As the words of the Witch God Sect Leader fell, his figure disappeared without a trace, as if he had never appeared in the first place, were it not for the few jade slips in front of Fire Virtue Star Lord.

The information contained within these casually discarded jade slips was highly confidential for the Witch Deity Teaching, and even in the hands of ordinary True Immortals, they were diluted treasures.

Yet he placed them here so effortlessly, without any worry that Fire Virtue Star Lord would turn his back after taking the items.

The mighty possess a pride of their own; such peak-bearing strong ones bear various characters, yet they do not betray their hearts, nor do they grow fat on broken promises.

Not to mention that such mighty ones act in accordance with their true selves - any act against their hearts could affect their cultivation. Merely the circle of Taoist Monarchs is so influential, and to break a promise would be truly disgraceful and ruin one's reputation.

For powerful beings like Taoist Monarchs, they are nearly immortal; what they contest over is mostly face. If such a thing were to be known, leading to a tarnished reputation, it would almost equate to social death, with no one daring to trust them again.

More importantly, the Witch God Sect Leader has his own confidence; confidence in his own strength, in the Witch Deity Teaching, and in the price he has offered.

As he analyzed just now, Fire Virtue Star Lord, in the situation he currently faces, could only count on their Witch Deity Teaching for help; beyond them, no one else would assist him against the likes of the Jade Emperor and others.

If he offended the Witch Deity Teaching, he would not only lose a tremendous support, leaving himself isolated, but he might even push the Witch Deity Teaching into the Jade Emperor's camp.

Even now, the Witch Deity Teaching still cooperates somewhat with the Jade Emperor within the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, holding some positions as Witch Priests overseeing sacrificial ceremonies.

After all, what the Jade Emperor and others are striving for is the Heavenly Authority. If Fire Virtue Star Lord turns his back on them, they can completely sell him out in exchange for cooperation with the Jade Emperor using his authority.

This too stems from the Witch God Sect Leader's confidence, as he has many options, whereas Fire Virtue Star Lord has few.

Of course, being very aware of his current situation, Fire Virtue Star Lord never considered breaking his promise; such a strong being disdains such actions.

For him, what he is actually more interested in now is studying these jade slips, preparing to inherit the Imperial Honors of Ancestral Witch Zhu Rong.

"The Fire God's Imperial Honor! The Imperial Honors in this Heavenly Court are not unchangeable; in the existence of the Nine Heavens, why couldn't there be an additional Fire God Emperor Monarch!" Fire Virtue Star Lord, caressing the jade slips in his hand, his eyes sparkled with brilliance.

Strong individuals who have reached this step are never willing to give ground; indeed, they all bear their own ambitions, hoping to reach a higher pinnacle and venture even further on the path of cultivation.

Just like the current Fire Virtue Star Lord, although he possesses the realm of a Taoist Monarch, the pattern of the Heavenly Court is set in stone, and his status as Fire Virtue Star Lord can no longer be elevated.

For the Jade Emperor, this construction of the Heavenly Court is a shackle, a restraint preventing further advancement, but for other mighty gods, it is the same, which is why Great Emperor Ziwei is willing to cooperate with him.

According to the initial structure of the Heavenly Court constructed by Pei Xuanjing and others, the Divine Position is a safeguard; they never intended for the Divine Positions in the Heavenly Court to keep changing, as that would be detrimental to the situation in the Heavenly Court, having no positive impact.

For ordinary cultivators, the Divine Position in the Heavenly Court is an extremely stable existence, but for the true Heaven's Proud, it is merely a transitory existence. If they wish to become stronger, then they give up the Divine Position in their hands and seek their own path.

As for wanting to keep a Divine Position while demanding more, this kind of greedy thinking is not supported, recognized, nor permitted by Pei Xuanjing and his people.

For the Jade Emperor, it is a shackle, and for beings like Fire Virtue Star Lord, it is also a shackle; his strength could completely qualify him to rise as an Emperor Monarch, even an Imperial Honor.

However, no matter how much authority he accumulated over ten thousand years, his position could never be elevated, because his current position was already not low, and every higher rank above him could not be easily shaken.

The rules of the Heavenly Court were set by many veteran Taoist Monarchs together, and even as one of those veteran Taoist Monarchs, Fire Virtue Star Lord could not break these rules.

Even because he himself is part of the old rules, he is more aware that if he becomes that standout, he would then have to confront terrifying strong beings like Longevity Taoist Monarch.

Even with his confidence, he does not feel that he is qualified to challenge those individuals.

Moreover, if he truly could do so, he would not need to plan these things at all; it would be meaningless.

This is the ingenious aspect of the initial framework: those who are dissatisfied cannot do it, and those who can do it don't see the value in it, much like a useless rib.

If this continues, perhaps one day Fire Virtue Star Lord will give up his authority and focus entirely on studying the Laws of Fire.

But now, the actions of the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei, while posing a great threat to him, simultaneously present an equal opportunity within the crisis.

If he could seize the opportunity, then breaking out this time, he might be able to elevate his Divine Position to another level.

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