Chương 70: The Beginning of Cooperation

"My nephew wants to sell the disciples of the Jie Sect to my Heavenly Court?!"

The Jade Emperor was truly shocked by Fang Yang's words. He had seen people who were incredibly audacious, but he had never seen anyone as crazy as Fang Yang.

Selling fellow disciples to others goes beyond a question of whether or not there is any camaraderie among them; it's a complete disregard for humanity. This madman not only wasn't rejected by the Tongtian Sect Leader, but instead became a direct disciple of the Jie Sect. Was the Tongtian Sect Leader really that enlightened?

If it were the Jade Emperor himself, and any deity in Heaven dared to betray their colleague, the Jade Emperor would certainly not tolerate that deity.

"Nephew, shouldn't you reconsider? I'm afraid the Sage of Heaven won't agree to this, will he?"

The Jade Emperor spoke these words entirely out of good intentions. He did not want to see a close disciple of a sage fall from grace.

To everyone's surprise, Fang Yang simply smiled and said, "Uncle-Master, please rest assured. Since I dared to make this suggestion, it means I have received Master's permission. This action of mine will greatly benefit both the Jie Sect and the Heavenly Court."

Upon Fang Yang's reminder, the Jade Emperor suddenly realized that if the Tongtian Sect Leader objected, Fang Yang wouldn't even have a chance to speak.

Having understood this, the Jade Emperor's gaze towards Fang Yang softened considerably.

If he could truly reach a cooperation agreement with Fang Yang, his Heavenly Court would never lack manpower again. The Jie Sect has 48, 000 disciples; even if Fang Yang only sold him a quarter of the disciples, he would still gain 12, 000 more experts under his command.

The Heavenly Court has never lacked minor characters at the Celestial Immortal or True Immortal level. Such minor characters are everywhere in the prehistoric world; you could hit one by throwing a brick down from the South Heavenly Gate. What the Heavenly Court truly lacks are the core forces at the Golden Immortal and Taiyi Golden Immortal levels.

The sages and great teachings are full of experts, with Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals emerging one after another, which can fill the talent gap in the Heavenly Court.

"So this is the great opportunity I sensed. If we can obtain the assistance of the myriad immortals of the Jie Sect, our Heavenly Court will surely be able to truly control the Three Realms and maintain order within them."

Even though the Jade Emperor's cultivation was unfathomable, he was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

"Uncle, you are wise. I do not intend to betray my fellow disciples, but to guide them back to the right path and give them a chance to survive."

Fang Yang opened his palm, and a burst of divine light exploded from his palm, shooting into the void and forming thousands of light screens. The light screens flickered, and figures appeared within them, revealing their actions.

These disciples were all those whom Lü Yue knew, who practiced demonic arts. In order to cultivate these demonic arts, these disciples had committed countless heinous acts that corrupted the heavens and the earth, and ruined the fortune of the world.

In the first scene, the Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang unleashed the Six-Six Heavenly Dragon Battle Technique, performing push-ups up and down opposite a female immortal. He was like a pile driver, moving so fast that afterimages appeared. By the time he finished the push-ups, the female immortal had been drained of her essence and vanished into nothingness.

In the second scene, the monstrous-headed immortal rode on a demonic cloud to a city. He opened his mouth wide, and his lion's head covered the sky and the sun, swallowing all the living beings in the city clean.

Scene three: Skull Mountain. Ma Yuan is feasting, his palm clutching half a gnawed heart. Beneath him lie hundreds of women whose hearts have been ripped out.

......

All these sights made the Jade Emperor frown repeatedly.

Although he had long heard of the various behaviors of the disciples of the Jie Sect, hearing about them and seeing them were two different things. When Fang Yang presented these disciples' behavior to the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor instantly understood Fang Yang.

The Jie Sect has reached the brink of descent into demonic ways. If no one intervenes, it will degenerate from a place where immortals gather to a chaotic mess of demons.

At that time, it will be a huge disaster for both the Jie Sect itself and the Three Realms. Even the Heavenly Court will be dragged down by these scoundrels.

The disciples of the Jie Sect are causing harm to all living beings, and a celestial being from the lower realm has filed a lawsuit with the Heavenly Court. Should the ruler of the Three Realms intervene or not?

He can't afford to interfere; he's just a quasi-saint and can't afford to offend a saint. If he doesn't intervene, then he, as the Heavenly Emperor, is derelict in his duty, and who knows how those forces that dislike him will attack him then?

Therefore, what Fang Yang was doing was not only saving the Jie Sect, but also eliminating a potential threat to him. As a result, the Jade Emperor had a better impression of Fang Yang.

If all the people in the great teachings of the sages were as reasonable as Fang Yang, then his position as the Heavenly Emperor would be far too easy.

The Jade Emperor gazed intently at Fang Yang, whose courage and resolve even he lacked. He himself would never have dared to do something so potentially infamous.

"Nephew, you have great courage. If you can really send the Jie Sect immortals to the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court will take as many as you have."

Seeing that even a junior dared to be a pioneer, the Jade Emperor was filled with pride. If Fang Yang dared to offer it, he dared to accept it. He was in the right, and he wasn't afraid of the Tongtian Sect Leader's wrath.

He is not a saint, but the backer behind him is stronger than that of a saint. As long as he is in the right, he dares to go to Zixiao Palace to ask Hongjun Laozu for justice.

"But nephew," Haotian's tone shifted, becoming serious, "most of your sect's disciples are unruly and rebellious. It's unlikely you'll be able to get them to obey. Unless, of course, you can obtain a decree from the Sage of Tongtian."

This was his biggest concern. The disciples of the Jie Sect had always been arrogant and unruly. If they continued to act as they pleased after entering the Heavenly Court and refused to obey orders, they would become a scourge to the Heavenly Court.

Fang Yang was prepared. He raised his hand and grabbed a long, purple, misty banner.

The Jade Emperor, with his sharp eyes, spotted the words "Human Emperor" on the banner as soon as it appeared. He was secretly astonished that Fang Yang had actually established a connection with the Human Emperor.

The title "Human Emperor" carries profound significance; it cannot be used casually by anyone other than with the Human Emperor's permission.

"Uncle-Master, please look. This banner is called the Human Emperor Banner. I will use the Human Emperor Banner to seize the true spirits of the disciples in the sect and completely control them. I can give you a talisman. Once you activate the talisman, you can activate the Human Emperor Banner from a distance and punish the disciples of the Jie Sect who do not abide by the Heavenly Rules."

The Jade Emperor stared intently at the Emperor's Banner in Fang Yang's hand. He never expected that Fang Yang would be so ruthless.

Back then, Emperor Jun forged a Demon-Summoning Banner, enslaving all ten Demon Saints. This Human Emperor Banner is clearly a treasure of the same kind as the Demon-Summoning Banner. Emperor Jun only used the Demon-Summoning Banner on his subordinates, but Fang Yang, this junior, dared to use the Human Emperor Banner on his own junior brothers and sisters.

"This kid is ruthless! He's so cruel to his own junior brothers and sisters; what will he do to retaliate if anyone offends him?"

The Jade Emperor realized that he was actually somewhat afraid of Fang Yang. Fang Yang's cultivation was currently inferior to his, but one day, Fang Yang would grow into someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

The Jade Emperor suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that he had not offended Fang Yang.