The seventh day of the seventh month—the grand longevity celebration for Zhong Shan!
In the Yang Realm, at the High Heaven Court, Eternal Life Hall!
On the plaza before Eternal Life Hall, all the officials stood respectfully, with countless attendants present. Seventeen Lotus Platforms rose above the plaza.
On the main platform in the due north stood a Nine Dragon Golden Chair. Clearly, this was the seat of honor, the place where Zhong Shan would sit. Before the Dragon Throne were vast quantities of immortal wine and delicacies, while palace maids stood on either side, ready to serve at any moment.
However, Zhong Shan had not appeared. He was instead inside Eternal Life Hall, behind them.
The other sixteen Lotus Platforms were naturally reserved for the most honored guests. Aside from the Dragon Throne, all sixteen were laden with delicacies and immortal wine.
They were divided into two tiers: seven Lotus Platforms in the first tier and nine in the second!
At this moment, two people had already taken their seats on the seven Lotus Platforms of the first tier.
Both were dressed in white and possessed an otherworldly bearing. They were the two men Zhong Shan had invited from the beginning: Sword Pride, who wished to defeat all the heroes under heaven, and Xuan Yuan, who had created a race!
Zhong Shan had yet to appear, but the two were in no hurry. They slowly lifted their wine cups and drank by themselves as they waited.
Sword Pride's expression was calm, but every movement carried an arrogance that soared into the heavens, as though only a handful of people in the world were worthy of entering his eyes.
Xuan Yuan was equally tranquil, neither proud nor impatient. A soft, faint white light radiated from his body, slowly spreading a