The music ended, and the crowd dispersed.
But everything that had happened in Clear Sea City would surely be recorded in the annals of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The youngest to reach the Foundation Building Realm, the fastest to claim the top spot on the Azure Cloud Ranking, the youngest first-rank marquis...
All in less than a year.
Fang Yuan had gone from failing the Azure Cloud Sect's disciple trials to breaking through to Foundation Establishment, bringing down a heavenly tribulation and drawing auspicious signs.
Even a powerful figure from the Azure Cloud Sect had personally come to recruit him. He had set too many precedents and left behind records that read like legends.
Fang Yuan was the shining example of Prefecture City's younger generation. Sooner or later, he would become the model all the Great Zhou Dynasty's young prodigies strived to emulate.
"An honor well deserved!"
When Li Chengxian returned to the Azure Cloud Academy, he immediately erased Li Chenze and Murong Jing's names from the rankings and put Fang Yuan at the top.
This time, no one expressed surprise or doubt at the change. It received the unanimous approval of the Academy's senior leadership!
This meant that
Fang Yuan had won the full recognition of the two official powers—the Royal Family and the Academy. His standing and talent now placed him at the pinnacle of the younger generation.
"I didn't expect my second Foundation Establishment to cause such a stir."
Fang Yuan returned to the courtyard and bathed before changing clothes. Precious incense curled through the air, while Xiao Zi attended to him at his side, her cheeks flushed.
"When the heavenly tribulation came down, I thought it was the end of the world."
As Xiao Zi massaged Fang Yuan, she spoke with lingering fear. Then a smile