Immortal Court

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Immortal Court
Alias(es)	Supreme Immortal Court
Affiliation	Heavenly Emperor East King Duke; West Queen Mother
Occupation/Role	Heavenly Emperor’s celestial regime; governing body of the Great Desolation
Status	Active; destroys the Demon Court and unifies the Great Desolation 105
First Appearance	Ch. 5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Planned celestial faction	5	East King Duke begins accepting overtures from Zixiao Palace attendees, seeking manpower for the future Immortal Court.
Supreme Immortal Court established	31	Dong Wang Gong establishes the court in the Thirty-Three Heavens, with the Heavenly Emperor position as proof and the Heavenly Emperor Seal suppressing its destiny.
Heavenly Court secured	32	The court attracts numerous powerful beings with its enfeoffment terms despite Di Jun and Taiyi’s challenge for the Heavenly Court.
Investiture system obtained	47	East King Duke merges the Myriad Immortals Scrolls and gains the Investiture of Immortals.
Ten Thousand Immortals gathering	49	Several billion immortals and gods return to the Thirty-Three Heavens; the court includes over one hundred peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals.
Six Departments enfeoffed	50 51	The Investiture grants court members longevity, resurrection, authority, and alternative transcendence from the River of Time and Space.
Great Desolation unification	103 105	The court campaigns against rival forces, destroys the Demon Court, and establishes dominance over the Great Desolation.

Background / History

East King Duke conceived the Immortal Court as a means to gather exceptional cultivators, secure cultivation resources, and avoid being left without capable subordinates. After accepting the position of Head of Male Immortals, he began attracting followers among the powers leaving Zixiao Palace, though many regarded the undertaking as a provocation against Di Jun and Taiyi’s Demon Court 1 5.

The court was formally founded after the Heavenly Dao led East King Duke and West Queen Mother to the emerging Thirty-Three Heavens at Buzhou Mountain. Declaring the Heavenly Court its blessed land, East King Duke used his position as Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor Seal to establish the Supreme Immortal Court in accordance with Heaven’s will 31.

Its early rise immediately brought it into conflict with the Demon Court. Di Jun and Taiyi claimed the Heavenly Court as an opportunity karmically connected to them, but East King Duke refused to surrender it and fought to retain control 32. The court subsequently expanded through recruitment, administration, and public displays of its scale and authority 43 49.

The acquisition of the Investiture of Immortals transformed the court from a powerful faction into an institution capable of granting immortality, resurrection, and divine offices. With its immortals invested and its Six Departments established, the court gained a force whose fallen members could be restored through the Investiture 47 50 51.

Organization

Leadership

Position	Holder	Authority
Heavenly Emperor	East King Duke / Dong Wang Gong	Founder and supreme ruler; issues edicts, enfeoffs immortals, and directs the court’s campaigns.
Queen Mother	West Queen Mother	Jointly manages the Immortal Court; her authority is declared equivalent to that of the Heavenly Emperor when she is seen. 50

Six Departments

The court enfeoffs immortals and gods into six departments, granting them ranks, territorial authority, and recognition under the Heavenly Dao 51.

• Thunder Department — Overseen by Thunder Department True God Lei Yuanzi. 51
• Dipper Department — Overseen by Dipper Department True God Tu Shan Yuan Jun; governs the Zhou Tian stars, sun, moon, and constellations. 51
• Plague Department — Overseen by Plague Department True God Hao Yue. 103
• True Gods below the fifth rank receive law seals corresponding to their realms and jurisdictions rather than individual public appointments. 51

Territory and Sites

• Thirty-Three Heavens / Heavenly Court — The court’s blessed land and primary domain, established as its celestial seat. 31
• Lingxiao Treasure Hall — The central hall in the Thirty-Third Heaven, where the Heavenly Emperor receives immortals, conducts investitures, and issues major edicts. 43 49 103
• Heavenly Court — A vast celestial realm of jade palaces, qiong towers, celestial attendants, patrols, and divisions that collect starlight essence and suppress calamities. 43

Powers and Functions

Investiture of Immortals

The Investiture of Immortals is the court’s defining institution and the foundation of its military and political power.

