East Courtyard.
Bai Luoyu took a palm-sized black plaque from his robes. Mysterious patterns were engraved upon it.
At a glance, Jiang Ning recognized the patterns as a type of register.
According to the records in the books, registers were manifestations of the patterns of Dao and law.
They represented the ultimate principles and rules between heaven and earth.
During the Primordial Era, the Immortal Dao had been inextricably linked with registers.
At this moment.
Seeing Jiang Ning's gaze settle on the black jade plaque, Bai Luoyu said, "This is the Heavenly Secrets Register, the identity token and symbol of a commandery inspection commissioner. I will place it in your hands for now, but Brother Jiang can only be considered a candidate inspection commissioner at present. You have not yet passed the examination from above, nor have you received the register, so this item can only represent your identity. It does not possess its original ability to transmit messages across a thousand miles."
"Transmit messages across a thousand miles?" Jiang Ning looked surprised.
Bai Luoyu nodded. "The Heavenly Secrets Register can transmit messages across a thousand miles. This is one of the foundations that allows inspection commissioners like us to inspect an entire commandery. If a major problem arises in Dongling Commandery, I need only send word to the commandery capital. Before long, a grandmaster will descend upon Dongling Commandery, and with a grandmaster's might, any unrest can be quelled."
"Transmitting messages across a thousand miles—what a miraculous method!" Jiang Ning said with feigned amazement.
Bai Luoyu smiled. "It is indeed miraculous to ordinary people, but during the Primordial Era, such methods were commonplace. So long as one entered the Immortal Dao and accumulated a certain degree of achievement and resources, almost everyone could possess a communication talisman."
"The methods