"If Commander Li gets promoted, he might even receive an audience with the Heavenly Origin Divine Lord. Just thinking about it gets me excited. That's the Heavenly Origin Divine Lord we're talking about."
"Exactly. Commander Li might soar straight into the heavens. He might even become a Divine Lord someday..."
The young man's words opened the floodgates, and everyone began talking over one another, their eyes filled with envy and admiration.
They truly were envious.
As members of the Imperial City's Imperial Guard, they knew Commander Li's cultivation journey very well. His full name was Li Hongkai, and when he joined the Imperial Guard, he had only been a one-star Ancestral God.
In barely half a Reincarnation Epoch, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. He had become a seven-star Ancestral God, secured a position as a Commander of the Imperial Guard, and now received a summons from the emperor of the Heavenly Origin Empire.
He had already been at the Imperial Palace for over half a month.
"All of you, shut up!"
Listening to their chatter, the burly captain finally ran out of patience. The others immediately fell silent and turned to look at him.
Exasperated at their failure to live up to his expectations, the burly captain said, "Every last one of you has too much time on your hands! The Heavenly Origin Divine Lord watches over our Heavenly Origin Star Region, so we aren't on the front lines. Otherwise, you'd all have to risk your lives fighting Outer Realm Demon Spirits."
"You have time to spare, yet instead of cultivating, you stand here running your mouths."
The burly captain first gave them a thorough scolding, leaving every one of them with his head lowered, afraid to meet his eyes.
Although the burly man was only their