• Those entered into the Investiture receive the court’s auspiciousness and are exempt from reincarnation and calamity. 50
• Invested immortals possess longevity and immortality; if their Dao bodies perish, they can be reborn through the Investiture and recover their Dao fruits. 50 51
• The Investiture can extract an immortal’s true spirit from the River of Time and Space, granting an alternative form of complete transcendence. 51
• Enfeoffed members receive law seals representing their rank, identity, authority, and Heavenly Dao-recognized jurisdiction. 51
• The ability to revive fallen soldiers gives the court a decisive advantage in prolonged warfare. 105

Heavenly Emperor Seal

The Heavenly Emperor Seal suppresses the Immortal Court’s destiny and serves as its central destiny treasure.

• Its strength rises alongside East King Duke’s destiny and the court’s influence. 12
• After the court’s establishment, the seal becomes more vital and can better manifest the authority of the Heavenly Emperor. 47
• It helped merge the two Myriad Immortals Scrolls, resulting in the Investiture of Immortals. 47

Heavenly Emperor’s Edict

The court issues edicts that summon immortals and convey the Heavenly Emperor’s authority.

• An edict recalled immortals and Great Powers from across the Great Desolation to the Heavenly Court. 48
• Later edicts demanded the submission of the Phoenix Clan, Kirin, and Dragon Race. 103 104
• The court offered to use its auspiciousness to offset the ancient clans’ Karmic Debt in exchange for submission. 104

Military Strength

• At the grand gathering, the court fields several billion immortals and gods, described as nearly three-tenths of all immortals in the Great Desolation. 49
• More than one hundred of its strongest members are peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, only one step from becoming Quasi-Saints. 49
• The court maintains celestial soldiers and generals who patrol heaven and earth, slay Yao, subdue Mo, and suppress calamities. 43
• One hundred and eight True Gods of third rank or above attend the later Lingxiao Treasure Hall assembly. 103
• Its invested army can fight without fear of permanent death, as the Investiture of Immortals can restore fallen members. 50 105

Major Arcs

Establishment of the Supreme Immortal Court

East King Duke claims the Thirty-Three Heavens as his blessed land and establishes the Supreme Immortal Court under the Heavenly Dao, using the Heavenly Emperor Seal to anchor its destiny. The act shocks the Great Desolation and draws both recruits and rivals. 31 32

Investiture Ceremony

The Heavenly Emperor summons the court’s immortals to Lingxiao Treasure Hall, reveals the Investiture of Immortals, and promises invested members immortality and resurrection. West Queen Mother is named first and elevated to jointly manage the court. 49 50

Enfeoffment of the Six Departments

The court appoints True Gods and lower-ranked officials across its Six Departments. Lei Yuanzi’s enfeoffment demonstrates the Investiture’s ability to retrieve a true spirit from the River of Time and Space and elevate its recipient’s cultivation. 51

Unification Campaign

With the court firmly established, East King Duke declares his intent to regulate heaven and earth, unify the Great Desolation, and command its spirits. The court seeks the submission of the three ancient races and targets the weakened Demon Court. 103 104

Immortal–Yao War

The Immortal Court launches a surprise offensive against the Northern Region Demon Court. Its numerical superiority and soldiers’ resurrection through the Investiture overcome the Demon Court’s resistance, leading to the latter’s destruction and the Immortal Court’s unification of the Great Desolation. 105

Relationships

• East King Duke / Dong Wang Gong — Founder, Heavenly Emperor, and supreme ruler of the Immortal Court. 31 103
• West Queen Mother — Queen Mother and co-manager; her invested title establishes that seeing her is equivalent to seeing the Heavenly Emperor. 45 50
• Lei Yuanzi — Thunder Department True God and imperial envoy to the Phoenix Clan. 51 103 104
• Tu Shan Yuan Jun — Dipper Department True God; appointed over the Zhou Tian stars and celestial bodies. 51
• Hao Yue — Plague Department True God; advocates the campaign against the Demon Court. 103
• Demon Court — Principal rival; contests the Heavenly Court, later becomes the target of the court’s unification campaign, and is destroyed. 32 103 105
• Phoenix Clan, Kirin, and Dragon Race — Ancient races offered freedom from Karmic Debt in return for submission to the Immortal Court. 104