The white crane tore through the spring rain, beating its wings as it flew from the First Mountain, beyond the reach of ordinary eyes, to the Literature Academy in the mortal world, where it was caught by the teacher.
The news it brought was a change in the Minor Saint Ranking.
Wang Qinhe, down to nineteenth.
An Le, up to eighteenth.
To everyone's surprise, the change had come so abruptly. Wang Qinhe, at the Fourth Realm of body tempering and Third Realm of soul refining, had actually been overtaken...
Although the stated reason was that An Le, formerly nineteenth on the Minor Saint Ranking, had broken through to the Third Realm in both body tempering and soul refining... but was there not still an entire major realm between them in body tempering?
The updates and dissemination of the Minor Saint Ranking had always been handled by the Literature Academy, and this time was no exception.
The white crane served as proof. What it brought was the First Mountain's stance, as well as evidence of the Minor Saint Ranking's revision.
Even though everyone harbored countless doubts, none could deny the change in the rankings.
The Literature Academy, the Martial Temple, the Lin Manor, the Ye Manor, Prime Minister Qin's Manor, and even the vast Imperial Palace deep within Quiet Street all received the revised yellow register of the Minor Saint Ranking.
Every face bore a peculiar expression.
Such a thing had not never happened before, but most people whose rankings were suppressed would refuse to accept it. No one wished to admit they were inferior to another, much less those holding Minor Sacred Tokens...
Those who held Minor Sacred Tokens all cherished the hope of speaking with the Sacred Teacher. Naturally, they held great expectations for themselves and were deeply confident,