After Venus entered the hall, he bowed to Hu Le, who was sitting on the cloud bed, and said, "Greetings, Master."
Hu Le nodded slightly, signaling him to get up.
"Your Majesty, these are the Heavenly Laws drafted by the Great Celestial Venerable, specially ordered by your humble servant to be delivered to the Master for his perusal." Venus bowed slightly and held the scroll above his head.
"Bring it here."
As Hu Le finished speaking, the boy in blue robes descended the high jade steps, took the scroll from Taibai Jinxing's hands, and then returned to the cloud bed, handing it to Hu Le.
After examining it, Hu Le nodded, then said indifferently, "Approved!"
The moment he uttered the word "maybe," the scroll in his hand transformed into a beam of golden light that shot into the sky and disappeared into the depths of the Heavenly Dao's origin in the blink of an eye.
The original Heavenly Laws, which had manifested as various rules and constraints, left an even deeper and clearer imprint on the primordial world.
At the same time, the other sages also saw the contents of the Heavenly Laws and gave their approval for their implementation.
Since it has gained the approval of the sages, it means that these heavenly rules have been engraved into the Heavenly Dao, and even a single sage cannot erase or modify them...
Heavenly Court.
Sensing the changes in the world, the Jade Emperor's majestic face softened into a relaxed smile.
As the newly enthroned Heavenly Emperor, his invitation to the immortals and gods to the Peach Banquet was his first public appearance before them.
At this point, issuing the Heavenly Laws and obtaining the permission of all the saints was an act of establishing authority.
In his view, nothing in the world can be accomplished without rules and regulations.
In the past, the rulers of Heaven managed Heaven too loosely.
Of course, the two previous rulers of the Heavenly Court, whether it was Taiyi or Hule, were both outstanding figures who dominated the prehistoric world and overshadowed their generation.
Even without the constraints of the Heavenly Laws, they were still able to suppress the entire Heavenly Court and even the primordial world, and no one dared to disobey their orders.
But with his prestige, Haotian's current status as the Heavenly Emperor is different.
Compared to those two, what is he?
In terms of background, he and Yaochi were merely servants before the patriarch Hongjun of Zixiao Palace.
In terms of strength, although he has undergone multiple tribulations, he is currently only at the Great Luo realm.
Not to mention the saints, even their disciples didn't take the couple seriously.
Therefore, the promulgation of the Heavenly Decree not only establishes authority in the prehistoric world, but also provides a basis for future management of the prehistoric world and even the Heavenly Court.
In the future, no matter who the other party is or what their status is, as long as they dare to violate the Heavenly Laws, he can rightfully use his status as the Great Heavenly Venerable to punish them...
However, every advantage has its disadvantage.
While the establishment of the Heavenly Laws helped him control the Heavenly Court and the Primordial World, it also inadvertently offended a large number of immortals and gods.
After all, it's unlikely that any deity would willingly be bound by those so-called rules and regulations.
In an instant, countless immortals and gods in Heaven submitted their resignations and left the Heavenly Court, preferring to live as carefree immortals in the primordial world rather than be bound by the Heavenly Court and remain as its tools...
With the departure of those immortals and gods, the Heavenly Court's strength was naturally greatly diminished.
The Jade Emperor, however, was not surprised but delighted.
Originally, high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Court like Immortal Yuanfu might have been able to submit to orders during the era of Taiyi or Hule.
But now that he himself has become the Heavenly Emperor, he has realized that these guys don't take him seriously at all, and their eyes are full of contempt.
However, most of them were old ministers left behind by Hu Le, while the rest were mostly ministers from the other six regions.
Even if he wanted to launch a major purge to replace these old guys, he didn't have the guts to do it.
Furthermore, he and Yaochi had only just entered the Heavenly Court and hadn't even cultivated many trusted confidants. Even if they purged those immortals and gods, they couldn't find suitable replacements in a short time...
Now that these people have resigned, it has actually suited his wishes. It has prevented him from launching a major purge and offending Hu Le and Ziwei, while at the same time giving him the opportunity to win over and cultivate his confidants.
Under the strict rules and regulations of Heaven, unless it involves a saint or one of the other great emperors, the Jade Emperor can be said to have absolute authority, and it is naturally very easy for him to cultivate some confidants...
Just as he was secretly marveling at the brilliance of this move, the prehistoric world suddenly began its rebellion against the Heavenly Court.
Countless demons and monsters, along with some rogue cultivators, began to challenge the order of the Heavenly Court because they opposed the Heavenly Laws.
Rebellion raged everywhere in the primordial world. Countless mountain gods, river gods, and even earth deities who had been pardoned and appointed by the Heavenly Court were killed. Some demons even gathered together and openly raised the banner of opposition against the Heavenly Court.
The Jade Emperor had barely finished feeling smug when he was shocked by the chaos in the world.
Even before he issued the Heavenly Laws, he knew that once they were established, both he and the Heavenly Court would need to undergo certain tests.
Only after passing the test will these heavenly rules become deeply rooted and become tools for the Heavenly Court to rule over all living beings in the primordial world and those who cultivate the Tao.
Even with the consent of saints and religious leaders, it is still not enough; one must still withstand the test of all living beings.
Although he had anticipated the test and had made some mental preparations,
But I never expected this test to come so quickly and so fiercely.
He would never believe that no one had deliberately plotted against him!
Perhaps some of the writings of the sage's disciples are hidden within...
As rebellions grew, the Heavenly Court's rule over the prehistoric world began to suffer a great blow, and the Jade Emperor had no choice but to send heavenly soldiers and generals to quell them.
Unfortunately, he had not been in power for long and had not established any authority in the Heavenly Court. Some immortals and gods seemed to be very obedient to him on the surface, but in reality, they were just paying lip service to him.
As a result, the large armies he sent out often failed to exert their full strength and even suffered some inexplicable defeats.
As a result, the situation not only failed to improve, but instead deteriorated further...
As time went by, the Jade Emperor Haotian went from being all-knowing and all-powerful to being overwhelmed with problems.
As the Heavenly Court suffered repeated defeats, some demons became increasingly audacious, even leading large armies to recklessly attack the Heavenly Palace.
On several occasions, they even nearly broke through the Four Directions Heavenly Gate.
This completely exposed the true strength of the Heavenly Court, causing the prestige of Haotian and the Heavenly Court to plummet.
As for the other emperors, they remained indifferent to what was happening in the prehistoric world, leaving Haotian and his wife to deal with it on their own.
After all, this was trouble that the couple themselves had brought upon themselves.
Moreover, these emperors all had close ties with various religions, and their actions might have been influenced by the guidance of sages...
Since the future will be the age of sages, it will also be the age of all religions.
If the Heavenly Court's prestige and authority are too great, it will inevitably clash with the great teachings of the sages in some areas.
Even though the Six Emperors were personally promoted by the sages, when it came to suppressing them, the sages would not hesitate in the slightest...
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