Qin Bailian lowered his head and pondered for a moment after hearing his subordinate's report, then ordered, "Have the Ministry of Surveillance continue sending people to investigate. Don't miss the slightest detail."
"There are other famous rivers and mountains as well. They must all be monitored together. If any major changes occur during this period, remember to report them immediately."
"Yes!" The subordinate from the Ministry of Surveillance bowed and withdrew.
Qin Bailian watched his subordinate leave, his brows furrowing.
In truth, he had noticed the changes in the Heaven and Earth Essence long ago.
It was just that, at first, he had thought it was caused by the Qi Gathering Array left behind by the Saint Lord, Jiang Liu.
After all, he knew that within the entire imperial palace, Jiang Liu had set up an enormous Qi Gathering Array.
This was Jiang Liu's way of providing benefits for all of them—people who spent their days busy with official duties.
Thus, even though they were busy with official matters all day and could not devote themselves to cultivation, their cultivation progress would not fall too far behind.
That was all because this Qi Gathering Array existed within the imperial palace.
Yet during this period, the Qi Gathering Array, which had always appeared exceptionally calm, suddenly seemed to erupt. The Essence it gathered had become far denser.
Moreover, this situation had not stopped after erupting. Instead, it had grown denser with each passing day.
At the time, Qin Bailian had not thought much of it. He had merely assumed it was a gift from the Heavenly Dao.
After all, the Heavenly Dao had bestowed a gift once before.
The entire world was now enjoying favorable weather, and the common people were living and working in peace.
Even those martial artists, constrained