Ye Tian had gone back and forth, wasting quite a bit of time. By now, the blazing sun hung high in the sky. The city bustled with people, and many were discussing what had happened last night.
"Did you hear? Something huge happened over in Taiping City last night! They said someone actually dared to openly set up an array and kill people! Wasn't that a challenge to the authority of Divine Province?"
"That was indeed rather arrogant, but they said the most terrifying thing wasn't the array—it was Di Qiu! A legendary figure from ten million years ago had appeared before the world once again..."
"Di Qiu? There really was such a person in history? You people made him sound so miraculous that I thought he was just a fictional character."
"I happened to pass through Taiping City last night and witnessed some of it. The chance that Di Qiu truly existed is slim. Perhaps it was merely a descendant of Dust Eye in disguise. After all, that aura... was very wrong."
"Let's go take a look at the Wind and Cloud Ranking. There might be clearer news there."
Ye Tian wore a veil and pulled his hat brim low as he listened to the passersby talk. He wanted to see how the Wind and Cloud Ranking discussed this matter.
The Wind and Cloud Ranking stood by the gates of Flowing Years City. Its body had been forged from Heavenly Gold Divine Jade, crystal-clear and yet indestructible. Rain clouds had been outlined along one side of the ranking with some special material.
It was not difficult to see that the maker of this ranking had made a grand gesture. They must have been a mighty expert of one side.
The ranking was inscribed with bold, forceful words, each line