Haotian calmly pointed the Vast Heaven sword at the crack. His murderous intent locked purely at the evil forces trying to pour through.

The membrane of the Three Realm's reality was currently weak. Though the Four Symbols was piecing it back, the devils on the other side was trying to stabilize it.

To Haotian, the realm of devils was a paradise. Lucious flowers, wine, and pleasures of a mind boggling variety. Of anywhere in existence could be called heaven, the Abyss was it.

The stark contrast to how Luohu ran the Devilish Dao was apparent. What was also apparent was the strength of the recovered lineage. Haotian had to squash his disdain for the Heavenly Dao.

"Da Hai? No, it's Haotian. I could smell your sundering heart anywhere."

A voice to ancient and almighty from the other side was numbing the minds of the owe unprepared. Xingtian, Dong Wanggong, and Xuanyuan were fine. But Xuanyuan's four descendents had their eyes go black.

Dong Wanggong acted fast, he immediately created wooden dragons from his staff and pinned them down. As Haotian wanted them alive, he did not land the finishing blow.

"Hello Heart Devil."

In the modern world, the concept of a heart devil was long engrained. A curse stemming from the original instigator of the anti-devil war as well as a being who's purpose lay in disturbing the minds of all life. The one once known as Hundun was far more a devil then Luohu ever was.

Haotian wasn't too concerned about any devil except the Heart Devil. Not even the Orca Devil Great Emperor fighting outside was a threat.

"Well now, at last an innate god with the strongest heart devil in existence. I welcome you."

"Because of you, anyone with doubt in their mind could fall into a devil. But sadly for you, if one believes so strongly on their patch, how can they fall to devil hood?"

The Heart Devil in the Abyss roared. It's faceless head appeared like a mirror. One peek was enough to turn Golden Immortals into full devils. Hence Dong Wanggong encased the four emperor aspirants in his magic

It didn't stop this magical art from radiating out to the stars. Humans who'd been carriers, demons with weakened resolve. They could all be turned in the presence of the Heart Devil.

Xingtian snorted at the exaggerated effort. He was itching to draw blood. As a golden tug from the God Sealing Roll signaled him, he left the Celestial Palace to fight the devils outside.

Even Dong Wanggong grabbed the imprisoned Xuanyuan and the rest away.

From a distance, two towering auras burst from the palace. For a moment, the Solar Star was enveloped by a chaotic mess of mirages. This was quickly enveloped again in a white lotus flower.

Luckily for Haotian, the Heart Devil doesn't exist in the regular Three Realms. His weakened presence alleviated his stress.

With a swing of his sword, he severed the tendrils of energy from the Heart Devil. With his own daoist magic, he eradicated the encroaching devils.

"I will tolerate no evils. I will tolerate no extremities. I will tolerate none who oppose righteousness."

His towering figure pulsates with the full support of heaven. The Heavenly Dao physically appeared in the void between realms to observe the generational change.

"Congratulations. You outschemed us both," Heart Devil clapped from the other side of the Abyss. He'd banked on competing with Xuanyuan, not Haotian. Even he never anticipated Haotian to flip control from both their hands.

He was not upset however. Instead he sat back down contemplating his next scheme. He had plenty of them already.

As Haotian cleaned his sword in a ruined palace with disgust, he called out. "Ao Guang, seal up the cracks for me." Per his command, the dragons finally made themselves known.

"No!" The Orca Devil Great Emperor cried out even as Xingtian's axe cut into its face.

Perfected Puxian, Perfected Taiyi, the Insightful Celestial rising atop their new mounts cut through the devil contaminated humans like a farmer slaughtering chickens.

It was a slaughter for any deemed tainted. Heng'e even realised her formation to expose those who'd been contaminated. She closed her eyes to the slaughter.

The so called strongest legion humanity had to muster was eradicated just like that.

"Um, I'd like to surrender. Please don't kill me, I'm the last of my kind." The Jade Rabbit meekly hopped over to Heng'e

"No!" Xuanyuan was left in despair.

