Tang Changsheng had not attained an ordinary Yang Spirit. How could they not be delighted?
But just then, the Heavenly Gate swung open. Light descended, and a golden auspicious cloud bore a Daoist-robed envoy down, escorted by several hundred Heavenly Soldiers.
Tang Changsheng gave a soft exclamation. They came this quickly? Yet he did not seem surprised by the spectacle itself.
Attaining a Yang Spirit was like stepping one foot into the ranks of Immortals. Once the Heavenly Court learned of it, it would immediately send an envoy with congratulations, gifts, and a reward.
It was one of the Eastern Flower Heavenly Court's ways of winning over cultivators, and one the Immortal Sects tacitly accepted.
By now, it had long since become customary!
Even with the Ghost God Patrol watching the world, so that no disturbance escaped the Heavenly Court's notice, it was still startling that an envoy had arrived so soon!
The envoy also looked familiar. He seemed to be a Yang Spirit True Person who had accompanied Ying Tiecheng.
Now, however, another layer of Divine Light surrounded him, vast and boundless. He appeared dozens of times more powerful than when Tang Changsheng had last seen him.
Tang Changsheng chuckled inwardly. Ying Tiecheng had abandoned the Immortal Sects for the Heavenly Court; the benefits must have been enormous.
Judging by what stood before him, that was certainly true!
The golden light landed several dozen yards away. From his lofty position, the envoy called out, "An edict from the Heavenly Court!"
Tang Changsheng was prepared. He smiled faintly. "We receive the edict!"
He did not call himself a subject, but the envoy clearly did not mind. In truth, few who accepted the Heavenly Court's overtures became its subjects.
Fewer still were Direct Lineage True Disciples like Tang Changsheng, whose prospects