At the summit of the peak where Five Immortals Hall's Mingshan Great Hall stood, Cui Shi, one of the Eight Stewards of Five Immortals Bright Mountain Hall, stood with his hands hanging at his sides beneath the jade steps of a grand and imposing palace. From time to time, he glanced at the empty seat atop the steps.
He was waiting for someone!
Earlier, he had informed his master, Second Hall Master Fu Xiao, that Di Kuohai had joined Five Immortals Heavenly Fortune Hall. To his surprise, after hearing this, his master Fu Xiao had not immediately given him instructions, but had instead told him to wait here.
He had been waiting for nearly half an hour!
This suddenly made Cui Shi realize that the consequences of Di Kuohai joining Heavenly Fortune Hall were even more serious than he had imagined.
The strife within Five Immortals Hall was no secret, especially among high-ranking figures like them who managed its practical affairs.
The reason behind Five Immortals Hall's internal strife was actually very simple.
Its five major halls stood side by side, and for tens of thousands of years, the five halls of Five Immortals Hall had always marched neck and neck, taking turns governing. There was no distinction of precedence or superiority among them.
It was like the five great legions within an empire. When the state faced hardship and foreign enemies invaded, the five legions would work together, each fighting bravely to slay the enemy and save the nation's fate.
In the early days after Five Immortals Hall was founded, times had been difficult. The five halls had joined hands to weather one obstacle after another, all striving to strengthen Five Immortals Hall.
But take the present Great Zhou Empire. Its territory was vast, yet the empire's eight princely