And Changning City, the place where Li Wen had risen to prominence, was the first to be hit, plunged into an unprecedented state of uproar and shock.
"A Ven... a Venerable?! The Changning King... no, Venerable Changning! Venerable Li Wen!"
In every street and alley, people ran to spread the news, their voices trembling with excitement.
Online forum servers overloaded in an instant. Threads with "Li Wen" and "Venerable" in their titles erupted like volcanoes.
"My god! Is it true? Lord Li Wen has become a Venerable?!"
A young man training at a martial arts hall stared at the emergency bulletin on his light-screen, and the training equipment in his hands fell to the ground with a CLANG.
"A Venerable... that's a Venerable! There were only three on all of Blue Star—living legends! And now, the fourth one is from our Changning?"
In a teahouse, an old, white-haired man's hand trembled as he stroked his beard. An incredulous light burst forth from his cloudy eyes.