Dragons were also swimming into the stars. Even out in the void, the enigmatic ancient race moved under the command of Haotian. They resolutely performed their task, being used to similar incidents from guarding the Sea Eye.

When it was over, all sides except for Haotian's were decimated. The strongest demon sages were either captured, or fled.

Baize was nowhere in sight, likely having fled even earlier to regroup with his emperor.

"The mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." Luya didn't know how to feel about the quick turn of events. He couldn't listen to Yi Fei'e's assurances that he would be unharmed.

But it was not over yet. In Haotian's hands, he held both the God Sealing Roll as well as a set of beads.

This was the Twenty Four Sea Calming Pearls once used by Zulong but has since lost to time. It had actually fallen back into the dragon race's hands, though they did not publish this detail.

Haotian had negotiated it from their grasp, just as he had coerced others into his group. Whether it was by agreeing to his ideology, or directly forcing them into the book.

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The nominal king of all dragons, Ao Guang was already done with his task. He passed by Xuanyuan and only considered him with pity. "Your ancestors have settled down on the east coast well."

"The damned cowards," Xuanyuan chuckled. "At least I made something of my role."

"Zhang Youren, what do you intend to do?" He cried out. "I thought we were brothers in all but blood. Allies closer then any other. We had our differences but we always pulled through. Yet you…"

"You are my best friend," Haotian answered with his back turned, still working his own ritual. "I just don't trust you."

With the pearls, Haotian shot them across the corners of the Starry Skies. He made a hand seal and communed with the Heavenly Dao.

Starlight burst forth from his body and the God Sealing Roll. Tendrils of celestial energy pulled along all the stars of the cosmos. Even the Solar Star, and the Lunar Star weren't spared.

Reality was changing, bending to a specific formation. It was visibly to people all across the Three Realms. For those within the changing dimension, they realized that clouds had morphed into being beneath their feet.

"Show me Pangu's brain," Haotian said to the Heavenly Dao. "It's time I take my seat."

Across the time span of the chaotic battle between divinities and demons on the Heavenly realm, and the demon human battle in the Starry Skies, Haotian had suppressed everyone.

His immortal soldiers protected numerous villages experiencing the aftershocks while broadcasting his name. His soldiers visited all free immortal sects displaying both their numbers as well as their cultivation, all while broadcasting Haotian's name.

Through all of that, Haotian ruptured the structural integrity of the Starry Skies. He combined it with the pearls he threw out, each expanding to become their own dimensions.

The original Starry Skies became segmented. Its previous contents were filled with clouds while the stars were aligned above. Nine properly divided segments to match the twenty four outer dimensions. Thirty three heavens total.

"Cease!" The demon great sages were back. Haotian barely payed attention to them as they've already been defeated by his men.

The Ten Demonic Great Sages, four of whom had already fallen at the divinities hands, three at his own warrior's hands. The Nine Infants, Qi Yuan, and Golden Roc where all that were left. In Xi Wangmu and an invisible Yaochi's watch, most could only stare bitterly.

"Oh? Even Kun Peng came out of hiding," Haotian kept watch over the isolationist experts across the world instead. The blatant disrespect greatly angered the archaic Nine Infants great sage.

Haotian waved away his men that were moving to stop him. He allowed the nine headed serpent demon close and non challenge blocked his attack.

"All these Yuanhuis and you've never come close to the limitless principle." In front of everyone, Haotian slashed through all nine heads with his sword.

Even if others protested, it didn't stop him from terminating the Nine Infant demons' existence. Even this did not move the Eastern Emperor into action. That alone told Haotian enough.

"In his life was responsible for the extinction of over three hundred thousand primordial species." Haotian didn't care for the Chaos Immortal outside of proving his power.

It further cemented his image. The title 'first beneath the saints'. In that regard, he battled Taiyi, allowed the Heart Devil through, and now executed an innate creature.

