Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had been established, it regrettably could not gather enough Human Dao Destiny Energy like the Yin-Shang Dynasty had.
In this Investiture of the Gods Calamity, the Heavenly Court had truly made a fortune.
Its civil servants were finally fully staffed. Even if they ended up short one or two people later, replacements could be found elsewhere.
Xiao Zhen also received some good news: he had been promoted.
With so many people filling the vacant posts, however, these fellows had all once been disciples of Saints. While they did not exactly walk around with their noses in the air, every one of them carried an innate arrogance.
There were very few like Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, who had immediately sworn loyalty to the Jade Emperor.
And Li Jing, that old fellow, was not particularly strong. His main reliance was the Exquisite Pagoda in his hand; otherwise, he would have long since been skewered to death by his eldest son's spear. How could he possibly deserve the position of marshal in the Heavenly Court?
Xiao Zhen became the deputy hall master of the Heavenly Court's Immortal Elixir Hall, with the title True Monarch of Marvelous Pills.
As for the hall master? Naturally, only Laojun was qualified for that position. Who else could possibly be worthy?
However, Laojun usually stayed holed up in his Alchemy Room, so Xiao Zhen was the one truly managing the Immortal Elixir Hall.
When he first took office, Xiao Zhen had thought it was a cushy job. Only after checking the accounts did he discover quite a few problems.
Since the Heavenly Court also had to observe social etiquette and personal connections, some of the alchemists in the Immortal Elixir Hall would occasionally pull small tricks.
It could not be called major