He found a random seat, sat down, and settled in for a leisurely wait.
About an hour later, all the participants had arrived, almost filling the seats below.
At that point, City Lord Azure Feather finally descended onto the distinguished seat on the raised platform.
"Greetings, City Lord!"
"Greetings, Immortal Maiden Azure Feather!"
"Greetings, Master!"
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
Countless people rose to their feet and bowed to Azure Feather at the same time.
The forms of address they called out varied from person to person.
Seeing so many people pay their respects to her, Azure Feather gave a satisfied smile and said, "Good. Please, everyone, take your seats!"
"In ten years, Star Emperor City on Emperor Yu Star will hold the Sword Trial Tournament!"
"Every immortal city has ten places!"
"Our Heaven and Earth Immortal City is naturally no exception. To select the ten strongest human immortal stage disciples fairly and impartially, I have organized this tournament!"
"I hope you all achieve the results you have in mind!"
"Of course, since this is a tournament, there must be rules!"
"Next, I will explain the rules of this tournament!"
Azure Feather laid them out unhurriedly!
The rules were the usual ones. First, no external aids were permitted, whether talismans, pills, or immortal artifacts, because they would compromise the fairness of the matches; second, once an opponent surrendered, no further attacks to kill them were allowed, or the offender's results would be annulled, and they would face punishment up to and including death.
All these rules were essentially similar to those of the internal Selection Tournament at Red Lotus Immortal Valley.
Finally, she went over an assortment of rules concerning the rewards and the items on offer, then floated away.
"All right!" After the city lord left, someone said, "Everyone, you may now