"Since ancient times I saw great injustice in the world. The aloof personas put forth by immortals. The brutal displays by the devils. The lawless power grabs by divinities, demons, and humans. I will stand by none of it."

He eyed Xuanyuan, both Daoism lineages, the captive demons, the ghosts, dragons, and all other cultivators. Some listened with agreement, many in dissatisfaction. But they knew they couldn't challenge him.

Haotian was undoubtedly strong. He'd suppressed the Heart Devil that had attempted to manifest in the real world. He's beaten back the Eastern Sovereign. His cultivation was from an era before the path of heaven, a Limitless Supreme Chaos Immortal beyond what Saint to Be cultivators were capable of.

"Today I declare myself the ruler of the Three Realms. I will tolerate no injustice. I will propagate fairness. I will purge all evils and bring order back to the cosmos."

Ignorant mortals could only cheer by the sound of his voice emanating from all corners of existence.

On the thirty third heaven, a new building was erected. This Lingxiao palace was where Haotian teleported everyone including himself. There he sat upon a single throne above all others, ready to pass judgement.

In that same palace, the remnants of the demons' army also appeared, Eastern Emperor Taiyi at its helm. The Divine Ancestors and leaders of humankind also appeared.

But the core forces, Haotian's own lines up like palace officials. Dong Wanggong and Xi Wangmu stood on either side of Haotian, having been named the king duke and the queen mother, heads of male and female immortals in the court. Xingtian had already been named war god and vanguard of Haotian, he guarded the entrance

"We are Haotian, we are the great Jade Emperor, absolver of peace, the August one of the centre, lord of all profound spirits. Bow to me."

"Hail his imperial majesty, Peace Absolving Central August Profound Spirit High Sovereign, the Great Jade Emperor Heavenly Venerable," Dong Wanggong and Xi Wangmu said in unison.

"Hail senior bother, the great Jade Emperor." Yaochi also manifested in a lotus position with all her arms outstretched. She was a proper celestial and kept much of her strength, if restrained by the God Sealing Roll as the Lady of the Grand Chariot.

"Hail, son of heaven." This voice shocked all who were part of the anti-devil war. The beast sovereign rolling over all qilins was sitting at a corner of Lingxiao palace as if he were always there. "May you reign justly and fairly. May you serve the Heavenly Dao true."

Haotian smiled at the given legitimacy. "Before we name the godly positions in heaven, we shall make one thing clear. Freedom through cultivation is not freedom to do whatever you wish. We are watching."

'So this is what it's about, control.' The immortals from both Yuxu and Biyou palace concluded.

"We will distribute our laws. All must obey." Haotian made it extreme clear. To others, he's adapted too quickly to his 'imperial' voice. In actuality, this had been in the works for thousands of years.

"If you wanted power, we could've ruled together," Xuanyuan sighed. Then he glared hatefully at Haotian, disbelieving of his earlier words of friendship.

"Gongsun Xuanyuan, Yellow Emperor who rules over mortals, my counterpart on earth. You have sined against basic ethics of an immortal cultivator," Haotian said. "We've decided you to no longer belong to the earth."

"You will ascend into the God Sealing Roll as the Yellow Deity, first of the Five Wlders. Your descendants may serve their term as emperors on earth, but they will enter the court as the remaining Five Elders."

Xuanyuan was aghast. "You want to trap me in that thing?" Even the oldest human, Xuandu looked away.

"You're not going to kill him?" Luya declared in anger. "This fill consorted with devils and usurped the rightful…"

Haotian silenced him with a stare. "Heavenly Demons are rightfully nothing. We respect you, but discipline your nephew Eastern Emperor."

"Of course, Jade Emperor," Taiyi said. The time for demons had already passed, and they no longer had a place in the heavens.

"Hold."

In the centre of the room, a large figure towering over others manifested meeting eye to eye with Haotian. Jieyin, the saint of the west had come personally. If anything, he seemed displeased with Haotian.

