Primordial Era: The Way of the Three Lights and Stars

Chapter 56: The Battle for Positions

Seeing Hao's anger, Yaochi quickly tried to smooth things over:

"Your Majesty may not know this, but the new Heavenly Court will be composed of eight departments of righteous gods. Among them, the Dipper Department will include the Five Dipper Star Lords, the Nine Luminaries Star Officials, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and so on."

"The Dou Department is the strongest fighting force in the Heavenly Court; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the Heavenly Court's military department. I feel that Doumu Yuanjun, who is in charge of the Dou Department, is more suitable for my nephew Gongming. What does Your Majesty think?"

Yaochi's implication was that the Six Emperors should forget about it, but they could compromise and hand over the Dou Department to Zhao Gongming.

In Yaochi's view, Wei Guang was the Ziwei Emperor, responsible for controlling the stars and managing the heavens, so the Dou Department should naturally be under his command.

Replacing the Six Emperors with a position that was originally intended for him is a good deal.

Wei Guang looked at Yaochi with a somewhat strange expression: "Your Majesty, if I'm not mistaken, the Dou Department is under my command, right? I think appointing a Dou Department chief god for easier management shouldn't be considered overstepping my bounds, should it?"

"I believe that my junior sister Jin Ling is more suitable for the position of Doumu Yuanjun than my junior brother Gongming. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Yaochi's expression froze. She had planned everything perfectly, but she hadn't expected that Wei Guang would know about the connections between the Heavenly Court's officials. She was at a loss for words.

She wanted to retort to Wei Guang, "You have the right to appoint, but His Majesty also has the right to refuse, but I can't do anything about it."

Because Wei Guang is not only one of the Six Emperors of Heaven, but also the Vice Leader of the Jie Sect, he should be given the respect due to him, just as the Jie Sect members were willing to lower themselves to give Haotian face at the beginning.

Upon hearing this, Haotian couldn't help but glare again.

Good heavens, so you want the Six Emperors and the God of War, so is the God of Thunder next? How about I let you be the Heavenly Emperor?

The Antarctic Longevity Emperor is responsible for commanding the Thunder Department. Once this responsibility is handed over to Zhao Gongming, Wei Guang will definitely take the opportunity to demand the Thunder Department's chief deity.

With the two strongest of the eight departments of Heaven falling into the hands of the Jie Sect, what right does Haotian have to be the Heavenly Emperor? Will he still have any say in the Heavenly Court in the future?

How is this any different from a puppet emperor?

As Haotian and Yaochi fell silent, the atmosphere became somewhat somber.

Wei Guang, Zhao Gongming, and the others were fine; they all looked calm and composed, as if they weren't afraid that Haotian wouldn't agree. However, Taibai Jinxing and the other two were quite upset.

As the saying goes, "A subject dies when his lord is disgraced."

Taibai and the other two were among the first to follow Haotian and were considered his confidants. If Haotian were to be sidelined, how could they possibly fare?

Taibai Jinxing and the other two wanted to support Haotian, but neither their status nor their cultivation were qualified, and speaking out would inevitably offend the Jie Sect.

At that time, they probably won't even know how they died.

Didn't you see that even Haotian and Yaochi couldn't do anything to Wei Guang? They're nothing.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this matter of divine appointment is of great importance. Shouldn't we discuss it further in the Lingxiao Palace?"

Although he was afraid of offending Wei Guang and the others, he knew that this stalemate couldn't continue, so Taibai finally gritted his teeth and said something.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Guang and the others focused their attention on him. Tai Bai felt his hair stand on end and as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

My heart jumped into my throat.

The Barefoot Immortal and the Curtain Roller both looked at him with admiration, thinking to themselves, "You really aren't afraid of death."

They dare to interrupt under such circumstances.

"Taibai is right. It is indeed inappropriate to discuss such matters within the South Heavenly Gate. Your Majesty, please." Haotian gave Taibai an approving look. He did need some time to think of a solution.

