Outside the Chosen Secret Realm, above the Chosen Ancient City.
Seven immortal palaces floated among the clouds, each radiating the light of laws with a different attribute.
Deep within the palaces, seven Immortal Lord elders sat on their thrones. The screens of law-light before them had become a sea of chaos.
The core region was shrouded in Immortal King laws. No means of observation could pierce that barrier.
Zhao Cangming slowly withdrew his gaze. Nine golden rings of law revolved faintly around him, and his voice carried a hint of anticipation he could not conceal. "The Chosen Divine Mountain has emerged. This Immortal Sect Selection has finally reached its most crucial moment."
Threads of green law-light danced at Mu Qingqing's fingertips. She sighed softly. "Unfortunately, we cannot see into the core region. We will have to wait until they come out to learn what happens on the mountain."
Shui Wuhen stroked his white beard and smiled at Yun Xu, who sat among them. "Brother Yun Xu, you once set foot on the Chosen Divine Mountain. Do you think a Chosen One might emerge this time?"
The hall fell quiet for a moment.
Every Immortal Lord turned toward the old man who seemed to have one foot in the grave.
Yun Xu still looked half asleep, his clouded eyes barely open.
After a long silence, he finally spoke. "It's too difficult."
Just three words, yet they weighed heavily on the hall.
Yun Xu continued, "The mountain has nine levels, and each level is a chasm as vast as the heavens. In past selections, those who reached the seventh were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. As for the eighth and ninth, no one has truly climbed them in three million years."
Zhao Cangming frowned. "Then what, exactly, do the