The night passed in a flash. The next day dawned beneath clear, blazing skies.
Before the Heavenly Altar in Jin Guan Ward, incense tables, incense cauldrons, and all manner of ritual offerings had long since been set out.
At the hour of the dragon, the various families gathered here and, under the lead of the "Lesser Central Arbiter," Guo Zhenren, solemnly performed sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, the Human Way, the Immortal Dynasty, and the Human Emperor.
Amid the grave rites and worship, golden light gradually emerged atop the Heavenly Altar, gathering and growing ever brighter before slowly taking the form of a somewhat illusory golden list.
This was the Genealogy Golden List!
It was said to have been formed from the Human Way Destiny of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty. Only cultivation families whose names were recorded upon it and who ascended the Golden List could enter the clan-and-gentry system, gaining the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty's national fortune and Human Way Destiny to bless and protect their family and cultivators.
Thus, after every opening of the Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm, the assessment of clan-and-gentry ranks was also known as "inscribing one's name upon the Golden List."
As the illusory Genealogy Golden List gradually solidified, Guo Zhenren, the Lesser Central Arbiter, looked to the gathered families with a solemn expression and declared, "The auspicious hour has arrived. The Golden List is open!"
"Let the Liang Family of Liangyuan Village step forward to offer worship and tribute, and inscribe its name upon the Golden List!"
The Liang Family wore solemn expressions as they stepped forward under Liang Zhaohuang's lead, kneeling before the Heavenly Altar and performing three kneelings and nine kowtows.
Not only Liang Zhaoyu, Liang Zhaokun, and the other ten, but also Clan Chief Liang Xuelin, Eldest Brother Liang Zhaojun,