On the immense mountain where the Nascent Soul Formation Ceremony was being held stood a nine-tiered dais.
Celestial music drifted into the ears, immortal cranes circled overhead, and auspicious clouds rose and fell.
Of the three cultivators-Lin Chang, True Lord Qingwei, and True Lord Tianlai-one was strikingly handsome, another possessed the bearing of an immortal sage, and the third had beauty to rival flowers and the moon. Each excelled in appearance, demeanor, and grace; together, they formed a truly dazzling sight.
Their conversation was equally pleasant.
"Fellow Daoist Haiya and Fellow Daoist Chengfeng have arrived too. Everyone is coming together this time-they even arrived together.
Another extremely loud announcement rang out from below the mountain. They did not need to hear its precise contents to know that the arrivals were extraordinary figures.
The ceremonial announcements followed their own prescribed protocols, rather than being delivered on a whim. The louder and more sonorous the announcement, the greater the visitor's status, strength, and standing.
An announcement as resounding as the one just heard could only herald Nascent Soul True Lords.
True Lord Qingwei could not help smiling as he spoke.
"I haven't seen those two fellow Daoists in quite some time either. When the Immortal Palace held True Lord Huang Ya's Nascent Soul Formation Ceremony, I was tied up with other matters and couldn't attend. It was quite a pity."
True Lord Tianlai nodded her fair chin and spoke, her voice clear and cool, like pearls falling onto a jade platter. "This time, I turned down or suspended everything to come and make Fellow Daoist Ten Thousand Longevity's acquaintance and congratulate him. His ceremony also gives me a chance to meet Fellow Daoists Haiya and Chengfeng again and catch up."
As she spoke, her azure eyes glanced at Lin Changheng, who wore