With this, both the demon and monster paths established their own factions—one as the Hundred Thousand Demon Nation, the other as the Nine Serene Demon Abyss—contending against the Heavenly Court for supremacy. Besides them, there were the Buddhist Pure Land, the Confucian Academy, and other portals of Tao lineages from Ancient Immortal Gods, which constituted the "hundred schools of thought" turbulent era.
Although the Heavenly Court was strong, it was not supremely dominant and often had to engage in warfare against the demons and monsters. It also had to allocate resources to protect its own foundations and suppress the turmoil occurring throughout the Earth Immortal Realm in order to maintain its rule.
In such a situation, even the formidable Heavenly Court sometimes found itself stretched thin, lacking sufficient strength.
