Erlang Shen nodded, then announced: "The grand court meeting officially begins."

Dang Dang Dang

As Erlang Shen's voice fell, three immortal jade chimes came down from above the Lingxiao Palace, indicating that the grand court meeting had officially begun.

Immediately, the Jade Emperor said, "I feel that the calamity under the Heavenly Dao is endless, and the great calamities are occurring frequently. I wish to work with Taiyuan Daozu, Tathagata Buddha, and Nuwa Niangniang to redefine the rules of the Heavenly Dao in this world."

Hearing this, all the immortals and gods were shocked. Resetting the rules of the world? It seemed that the way of heaven was about to undergo a major change.

Then, the Jade Emperor spoke again, saying, "I will re-establish the rules and regulations of the Heavenly Court to bring prosperity to all beings in the three realms for billions of generations."

After the Jade Emperor finished speaking, he nodded slightly to the Purple Star Emperor.

Ziwei Emperor then immediately stepped forward and announced loudly, "I obey the order of the Jade Emperor, and the Emperor of Taisu Daozhen Xuantian Puhua is here to hear your orders."

Amidst all the concerned gazes, Fang Jian also took a step forward, then turned around and bowed, saying, "Your Highness Fang Jian will obey your command."

The Purple Star Emperor announced, "I confer the title of 'Tai Su Dao Zhen Xuan Tian Pu Hua Emperor' to 'Tai Su Dao Zhen Zhong Tian Dou Shu Xuan Tian Pu Hua Emperor', making him the leader of the Four Emperors of Ling Xiao and the leader of the Emperors of Heaven. I grant him the 'Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll', and he will rule over Heaven on behalf of the Jade Emperor, wield authority, command the celestial spheres, and oversee all affairs both within and without, as if by law!"

Upon hearing this promotion, there was a shock in the Lingxiao Palace. All the powerful people from Taoism, Buddhism and the Demon Sect felt incredible.

What does this conferment mean? It means that Fang Jian has become the de facto person in charge of the Heavenly Court. Although his status is still lower than that of the Five Heavenly Emperors and the Seven Great Emperors of Liangyi, he is in charge of the Heavenly Court on behalf of the Jade Emperor and holds the power. This has actually sidelined the Five Heavenly Emperors.

Moreover, he was given the title of 'Zhongtian Doushu' who could command the Zhoutian stars, which was equivalent to handing over the main power of Emperor Ziwei to Fang Jian.

But even the Five Emperors had no objections? The powerful demons were very puzzled, and many immortals and gods were also puzzled.

But then everyone understood, because the title of "Lord of the Stars" of Ziwei Emperor had not been removed, which was impossible according to common sense. Generally speaking, there would be no overlapping titles and powers in the Heavenly Court.

Then Taiyuan Daozu spoke: "I once held the authority and title of 'Dou Mu Yuanjun', and now I am handing it over to Emperor Hongqing."

Everyone suddenly realized that it was not the power of Ziwei Emperor that was being stripped away, but rather the power of Dou Mu Yuanjun that was being transferred to Fang Jian.

But why did Dou Mu Yuanjun do it? This puzzled the Daoist Daluo. This authority was also very important to the Daoist sect. When Dou Mu Yuanjun was in the Daoist sect, the Daoist sect had a part of the authority to control the Zhou Tian Xing Dou.

The Zhoutian Star God may not protect the Buddhist disciples, but he absolutely cannot fail to protect the Taoist disciples because Dou Mu Yuanjun is there.

So according to the ideas of the Taoist Daluo, this authority should still be given to the Taoist sect, but unexpectedly, Taiyuan Daozu actually gave it to Fang Jian, which is really puzzling.

At this time, Fang Jian bowed and said, "Your servant Fang Jian, I pay my respects to the Jade Emperor and the Great Daoist Ancestor Taiyuan."

Jade Emperor: "Stand up."

After Fang Jian thanked him and stood up, the Jade Emperor smiled slightly and said, "Today I will be a busybody to fulfill the kinship."

Upon hearing this, everyone present, except Tathagata Buddha and Nuwa, looked at the Jade Emperor in surprise. A family connection? Who was it?

Thinking about the recent promotion of Fang Jian, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity. Could it be Fang Jian? No way? Could Fang Jian be the son of the Jade Emperor?

No, no, the Jade Emperor said he wanted to be a nosy person, which means it must not be the Jade Emperor’s son or Fang Jian, but someone else?

Yu Luan was also extremely nervous at this time. She felt that the person the Jade Emperor was talking about was most likely Fang Jian. So whose son was Fang Jian? Yu Luan's eyes subconsciously looked at Tai Yuan Dao Zu and Nuwa Niangniang. No matter which one it was, it was enough to shock people.

But the Queen Mother of the West's eyes lit up. She stared at Fang Jian, and she had already guessed it in her heart.

Then, amidst everyone's incredulous and disbelieving gazes, the Jade Emperor raised his finger, pointed at the Taoist Taiyuan and said, "Fang Jian, the love between mother and child is the fundamental principle of Heaven and human ethics, and cannot be violated. You unexpectedly left the Taoist back then, and now that we've met today, we should recognize each other."

"Ah!" A burst of exclamations came from the Lingxiao Palace. Even Yan Hui, the chief envoy of Taixuan Province who was in charge of the ceremony, did not correct the rudeness of the crowd because he himself was among them.

Not only them, but also Erlang Shen, Nezha, Sun Wukong, the Five Imperial Emperors, the Buddha of Buddhism, Bodhisattva, the Daluo of Taoism, the True Lord, the leader of the Demon Sect and everyone else looked at Fang Jian and Taiyuan Daozu in shock.

"This" Zhen Yuanzi, Lishan Laomu, Guang Chengzi, Bi Xiao, the four great Taoists, and all the Taoist immortals and gods were shocked beyond words. Fang Jian was actually the son of Tai Yuan Daozu?

Moreover, he left by accident. What kind of accident could make a Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Jinxian unable to protect his own son?

But then, all the Taoist Daluo and immortals were surprised again. Fang Jian was the son of Taiyuan Daozu, which meant he was half a Taoist!

No wonder Taiyuan Daozu wanted to hand over his former authority as Doumu Yuanjun to Fang Jian. So this is why! In this way, wouldn't Fang Jian become one of our Daoist sect's "own men"? Isn't this far better than simply commanding the celestial bodies?

But unlike the Taoist sect which was first surprised and then happy, the Buddhist sect and the Demon sect were simply shocked and horrified. Fang Jian was the son of Taiyuan Taoist Patriarch, which was very disadvantageous to the Buddhist sect and the Demon sect.

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