It could be said
that, aside from Gu Qingfeng, the breakthrough at Nanyue Mountain represented the first true Divine Transformation Realm cultivator in the Nine States.
The Hidden Guards and Death Soldiers that Gu Qingfeng commanded, strictly speaking, weren't considered native cultivators of the Nine States.
Since Nanyue Mountain's breakthrough,
the strength of the Heavenly Patrol Guard had surged significantly.
Having a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator at the helm as opposed to not having one, those were two entirely different concepts.
Furthermore, with the court-awarded treasures in Nanyue Mountain's possession and the superior cultivation techniques he practiced, his true strength was on par with cultivators at the second or third level of the Divine Transformation Realm.
And so,
the reputation of the Heavenly Patrol Guard had also been growing by the day.
One day,
the Capital was shaken.
