The Zhou Sacred King went to visit the College Chief as soon as he arrived at the Nine State College.
As the sacred king of the Great Zhou Sacred King, his status was definitely not something Ye Futian, as he was then, could have matched. It was difficult for Ye Futian to see Saint Jiang or the college chief, but the sacred king was easily able to see both. That would have lasted unless Ye Futian became a saint.
By then, Ye Futian would have been more than simply a lord of a holy land. Once he truly became a saint, his status would have equaled to that of any lords of holy lands from a certain perspective. The awkward treatment they have received back in Nine State Forum would have naturally been no more.