(Bonus update for monthly votes.)
(I've forgotten exactly how many votes this bonus update was for. Anyway, starting today, there'll be three or four updates a day. There are still twenty days left this month, so I'll definitely make up enough!)
"Silence!" the cultivator continued to bark. He was a burly cultivator in the Core Condensation Realm. "Everyone, line up properly!"
"Yes!" None of the disciples dared disobey, and they hurried into their places...
Wang Yan and the others hurried forward as well. They were all among the top ten in the Cloud Mountain Treasure Land. Seeing the four approach, the other cultivators wore all manner of envious, jealous, and resentful expressions, clearly green with envy.
And just then.
However.
Yue Yang and those other disciples were absent, so Wang Yan stood second in line, while the Double-Sword Daoist took first place. He looked majestic and thoroughly pleased with himself. Being first meant he might be the first selected by Heaven Cloud Peak. No wonder he could barely contain his excitement.
Wang Yan also understood why Yue Yang and the other disciples originally from the Firecloud Sect were absent. They already had a sect of their own...
These cultivators had all attained a measure of cultivation, and no one could falsify their standing. Before long, they had finished lining up...
"Welcome, martial uncles!" the burly Core Condensation Realm cultivator called out loudly once the line was ready.
"Clack!" Four cultivators filed out of the hall behind him.
The first was a middle-aged cultivator with fiery red hair and black Daoist robes. He had something of the air of an immortal, though his face was decidedly rugged...
"The first is Daoist Fire Tiger of Heaven Cloud Peak!" the middle-aged cultivator promptly announced as Daoist Fire Tiger emerged.
"Our respects, Granduncle