Transmigrating into Haotian, ruling the Three Pure Ones and pacifying the primordial world.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Longde Palace fell silent. The Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti looked at the Three Sovereigns.

Although their disciples also have lineages among the human race, the Heavenly Court ultimately has the most immortals and gods, and this incident was caused by the human race, so the Three Sovereigns have to speak up.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision," Shennong said softly, lowering his eyes.

Xuanyuan nodded in agreement: "The Emperor is the first among all kings, so this time, my elder brother will represent my Fire Cloud Cave."

Fuxi took a deep breath: "Please give your instructions, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."

A look of satisfaction flashed across Nuwa's eyes; her brother had truly taken this to heart.

Zhen Yuanzi raised his head: "I, a mere Earth Immortal, am also of the Immortal Dao lineage. Your Majesty is the master of the Immortals and Gods, and everything depends on Your Majesty's decision."

Houtu glanced at the Three Sovereigns: "Heavenly Emperor, have you made up your mind? I also want to establish a lineage of immortals and gods. Why don't we wait until I finish speaking before we discuss this further?"

The three emperors were all startled: this Lady Pingxin was about to make her move.

Haotian leisurely lifted his eyelids: "Your Majesty, please speak."

"Humans now occupy a vast area of ​​the land, and their lifespan is short. To us immortals and gods, their lives are but a blink of an eye. Although the underworld is well-constructed, its population is still small compared to that of humans."

"Even numerous soul-reaping messengers cannot send all human souls to the underworld. I intend to establish the lineage of City Gods. Fortunately, there are many members of my Witch Clan who can serve as City Gods and assist the Netherworld on the primordial land."

Houtu glanced at the Three Sovereigns: "When Zhuanxu severed the connection between heaven and earth, the lineage of Earth Immortals suffered particularly severe damage. My actions can be seen as sharing the burden with the Earth Immortals and allowing me to better protect the earth."

"After all, my Wu clan is the guardian of the primordial world, and I believe you fellow Daoists would have no objections."

Zhen Yuanzi's expression darkened slightly, and a cold glint flashed in Shennong's eyes. Sure enough, this lady was going to seize the power of fortune from her old friend Zhen Yuanzi.

After pondering for a moment, Fuxi realized that this matter would indeed benefit the human race, and the Wu tribe would not harbor any intention to harm the human race like the demon tribe.

"What does His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor think?"

Haotian looked at Houtu, who was beaming with excitement. "So you really are after the City God. But the most important thing is the incense offerings and good fortune, isn't it?"

"Fellow Daoist Pingxin is right. I also believe that the City God can be established, but..."

The saints looked at each other strangely. The Heavenly Emperor had agreed to the matter, but more importantly, there was a "but" that followed...

"Your Majesty, please speak," Houtu said solemnly.

Haotian shook his head: "City Gods can indeed be established, but they would have to manage everything, wielding too much power and handling far too many affairs. Moreover, the human race is now divided into nine provinces, and each province's City God requires at least a Great Luo Immortal. Is the Witch Clan willing to offer so many Great Luo Golden Immortals?"

"This..." Houtu hesitated. The Wu Clan could produce so many great witches, but their personalities had to be suitable. Great witches with attributes of earth, wood, water, ice, space, and time had more peaceful personalities than those with attributes of metal, fire, thunder, and lightning, so that they could be qualified for the position of City God.

"What are the Heavenly Emperor's plans?" Houtu asked directly after thinking for a moment.

"We will split up the powers of the City God as you suggested, and the City God lineage will remain in place, but Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan can establish a separate Earth God lineage."

"Earth." The saints pondered these two words, knowing immediately that they were related to earth immortals.

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty," Zhen Yuanzi said, bowing.

Haotian smiled as he looked at the group: "As Fellow Daoist Pingxin said, the City God can imprison the souls of the dead and send them to the Netherworld. Fellow Daoist can do this by opening the Netherworld passage. The City God is in charge of human documents, records of the dead, and the fortune of mountains and rivers."

"The land governs the earth's spiritual energy, records the good and evil deeds of humankind, and also oversees the City God."

