The leaders of the three territories sat suspended above the Floating Hall. More than a dozen seats formed a ring, representing the general consulates of every faction in Heavenly City's ring. The sight was naturally imbued with a sacred majesty.
I smiled and nodded at that old fox, Jiu Fangjin. The old man sat there as calm as an old god, wearing an expression that seemed to say, "Hello, grandson-in-law," displaying his lofty status to me through his eyes.
Bei Huzhan was naturally unwilling to be outdone. He stroked his beard with a hearty smile and copied the gesture, nodding as well. Since his seat was directly beneath the suspended seat in the ring, it looked to everyone as though he had been the one to offer that greeting just now.
I smiled and looked toward the next person. It was Shengtu Hao of the Shengtu Household. He no longer looked like a man in his twenties. A black goatee had appeared on his chin, making him look around thirty-something and far more mature and steady. When he saw me studying him, he was delighted. After all, I had personally raised him to his current position, so of course he was convinced by me.
The next person was Gu Longjun. I had no idea whether becoming the head of the imperial clan meant one had to change one's appearance, but this fellow had clearly joined Shengtu Hao's side. He, too, had drastically altered his features. He was no longer that young man; he looked more than ten years older than me.
Thus, I now appeared to be the youngest person in the entire suspended ring.
Next came the Heaven One Realm seat of the Immortalization Realm's territory. My wife sat upright there, her expression carrying a trace of solemnity. Perhaps