The Great Zhen Imperial Court.
At the first glimmer of dawn, the residents of Four Seas City were already awake.
Among them, the Believers who had received invitations set out for the Sacrificial Plaza, their faces shining with pride and excitement.
Viewed from high above,
vast numbers of devout Believers could be seen streaming toward the Sacrificial Plaza in the north from every direction.
From inns and restaurants, invited Believers who had traveled thousands of miles joined the flow, carrying the reverence of pilgrims.
Inside the Temple Keeper Hall,
Li Youming wore ceremonial robes. He looked middle-aged, but his expression was solemn and commanding.
"Temple Keeper, King Donghuang has sent news of her victories over the past half month. She has crushed the Saint Clan's eastern army and seized three first-class Spirit Cities, eight second-class Spirit Cities, and twenty-five third-class Spirit Cities."
"All the Spirit Cities have been 'destroyed,' yielding four hundred and five drops of Super-Grade Creation Crystal Dew."
Grand Chief Priest Zheng Xinlan bowed as she delivered the report.
As one of the earliest Chief Priests, she was among the Grand Chief Priests who held real power in the Temple Keeper Hall.
Below Li Youming and Jiu Shaoge, the Grand Chief Priests held the highest standing.
"Four hundred and five drops of Super-Grade Creation Crystal Dew."
"Still not enough to ripen a second Great Emperor-Level Spiritual Object."
Li Youming spoke calmly.
Great Zhen had already occupied one supreme-grade Spirit City.
It held nine Great Emperor-Level Spiritual Objects, but any one of them would need more than a million years to fully mature.
Without Creation Crystal Dew to ripen them, who knew how long they would have to wait?
"Temple Keeper, King Donghuang has learned that the Saint Clan paid a steep price to buy an Imperial City controlled