Even the ancient Heavenly Court back then could only accept Houtu's will and appoint the manager of the Samsara Small Universe. It could not be erased.
Ksitigarbha had been willing to expel the former Prefecture Lord of Mount Tai and rebuild the Netherworld. He had also inherited Houtu's will, so the ancient Heavenly Court could only accept it.
If the ancient Heavenly Court had the ability to erase it, they would not have admitted to the Netherworld.
Similarly, when Ksitigarbha rebuilt the Netherworld, he only had a portion of Houtu's Will and could obtain a portion of the rights. He could not eliminate the appointed Lord of Mount Tai who reported Houtu's Will. Therefore, he could only expel him back then.
Now that the new Lord of Mount Tai had returned, it had formed such an extremely bug-like situation. The Prefecture Lord of Mount Tai did not have military power, but he had the right to appoint and dismiss someone.