The divine war on the Hemel Plane had ended.
Over the more than ten years of that divine war, all five continents of the Hemel Plane had been completely brought under Huo Ling's rule.
Countless officials had been selected and incorporated into the marquisate's administrative system.
The entire Hemel Plane was also undergoing reforms from top to bottom.
The former noble system had been utterly abolished, and all the original nobles had been stripped of their privileges.
The Hemel Plane had officially entered an era of centralized rule.
There were no hereditary nobles within the nation, only appointed officials. These officials came from many places, though humans remained the main source.
Some came from Blue Star, some from the Teri Plane, and some were natives of the Hemel Plane.
With their united governance, the marquisate's foundations of rule on the Hemel Plane became increasingly secure.
The taxes the entire plane could provide Huo Ling each year also continued to grow as his rule endured.
In the foreseeable future, this place would become one of Huo Ling's most important treasures.
Bloodshed and sacrifice were unavoidable during reform, but to Huo Ling, they were hardly a problem.
Even the allied armies of the gods had been effortlessly wiped out by him. The rebellion of a pack of petty lackeys was easily crushed by the officials.
He returned to the Spirit Realm, which he had not visited in more than ten years.
Huo Ling first went home to see his parents.
His parents were ordinary people. By all reason, they should have been old and frail by now.
But Huo Ling had become so powerful—how could he neglect his parents? He had long since arranged for them to receive the fruits of the Life Tree.
This easily extended the lifespans of the two