A year had passed in the Far-Reaching Continent like the turning of a single page in an ancient scroll.
The morning was covered in dawn when sacred light pierced the sky above the Li Clan settlement.
Three emissaries from the Exalted Sage School descended on beams of pure immortal qi in white robes embroidered with nine celestial stars fluttering without wind.
Each bore the aura of Nascent Soul experts yet they moved with profound respect.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a serene face and silver-threaded beard. He cupped his hands deeply toward the central palace where Li Qingmu resided.
"Young Lord Li Qingmu, by decree of Master Wen Jiuling and the Holy Court, your ascension papers are hereby approved. The Exalted Sage School awaits your arrival in the Four Regions. Master Wen urges haste as the path of the Nine Celestial Transformations cannot linger in the lower realms."
The three emissaries bowed as one then rose.
