The sky was high and the clouds pale that day.
The wind across the plateau carried a chill.
The snow mountain where Great Wheel Temple stood towered in the westernmost lands, rising proudly beneath a clear, azure sky, even blotting out the white clouds behind it. It possessed a uniquely awe-inspiring presence.
This was plateau country, with few green trees or grasses. Looking out from this foothill, all one could see was bare rock. More than a dozen magnificent golden tents had sprung up from the grasslands, surrounded by raised platforms on all sides, banners snapping in the wind—a scene of grand spectacle.
At the Great Wheel Temple atop the snow mountain and in the ancient city below, the Three Vehicles Dharma Assembly was underway. This gathering of the Western Regions Buddhist sects had brought enormous influence. By now, the ancient city at the foot of Great Snow Mountain had long gathered forces from every side. Even the desolate grasslands outside the city were dotted with fur-and-felt tents, bonfires rising one after another.
Within every golden tent sat distinguished guests who had come to witness the Three Vehicles Dharma Assembly. They included overseas forces, the Seven Great Remnant Clans, the Five Nuo Sect of the Southern Frontier, Niduso Kingdom, the Tanguts, the Rouran, and the Tiele tribes. It could be said that powers from all sides had gathered at this Three Vehicles Dharma Assembly.
"So many people really did come this time..." Among the honored guests seated in these golden tents was Pusan Longyi, known as the Sky Wolf King.
"Even some old acquaintances who haven't shown themselves for ages have unexpectedly emerged."
Pusan Longyi was a leading figure of the White Banner Sect, as well as one of the most weighty veteran Manifestation Realm experts among the Tiele tribes.