"Master, the former Wanchuan Prefecture City God, Qingde, has been apprehended and brought to justice. He is currently held in the Judicial Prison."
Within the Judicial Heavenly Lord Mansion, Shen Yao, who had returned from the mortal realm, reported the results of this journey to Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng sat in a rocking chair, reading a jade slip. Hearing Shen Yao's report, he smiled. "Good. Keep him in the Judicial Prison for now. There's no rush to deal with him."
"I have something here. Take a look."
Shen Yao accepted the jade slip Jiang Sheng handed him. Upon opening it, he was immediately somewhat surprised. "Penglai Sect Grand Competition?!"
Jiang Sheng nodded. "That's right. This sect grand competition should have been held long ago."
"Since Shanhe World, Panfeng World, and the Hengsha Three Realms merged, the sect has never had a moment's rest. First came the clashes and negotiations with the Heavenly Court and the West, then came the Xuanmen Great Calamity."
"Though the sect recruits worthy talents every century, and there have been a few minor contests, we have never conducted an overall assessment of these disciples."
"Originally, when the Three Realms calendar reached two thousand years, our Ling generation should have stepped down and yielded the sect's positions to the new generation. But the Xuanmen Great Calamity had ended only five hundred years prior. Even the sect had only just caught its breath after that calamity, and the new generation had only begun to mature, so it was delayed for quite some time."
"From year twenty-eight hundred to year three thousand, the sect's younger generation has more or less matured. Those with ability have already risen above the rest. It is time for a sect grand competition to see what caliber these young people possess."
As he spoke,