Outside Holy Firmament Hall.
With war upon them, the succession ceremony was greatly simplified.
The newly appointed Xuanji Hall Master dispensed with all the cumbersome procedures. Once everything had been swiftly completed, only the final step of "proclaiming it to the world" remained.
—Better than nothing.
At this point, everyone knew that the position of chief hall master of the Holy Spirit Hall had changed hands.
Dao Xuanji truly was not one for grand displays.
To her, the ceremony itself was unimportant. What mattered was proving herself before that person.
That was enough.
After expressionlessly seeing off the representatives from the various great clans who had come to observe, Dao Xuanji took only one person with her and turned to enter the hall.
It was not her first time entering Holy Firmament Hall.
After taking office as one of the Three Emperors, she had come here several times and discussed matters within these walls.
But back then, she had joined the Ten-Person Council as an outsider. Now, she was the council's leader, the master of Holy Firmament Hall.
The two were vastly different.
From the beams and pillars to the furnishings, from the silver table to the seats...
Soon, Dao Xuanji stopped before the hall master's seat. She studied that chair for a long while before saying coldly:
"Replace it."
"Yes!"
Jiang Nayi perked up his backside, bent his slim waist, and scampered forward in quick little steps to remove the seat.
Then, he rummaged through his storage ring and pulled out a brand-new, noble golden dragon throne to replace it.
Once he had done all that, he used his broad sleeve to briskly wipe away dust that did not exist, from the backrest to the armrests to the cushion.
After pausing, he even lay prone on the floor and