The fight among the mortals also affected the divine beings, in that some divine beings were picking sides and helping some mortals to advance. This influence was small, though,
Overall, the participation of divine beings was minimal because they had just fought in the second heaven and had spent a lot of their lifespan. So they needed some time to recover their lifespan.
No one was enthusiastic about spending some lifespan to help a mortal advance. But some divine beings were willing to do this as long as the mortal would surrender their Cave Heaven after ascending.
This motivation to gain power through assimilating the Cave Heaven of surrendered divine beings became greater when another Divine Position became free. With more at stake, more divine beings became interested.
