Jiuge regained control of the Three Realms and Six Paths to become the new Heavenly Lord, yet instead of absorbing the Heavenly Court, he allowed the Six Paths to develop independently, free from the constraints of the Heavenly Court. People whispered that the Heavenly Court was in decline and beneath the new Heavenly Lord's notice, which was why he left it alone, but others noticed he had not built a new faction to replace it either.
"I think I know the reason!"
Zhou Chuan had not understood it before, but now he knew that Jiuge intended to shatter the merit system and weaken the paths' domains. The issue of soul seeds was something he had to resolve. Creating and maintaining the Three Realms and Six Paths would only cause the soul seeds to continue reincarnating endlessly, keeping the merit system impregnable.
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