Outside the Imperial Palace.
Zhong Shenxiu strolled in circles at the foot of the Imperial City as if out for a walk. He glanced at the ground beneath him again, deep in thought.
"Hmm, this ploy of stirring up the grass to scare the snake really worked. It immediately flushed out quite a bit of the Imperial Family's hidden foundation... Heh heh, that Tianluo thought that relying on a Great Sage would be enough to shield him from me... He had no idea he was delivering himself right to my doorstep..."
In this world, Great Sages stood at the pinnacle. Even though there were differences in strength between them, it was still difficult for one to gain an overwhelming advantage over another.
But to Zhong Shenxiu, with the aid of part of Fang Lang's true self's status, Fang Lang seemed to have become half a level higher than the other Great Sages after achieving Great Sagehood.
Thus, he could obtain a great deal of hidden information.
For example...
"There's something underground... Judging from the information leaked out... it's a Ninth Realm expert currently breaking through? Combined with the information I obtained earlier, he's probably the one who succeeded Huang Long—the fellow who's made life unbearable for the people of Great Zhou?"
"The Heavenly Demon Tribulation is approaching, and Huang Long has fallen, forcing the Imperial Family to take extreme measures... But... why do I feel that this person has some kind of... informational connection to me?"
With the great calamity approaching, it was entirely understandable that the Imperial Family was eager to cultivate combatants capable of entering Sainthood.
What truly made Zhong Shenxiu curious was that this person he had never met before actually seemed to have some connection with him.
If his status had not been high enough, he