After seeing off the Great Thousand Palace elder Lu Tong, Xiao Ze learned from him that he would soon need to head to the Great Thousand Palace to be introduced to the various elders there.
The Great Thousand Palace was unlike other super-powers in the Great Thousand World; it functioned more like an alliance. Beyond the many Heavenly Sovereigns who held honorary elder titles there, the Palace itself would also absorb Heavenly Sovereigns willing to join its ranks. Below the level of Heavenly Sovereign, however, the Great Thousand Palace did not recruit as broadly as other powers in the world. Instead, it operated primarily on an elite model, with subordinates usually joining only after being taken on as disciples by a Heavenly Sovereign within the Palace.
Xiao Ze’s own path of advancement was unique, as he followed the path of the Demon Executioner. Reaching the rank of Demon Execution King, as Xiao Ze had, granted one the highest authority within the Great Thousand Palace. This was especially significant now, as the Immortal Emperor had fallen. For tens of thousands of years, the Great Thousand Palace had not had a Palace Master who satisfied both the Palace itself and the wider Great Thousand World. With the Immortal Emperor—the greatest powerhouse of the ancient era—looming as a benchmark, it was extremely difficult for any successor to earn recognition. To surpass him was impossible, and even to equal him was a monumental task. A Late-stage Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sove…
Chapter 639