"Mm, absolutely pure gold."
Bai Yujun secretly bit the Heavenly Edict scroll with her teeth. The material was superb—exceptionally rare.
When she descended to the mortal realm for missions in the past, at most she received documents or jade slips. Those were all drafted by the Mission Hall based on information supplied by the Patrolling Divine Generals, issued in the name of the Heavenly Army. Once she accepted a mission and signed to confirm it, she only needed to complete it within the allotted time.
The other kind was an edict issued by the Heavenly Court.
There were not many Heavenly Court edicts, and they were exceedingly formal. Every hall had to draft one before Lingxiao Palace stamped it. Only then would the edict be acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao and become part of fate.
The scroll in her hand was not to be underestimated. It involved the destinies of countless people and could be considered the will of Heaven.
"My poor vacation~ I'm descending to the mortal realm~"
Not daring to delay, she shot off in a blur and flew to the Heavenly Gate to queue for registration.
She hurriedly set foot on the Immortal Bridge.
She set her destination, passed through the Teleportation Array, and vanished, hurtling dazzlingly through the Spatial Tunnel...
Fuliang Kingdom.
It could not be called an empire, merely a middling nation. The royal family had been stable, and the land prosperous and peaceful, with no wars for two hundred years. In these times when Demonic Beasts ran rampant, it was a rare sanctuary of peace. The greatest events ordinary people knew of were nobles tormenting the countryside, or romances between scholars and courtesans—yet this was precisely the country where trouble had erupted.
The bustling streets teemed with people. Shop signs swayed in the wind,