"Teacher," Luya gasped.

"Haotian, you've upended yuanhuis worth of peace and prosperity. Not only that, you've used the book of heaven to make slaves of your juniors. Are you not recreating the practice of the Devilish Dao?"

"Of course you'd say that," Haotian sneered. "I shouldn't have had to take this job. But you all make it so difficult."

"Enough Jieyin." From above, the Three Pure Ones descended as one. "This is the will of the Heavenly Dao. The Jade Emperor is charged to rule over all gods and bring order to the land. This matter is settled."

"I will speak with the Dao Ancestor."

"You will find no objection from him," Yaochi replied for them. "My master recognizes senior brother as the supreme ruler of the Three Realms. Not even the saints have a right to turn away his authority."

"Hmph." Clearly angered, Saint Jieyin was not above striking down an evil as he saw it.

The light of the universe turned into a sea of karma. Saint Jieyin moved to reverse causality, Haotian died because was attacked. The strength of a saint was absolute they said. A realm equal to the Dao realm.

Haotian smiled, "You perceive yourself too highly Jieyin." He still sat on his throne unaffected, his body shimmering with the Heavenly Dao's protection. Neither the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, nor Yaochi needed to act.

"I am not out to enslave all beings. Only restore order. My intentions have always been to establish rules for all beings to abide by. If you do not agree with that, then I wonder who really is evil?

"But you aren't that. After all, we were good friends from the anti-devil war. I really hate fighting friends."

Being scrutinized under the gazes of the other saints, Jieyin sighed. "Demonlind is welcome in the west. My sect is as always, is willing to shelter all beings."

Then he disappeared, likely towards Zixiao palace. The free demons watched their emperor wondering what he would do. Would he disband the demon court? Or move them to another place. Either way, the future for their faction was bleak.

"The west is going to be a problem," Dong Wanggong advised him.

"Now then, we declare the official founding of the Heavenly Court!" Haotian announced with celestial authority's. "Our God Sealing Scroll has already decided godly positions. We will enshrine three hundred and sixty five heavenly gods as accordance to the celestial river's map."

Those already granted titles, such as Heng'e and Houyi stepped forward and transformed into their godly selves, Supreme Yin Star Lord and the Sun Seeking Archer. This particular pair's relatives felt deeply betrayed and wanted to yell.

When the gods thus far had all revealed themselves, Haotian raised a finger.

"The remaining positions are left to be filled at my discretion. But before that, as a reward for their great contribution."

The God Sealing Roll shook with the total luck of the gods. Haotian and Emperor Fengdu had an understanding since the beginning of his plans.

"We are not a tyrant. We are aware of our faults. Thus we divide our authority with those great and worthy, come nephew Nanji, assume your role as the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor."

"My thanks your majesty," the bulbous headed disciple of Yuanshi took his place on one of four thrones below Haotian.

"Next the Earth Queen. Our friend and colleague from the twelve great divinities."

"What is he saying?" Zhurong felt something amiss. He definitely felt his blood resonate with the roll.

"Peace friend," Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guan reminded him.

From the roll, its radiant light condensed into the shape of a 7 armed woman, who quickly shrunk down to a human looking woman.

"Sister? How is this possible?" The four Ancestral Divinities were in disbelief. "You were gone!"

"Lady mother," Emperor Fengdu acknowledged. Haotian sent her form down to sit on one of four thrones below his own.

"Rise, Bearing Heavenly Laws Earth Queen Imperial."

"I thank your majesty for restoring my existence," Houtu said. This display of almighty power only added to Haotian's image.

He had two saints directly in the court, three who supported from the back. Not to mention his own personal power. In time, he'll fulfil all positions written in the God Sealing Roll. He will continue to impose his authority on the Three Realms.

Tyrant or benevolent, he has many detractors and supporters. But one thing became clear.

The Jade Emperor's authority was absolute.

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