Early March, Cloud Summit Peak.
White immortal mist drifted like ribbons of silk, winding among spirit peaks blessed with nature's gathered beauty. The palace city atop the peak had been freshly decorated throughout, displaying all the majestic grandeur of the Immortal Sects and the Mystic School.
A layer of white mist, like a sea of clouds, wreathed the forecourt plaza, lending the vast open space the air of an immortal palace. Within it, thousands of guards formed a magnificent ceremonial escort, standing with halberds in hand like heavenly soldiers and generals.
Beyond these heavily guarded ranks stood the Council Hall, where the elders of the Heavenly Realms Alliance ordinarily deliberated on important affairs. Mighty figures from every quarter and envoys sent by various factions had gathered, not to discuss pressing matters, but to hold a ceremony welcoming a new eminent power into the Alliance.
Today was the grand ceremony marking the Past King's entry into the Alliance!
By now, the Past King had already condensed a Dao Body, transforming into a True Dragon Dharma Body with a dragon's head and a human's torso.
Accompanied by ceremonial music played on chime bells, he strode across the immortal-palace-like plaza in his Star-Crowned Feather Robe, cutting an imposing figure. He passed through a long corridor, entered the inner court, and then stepped into the main chamber of the Council Hall.
"The Past King arrives!"
An Alliance master of ceremonies announced him in a ringing voice.
At once, hundreds upon thousands of gazes converged on him.
Not only were Tian Heng, King Mu, Yin Yuanzheng, and the others curious about this Past King who had suddenly appeared, but Venerable Azure, Venerable White, Zhong Qishan, and the others, who had likewise turned from enemies into friends and joined the Heavenly Realms Alliance, also showed tremendous