Shangjing.
The Imperial Advisor's Residence.
It was morning, and the warm sun hung high in the sky.
Large beads of sweat dripped from Jiang Ning's body.
Drop by drop, they fell onto the bluestone floor, leaving behind clear patches of moisture.
Then they were quickly steamed dry, vanishing without a trace.
Suddenly, Jiang Ning stopped what he was doing. Golden Light flashed in his hand, and the Celestial Secrets Record appeared.
A wisp of Divine Sense then split off and merged into the Celestial Secrets Record.
After a single breath, his expression changed abruptly, and he looked toward Dongling City.
"My lord, my lord! The latest news is here!" At that moment, the maid from the Imperial Advisor's Residence came rushing over.
Jiang Ning turned his head and saw the girl's face flushed red as she panted heavily.
"My lord, the latest news is that the Yellow Sky Sect slew the Great Demon White Dragon at the Luo River Bank and raised a rebellion."
"After killing the Great Demon White Dragon, they discovered the Human Emperor Sword inside its belly!"
"This matter spread throughout the entire Royal Capital in just one morning!"
"Everyone outside is saying that the Yellow Sky Daoist is the true one chosen by Heaven's Mandate, the true Human Emperor."
Seeing the girl breathing so rapidly, Jiang Ning's expression turned serious.
"Was there no word of this yesterday?"
"No!" The girl hurriedly shook her head and continued, "It was only this morning that someone suddenly spread the news. Then, in just a few short hours, it spread throughout all of Shangjing!"
"What about the Imperial Advisor?" Jiang Ning asked again.
When he had just extended his Divine Sense, he had been unable to cover that Bamboo Forest, but he could faintly sense that Su Qingying was no