All beings in the Divine Land World, if they make contributions to the Heavenly Court's expansion plan, should receive their own share of benefits in return. This is one of the principles of the Heavenly Court, and no one may breach it.
Not even Pei Xuanjing could do so, nor could any of the many Imperial Honors or other True Immortals. They could not break this rule either.
This principle is the foundation upon which the Heavenly Court was established. Only by maintaining fairness can the cultivators of the Heavenly Court unite under a common, grand objective, forming a foundation of trust that enables them to band together.
If even these basic rules cannot be upheld, allowing the powerful to break them at will and lose mutual trust, then how could they cooperate?
Pei Xuanjing relinquished command of the new world and stepped aside, ceding a portion of the benefits that rightfully belonged to him. This was his stance, a declaration to the other powers.