Breath-Nourishing Dao.
Sky Horn Sect, beneath the Great Chun Tree.
A leaf drifted down into the hands of the old True Person Guangmu.
He raised his head and saw the moon hanging from the treetops.
It was now the Hour of the Tiger. The Lunar Yin had yet to fade, while the Great Sun had not yet risen in the east.
"It is time!"
True Person Guangmu rose abruptly. His clear voice traveled through the Great Void, spreading far into the distance. "Today, I shall attain Metal. I specially invite the True Persons of all quarters to gather here..."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Great Void split open, and one figure after another appeared. All of them remained far away, watching silently.
"The World-Honored One is above..."
To the due west, golden bodies with green faces, ferocious fangs, three heads, and six arms emerged one after another. Numerous monks stood upon the shoulders of those golden bodies or atop their heads.
Sangji pressed his palms together, silently watching this scene in Fang Qing's stead.
Farther east, the deep sea turned into a whirlpool, concealing the enormous forms of Flood Dragons.
To the south, True Persons such as Leshan and Le Shui of the Vast Sea Sect appeared in succession. Besides them, there was Sanmu and several newly advanced Wood Virtue Purple Mansion cultivators.
To the north stood a group of Monster Demon Way cultivators, their shadows layered thickly together. Who knew how many Purple Mansions were mixed among them...
"[Horn Wood] grasps the true nature of wood, gathers trees into forests, stands firm and unbending. Birds and beasts perch within it, insects gather beneath it, and it abundantly plants the majesty of wings..."
True Person Guangmu first saluted the four directions, then softly chanted as he rose to the crown of the