In the past, the Human Race and Saints were both responsible for Heaven and Earth; but once the Human King submitted to the Saints, the Human Race became the responsibility of the Saints. With Saints added between Heaven and Earth, the status of the Human Race directly declined by a rank.
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This is the reason why the Saint of Taiqing supported the Martial Sovereign; he wanted to firmly hold the Human Race in his own hands, and from then on, the selection of the Human King would be decided solely by him.
As for the Human Race, they should just honestly accept the rule; and as for becoming a Human King, they shouldn't even entertain such thoughts anymore.
And as for the Human Emperor, that's even more out of reach. Under the administration of the Mystic Sect, the Human Race will never have another Human Emperor; there will only be a Taoist Master or a Mystic Sovereign.
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