Haotian and the others rode clouds straight up to the Ninth Heaven. As soon as they arrived outside the South Heaven Gate, heavenly soldiers immediately led them to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to pay their respects to Zi Wei.
Looking at the magnificent hall before him, Haotian felt his mind stir faintly. He could not help feeling that it should have belonged to him.
Frightened, he hurriedly shook his head and respectfully saluted Zi Wei, who sat at the head of the hall. "Greetings, Heavenly Emperor, Your Majesty!"
Zi Wei raised a hand and gestured for him to rise. "Since you have entered the Blood Sea's sect, we are one family. Dao Venerate has already sent me a message. Follow me."
Inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Zi Wei Heavenly Emperor announced before everyone:
"Haotian is hereby conferred the title of Heavenly Official Sovereign. He will assist the Heavenly Emperor in handling affairs of the Heavenly Realm and coordinate with Heavenly Lord Changsheng."
"He will oversee the granting of blessings in the Human World and decide whether to bestow auspicious blessings such as fortune, longevity, rank, and wealth according to the good and evil of the people."
"Yaochi is hereby conferred the title of Yaochi Golden Mother. She will take charge of the Immortal Peach Garden and distribute Immortal Peaches and other stipends according to the performance evaluations of the immortals and gods."
"The Heavenly Court's original six Heavenly Lords will, from this day onward, likewise be conferred the title of Sovereign Lord. Their rank will be second only to mine."
As for the brothers Yang Jiao and Yang Jian, Zi Wei taught them the Blood Scripture before sending them to undergo training under Shen Ni.
Their Human-God Bloodline was destined not to be developed to its utmost potential through painstaking