The Jade Emperor nodded slightly after hearing Fang Jian's report, then addressed Taibai Jinxing, "Draft an imperial decree. The current Heavenly Lord of Youde in Xitianfu has long been stationed in Xiniuhezhou. He is diligent, compassionate, and has enlightened all spirits. His meritorious services and divine virtue are outstanding. The Heavenly Court commends him by promoting him to the position of Minister of Literature and Life in the Tianshu Metropolitan Province, and bestowing upon him the title of 'True Man'. The position of Heavenly Lord in Xitianfu will be concurrently held by Shangshu Fang Jian, a First-Rank official. He will be formally promoted to Heavenly Lord in Xitianfu after he completes his studies in the Dongshen Hall."

In the Lingxiao Palace, the gods looked at Fang Jian with complicated eyes.

It was less than three hundred years ago, and he went from being an unknown land god to a celestial monarch who held power over a large continent.

Although he has not yet been officially promoted to a super-grade immortal official, the Jade Emperor has already spoken and there is no way to take it back. In the future, the position of the Lord of the Western Paradise will definitely belong to Fang Jian.

The gods know the Jade Emperor very well. This boss usually doesn't take charge of things, but if he wants to appoint you to do a big thing, he will clear all obstacles for you and let you do your work with confidence.

The example of Fang Jian at this moment is a good proof. In order to enable Fang Jian to implement his strategy in Xitian Mansion, Youde Tianjun of Xitian Mansion was directly transferred back to the Heavenly Court to serve, allowing Fang Jian to take on the two important positions of Tianjun and Shangshu.

However, although obstacles were removed, the Jade Emperor's compensation to Youde Tianjun can be said to be extremely generous.

First of all, none of the celestial monarchs of the four continents have achieved the status of an oracle. Now the Jade Emperor has bestowed upon the celestial monarch Youde the status of "True Man" and has also given the post of Wenlin Siming of the Tianshu Province to the celestial monarch Youde. You should know that this post was once held by Yin Xi, the True Man of Wenshi, the Zhitaixuan Province, and it is a position with great power in the heavenly court.

This is the Jade Emperor's attitude towards the immortal officials in Heaven. As long as you have been willing to work hard in the past and have not violated the rules of Heaven, Heaven will not treat you unfairly.

However, Fang Jian is still holding this position concurrently, because the positions of the Four Heavenly Lords are super-grade immortal officials, while Fang Jian is only a first-grade immortal official.

It would be easy for a second-rank immortal official to be promoted to a first-rank immortal official. The Jade Emperor could get him promoted with just a word.

But the promotion from first rank to super rank is different. First rank to super rank immortal officials need to go to the "Dongshen Hall" to study for a long time, and can only be officially promoted after completing all the lessons of Dongshen Hall and passing the examination.

This is also the rule set by the Jade Emperor, so it is naturally impossible to break it.

Therefore, Fang Jian could only serve as a super-grade immortal official concurrently with his first-grade immortal official status. As long as he did not graduate from the Cave God Hall, he could not become a regular immortal official.

The Cave God Hall is equivalent to the university for the immortal officials in the heavenly court. All immortal officials who want to achieve a super-level leap must pass this hurdle.

Only by becoming a Super-Rank Immortal Official can one truly enter the realm of a powerful Celestial Court official. Because as long as a Super-Rank Immortal Official does not violate the Heavenly Laws, only the Jade Emperor can decide your life or death, honor or disgrace. The Five Imperial Emperors and the Grand Envoy of Taixuan Province can only remove you from your position, not your rank, let alone your life or death.

Therefore, it is impossible for the many immortals and gods present to say that they are not jealous and envious of Fang Jian's speed of promotion.

But they also knew in their hearts that Fang Jian's rapid promotion was entirely the result of his personal hard work, and that he was also influenced by the huge amount of cause and effect of Taoism and Buddhism. Even if you asked others to learn from him, they would not be able to do so.

Fang Jian's expression was excited, his eyes full of surprise. He quickly bowed and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness Fang Jian, I pay my respects to the Jade Emperor."

"Yes." The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, then said, "Taibai Jinxing, send Fang Jian to the Dongshen Hall to register."

"I obey the order." Taibai Jinxing bowed respectfully.

The Jade Emperor then said to Fang Jian, "Fang Jian, after you register at the Cave God Hall, you may return to the Western Heaven Palace to implement your strategies. Whatever you wish to implement, as long as it does not cause unrest in the mortal world, does not bring suffering to sentient beings, and does not cause disasters in the human world, you may boldly carry it out. You do not need to report to the Taixuan Capital Province, nor do you need to consult anyone. The Jade Emperor Dao Li I grant you has the power to act first and report later, and you are not restricted by any gods or heavenly rules."

Fang Jian was surprised and moved when he heard the Jade Emperor's authorization. He immediately bowed and said, "I thank the Great Celestial Lord for his great grace and trust. I will remember the Great Celestial Lord's teachings and work diligently and conscientiously, devoting myself to the stability of the Three Realms and the well-being of all living beings until my death."

Afterwards, Fang Jian bid farewell to the Jade Emperor and, under the guidance of Taibai Jinxing, left the Lingxiao Palace and headed towards the Dongshen Hall.