Just like that, some time passed. Tai Yi, Qian Renxue, and Guang Tian stood atop Heaven Dou City's walls, looking at the city, which had returned to perfect order. Tai Yi nodded.
By now, everyone had accepted the existence of the Spirit Hall Empire, and many had deeply internalized the fact that they were citizens of the Spirit Hall Empire.
At that moment, Tai Yi spoke to the people beside him:
"Things here have more or less been settled. We should return to Spirit City. I believe Grandfather and the others have already gone back."
"Once we return, Grandfather Guang Ling can take Guang Tian to obtain his sixth Spirit Ring."
Hearing Tai Yi's words, Qian Renxue and Guang Tian both nodded.
Guang Tian in particular was extremely excited at the thought of returning to Spirit City.
Before leaving, Tai Yi remembered that there was still one matter here that had not been resolved: the four kingdoms and one duchy that the Heaven Dou Empire had once granted titles to. Each occupied a province, for a total of five provinces—nearly half the territory of the original Heaven Dou Empire.
Tai Yi had long wanted to reclaim them all, but they had only just taken over the Heaven Dou Empire back then, and everything required a stable transition, so he had not acted against them.
But things were different now. The Spirit Hall Empire's interior had already stabilized, so those kingdoms and duchies could no longer be allowed to remain.
Thus, when Tai Yi left Heaven Dou City for Spirit City, he specifically sent messages to the four kingdoms and one duchy.
The general meaning was that the Heaven Dou Empire now belonged to Spirit Hall and had been renamed the Spirit Hall Empire. Therefore, they too were members of the