Heavenly Court Ascension Platform.
Above the sea of clouds, the oars on both sides of a wooden ship were raised. It slowed, furled its sails, and approached the Ascension Platform.
Docking at the floating immortal island, three immortal generals led over a hundred Heavenly Soldiers ashore in single file, heading straight for one of the Ascension Platforms. The immortal official originally on duty checked repeatedly and confirmed it was not yet time for the shift change. Thinking some special circumstance required the heavenly army's intervention, he—
The young immortal official straightened his robes and rose.
"Greetings, three generals. May I ask... do you have the duty-transfer document?"
A cold silence answered him.
Sweat slid from the immortal official's forehead along his temples.
The Heavenly Soldiers assigned to guard the Ascension Platform with the immortal official tensed from head to toe. Their hands went to their sword hilts as they slowly retreated, protecting the official in their midst while confronting the unfamiliar heavenly troops. Heavenly Court laws were strict. Today, they had to fulfill their duty of protecting both the immortal official and the Ascension Platform.
Just as the tension reached the point where swords were drawn and bows bent, one of the three immortal generals suddenly laughed.
"Haha~ Of course we have the document. Immortal friend, there is no need to be nervous. Please inspect it."
He produced a gilded official document.
Taking it, the immortal official confirmed that everything about it was normal.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the Heavenly Soldiers assisting with his shift to form up and prepare to board the ship. He quietly wondered what special mission had caused such a sudden change in deployment, but in the end, he restrained his curiosity and did not ask.
The wooden ship sailed into