Two days later, in Jiangnan Commandery, the Eastern Province's capital, Xie Zhenqing sat upright before her official desk.
Her expression looked calm, but her fingers kept tapping the desk before her with a thudding sound, growing faster and faster.
To her lower right, Dong Linshan, who had already been promoted to Subordinate Seventh Rank Collator, also frowned in disbelief.
"How rare, Tower Master. This issue of the Martial Secrets Almanac has already been delayed three days, and the final draft still hasn't been settled. What could be the reason? As far as I know, this has only happened seventeen times in nearly eight hundred years, and every instance concerned the most outstanding heroes of the age. You come from an illustrious family with deep connections, Tower Master. Have you heard anything recently?"
The Heavenly Secret Martial Manual was a private publication overseen by the Heavenly Secret Daoist, and its release dates had always been flexible.
The Martial Secrets Almanac, however, was an official Imperial Court publication, released every two months on the fifteenth without fail.
Xie Zhenqing glanced sideways at Dong Linshan, then remained silent.
She knew that almost everyone in the Eastern Province Martial Discourse Tower, Dong Linshan included, was astonished by this.
Through some of her family's channels, however, Xie Zhenqing had learned the truth early that morning.
The Martial Discourse Tower had delayed the Martial Secrets Almanac's release for several days because the current Grand Preceptor had discovered that the Limitless Saber Lord, Chu Xisheng, possessed a Yazi Bloodline of the tenth level or higher.
This news dated back ten days. Within days, it had spread widely among the Imperial Court's upper ranks and the leaders of the various sects, shaking the Martial Arts World.
The Martial Discourse Tower was also preparing to publish this news in