The heavenly winds roared mightily, banners fluttered high, and war drums thundered.
In the Heavenly Palace's ninth heaven, a grand hall had risen from the ruins over the past three days. The words Lingxiao Palace were inscribed upon it.
Though many demon soldiers and generals had left with the two brothers, Di Jun and Taiyi, quite a few remained behind. Most had now been dispatched across the land to deal with the natural disasters.
Yet today, with the Central Heavenly Emperor ascending the throne and the gods being reinvested, many old Heavenly Gods still rushed back to take part, awaiting the restoration of their divine positions and powers.
The three Heavenly Emperors of the four directions, the Divine Officials of the Thunder, Wealth, and Dipper Divisions, the Star Lords of the heavens, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas Dragon Clan, the Five Sacred Mountain Emperors...
Amid solemn bells, Hao led Yao and a host of old gods in a grand ceremony to worship Heaven. He then ascended the imperial throne that represented the greatest authority in the Primordial World.
Wu Chu, Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones, Red Cloud, Zhen Yuanzi, and the other twelve Witch Ancestors who had refused divine positions all came to witness the ceremony.
Or rather, they had come to support Hao and Yao, lest the two reveal any timidity before the old gods.
Once they had finished reporting to Heaven and Earth, a ray of Merit descended from above and fell upon Hao and Yao, signifying the Heavenly Dao's recognition of them. As for whether the Dao Ancestor, the Heavenly Dao's spokesperson, had pulled strings for his own young Daoist attendants, no one could say.
In any case, this newly appointed Central Heavenly Emperor had received the Heavenly Dao's approval.
Then Huanglong stepped forward with