A blinding burst of golden light erupted into the evening sky above Taichu Sanctuary City.
Ten thousand feet above the plaza, Tang Xiaomi’s broadcast arrays clicked into maximum output.
HUM!
A colossal holographic balance sheet unfurled across the clouds, stretching five miles wide.
Every single ledger row, balance line, and imperial expenditure burned with luminous golden script, flanked by official sovereign audit stamps.
The entire city fell into stunned silence as four hundred and ninety-five thousand cultivators and citizens raised their heads to read the numbers.
At the very top of the massive sky-screen, giant crimson header text flashed with brutal clarity:
[CENTRAL HEAVENLY CAPITAL — SOVEREIGN AUDIT STATEMENT]
