Zhang Yu walked outside the hall and stood upon the steps. Before him, the sea of clouds churned without end. Morning light poured down from the divine bird in the heavens, golden radiance drifting with the cloud currents, magnificent and resplendent beyond measure.
Daoist Ming Zhou was already waiting there. Behind him stood a flying carriage. Seeing Zhang Yu emerge, he made a cupped-hand salute and said, "Greetings, Guardian of Rectitude. The Chief Executor and the various Court Executors have arrived at Cloudview Terrace. Please board the carriage, and Ming Zhou will convey you there."
Zhang Yu nodded. "Thank you for the trouble." He stepped forward, boarded the carriage, and settled into his seat.
With the chime of a golden bell, ethereal mist surged up from beneath the carriage. The flying vehicle rose into the air and sped away in a certain direction.
After traveling for half a quarter-hour, the flying carriage came to a steady stop before a towering palace platform. At the top of the great platform, a band of rainbow clouds stretched across the sky, with the Chief Executor and the Court Executors all seated upon it.
This time, besides the eleven Court Executors who attended the court deliberations, even Lin Huaixin, the Court Executor who rarely showed himself, had come here as well.
Zhang Yu stepped down from the carriage and arrived atop the great platform. He saluted the Chief Executor and the various Court Executors, and they returned his courtesy in kind.
At that moment, the golden bells rang again. Another flying carriage could be seen arriving from the distant sky, and when it drew near, it too descended beside the great platform.
Cen Chuan stepped down from the carriage. He lifted his head proudly and looked over the crowd for a while before finally