"Approved!?"
Li Xian's eyes lit up.
Hadn't they said this review would take a hundred to a thousand years?
How long had it been?
It had actually been approved in less than a hundred years?
"Bring up the message from the Purple Heavens Dao Palace."
He gave the order at once.
Deep Blue acknowledged excitedly. Soon, a projection appeared, forming the image of a gentle, gracious-looking woman, 1.8 meters tall, with four pairs of luminous wings on her back.
"Greetings, esteemed Grandmaster. I am Zhijin, the Artifact Spirit of the External Relations Department."
The Artifact Spirit bowed slightly. "Thank you for your contribution to the Purple Heavens Dao Palace's research. Based on the research proposal you uploaded, the review panel has rated your solution as 'good.' Accordingly, the Purple Heavens Dao Palace is willing to provide you with two trillion Immortal Yuan in research assistance, along with twenty thousand Academic Points. Your scholar rank has been raised to Grandmaster."
"Grandmaster?"
Li Xian's heart stirred, and a medal appeared.
Each of the Human Race's supreme powers had its own specialty.
The rankings established and information published by the Heaven-Deriving Sect carried the most weight.
The Sharpened Edge Tower's star certification was also the benchmark all cultivators used to distinguish strength.
As for the Purple Heavens Dao Palace...
It held absolute authority over all academic and auxiliary profession assessments.
Yushan's certification as a top-tier formation master, for instance, had come from the Purple Heavens Dao Palace.
Above "top-tier" was the rank of "Grandmaster."
Those of this rank often enjoyed treatment equivalent to Mysterious Immortals within their respective fields.
The next rank, also called "Grandmaster," corresponded to Immortal Kings.
Such people had, at the very least, deciphered a Golden Immortal-level divine ability or Secret Art belonging to the Foreign Races, thereby sparing the