"The two complement each other and can both be used to build temples among humans. Taking a continent as an example, the highest are the City God and the Land God of the Continent. There is no difference in rank between the two."

"The human race has unified a nation, and can arrange them one by one according to the population density and the size of the capital."

After Haotian finished speaking, he drank a cup of tea. Houtu's expression kept changing. This could indeed ensure the full operation of the City God lineage, but it had weakened his authority considerably.

Moreover, the City God only targets humans, while the Land God controls the spiritual energy of the earth, so even in desolate places, there can still be land.

The saints' eyes flickered. The Heavenly Emperor's move, combining offense and defense, not only allowed him to reap considerable benefits but also forced Houtu to agree.

Judging from the current behavior of the Heavenly Emperor, the Earth God lineage must be established. If the Earth God opposes it, then the City God lineage will have no chance.

"Of course, I am not such an unreasonable person. Relying solely on humans for the position of City God is too limiting. The positions of City God and Earth God, as well as those of the Witch Clan and Earth Immortals, are all suitable. I hope you have no objections to this!"

Houtu's eyes flickered, sensing that something was amiss. The Heavenly Emperor had made such a significant concession, but she couldn't pinpoint the problem. Could it be that he was trying to restrict Zhen Yuanzi and prevent him from becoming too powerful?

However, if the witch clan can guard the earth's veins and receive offerings from the human race, they will always gain merit, which is better than simply absorbing spiritual energy every day.

"Alright, I agree." After thinking it over, Houtu nodded.

"With Yuzhou as the center of the Nine Provinces, the Heavenly Court will send someone to arrange the highest city god and land deity of this province. As for the remaining eight provinces, four each of the Witch Clan and Earth Immortals, is there any objection?"

"No," Houtu and Zhenyuanzi replied simultaneously.

The Heavenly Court governs the Three Realms, and the Earthly Immortals are also under the Heavenly Emperor's rule; it is only natural that the Heavenly Court oversees these matters.

Houtu was startled, feeling a flash of inspiration in her mind, but she couldn't grasp it.

"The Great Emperor of Fengdu then divided the Book of Life and Death into several smaller volumes and entrusted them to the City God, who was also equipped with ghost soldiers to protect the human race."

"If a human being has great merits, loyalty, bravery, or is revered by all people and has a temple built for them, and is also conferred a title by the human king, the Heavenly Court may, at its discretion, bestow the title of City God or Earth God upon a locality."

The Three Sovereigns were delighted. The idea of ​​deifying humans after death would be better for them than that of the Witch Clan or the Earth Immortals. This was a beneficial thing for humans, so they naturally wouldn't object.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The three emperors bowed in unison.

No, no, Houtu's bad premonition grew stronger. Looking at Haotian's increasingly radiant smile, Nuwa interjected, "Your Majesty wields the Demon-Summoning Banner; shouldn't some mountain spirits and monsters also become the guardian demons of the land?"

Haotian's smile grew even wider. "Senior Sister Nuwa, what a great help!"

"Of course, the demon race is now under my rule, so they can certainly become land."

Command!

Houtu stood up abruptly, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural. Haotian, however, had already bared his fangs, looking at her with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Pingxin, although the ancestor of the Earth Immortals is Zhen Yuanzi, Earth Immortals are also part of the Heavenly Court's lineage of immortals and gods. Now that the City God and the Earth God's Witch Clan are mixed together, does Fellow Daoist intend to lead the Witch Clan lineage alone?"

The saints' expressions all changed as they looked at Haotian, whose true intentions had been revealed. So that's what he was planning!

Since the Wu tribe wanted to become City Gods or Land Gods, in the eyes of the immortals of the prehistoric world, they were of the same lineage as the gods and immortals. The master of the gods and immortals was the Heavenly Emperor, so they naturally had to accept the Heavenly Emperor's decree.

The Three Sovereigns took a deep breath. The Heavenly Emperor's earlier suggestion that the City Gods and Land Gods of the human race be appointed by the Heavenly Court had already explained everything; so this was his plan.