"And that Supreme Taoist, was none other than the master of the junior-rank teacher from Rongcheng's Fine Jade Grotto Heavens."
Within the sect's grand hall, silence fell in an instant.
...
"Bang!"
The Crown Prince crushed the exquisitely crafted Spirit Jade cup in his hand, and, within the reception hall, several gorgeously dressed dignitaries fell silent as cicadas in winter.
Among them were the Imperial Capital Marketplace Deputy Inspector, a Colonel who oversaw the stationed troops of three thousand marketplaces, and several Qi Refinement Realm prodigies of lower standing.
Without exception, all of them had been firsthand participants and witnesses to the chaos at Enlightenment Pavilion, and were well-known figures among the powerful elite within the Imperial Capital.
Yet, in front of the Crown Prince, they could only bow their heads in deference, not daring to so much as let out a heavy breath.
