Is This How Guests Behave?

At True Martial School, the Ascension Ceremony for the Supreme Palace Lord was a grand event that might only come once in several thousand years. Naturally, it was conducted with incomparable splendor. Lanterns and colorful decorations hung everywhere, nearly carpeting the entire Ancestral Peak where the City Lord's Mansion stood.

No matter which inheritance a Palace Lord came from, upon becoming Palace Lord, they would automatically sever ties with their original inheritance. Ancestral Peak had its own group of people absolutely loyal to the Palace Lord, ready to be commanded.

Of course, the inheritance from which the Palace Lord had originated would also become their staunch backing, much like a maiden's family. In return, the Palace Lord would seek some benefits for their maiden's family. Such things were unavoidable.

Thus, the competition for each generation's Palace Lord was exceptionally fierce. It was not merely a contest among individual candidates, but an intense struggle among the various inheritances. Previously, the Palace Lord had basically always emerged from the Ten Great Inheritances. This was the first time one had arisen from an inheritance outside the Ten Great Inheritances. Yet, considering Hidden Star Peak's foundations, everyone understood. After all, Hidden Star Peak had once been one of the Ten Great Inheritances, and more importantly, every generation of Hidden Star Peak had produced Transcendent Realm experts. If most of their efforts had not been devoted to completing the Hidden Star Scripture, perhaps they might have produced a Palace Lord long ago.

At this time, an unknown number of representatives from the various inheritances had gathered upon the vast Ancestral Peak. True Martial School had too many disciples; no matter how large Ancestral Peak was, it could not accommodate all of them. Moreover, numerous dominant factions from beyond the domain and prominent local clans of