Meanwhile.
Inside the Imperial City of Tongfeng Kingdom.
At that moment, the Imperial City's square roared with voices, its atmosphere feverishly intense!
Countless dignitaries, nobles, ministers, and even the capital's million citizens crowded around the square, their eyes burning with fervor as they waited eagerly.
Today marked this kingdom's grand centennial celebration.
The [Ascension Assembly]!
As its name suggested, this assembly was an act of grace bestowed by the Divine Court, which personally selected talented individuals who might one day become [Ethereal Immortals].
They would leave this mortal world with its sparse spiritual energy ahead of time and enter the [Azure Divine Court], where the Laws were dense, to cultivate!
Even if they were lucky enough to be selected, whether they could truly cross that vast gulf and become [Ethereal Immortals] still depended on their own foundations and fortune.
Even so, this was universally acknowledged as a shortcut to the heavens!
For generations, royal families and great clans across every kingdom had fought tooth and nail over a single place!
And now.
On the raised platform at the center of the square, two graceful figures sat exuding an immortal aura.
Immortal light faintly swirled around them, untouched by mortal dust.
They were immortals who had descended to the mortal world from the Azure Divine Court!
Even the [Ruler of Tong Feng Kingdom], who ordinarily wielded supreme power, occupied a lesser seat at this moment.
His gaze toward the two women was filled with respect as he ventured with a smile:
"Venerable Immortals... might any of my unworthy princes and princesses meet your discerning standards?"
Following his gaze.
Several finely dressed royal children sat cross-legged before an enormous stone stele below the platform.
Their eyes were tightly closed, sweat covering their faces as they tried to extend their mental power into