Outside Xizhou City, an open expanse of ground was transformed overnight into a towering platform.
The core of the platform was built from tons of giant white jade into a semi-circle. The positions reserved for the six great sects encircled the perimeter, while the leaders of the lesser sects lined up in a neat row just beneath them.
Disciples dressed in various sect vestments were busily making final preparations for the spiritual root selection ceremony. As they drifted back and forth, their flowing robes and ethereal demeanors moved the onlookers outside the arena to the verge of dropping to their knees in worship.
Chapter 34