Time passed. Eventually, a month went by.0

During that time, the imperial capital bustled with more noise and excitement than ever before. Although it wasn’t accurate to say that literally every person had a smile on their face, there was no doubt that most people were very stirred up. There was less illegal activity in the marketplaces, and more peace, order, and kindness than there had been among humans in hundreds of years.0

There were four reasons.0

The first reason was Xu Qing’s glorious return. Back when the commoners spontaneously welcomed him with loud cheering, it was largely due to that glory. When he was appointed as a heavenly king, the commotion grew even more intense. As the saying goes, fame follows merit.2

Humans had been under immense pressure for many years. Although the Dawning Suns allowed everyone to hold their heads high, most people still felt depressed deep in their hearts. A decline of tens of thousands of years was not something that even Dawning Suns could get rid of easily.0

After all, there were some very powerful nonhumans out there, and everyone from cultivators to mortals knew that. Humans, whether in terms of fleshly body or innate abilities, were simply not on par. The latter was especially noteworthy.0

For some reason, the vast majority of human chosen didn’t have any sort of innate ability, unless they acquired them via destined opportunity. But that...0