As cheers of celebration spread through the government offices and Guard Academy, Huang Tian, Ji Fan, Shen Chuan, Yu Jingcheng, Bai Yuanfu, and the others took their seats in a brightly lit hall.
Huang Tian took the seat of honor as a matter of course and looked at Yu Jingcheng. "What's the situation in the prefecture now?"
Yu Jingcheng answered, "Since news spread two days ago that the master of the Heaven-Balancing Sea-Subduing Ruler had appeared in a small town outside the city, elders and disciples from Qin Province's major sects, along with countless independent martial artists, have been flocking to Kun Yun. I'd wager even more experts are coming from beyond Qin Province.
"The prefecture is rather chaotic now. Fortunately, the true masters haven't arrived yet, so there's been no major trouble."
Shen Chuan asked, puzzled, "Come to think of it, how do you know he's really the weapon's master? How was he exposed? Surely he didn't stand in the town shouting, 'I'm the weapon master!'"
Yu Jingcheng stroked his beard. "No one realized who he was at first. The key was that an acquaintance recognized him. His name is Wei Shen, and just three months ago, he was an ordinary martial artist who had only just developed force.
"Yet a mere three months later, he's already a fifth-rank martial artist! How terrifying is that? Even the commandant took a full two and a half months!"
When he finished, silence filled the hall. Everyone looked toward Huang Tian, and the atmosphere turned peculiar.
After all, even with the power of a Void Realm divine weapon, Wei Shen had needed three months to reach the fifth rank. Huang Tian had taken only two and a half!
If Huang Tian's cultivation journey hadn't been well documented, and if he hadn't never