"Your Majesty, please." Wei Guang didn't seem to mind.

Afterwards, the group headed towards the Lingxiao Palace. Along the way, Haotian and Yaochi communicated telepathically, discussing how to deal with the matter.

After a brief discussion, a decision was finally made, and just then, everyone entered the Lingxiao Palace.

Upon entering the Lingxiao Palace, Yaochi followed Haotian step by step up the high platform and throne, taking their seats on the imperial and empress's thrones respectively, instantly displaying unparalleled imperial majesty.

Since Wei Guang has not yet officially taken office, there is naturally no place for him here, so he can only stand below, which makes him look less imposing.

After taking his seat, Haotian looked down at Wei Guang, seemingly finding a sense of superiority: "Your Majesty, the Antarctic Longevity Emperor is not yet ready to be born. What do you think of the Eastern Azure Flower Emperor?"

That's right, this is the countermeasure that Haotian and Yaochi came up with.

The Qinghua Emperor's responsibility is to rule the Underworld, but with Houtu and the Wu Clan in the Underworld, there is no way for outsiders to have a chance to interfere.

In essence, the Qinghua Emperor is merely a figurehead with little real power. It's not a loss to use a powerless position among the Six Emperors to protect the Longevity Emperor.

Most importantly, Wei Guang and others could not find any fault with it.

What? You're saying the Qinghua Emperor has no real power?

Isn't this ridiculous?

The underworld is right there. If you want real power, go ask Houtu for it.

The newly established Heavenly Court aims to expand its territory and reclaim its authority. Otherwise, what use would I have for you? To treat you like royalty?

Speaking of which, it's worth mentioning that the Underworld is not nominally under the jurisdiction of Houtu; she is merely the Lord of the Underworld. The true rulers of the Underworld are the Qinghua Emperor and the Fengdu Emperor.

Wei Guang had to admit that Haotian and Yaochi were quite capable; in the end, they actually pulled a trick on him, and the key point was that Wei Guang couldn't find anything to say.

You wanted the position of one of the Six Emperors, and I gave it to you, but then you said it had no real power.

At that time, even if he has the protection of the Vice Leader of the Jie Sect, Haotian can take the opportunity to get angry, and in the end, even the Qinghua Emperor might be rendered useless.

After all, the Heavenly Court is ultimately ruled by Haotian.

He was willing to let Wei Guang bargain, not because of Wei Guang himself, but because of Wei Guang's status as the vice leader of the Jie Sect, because of the Sage Tongtian.

Putting both aside, Wei Guang is nothing.

"Can."

Although he felt somewhat helpless, he didn't really care. All he was asking for for Zhao Gongming was the position of a Six Emperor, not any real power.

For real power, a mere fighting department is sufficient.

"Good." Seeing Wei Guang relent, Haotian also breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Jin Ling: "Then, Junior Nephew Jin Ling, you shall assume the position of Doumu Yuanjun as the Emperor has said."

If Wei Guang takes a step back, Haotian naturally needs to take a step back as well. This step is the main god position of the Ziwei headquarters.

Wei Guang nodded and gave Zhao Gongming and Jin Ling a look. The two understood and immediately stepped forward to bow and express their gratitude, their attitude impeccable.

Seeing this, Haotian felt much better, but when he looked at Yu Yixian, he had a headache again.

I almost forgot, there's one more.

"Let Yu Yixian become the guardian deity of the Heavenly Court." This time, Haotian was smarter and dared not give the choice to Wei Guang again. He directly made the decision to appoint Yu Yixian as the deity.

The so-called guardian deity is the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King of later generations, who has the responsibility of building an army to protect the emperor.

Seeing that Haotian, the sixth brother, was no longer willing to discuss things with him, Wei Guang had no choice but to accept it. However, the Heavenly Court's guardian deities were not bad either, as they were at least second-rank deities.

Finally, it was time to make arrangements for the outer disciples.

(End of this chapter)