Mount Tai stood majestic and imposing, its presence overwhelming. Foremost of the Five Great Mountains, it was even called the greatest mountain under heaven!
No mountain was grander, no history more ancient!
Since antiquity, Mount Tai had been steeped in myth. Countless ancient sage emperors and rulers throughout history had performed the rites of feng and shan upon it, leaving the great mountain shrouded in mystery.
Now Zhang Sanfeng stood atop Mount Tai, with the emperor of Great Ming beside him and the civil and military officials below.
The World Ascension had begun at Mount Tai, so the Investiture of the Gods naturally had to take place on this sacred mountain as well.
Besides, with the Mountain God of Mount Tai present, nothing could go wrong with the Investiture.
By the time Zhang Sanfeng started the livestream, he had prepared everything.
An octagonal Altar had been built on Sheshou Mountain, and an Enfeoffment Altar containing soil of five colors had been erected to the south, below the mountain.
The group members really were just there to watch the livestream.
The grand Investiture ceremony began. Zhang Sanfeng's expression turned solemn as he stepped forward.
"I, Zhang Sanfeng..."
What followed was a lengthy series of ritual texts and eulogies, which Zhang Sanfeng recited one by one.
Throughout it all, the assembled officials remained solemn, though some were nearly mad with excitement inside.
Among them were people whose ancestors had been promised Divine Seats, and others who knew they themselves would become Gods after death.
"Therefore, I proclaim to Heaven and Earth: today, here, I shall invest the Gods!"
At last, Zhang Sanfeng finished reciting the eulogy. Heaven and Earth had already begun to change. Storm Riders churned rapidly above Mount Tai's summit, as though something within them were stirring.
Zhang Sanfeng closed