When they saw the light on the stone stele flickering ever more fiercely.
Zhao Linglong and the other senior sisters and junior brothers of the Seven Peaks gathered around dared not even breathe too loudly. They stared unblinkingly at the Spirit Mirror, their ears all pricked up.
At last, as the sound of a bell rang out, the golden light on the stone stele abruptly burst outward with a boom, followed by a voice filled with majesty sounding from the stele-
"Xu Taiping, disciple of the True Martial Heaven Azure Profound Sect, has entered the Golden Scale Assembly ranking."
Hearing that voice, everyone, who had finally received definite news of their junior brother again after seven years, could no longer hold back and cheered together.
Zhao Linglong even hugged her eldest senior sister and wept for joy.
Dugu Qingxiao's tightly clenched hand finally relaxed, and Xu Ziyan, beside him, gently took it.
They were so happy not merely because Xu Taiping had entered the ranking and officially qualified to participate in the Golden Scale Assembly.
More than that, they could finally confirm that their junior brother Xu Taiping, who had ventured alone into that unfamiliar world and sent no word for seven years, was still alive and safe.
Deep in the Bamboo Grove, Lin Buyu also looked toward the octagonal pavilion, a faint smile appearing on her face.
"Look, look! The roster of matchups for the first round of this Golden Scale Assembly is out too!"
Zhao Linglong pointed at the Spirit Mirror and shouted excitedly.
Because Xu Taiping was the last cultivator to register for the ranking, once his name entered it, the Golden Scale Ranking automatically produced the roster of first-round matchups.
Inside a main hall at the headquarters of the Nine Prefectures in True Martial Heaven.