Lanling City.
Above the Heavenly Altar, the new ruler burns sacrificial offerings to heaven, and the green smoke rises straight up to the firmament.
As the Kui Dragon Pattern war drum sounds, the slaughtered white cattle and black pigs are carried to the sacrificial furnace.
The Imperial Eunuch Feng Cheng stands below the Heavenly Altar, taking out the Imperial Decree and beginning to read:
"I, having received the majestic mandate..."
Feng Cheng's voice resonates throughout the Heavenly Altar Square.
Before he finishes reading the Imperial Decree, a message suddenly arrives from ten thousand miles away.
To the extent of depleting national fortune just to communicate promptly, signifies the extreme importance of this message!
Qin Ziheng's eyes reveal fluctuations, his already solemn and grave face appears even more severe.
Without showing any emotion, he glances at Wenren Zheng standing below the Heavenly Altar.
