Beihe City's Municipal Observatory.
"What was that just now? Was I imagining things?"
"In just an instant, it seemed to move from the edge of our detection range to outside the city walls. Then the energy fluctuations vanished just as quickly."
"It must have been a mistake, right? Nothing could move that fast."
Several observers discussed it, unaware that a Second Grade Great Martial Venerable was already inside Beihe City, looking like an ordinary teenage boy.
With a single thought, his mental power spread like a vast net, enveloping all of Beihe City.
His father was at home, engrossed in the military channel on television, which was airing the latest reports from the East Sea Defense Line.
Mutant Beasts rose from the Eastern Sea, and the carcass of a giant crab appeared on the screen like a small mountain.
His younger sister, Jiang Qi, was at Third High School. What made Jiang Li smile slightly, however, was that she was taking part in an assessment—a combat exercise jointly organized by the military, police, and guards of the Three Ministries.
The assessment was an elaborate affair, with a tremendous amount of money invested in it. It seemed to be connected to the Martial Venerable Tower he was establishing.
Once the Martial Venerable Tower was completed, Beihe City might even surpass Jiang Province's Provincial Capital and become its foremost city. That was why resources from across Jiang Province were being funneled here.
Otherwise, an assessment on this scale would never have taken place in a city like Beihe City. Even the universities in the provincial capital might not easily secure such an opportunity.
Jiang Li also saw some familiar faces, including Xuanpin, who was training hard in seclusion with discarded drafts and several volumes of legendary texts nearby.
The countless faces of