A week later, on July 1st, 906 of the Black Iron Calendar, the Golden Crow Hall Zhang Family of Golden Crow Hall in You Province widely distributed its clan invitations. On this day, it formally founded its clan and established its ancestral shrine. The Golden Crow Hall Zhang Family of You Province burst onto the scene.
The ceremony for Golden Crow Hall's founding and establishment of its ancestral shrine was held in Mysterious Heaven City, at the very site where Zhang Tie had once held Iron Dragon Sect's founding ceremony. This time, the proceedings were relatively low-key. Apart from the Zhang Family proper and several Iron Dragon Sect elders acting as witnesses, almost no one else had been invited.
The ceremony proceeded in orderly fashion. When the auspicious hour arrived, the Zhang Family descendants took their places, with Zhang Ping at the head. Beneath Zhang Ping stood the two brothers, Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang; beneath them were several uncles from the old residence. After that came Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang's cousins, and finally the third generation of the Zhang Family. The women of the family were headed by Zhang Tie's mother. She led Yan Feiqing and the other women, along with the Zhang Family's female cousins, standing solemnly on either side. Several Iron Dragon Sect elders serving as witnesses, as well as Tang De, watched the ceremony with grave solemnity from the side.
Under Zhang Tie's father's lead, the Zhang Family sons and daughters first paid respects to their ancestors, then offered incense and tributes. Afterward, Zhang Tie's father stepped forward. Standing on a high platform facing the ancestral altar, he cleared his throat, took out a sacrificial text, and began to recite.
"Beneath the bright heavens and broad earth, within majestic Great Xia, enduring through the ages,