The Sacrifice Ceremony, today!
In the center of the Black Tortoise Sacred Land, on the plaza before the Black Tortoise Hall.
Xuan Tianzong raised his head to the sky, gazing at the tops of the Four Heavenly Pillars. More and more high-level heavenly demons were gathering there. The once-in-ten-thousand-years heavenly demon tide was about to begin again.
Xuan Tianzong stared solemnly at the sky. Behind him stood all fifteen elders of the Black Tortoise Clan.
At this moment, everyone was watching the ever-growing number of high-level heavenly demons in the sky.
"This heavenly demon tide is becoming fiercer and fiercer. The First Heavenly Demon's influence is growing stronger and stronger!" a voice came from not far away from Xuan Tianzong.
Xuan Tianzong lowered his head and looked over.
There were two men, both dressed in white. One of them even had a great many plum blossoms embroidered on his clothes.
They were Zhuangzi, the Ancestral Immortal closest to sainthood, and, naturally, Plum Mountain Old Ancestor.
The two arrived out of thin air, and everyone's eyes suddenly turned toward them.
"Senior Zhuangzi!" Not far to Xuan Tianzong's left, ten magnificently dressed men spoke solemnly.
Zhuangzi's strength was beyond doubt, but it was not enough by itself to earn the respect of those ten men. However, he had lectured on the Dao many times, benefiting everyone immensely, which was why they respectfully addressed him as "Senior."
Zhuangzi nodded at the ten men.
The ten men carried extraordinary bearing and likewise nodded in greeting.
Of those ten, the leader was none other than Red Crown Sacred King, who had been the first to leap out and call for Zhong Shan's ambush at Xuan Tianzong's grand banquet several days ago.
All ten were Ancestral Immortals.
Originally, fifteen Ancestral Immortals should have come to observe