Chapter 720: The Curtain Rises

Chapter 720: Chapter 151: The Curtain Rises

Across nearly half of Hongmeng Star, numerous Sects and Noble Families all sensed it. Some tilted their heads slightly, others stepped out of their rooms to gaze at the sky, and some even floated into the air, waiting in anticipation.

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The globes of light in the sky, resembling a cluster of stars, shone for a moment. Then, in the centers of the fifteen regions, the fifteen array leaders began to act.

“The Holy Land hangs high, Celestial Spirit endures for ten thousand years, Celestial Spirit Peak—converge!”

Following the words of Sect Leader Dang Xiangjun, the globe of light from Celestial Spirit Peak converged into a strange flying bird, like a Hundred Spirits, yet with the splendor of a phoenix.

“The stars shine bright, Spirit Nurturing rouses a thousand hearts, Spirit Nurturing Peak—converge!”

Following Zhang Deming’s words, the globe of light from Spirit Nurturing Peak converged into a strange flying dragon. The dragon was golden all over, with a single horn and wings.

“Vast ages pass, resources nurture all life, Cyan Peak—converge!”

Following the words of Yang Longying, Peak Master of Cyan Peak in the Resources Department, the globe of light belonging to Cyan Peak converged into a simple-looking lion? Or perhaps a long-haired qilin?

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As the fifteen array leaders recited their chants, the lights of the fifteen peaks transformed into fifteen strange objects of various forms—some were birds and beasts, some were Flower Wood, and some were Artifacts.

The fifteen strange objects, each representing something different, shone in the sky, rotating slowly as they waited for something.

A moment later, three stars suddenly appeared in the sky. Orbiting them were nine faint points of light, some bright, some dim.

One of the stars twinkled faintly, and the Spirit Nurturing Celestial Bead projected a stream of light.

This stream of light represented the Holy Land’s recognition and blessing.

It also represented the Holy Land’s support and contribution.

Moreover, it represented a grand event that the Celestial Spirit Sect held only once in centuries. For such a grand event was not something the Celestial Spirit Sect could hold simply on a whim!

After the stream of light was emitted, all three stars began to shine. The fifteen strange objects, which had been waiting for a long time, instantly caught the descending stream of light.

Guided by Spiritual Power, they were like fifteen mischievous creatures, carrying the stream of light as they played, chased, and frolicked across the skies above the Spirit Nurturing Holy Land, their Spiritual Powers constantly interacting.

After a long while, as if some condition had been met, the stream of light—which had been playing like a Dragon Bead—suddenly fell. It came to a stop above the Celestial Spirit Sect, hanging there like a full moon.

Seeing this, the fifteen strange objects all seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Then, to everyone’s shock, the fifteen strange objects exploded once more, shattering into a sky full of light clusters that resembled stars.

As they exploded, the top of the celestial Light Curtain slowly unfurled, and a massive, tangible Array Screen materialized, floating above the Celestial Spirit Sect.

The members of the various sects who had come to observe the ceremony appeared one by one on the Array Screen, which resembled a landmass in the sky. At the same time, the clusters of light that filled the sky began to fall like shooting stars.

In just a brief moment, the scene became so beautiful and spectacular that it left everyone stunned for a long time.

When all the clusters of light landed on the Light Screen, they dissipated, revealing the Disciples within.

At the same time, on the Light Screen, a low table slowly rose before each person, and a cushion appeared by their feet. A long mat lay beneath the table and cushion, obscuring the completely transparent Array Screen below.

In the past, this would have been the end of the opening ceremony’s steps. But this time, after the tables and cushions rose, the surroundings began to slowly change.

The tangible Array Screen underfoot began to flash with the intense light of an Illusion Array. Several Illusion Arrays, at least Three or Four-Star, operated in unison, causing the transparent Array Screen beneath their feet to undergo a dramatic transformation.

The center transformed into a massive jade plaza, and white clouds began to drift around it. Where people had been sitting, the mats floated up slightly, slowly changing into small Floating Islands.

In the very center of this sky of drifting clouds and suspended islands, there was a globe of light like a full moon. Within it, an illusion of the Spirit Nurturing Celestial Bead floated.

In just a moment, the monotonous light of the Array Screen had completely changed. In the center was a massive Floating Island that was Baiyuu Plaza. As clouds and mist drifted over the plaza, small Floating Islands hovered all around.

Numerous Disciples sat on these Floating Islands. Most of the islands surrounded the plaza, hovering at a low altitude, so they could see the entire plaza without even needing to look down.

This place had instantly transformed into a Dao field that resembled a celestial paradise, leaving even Zhang Deming, who was seated on one of the small Floating Islands, momentarily stunned.

‘Holy cow. No wonder the Array Department dared to pull a stunt like this at the last minute. So this was the trump card they were hiding!’

‘They actually used the effects of an Illusion Array, combined with the power of a Six-Star Array, to turn an Upper Sect-level assembly into a grand event on the scale of a Blessed Land Grotto Heaven!!!’

Even someone like Zhang Deming, who had seen a lot of the world—or at least had watched his fair share of movies and TV, so he wasn’t exactly short on experience—was momentarily stunned. This just went to show how incredible the effect was.

“Hiss…”

After a long moment, the dazed crowd finally came to their senses, and many let out audible gasps.

“Isn’t the Celestial Spirit Sect ranked near the bottom among the Four-Nine Upper Sects?”

“That’s right. They’re around the bottom twenty.”

“If an Upper Sect at the bottom of the rankings has this kind of world-altering power, then what must the Blessed Land Grotto Heavens be like?”

“What are you thinking? If every Upper Sect was like this, it’d be insane!”

“Forget the Celestial Spirit Sect; even the number one ranked Upper Sect doesn’t have this kind of ability.

The reason the Celestial Spirit Sect could pull this off is likely because they used an Illusion Array combined with their Six-Star Sect Protection Array to achieve this temporary world-altering effect.

In reality, everyone is still sitting on the Array Screen in the sky. It only feels so real because the Illusion Array is based on a Six-Star Array. After all, a Six-Star Illusion Array can already swap illusion and reality to a certain extent!”