None of the successive Eastern Heavenly Lords had insisted on holding every last thing firmly in their hands. For one, that was unrealistic; for another, it was far too time-consuming. Few became Eastern Heavenly Lord because they possessed an overwhelming lust for power and authority. The position of Eastern Heavenly Lord was merely a stepping stone for them to advance further in their cultivation.
To put it bluntly, it was an aid to cultivation, not the primary goal.
During this handover period, the Central Celestial Venerable would also remain in the Eastern Heavenly Lord's Mansion, allowing his subordinates to coordinate the transition with the Human Race's forces.
Although many within the Eastern Heavenly Lord's Mansion had served the Eastern Heavenly Lord loyally for generations and did not need replacing, certain core and crucial positions had to be placed under the control of the Human Race. This included the cores and nodes of the defensive formations, the treasury, the barriers, and so on. The most critical places had to be controlled by trusted Human Race subordinates of the Eastern Heavenly Lord.
Only after Ye Xiwen began taking over the Eastern Heavenly Lord's duties did he discover that an enormous pile of matters and work had accumulated during this time. Given his exalted status as Eastern Heavenly Lord, ordinary affairs naturally did not warrant his personal attention.
But after the Eastern Region had suffered the Stormy Sea Domain's invasion, a huge mess had been left behind, all of which required him to step forward and resolve or mediate.
Especially in the places that had once been ravaged by the Stormy Sea Domain, the surviving members of exterminated clans and great sects came to the Eastern Heavenly Lord's Mansion weeping and begging for resettlement. Then there were the clans and great sects that