Now, Haotian had first been suppressed by the Literary Sect, then personally punished by Yuanshi for the Heavenly Court's unauthorized interference in the affairs of the Human Emperor.
The Three-Headed Flood Dragon had defected, further damaging the Heavenly Emperor's prestige.
Presumably, once Yunhua gave Haotian a few little nephews who violated the Heavenly Rules;
and all parties pressured Haotian to execute his younger sister according to the law, it would provoke him even further and send him to Zixiao Palace to beg for help.
The Heavenly Rules stipulated that immortals and mortals were distinct.
They did not mean that those holding divine offices in the Heavenly Court could not seek Dao Companions;
rather, they restricted them from finding partners who did not meet the standards for joining the Heavenly Court.
Simply put, they could only choose capable people. Love had to yield to reality.
If a marriage partner could not join the Heavenly Court through their own abilities, the union would not be recognized.
This Heavenly Rule existed to prevent cases where "when one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."
Overly blatant nepotism would undermine the authority of the Heavenly Court.
If a Saint's schemes had begun to affect those around him, Haotian ought to go back and cry to his elders.
Moreover, the vacancies among the Heavenly Court's true gods remained unresolved despite Haotian's long recruitment efforts. Delaying any longer would also be detrimental to the greater trend.
For Bei Ming, as long as he used the Investiture of the Gods to completely tear apart the relationship among the Three Pure Ones, the Literary Sect would have no rivals in the Primordial Wilderness in the future.
At that time, even if he traveled far into Hundun, as long as Ling Yan proved the