The battle in the Chaos Origin Ocean had completely set the course of events for the next era of the heavens and void, for more than a dozen evolution epochs.
The saints withdrew into seclusion, while the Five Saints of Past and Present occupied the center.
Among the saints, the Earth Sovereign Dao Palace was held in the highest esteem, occupying an absolutely dominant position.
Not long afterward, the Jade Emperor announced his abdication.
The Earth Sovereign Dao Palace also issued a decree forbidding the Primordial Saint from serving as the Central Heavenly Emperor.
It explicitly prohibited the Primordial Saint from competing for the Heavenly Emperor's Authority.
The position of Central Heavenly Emperor would be chosen anew from among the Heavenly Court's imperial lords.
Although the Earth Sovereign Dao Palace no longer permitted saints to command the Heavenly Court, it still preserved the Heavenly Court's dignity and authority.
It required that the new Heavenly Emperor must arise from within the Heavenly Court.
After all, the Heavenly Court was the force that suppressed the order of the heavens and void.
The Earth Sovereign Dao Palace likewise wished to borrow the Heavenly Court's authority to suppress the order of the heavens and void.
Yet this was no difficult matter for the gods.
The Three Sovereigns Holy Court, the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm, the Purple Star Divine Court, and the like were all independent divine courts under the Central Heavenly Court. Nominally, they still belonged to the Central Heavenly Court.
With that nominal affiliation, they naturally had the right to contend for the great position of Heavenly Emperor.
This time, the Earth Sovereign Dao Palace did not intend to contend for the Heavenly Emperor's Authority.
Though Zhang Zhao possessed the status of Human Emperor of the Immortal Court Heavenly Court and had received