The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Now, within the Heavenly Court, there are numerous factions; each contains elements of the others, and even within the ranks of the many Imperial Honors and various True Gods, no one can guarantee unified loyalty.

As the Heavenly Court was established not long ago and has yet to experience many significant events, where each god truly stands and what their claims are—to which side they will actually align—is unknown to everyone.

However, there is still a rough division within the Heavenly Court, comprised of deities that were originally part of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, the Sects of the religious factions, and the Loose Cultivators who have united.

But even these three factions are not monolithic entities with clear distinctions; they intermingle and the role each deity plays, as well as the interests they represent, vary greatly.

Take the Divine Dynasty faction, for instance, which includes both civil and military members, those loyal to the Emperor, those who wish for the Holy Heavenly Emperor to govern in a hands-off manner, the original Royal Family and Noble Officials, deities who were Independent Practitioners, and those who emerged from the Taoist Academy. Their origins are indeed a messy tangle, impossible for anyone to truly sort out.

Similarly, the Sects are complex; Immortal Sects and ordinary sects without a True Immortal do not necessarily see eye to eye. The Taoist School, the Demonic Way, and the Buddhism School, as well as entities that belong to none of these categories, along with those who joined later or emerged from the Taoist Academy, or those like the Shenxiao Sect that operate independently—it’s all mixed.

The situation with the Independent Practitioners is the same, some inclined to band together, others unconcerned with coalitions, some leaning on the support of the mighty Imperial Honors, and some on the support of True Immortals...

One could say that the internal power structure of the Heavenly Court is a mess, such that even Pei Xuanjing, when handling it, cannot truly clarify who belongs to whom.

In many cases, the origin of many people cannot be definitively ascertained; more often than not, it depends on the specific circumstances they encounter, and what interests will arise as a result, to determine the interests represented by the deity.

This instance is no different: how to deal with the world discovered by the Heavenly Court Expansion Plan—whether to let the Heavenly Court decide the distribution of benefits directly, or to let the discoverers handle it first. The immense benefits involved mean that whether or not one can gain profits depends on one’s stance and is the most genuine concern of these gods.