Ruthless Emperor's words made sense to Ren. "I understand. Is there anything else?"
Ruthless Emperor rose and gazed across the hall, her eyes deep and unreadable. "Just a few matters concerning the Heavenly Court. While you were in seclusion, I left Ziwei Palace to explore. It's quite a place, but I sensed something stirring within the Heavenly Dipper Layers."
"The Heavenly Dipper Layers? What was stirring?" Ren had no idea what she meant.
"I'm not sure myself. It was only a feeling. But the Investiture Hall you asked me to watch has seen some interesting developments."
Ren's expression sharpened. "What happened there?"
A hint of amusement entered Ruthless Emperor's eyes. "That Uncle Ziya of yours is a calculating man. When someone named on the Investiture List dies, the list brings them back. Quite a few Interception Immortals died in the recent battle and were revived that way. But after their revival, I noticed changes in the Divine Position marks on the Investiture List. Some had even begun to blur.
"It seems each revival changes the Divine Positions on the Investiture List. If a mark fades, the person holding that position may escape the list's control. There's more to it, but I can't make sense of it yet."
Ren drew a sharp breath. "How did Uncle Ziya manage that? What did he hide in the Investiture List? And why didn't he tell me?"
Ren truly knew nothing about the changes to the Investiture List. Jiang Ziya had never told him, not even when he was dying.
After a moment's thought, Ren said, "Forget it. We won't solve this now. When I return to the Heavenly Court, I'll visit the Investiture Hall. The Artifact Spirit of the God-Striking Whip should know what Uncle Ziya left behind."
Ruthless Emperor's incarnation studied him. "You'll