Zhang Chen neither hurried nor slowed, arriving at the summit in exactly one hundred fiftieth place.
The mountaintop was covered in a sprawling complex of palaces, magnificent and towering, with divine light flowing through them. Directly above the highest peak stood another palace fashioned entirely from jade, like a dwelling of immortals, shrouded in Five-Colored Divine Light.
Zhang Chen withdrew his gaze and quietly walked onto the plaza. By now, one hundred and fifty children had gathered there. All of them stood silently in the center of the square, while Biyun Immortaless, dressed in green, stood quietly atop the raised platform before the main hall, looking down at every child below.
After roughly another two hours, the first three hundred children gradually assembled. Then Empress Biyun said, "The first three hundred may take medicinal baths every day and cultivate the Hercules Method."
"Golden Armor," Empress Biyun called.
The Golden Armored Divine Being stepped forward and bowed. "Your subordinate is here."
"Take them to settle in," Biyun instructed.
Upon hearing this, the Golden Armored Divine Being looked at the children. "Follow me."
The Golden Armored Divine Being led the way, guiding them to a palace before stepping inside. The palace contained no furnishings whatsoever. Instead, there was a pool the size of a basketball court within, built entirely from purple jade and filled with red liquid.
Ignoring the pool of red liquid, the Golden Armored Divine Being led everyone to a large table. More than a hundred jade bowls sat upon it, each containing a white liquid. A rich, refreshing fragrance flowed from it, filling the entire hall.
"One bowl each. Drink every last drop. Not a single drop may remain," the Golden Armored Divine Being ordered.
At his command, the three hundred children rushed clumsily toward the jade bowls, prompting