Ten Thousand Races Grand Assembly, Longevity Dao Rhyme Celebrates Peace

The square of the Hongmeng Sacred Hall was already festooned with lanterns and colorful decorations, drums and music shaking the heavens. Since Xuan Chen had been executed and the borders stabilized, the Hongmeng Great Land had welcomed an unprecedented age of peace and prosperity. To celebrate this hard-won tranquility, Shen Hao decided to hold a grand assembly of the ten thousand races, inviting the people from all across Hongmeng to gather in the Sacred Hall square and share in the joy of peace.

At the center of the square stood a celebration platform a hundred zhang high, its body paved with chaos jade and engraved with the emblem of Ten Thousand Races United. A massive Longevity Lotus lamp hung above it, radiating gentle golden light. Around the square were arranged spiritual fruits and fine wines presented by every race, the air thick with the fragrance of fruit and wine. People of every race, dressed in festive finery, arrived from all directions and gathered in the square amid laughter and cheer, making the scene exceptionally lively.

At the third quarter of the hour of the dragon, a melodious bell rang out from deep within the Sacred Hall, resounding through the clouds. The people in the square gradually fell silent, their burning gazes fixed upon the celebration platform.

Shen Hao appeared first at the center of the platform. He wore a bright yellow Dragon Robe, its hems embroidered with nine lifelike golden dragons, with blooming Longevity Lotuses scattered among the dragon patterns. The Longevity Dao Rhyme swirling around him complemented the golden radiance of his robe, making him appear all the more majestic. Zi Xuan, dressed in a red phoenix robe and holding a golden bamboo scroll, followed close behind. She stood at Shen Hao's side with a gentle smile on her