Chen Wei extended his divine sense into the Jade Slip.
Inside the Jade Slip, densely packed characters appeared in tiny, neat script. He skimmed the long stretch at the beginning and skipped past it. It was nothing but a summary of his service record and ceremonial praise about quelling the Tongtian River Monster Rebellion, leading from the front, and charging bravely into battle.
Heavenly Court documents were always like this: the opening was a riot of flowery language, all of it useless.
The rewards that actually mattered were crammed into the last two lines.
Chen Wei's gaze slid down and settled on the end.
It stated clearly: he would retain his original post as chief official of the Folk Customs and Morals Inspection Bureau and receive the additional title of Inspector of Tongming Hall. The Heavenly Court's official register made it perfectly clear that anyone bearing an envoy's title at Tongming Hall held a rank equivalent to a golden immortal.
From true immortal to golden immortal-he had crossed the Heavenly Court's class barrier.
Although the immortal office carried more symbolic importance than actual authority, with neither a directly subordinate department nor a military tally to command troops, it still bore Tongming Hall's name.
In the Heavenly Court, rank determined the stature of an immortal office, while position determined its power.
Take Li Yin, the Left Commissioner of Tongming Hall. He did not have so much as a night-watch soldier under his command, but he worked for Taibai Jinxing. Who would dare look down on him when he went out?
The Inspector's title meant the same thing.
This was a close attendant of the Great Heavenly Venerable. Wherever he went, he represented the eyes of Lingxiao Palace.
Chen Wei stared at the Jade Slip, baffled. "Chan'er, this..."
Yang Chan extended a