The Primordial Era: Starting with Jingwei Filling the Sea

To be honest, even if it meant not having to accumulate merit, the Jade Emperor would have agreed to Fang Yang's conditions.

During this period, the Jade Emperor was desperately short of people. He would be overjoyed if even the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were to ascend to heaven, let alone the myriad immortals of the Jie Sect.

In the original timeline, the Jade Emperor wanted the Twelve Golden Immortals to submit to him.

Fang Yang gave up 30% of the profits to the Jade Emperor for the sake of the future.

Human desires are not constant; they change as circumstances change.

When a person is hungry and cold, all he thinks about is how to get enough to eat and wear. Once that problem is solved, he will start to have new needs.

In the future, when the Heavenly Court develops to a certain size, the desires of the Jade Emperor will surely swell. With these three virtues, the Jade Emperor's mind will be relatively clear, and he will not be blinded by greed and do things that no one wants to happen.

The Jade Emperor was, after all, a pageboy by the side of Hongjun Laozu. It would be absolutely impossible for Hongjun Laozu to have no feelings for him whatsoever.

Leaving some room for God in the heavens is leaving some room for yourself.

Fang Yang's decision greatly increased the Jade Emperor's favor towards him.

The opportunity brought by Fang Yang could very well help him achieve the status of the Holy Heavenly Emperor. In other words, Fang Yang might have been instrumental in his path to enlightenment.

Fang Yang's relinquishment of three-tenths of his virtue made the Jade Emperor feel the respect personally imparted by a sage.

Fang Yang did not treat him as a puppet emperor; instead, he placed him on an equal footing with the great sage religions.

This feeling was incredibly pleasing to the Jade Emperor.

He had rarely felt this way since he became the Heavenly Emperor. All he had felt from the many sages and great religions was alienation and contempt.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor hoped to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with Fang Yang.

"Nephew, your great kindness to the Heavenly Court will be forever remembered by your uncle. However, with your cultivation level, it is probably beyond your ability to bring all the unworthy disciples of the Jie Sect into the Emperor's Banner."

The Jade Emperor spoke naturally, his words filled with sincerity, without a trace of hypocrisy or affectation. Since Fang Yang had become his collaborator, the higher Fang Yang's cultivation level, the more advantageous it would be for him.

The disciples of the Jie Sect that Fang Yang suppressed will eventually be sent to the Heavenly Court!

At this moment, in the eyes of the Jade Emperor, Fang Yang was not a disciple of the Jie Sect, but the chief god of the Human Resources Department of the Heavenly Court.

In truth, Fang Yang had no intention of gaining any benefit from this incident. He couldn't possibly hold onto any advantage gained by trading his fellow disciples' freedom.

Fang Yang could be impartial and ruthless, but he could not climb to the top by stepping on the blood and tears of his fellow disciples. Fang Yang was not a reckless man; in matters related to the Jie Sect, he had to consider the thoughts of the Tongtian Sect Leader.

He attributed all the merits earned by Lü Yue and others to the Jie Sect in order to show Tongtian Jiaozhu that everything he did was for the sake of the Jie Sect.

The Jade Emperor didn't need to consider so much. As long as he didn't directly attack the disciples of the Jie Sect, the Tongtian Sect Master wouldn't do anything to him.

He waved his hand, and twelve divine pearls appeared out of thin air, slowly floating in front of Fang Yang.

These twelve divine beads possess a profound innate aura, constantly radiating five-colored light. Within them, pure and turbid energies circulate, seemingly containing boundless power of heaven and earth.

"This is?"

Fang Yang looked at the twelve divine pearls, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes. He was a connoisseur and naturally recognized them as the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearls.

Fang Yang, unable to resist his temptation, was drawn to the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, a rare opportunity for him.

The Burning Lamp Taoist needed to use the Universe Ruler to draw out the world power within the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, but Fang Yang didn't need the Universe Ruler; he had the World Tree. He could use the World Tree to communicate with the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and draw out the world power within it.

The World Tree at this stage may not be able to bear the power of the twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, but drawing out even more power will increase Fang Yang's strength.

At that time, it's not impossible for someone with the cultivation level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal to suppress a Daluo Golden Immortal!

After presenting the twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to Fang Yang, the Jade Emperor solemnly said, "These twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls were collected by this humble Daoist from the Zixiao Palace's treasury. This humble Daoist knows that Fellow Daoist Zhao Gongming also possesses twenty-four of them. However, this humble Daoist will only give these twelve to my nephew. I hope that these twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls will be of assistance to my nephew in the future."

As usual, Fang Yang did not refuse. He swept the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl into his hand and accepted it.

"Uncle, your kindness is too much for me to refuse. Please rest assured, if I encounter any powerful demons causing trouble in the mortal realm, I will collect them into the Emperor's Banner and send them to you as well."

"There are many dangerous places in the Three Realms. Uncle-Master can send these demons to the most dangerous places in the prehistoric world, let them serve as the vanguard of the heavenly soldiers and generals, and take the lead to make amends for their sins."

The Jade Emperor was generous, and Fang Yang was no stingy man. He cupped his hands in greeting and offered the Jade Emperor a new favor.

Looking at the smiling Fang Yang, the Jade Emperor silently mourned for the demons in the mortal realm.

He discovered that in Fang Yang's eyes, anyone with high magical power was just a laborer. The disciples of the Jie Sect were treated better, able to ascend to the Heavenly Realm to become gods, while demons and monsters were unlucky; Fang Yang wouldn't let go of even the last bit of residual value.

"Anyone who becomes Fang Yang's enemy will surely suffer a terrible fate."

A thought flashed through the mind of the Jade Emperor; at this moment, even he was somewhat wary of Fang Yang. But the Jade Emperor was no ordinary person, and he quickly adjusted his mindset.

Since we can't be enemies, then we should just not be enemies.

The great sect of sages follows the path of enlightenment, not the path of establishing a dynasty and unifying the primordial world. As long as the Heavenly Court doesn't provoke the Jie Sect, he and Fang Yang will not be enemies.

"My nephew is meticulous and thoughtful."

The Jade Emperor laughed heartily, his eyes full of approval. "From now on, my nephew will be my best friend in Heaven. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to Heaven, and Heaven will definitely do everything in its power to help you."

These were just polite words; Fang Yang truly took them to heart.

The Jade Emperor has many privileges with the Hongjun Ancestor. Perhaps he could join forces with the Jade Emperor to scheme for some benefits from the Hongjun Ancestor.

For example, the ancestral temple of the Xuanmen sect is a place that others, including the Three Pure Ones, probably wouldn't dare to easily set foot in, but the Jade Emperor could. The Jade Emperor could easily go and clean up Jade Capital Mountain in the guise of a page.

However, these things should be done after Fang Yang has established himself firmly in the Xuanmen sect. By then, Fang Yang should be able to catch the eye of Ancestor Hongjun.

After establishing a friendly cooperative relationship with the Jade Emperor, Fang Yang took his leave. He did not take the route through the Southern Heavenly Gate, but instead used the World Tree to open the World Gate and returned to the Earthly Realm.

Seeing this, the Jade Emperor became even more optimistic about Fang Yang. With the ability to travel through the heavens at any time, Fang Yang was practically invincible.