Xiao Canglan's voice boomed like a great bell. Amplified by magic power, it reached the ears of every cultivator present with perfect clarity;
it even passed through the formation, spreading to every corner of Heavenly Abyss Pass.
"Yet General Qing's achievements extend far beyond a single prefecture. Several counties in Qiong Prefecture have also been taken."
His tone shifted. His gaze swept over the gathering before finally settling on Qing Chen, carrying undisguised admiration.
"He slew two Nascent Souls in battle, annihilated a hundred and fifty thousand of Wu Gui's soldiers, turned back the raging tide as all seemed lost, and raised our nation's prestige in Qiongzhou!"
He paused briefly, looking at the Nascent Soul True Lords, then spoke slowly, each word carrying the force of heavenly law:
"Thus, following my petition, deliberation by the Inner Cabinet, and His Majesty's express approval-"
"Qing Chen is hereby specially invested as the Azure Abyss Marquis! His noble rank shall be of the third class! He shall be the Third-Class Azure Abyss Marquis."
"He is granted Earth Pass Island in the Azure Wave Archipelago and thirty thousand li of surrounding waters as his fief, hereditary for four thousand years!"
"By imperial decree!"
The Azure Abyss Marquis!
The moment those words rang out, they were like mystic ice crashing into boiling oil, instantly setting the entire gathering ablaze!
This was a noble rank.
And not an earl, but a marquis!
Cangming!
"Azure" from the Azure Wave Archipelago, and "Abyss" from "in the northern abyss, there is a fish"!
Majestic in grandeur, profound in conception.
Hereditary, without reduction!
This meant that as long as the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty endured, Qing Chen's line would enjoy the exalted rank and fief of a Great Jin marquis for four thousand years!
A noble rank in the Immortal