Under the Taoist Monarch, all are ants. The former Jade Emperor considered Zhao Baiyang as a rival, but the moment he achieved Tao Certifying, he understood the gap between them.
As long as Zhao Baiyang doesn't prove the Tao, he poses no threat to him. Therefore, for the Jade Emperor, breaking the constraints was more important, and Zhao Baiyang was not worth mentioning. He could wait to deal with him upon his return.
This could be considered a tacit understanding between the Jade Emperor and Zhao Baiyang, or the Jade Emperor's demarcation of a line of life and death for Zhao Baiyang.
If he doesn't prove the Tao, he awaits death.
Prove the Tao, he seeks death.
As the first to achieve Tao Certifying, the Jade Emperor held the initiative. Zhao Baiyang was thoroughly passive, caught in a predicament.
He knew that if he attempted Tao Certifying, the Jade Emperor would surely intervene, and even the Buddhism School might try to act. That would be his most perilous moment.
