On the Immortal List, the domineering domain slowly contracted, and a sea of Buddhist light followed in its wake.
Buddhist chants resounded. The Buddha's Son sat cross-legged upon a lotus dais, his gaze lowered in compassion for all living beings. Buddhist light shone everywhere, cleansing all turmoil.
[Immortal List, third place: Xuanchan (Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land)]
At the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, Buddhist light surged into the heavens amid waves of chanting. Countless monks pressed their palms together and recited the Buddha's name. Their Buddhist light mingled with the vision in the sky, illuminating every direction. Billions of faithful across the Western Region bowed in devotion, their incense and fire prayer power becoming a golden shower of light that drifted down upon the sacred land.
Meanwhile, on an unnamed peak somewhere in the Northern Region's Daoist Sect, two aged figures sat side by side, gazing up at the sky.
"Ahhh, you old coot, I can't stand it! Boo-hoo! Why do those bald donkeys get third place?" True Person Xuanwei clutched a wine jar, using his drunkenness as an excuse to throw a tantrum and roll about. He had rubbed his white hair into a tangled mess, leaving not a trace of his immortal bearing.
"Easy, easy. What's the big deal?" Jiang Shouzhuo calmly cracked spirit melon seeds, not even bothering to lift his eyelids. He fished another handful from his sleeve. "Here, here, try these. My dear grandson just grew them. They're delicious."
He squinted at the heavens, a sharp gleam flashing through his seemingly cloudy old eyes.
"Hmm, judging by this, first place will go to one of those two crown princes."
Barely had his words fallen when the celestial vision changed again.
The Buddhist chants gradually faded, and cool, aloof moonlight descended from the