"Have Celestial Master Zhang come out and speak!"
Rolling thunder exploded over Dragon-Tiger Mountain. Never mind the living people on the mountain-even the midges, clams, and cicadas a thousand feet underground could probably hear it. Such a challenge left Dragon-Tiger Mountain no face whatsoever.
Of course, judging by Dragon-Tiger Mountain's conduct all along, right up to the arrival of the various sects today, it had never intended to leave anyone else any face. Naturally, True Person Rongyi could hardly be blamed for acting this way.
Seeing True Person Rongyi, who had always persuaded through reason and restrained himself through propriety, display such divine might, the other three standing beside him were pleasantly surprised and turned to look. Those aboard the Haoran Ritual Chariot and the Haoran Alliance Members naturally shared in his glory, their faces radiant as they looked about. As for the uninvolved spectators, their expressions said they would never mind a bigger spectacle, and they grew still more excited.
After the thunder rolled, they waited a little longer before Dragon-Tiger Mountain finally stirred.
First, the fire rosiness surrounding Zhang Duxian changed. As though hearing some command, it reverted to the purest crimson-purple radiance. No longer billowing ostentatiously, it all sank low, gathering and solidifying into the Crimson-Purple Rosy Cloud Bridge suspended in midair. With the purple clouds lowered, Dragon-Tiger Mountain behind them became clearer: towering majestically, possessed of indescribable splendor and concentrated spiritual beauty. At the same time, the mountain gate behind Zhang Family Ancient Town, on the southern slopes of the immortal mountain, finally emerged from the clouds that had concealed it.
Dragon-Tiger Mountain's mountain gate truly was a pair of mountain gates.
Two Cinnabar Rosy Clouds Stone Mountains stood in a line running east to west, their outer sides merging seamlessly into the surrounding mountains. In