Inside Longevity Hall at the Mystic Heaven Sect.
Elder Ruyan and the others paced back and forth, somewhat anxious. When they saw Venerable Xuanqi end the call on his compass, they hurried over to ask.
"How did it go? Has Kuangren returned?"
"Soon. He's on his way."
"But we can't keep the guests outside waiting forever, can we?"
"Then what should we do?"
It was Venerable Xuanqi's first time encountering such a situation, too.
"Sect Leader, you're one of the main figures in this Succession Ceremony, yet you're asking us what to do? Hurry up and get out there to hold things together."
Elder Ruyan spoke helplessly.
"Yes, just say a few pleasantries."
"Keep things going until the Chief Disciple returns."
Like a duck being driven onto a perch, Venerable Xuanqi was pushed out of the hall.
Outside the hall, the cultivators who had come to witness the ceremony were gathered together. Seated at the very front were representatives of the various Saintly Dao Traditions.
Among them were the Qingyun Dynasty and the White Lotus Sect.
Farther back were the various prominent Supreme Being Dao Traditions of the Azure Dragon Domain, most of which were subordinate forces of the Mystic Heaven Sect.
Everyone was gathered together, chatting and laughing.
"Say, now that a Divine Phoenix has appeared, I wonder which virtuous person will obtain this divine beast."
A representative of a Saintly Dao Tradition broached the subject.
Hearing this, everyone began discussing it.
"A Divine Phoenix appearing-this is the first time in over a hundred thousand years of the recent ancient era. This Great Age of Strife truly is spectacular."
"There probably aren't more than a handful of people in this world worthy of such a divine beast. Whoever obtains her will have won a great fortune."
"Indeed."
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