On Cangming Mountain.
The Law Ancestor, the Buddha Emperor, the Heavenly Sage, and the two Judges-more than half of the Human Race's oldest and strongest surviving Monarchs had gathered.
"Law Ancestor, King Lan, this is the Human Race's election assembly. For my sake, please remain calm and refrain from crossing swords."
The Human Consort smiled faintly.
With a Judge of her standing saying as much, what else could anyone say?
"You're making too much of it, Human Consort. King Lan and I were merely exchanging pointers. Neither of us was angry." The Law Ancestor stroked his beard and smiled.
"Exchanging pointers? Indeed. When the opportunity arises, I'll seek some more guidance from my esteemed old senior." King Lan scoffed, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
She placed particular emphasis on the word "old."
She was mocking him for throwing his seniority around earlier.
The Law Ancestor's eyelid twitched, and the corner of his mouth jerked, but he still held his anger in check. In truth, he had targeted Chu Kuangren and King Lan precisely because they had become too famous lately and were stealing too much of the limelight. He had wanted to put them in their place.
He had not expected King Lan to confront him head-on.
"Enough. Let's spare ourselves the unnecessary talk. Almost everyone should be here by now, yes?" The Earth Monarch walked over and swept his gaze around.
When he saw Chu Kuangren, he paused.
Then he paid him no further attention.
Almost all the Monarchs who had received invitations had arrived.
"Since almost everyone is here, let's elect the third Judge."
The Earth Monarch spoke without preamble.
The election process was simple.
They only had to cast their votes.
"Of all the Monarchs present, the Law Ancestor has the greatest seniority, and his cultivation is