"Dad, are you going to divide your empire between me and Sis? I'm so well-behaved, and Sis and I get along so well. Can you really bear to make us fight each other from opposite ends of the world? Besides, Sis is so formidable. There's no way I could beat her." Ling Tian smiled bitterly.
"Heh heh. The fact that you could come up with that idea means you deserve this. How vast is the Nine Heavens? Can you really manage it all by yourself? I conquered the entire Nine Heavens and kept it peaceful for nearly a hundred years. It's time to make things a little less peaceful. I'm not trying to make you and your sister fight among yourselves. I'm having her shoulder half your burden. Of course, if you get beaten down, I, your father, won't pity you in the slightest. You're both my flesh and blood, but rather than let you be slowly boiled like a frog in warm water, I'd rather have your sister roast you over a fire." I smiled faintly. I hadn't said those words without giving the matter some thought.
The Nine Heavens had been too peaceful. Beneath this unified realm, decay would gradually set in, so it was time to support Ru Xue as well. Her excellence in governing far surpassed Ling Tian's. I would feel more at ease entrusting the Heavenly Realm to her. After all, the Three Palaces would soon follow me in proving the Dao, making it impossible for them to continue governing the Heavenly Realm.
The Heavenly Realm was a self-governing, independent region and also the place where the Nine Heavens' power was concentrated. The Dao Alliance, the Star Realm, and the Jie Cult all fell under the Heavenly Realm's administration. In addition, it held authority over