"Good."
Dijiang nodded in satisfaction and bestowed the Ancestral Dragon Pearl upon Ao Lie.
"Put the Four Seas Dragon Clan in order, then choose a day to come to the Heavenly Court and receive your appointment."
"Yes, Heavenly Emperor!" Ao Lie held the Ancestral Dragon Pearl in trembling excitement and bowed repeatedly in thanks.
Standing behind Dijiang, Kong Xuan watched this unfold, a gleam flashing through his eyes.
He stepped forward and respectfully cupped his hands toward Dijiang. "Master, since the Dragon Clan can submit to the Heavenly Court and accumulate merit by summoning clouds and bringing rain, then... could my Phoenix Clan do the same?"
Although Kong Xuan had joined the Witch Cult, his heart still ached for his mother, suffering in the Undying Volcano, and the fallen Phoenix Clan.
If the Phoenix Clan could secure a post in the Heavenly Court like the Dragon Clan, accumulating merit to cleanse their karmic burden, his mother's suffering would ease considerably.
Dijiang gazed at Kong Xuan's hopeful eyes and pondered for a moment.
"The Phoenix Clan..."
Dijiang lightly tapped his fingers against the void, the image of Yuanfeng's feeble fire phoenix phantom flashing through his mind.
"The Phoenix Clan belongs to fire and is noble by nature. If they enter the Heavenly Court, we could establish a Fire Virtue Bureau to regulate the fire within the Primordial World's earth veins and suppress evil entities."
Dijiang nodded. "Very well. Go to the Undying Volcano and ask your mother what she thinks. If she is willing, the Phoenix Clan may also submit to the Heavenly Court."
"Thank you for your boundless grace, Heavenly Emperor!"
Overjoyed, Kong Xuan dropped to one knee in excitement.
"All right, this matter is settled. I will return to Mount Buzhou first."
Dijiang waved his hand, and his figure