immortal sects had become many times more powerful after ten thousand years, filled with numerous ambitions. Yet they would not dare to challenge those top Immortal Sects, at least not on their own.

Because they knew better than any other power just how terrifying these top Immortal Sects presided over by Daoist Monarchs were, beyond their own ability to compete with.

The reason why they dared to entertain thoughts of probing was fundamentally due to the support of those Daoist Monarchs. It was the instigation from behind by these newly ascended Daoist Monarchs that kindled their true ambition.

These new Daoist Monarchs, along with some powerful figures who joined the Divine Land World but failed to acquire sufficient authority and interests, shared common interests and goals. They all wished to seize authority and interests from the ancient Daoist Monarchs like Pei Xuanjing, thus they allied together.

They supported from behind some similarly ambitious immortal sects, discontent with the current situation, and continuously spurred them to probe further.

Without their support, even if these immortal sects were dissatisfied, they would not dare to make the slightest move.

This is the biggest undercurrent within the Divine Land World, and even the entire Chaos Void today; those True Monarchs are the greatest source of instability.

Once, the Jade Emperor did not qualify to join this circle. Of course, the Jade Emperor also refused to join that circle, because he knew that without reaching the level of a Daoist Monarch, the benefits gained from joining that circle would be minimal, and not worth his participation.

After all, if there were only that many benefits before joining, and after joining, one still received only a meager share, it would be as if one never gained anything from the start. Such joining would be in vain.

Now, however, it is different. Once the Jade Emperor ascends to the level of a Daoist Monarch, he can completely join, because in such a situation, it implies that he has qualifications equal to those Daoist Monarchs, and the benefits he obtains would be entirely sufficient.

And at this moment, those Daoist Monarchs also very much recognize the Jade Emperor’s addition because of not only his strength but also his status.

Whether the Heavenly Court can truly rule over the Divine Land World, whether it truly has the mandate of heaven, unquestionably, in name, the Heavenly Court is the highest ruling institution, a fact that neither Pei Xuanjing nor any other Daoist Monarch can deny, and all beings recognize.

Hence, no matter whether the Jade Emperor holds true authority or not, without doubt, he carries great righteousness with him; he holds a legitimate name, the rightful sovereign of heaven and earth.

If previously, when those newly ascended Daoist Monarchs initiated a power struggle, veteran Daoist Monarchs needed to seek a cause, then with the presence of the Jade Emperor, they do not even need to look for a reason.

Whether it is timely help or stirring up the ashes to reignite the flame, from a practical standpoint, their collaboration is undoubtedly mutually beneficial.

One side has the name, the other has the power, a truly perfect match. Thus, within the Myriad Laws Realm, the Jade Emperor Lineage has many allies.