The world was shaken!
News of another change to the Kirin Ranking spread across the land once more.
Even if it had been a pig causing four consecutive changes to the Kirin Ranking within half a month, it would have been enough to shake the world. Before this, when had the Kirin Ranking ever changed so frequently?
Everyone had watched Lu Chen rise all the way from ninety-first place on the Kirin Ranking to forty-second.
His cultivation had soared to the eighth rank in barely over ten days.
What kind of speed was that?
Dogs would not believe it even if they heard it. Some even suspected that Lu Chen had been possessed by a demon.
Likewise, news of Lu Chen appearing in Guyun Town spread without wings.
His journey escorting Cui Qingqing for a thousand miles drew cheers from countless people.
Who knew how many experts were itching to try their hand against the legendary Heartless Blade.
They did not seek to defeat him. So long as they could endure several dozen, or even a hundred, exchanges under his hand, they would surely become famous throughout the land.
Perhaps then they could also earn a place on the Kirin Ranking.
And if they could defeat him, they could take his place and become famous in a single stroke...
Within Qinghe City.
It was roughly several dozen li from Guyun Town.
He Qianxing, a Hundred-Household Officer of the Town Suppression Bureau, wore an ugly expression as he lowered his head and endured his superior's furious scolding.
"You useless trash! He broke through to the eighth rank, and you no longer dared to make a move? You have utterly disgraced the Imperial Court! He Qianxing, have your balls fallen off? If they have, get your ass into the Eastern Depot