Sun Moon Empire, Purple Radiance Prince's Manor
"Your Highness, this is the secret letter Fire Shadow sent back."
Shadow Ghost knelt on one knee before Xu Tianchen and handed him the translated secret letter.
Xu Tianchen reclined in his chair and opened the letter. After reading its contents, he set it alight, and it gradually turned to ash in his hand.
"Fire Shadow did well this time. Those who perform well should be rewarded. Give him the Ten Thousand Year right leg bone we obtained earlier as his reward this time."
Xu Tianchen spoke with great ease, as though he were not bestowing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, but some trivial bauble within easy reach.
"Yes."
"The time should be about right, shouldn't it?"
Xu Tianchen looked through the half-open window at the sun floating in the sky, scattering its radiance over the world below.
"That's right. It will begin in another hour."
"Good. Then get things ready. We're going to the main hall."
With that, Xu Tianchen rose from his chair and walked outside.
Half an hour later, Xu Tianchen wore a purple-gold robe embroidered with imposing giant dragons, as well as a radiant sun and moon.
Xu Tianchen climbed into a Soul Tool carriage. Once the coachman heard his command to "Set off," the carriage sped toward the imperial palace.
This improved Soul Tool carriage had been fitted with numerous Soul Tool formations of different functions. It was not only more stable now, but also far more protective.
Soon, the gates of the imperial palace appeared before Xu Tianchen. This time, he did not enter through the southern gate he usually used, but through the northern gate—the Xuanwu Gate!
Xu Tianchen looked at the area around Xuanwu Gate, which had already been cleaned, leaving behind no trace