"Many thanks for the Imperial Venerate's favor, and many thanks for the Demon Lords' generous regard."
Xu Yi readily took the Ancestor Demon Seal.
The Golden Hall Elders and administrative elders were so envious their eyelids seemed ready to swell shut.
The Demon Race had long lifespans to begin with. Once they reached the Corpse Slaying Realm, they could easily live for thousands of years.
As a result, the Demon Lords of the Ancestral Court often remained in office for centuries without a change.
A situation like Xu Yi's was practically unheard of in a thousand years. Even if he was only an acting lord for now, it was all but certain that he would eventually become a full Demon Lord.
Such an opportunity was unprecedented, impossible to find anywhere in the world.
Song Kui and Ma Yaochu had taken time out of their busy schedules to attend the ceremony. Once it was over, they greeted Xu Yi and left.
They no longer addressed him by name, instead calling him "Brother Xu."
After Song Kui and Ma Yaochu had been seen off, Xie Zongxun instructed the administrative elders responsible for ceremony and music to make proper arrangements for Acting Demon Lord Xu's accession ceremony. He also made it clear that they should prepare it as they would for a Demon Lord's accession.
Then Xie Zongxun said, "Now that Acting Demon Lord Xu has taken up his new post, I, as the Demon Lord currently on duty, can finally set some of my burdens down. From now on, matters inside and outside the Ancestral Court need not be reported directly to me. Xu Yi will handle them on my behalf. Of course, major issues will still require my handwritten approval before they take effect."
Rising to the rank of Demon Lord