Longcheng Commandery, the provincial seat of Ice Province.
Great Black Heaven Ri Jialuo had been rather bewildered lately.
He had discovered that he had suddenly become a hot commodity.
In the mere three days following the battle at Black Gold Mountain, he had received over twenty invitations.
They came not only from the five great first-rank divine sects other than Formless, the five great first-rank demon sects, the Great Ning imperial family, the Divine Saber Sect, Extreme Eastern Ice City, and Penglai City of Nevernight-the mightiest powers of the age-but also from numerous transcendent-rank masters, including Qin Fengxian.
They had delivered their letters into his hands through all manner of secret channels.
Each offered better terms than the last.
On the fourth day, when Ri Jialuo went out to a restaurant in Longcheng Commandery for drinks at a friend's invitation, he even received a private letter from his former master.
Its wording was actually very gentle, asking why he had suddenly broken off contact, and why he had not visited his former master for so long.
His former master still thought highly of him and believed that Ri Jialuo still had hope of reaching first rank.
His former master also hoped that Ri Jialuo would return soon and not delay his cultivation.
At first, Ri Jialuo could not contain his joy.
Has my former master forgiven me?
The instincts accumulated over more than twenty years of service to his former master made him itch to leave Ice Province immediately and seek him out.
But just as Ri Jialuo rose from his seat, something suddenly stirred in his mind, and he sat back down.
Ri Jialuo looked thoughtfully at his official robes, wondering just what his status was now.
He was now none other than the Household Registrar of the Divine