What the Righteous Path Should Do

Strictly speaking, the Directorate of Astronomy was not a heavily guarded place. After Ji Yuan arrived, there were generally no special guards outside the archive repository either. Thus, by the time Yan Chang reached the place, the courtyard was basically empty. Ji Yuan was nowhere to be found, nor was there anyone to ask whether they had seen him.

Ji Yuan felt that this did not count as leaving without saying goodbye. He had merely told Yan Chang that he was going to Tingqiu Mountain, without meaning to set out immediately. After leaving the Directorate of Astronomy, he wandered about the capital at leisure, deliberately taking a look at the capable figures from Great Zhen who had begun arriving in the capital one after another.

The Great Victory in Qizhou had taken place nearly a month ago. Though the capital of Great Zhen had only just received the news, within the Cultivation World it took only a few days for it to spread throughout Great Zhen and even the surrounding regions. Recently, the number of capable people gathering in Great Zhen's capital had clearly increased.

Sure enough, the good news of that great victory at the front had already spread throughout the capital. In every street and alley, wherever two or more people gathered, they were celebrating in their own ways. This was no mere matter of having gained a foothold before; it was an unquestionable great victory. The names Yin Chong and Mei She had also become known to all.

Interestingly, the liveliest place was the Capital City Grand Altar, which had been rather quiet before the war. Many commoners were heading there, while Imperial Guards maintained order and imperial carriages stood nearby. It seemed that newly appointed Celestial Masters were going up to the altar again to show