The next day.
The Nine Provinces Ascension to Immortality Assembly began as scheduled.
A vast, magnificent platform had long since been erected at the foot of Heavenly Terrace Mountain of Prayer to the Sage.
The disciples of the Four Churches and Nine Sects occupied thirteen separate areas, jointly maintaining order at the Immortal Ascension Assembly.
Without restraint, they radiated immortal light, displaying the distinctive qualities of their respective sects.
The disciples of the Jing Church held immortal swords, their sharp sword qi shaking the stars, every inch the sword immortals.
The disciples of the Origin Church held fly whisks and wore loose robes. Light, ethereal energy drifted upward around them, their Dao arts following nature.
The disciples of the Bright Church trod upon stars, cloaked in starlight and crowned with moonlight, their stellar radiance undying.
The disciples of Buddhism bore golden light above their heads and stood upon golden lotuses, radiant beyond measure.
The disciples of the Pure Yang Immortal Sect joined together, their blazing solar presence soaring without end. Although they had lost a sect master who was a Dao Lord, their sect had more than one Dao Lord.
The female disciples of the Guanghan Immortal Sect were ethereal in bearing, cool and captivating.
The disciples of the Tianyi Water Sect all wore black-water mystic robes, with water dragons coiling around them.
The Star Sword Sect was also an Immortal Sect of sword immortals, but their swordsmanship more closely resembled formations, every movement aligned with heavenly principles.
The disciples of the Beast Taming Sacred Sect rode all manner of divine beasts and immortal birds, their auras powerful.
The disciples of the Glazed Immortal Sect each held an immortal mirror, illuminating a world of light.
The disciples of Haoran Academy held scrolls, their clear voices reciting texts carrying a vast,