Arc 20Rebuilding the Heavenly Court
Haotian and Yaochi rebuilt the nearly empty Heavenly Court by recruiting clans, immortals, and disciples while contending with the Saints’ attempts to divide its authority. The Court began operating under new Heavenly Dao rules, with Xuan Nü secretly appointed to protect its order.
- Haotian secured the Three Tribes’ support, but Bai Ze withdrew the Demon Clan and Haotian struggled to stabilize the stars and staff the Heavenly Court.
- Zhunti forced demons who left Demon Continent to join the Western Teach, while Bai Ze stayed behind with the remaining demons.
- Kong Xuan broke free from the River of Destiny and later reunited with Ancestor Phoenix, while Bai Yu returned the Heavenly Horse Clan to its ancestral land.
- At Haotian’s reopening banquet, Zhunti pressured the guests, but Bai Yu confronted him and protected the juniors of Azure Nether Island.
- The Saints divided Heavenly Court offices among their disciples, but Wang Shu and Qing Yue challenged the Ziwei and Earth Seal claims, and Haotian gained the Jade Emperor position.
- Tongtian appointed Wudang to the Gouchen position and Yuanshi appointed Nanji to the Longevity position, while Houyi returned to the Human Race and vowed to wait for Chang'e.
- Wudang and Nanji arrived with their sect disciples, and Fei Ying and Jiang Zhu took charge of the Imperial Earth Palace for Empress Pingxin.
- Yaochi recruited Xuan Nü with Queen Mother of the West’s consent, and Xuan Nü reached the Quasi-Saint realm before joining the Heavenly Court as its secret God of Justice and foremost Immortal of War.