In the Myriad Manifestations Office courtyard, officials from nearly every department had gathered.
Those with lower official ranks could only stand against the walls.
Only fourth-rank officials like Ye Qingdong were qualified to stand at the front.
The crowd formed ring after ring.
It wasn't that they had never seen anything impressive. On the contrary, officials of the Myriad Manifestations Office had seen dozens of times more than ordinary martial artists!
By the time Yang Ling and Ye Qingdong arrived, the Department Master of the Divine Guard Office had already entered the inner room.
Outside stood a group of divine guards with icy gazes.
They held their heads high, a measure of pride in their eyes.
"Your Divine Guard Office has really made a name for itself this time."
Ye Qingdong sounded rather reflective. "When White Bone Cave was wiped out, some of its core remnants escaped.
"They didn't find the White Bone Divine Lord's remains either. At the time, everyone suspected the White Bone Divine Lord hadn't truly died.
"So the Divine Guard Office has always had a Grade A Level 4 mission to find the White Bone Divine Lord.
"To think your Department Master completed that mission in such a short time."
Yang Ling smiled and nodded. "That's because our Divine Guard Office has always been badass."
Outside the Instance, that mission had probably remained posted at the Divine Guard Office for over a thousand years without anyone completing it.
If he hadn't obtained the island's map from his Sworn Brother and accidentally stumbled upon Zhu Xiu's hiding place, the Divine Guard Office would never have found them.
After all, they had kept a relatively low profile over the years.
If he had only taken one or two Blackwood Snake-Gall Fruits back then, Zhu Xiu might not have