Appointing the Mount Tai Prefect meant placing him in charge of the mortal world.
From that day onward, the Mount Tai Prefect would be the direct superior of the City Gods, and all matters concerning ghosts and deities in the mortal world would fall under his authority.
But with so many ghosts and deities in the Netherworld Office, why had the Mount Tai Prefect alone been chosen?
Simply because he was the strongest among them, yet did not belong to the Witch Clan.
Among the newly risen ghosts and deities, he was the most devoted to Lady Pingxin and the most loyal to the Netherworld Office.
He would oversee the affairs of the City Gods throughout the Primordial World.
Lady Pingxin could rest easy.
Laozi, the Moral Heavenly Venerable, smiled at the middle-aged man before him. "The Mount Tai Prefect, is it? Then it is settled. Come with me to the Primordial World. I will take you to meet the Human Sovereign, and we can discuss the matter of the City Gods then."
"I will take the lead in this matter, and we will report it to the Heavenly Dao together. That should bring the affairs of the Netherworld Office to a satisfactory conclusion."
Laozi felt a flicker of delight. He had finally settled the Netherworld Office's affairs.
Behind him, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti all smiled and nodded.
They had not expected Laozi to arrange everything so neatly all on his own.
He truly lived up to his position as their eldest senior brother. He thought things through carefully and acted swiftly. Just moments earlier, they had still been fretting over how to resolve the Netherworld Office's affairs quickly so they could return sooner and make arrangements to establish their worlds.
Jieyin and Zhunti, in particular, were the most anxious.