The Three Pure Ones' clear radiance connected with one another. Almost simultaneously, they passed everyone else and claimed the three cushions directly behind the first.
This left only the final seat.
Several figures surged forward at once. The Primordial Trigrams flashed in Fuxi's hand, temporarily sorting out the chaotic auras around them.
Seizing that fleeting opportunity, Nuwa stepped half a pace ahead and sat upon the final cushion.
All six seats had now been claimed.
Taiyi glanced ahead, but rather than stir up another dispute over losing a seat, he simply found a place in the back with Di Jun and sat down.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches entered the hall as well.
Di Jiang swept his gaze across the six cushions, then led the other Ancestral Witches to take seats in an open area near the front.
Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi sat slightly ahead and to the side of them.
A short while later, two figures hurried in from Chaos.
By the time Jieyin and Zhunti stepped into Zixiao Palace, most of those in the hall had already taken their seats.
Their gazes immediately passed over the crowd and landed on the six cushions at the very front.
Zhunti fell silent for a moment before saying softly, "In the end, we were still one step too late."
Jieyin looked at the six seated figures, then at the many Innate Divine Beings who had already quieted down around them.
"As long as we made it in time for the lecture, we are not late. This is a saint's sacred ground. Since the seats already have owners, we must not cause further trouble."
The two did not continue forward.
Seeing that there was little empty space left ahead, Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi shifted aside slightly, making room for them in