Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Ever since entering the Honghao Celestial Court, Chu Zhaoyang had nearly swept through all its Profound Immortal experts. News that he would challenge the Third-Rank Pill Sage, the Eastern Pill Sage, had already spread far and wide.
The contest between the two was set to take place on Crane Beach Land, a floating landmass in the void stretching tens of thousands of miles in every direction. There was no fixed location for the match; after all, when Profound Immortal experts fought, their divine abilities could cover thousands of miles at a time. Add to that the many spectators, and even this vast expanse of Crane Beach Land did not seem all that large.
Crane Beach Land was named for the white cranes found there. At sunrise, flocks of white cranes played and foraged in the shallow waters, dancing through the mist like gauzy veils. Legend had it that a Golden Immortal named He Feiyun had been born there in the early days of Crane Beach Land, when the Honghao Celestial Court was first established. He Feiyun had once led his immortal army under the Honghao Heavenly Emperor on campaigns across the south, winning great renown. But later, he met with disaster on the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. Surrounded by several powerful Golden Immortals of the ghost race, he fell on the battlefield. He Feiyun had been extremely fond of fighting and challenging others to matches.
After He Feiyun's fall, Crane Beach Land became one of the most famous places in Nine Central City for holding contests.
There was still some time before the match at noon, yet a great many spectators had already arrived at Crane Beach Land.
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