The clouds in the sky rose. It was as if an invisible hand had waved across the sky, causing the clouds to surge and spread out like a sea. At this moment, the sunlight also changed. When it landed on the ground, the colors also became colorful. In the end, they gathered into a beam and directly descended … outside the main entrance of the palace's main hall!
It descended on … Wang Baole and the Starfall Emperor who were walking out of the palace's main hall at this moment!
In an instant, the 100,000 cultivators in the square outside the palace's main hall, the one million cultivators outside the palace, and the countless people in the entire Starfall Empire who were watching the ceremony through the Almighty's divine abilities in their respective places all focused their gazes on the place where the beam of light landed.
They saw … their emperor, and they also saw … Wang Baole who was standing next to the emperor!
At this moment, it was not an exaggeration to describe it as being the focus of everyone's attention. Even though Wang Baole held a high position in the Federation, when he stood next to an expert like the Starfall Emperor and was stared at by countless cultivators, his breathing still quickened slightly. However, at this moment, he did not want others to see him being reserved and unnatural. Therefore, he casually put his hands behind his back and looked at the black mass of people below. He nodded slightly as if he was reviewing them. There was even a faint smile at the corners of his mouth.
In truth … he basically couldn't see any of the cultivators below clearly. It wasn't because his cultivation base and vision weren't high enough, but because there were too many of them. Unless he focused his gaze in one direction, he could only see countless figures with a cursory glance.
However … although he did not look carefully at the crowd outside the main hall, every cultivator in the crowd had a clear reflection of Wang Baole's figure in their eyes.
Those paper dolls were fine. Most of the people who could enter the palace had heard about Wang Baole in the past few days. Although it was the first time most of them saw him, and most of their eyes were filled with curiosity, they were still filled with gratitude.
Only those nine geniuses from the other territories that had come to the Graveyard of Stars with Wang Baole that had obtained the qualifications to enter the Graveyard of Stars had an intense change in their expressions when they saw Wang Baole at this moment. Some of their eyeballs seemed as if they were about to fall out of their sockets while their minds droned, and their expressions were suffused with disbelief and disbelief.
Even the scholarly cultivator from the number one sect of the heterodox dao, who was usually composed, had a look of confusion in his eyes as he stared blankly at Wang Baole. The masked woman beside him had a strange look on her face. She stared at Wang Baole, who was standing on the high platform in the main hall, and her eyes narrowed into crescents. Even though her expression couldn't be seen clearly due to her mask, she seemed to be smiling.
That was especially so. If Wang Baole had noticed the masked woman, he would have felt that her gaze was … familiar.
However, the crescent-shaped eyes that narrowed into crescents disappeared in an instant, and she regained her usual calmness. Meanwhile, Jingle Bell from the Nine Phoenix Sect was the complete opposite of her.
At that moment, her body was trembling slightly, and her breathing was incredibly disorderly. The disbelief in her eyes was incredibly dense, and at the same time, great waves surged in her mind. Anger and indignation exploded continuously in her heart.
'How is this possible?! That damned Xie Dalu, why is he standing there?! '
While the three of them had different thoughts in their hearts, the black-robed young man who was filled with murderous intent was the calmest of them all. Although his heart was also stirred, from the outside, he did not seem to have changed much. On the other hand, the powerful man was very excited at that moment. He thought to himself, 'As expected of a friend that I thought highly of. He might not know why Xie Dalu could stand there, but it was clearly not a simple person.'
Then there was Fatty … Compared to the others, the shock in his heart could be said to be no less than Jingle Bell's. After all, when he discovered that Wang Baole was not around, he was extremely pleased with himself, and the amount of pride he had at that time was the same as the amount of shock he felt at that moment … Not only were his eyes wide open, even the fat on his body was trembling, and he could not help but mumble under his breath.
"This doesn't make sense. How could this be … What did Xie Dalu do during the days he was missing? He was actually arranged to stand beside the Emperor of Falling Star on the day of the sacrifice to the heavens!"
While Fatty was in disbelief and even rubbed his eyes to make sure that he was not seeing things, the little girl with the Underworld Art beside him spoke softly and sweetly.
"Big Brother Fatty, didn't you say that after the fourth bell chime, Xie Dalu would no longer have the right to come in? Why is he able to stand beside the Emperor of Falling Star now? "
"Urk …" Sweat broke out on Fatty's forehead, and he could not help but feel embarrassed. There was also a burning sensation as if he had been slapped in the face, and he could not help but cough.
"According to the traditions of the past, we still have the right to stand beside the Emperor of Falling Star in the Graveyard of Stars. However, this requires us to give the Starfall Empire great benefits. I think Xie Dalu must have paid an astonishing price to achieve this." Fatty spoke slowly in the beginning, but as he spoke, he began to slip away. In the end, even he seemed to believe in his own words.
"Why did Xie Dalu have to do this? Sigh, an undeserved reputation really harms people." As Fatty shook his head and sighed, he noticed the ghost of a smile on the little girl's face beside him. He also saw the strange gazes of the people around him when they looked at him. This made him unable to continue speaking. At the end of the day, it was because he was not thick-skinned enough. At that moment, when the feeling of embarrassment grew even stronger, the Emperor of Falling Star's voice came from outside the main hall and saved him. It echoed through the entire world.
"The ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens, worshipping the Dao of the stars, and forming the heavens. This is the Sacrifice of Falling Star. Everyone … are you not going to bow three times to the heavens?"
The moment he spoke, the one hundred thousand paper cultivators in the field shuddered. They lifted their heads to look at the heavens and raised their hands high into the air!
The Emperor of Falling Star's voice also spread in all directions at that moment.
"The first bow is to the Dao of the heavens, so that we, the Falling Star, will have smooth weather, and we will never suffer a calamity!"
As his voice echoed, the one hundred thousand paper cultivators in the field bowed together. They were not the only ones. The one million cultivators outside the Imperial City, as well as all the people in all the regions of the Empire of Falling Star, bowed to the heavens at that moment!
It was a magnificent sight. Wind blew and clouds surged. Rumbling sounds came from the sky. As the sea of clouds churned, it was as if some kind of majestic will was born from all things. It gathered in the sky, forming an invisible spirit that accepted the worship of all living beings on the ground!
"The second bow is to the ancestors of Falling Star, so that we, the Falling Star, can continue for millions of years and obtain the Dao forever!"
The sea of clouds churned like huge waves. As the rumbling sounds grew louder, multicolored light appeared in the sky. It was extremely wondrous, and there seemed to be illusory figures walking out from nothingness in the multicolored light, receiving the worship of all living beings on the ground in the sky.
The entire process was like a dream, and it lasted for a full incense stick's worth of time before it dissipated. At the same time, the Emperor of Falling Star's voice once again spread through the world.
"The third bow is to the fallen star. The glory of the past will not disappear. Even if no one in the world remembers it, the mission of the Falling Star will be imprinted on all the stars for eternity!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, all living beings bowed again. Even the Emperor of Falling Star himself did the same. Wang Baole was beside him. After the first two bows, he bowed to the heavens. At the same time, a solemn and respectful feeling spread through his body. It was accompanied by a feeling of anticipation. At this moment, it became even more intense.
Based on the process of worshipping the heavens that he had learned from the three girls, he knew that the Starfall Empire's worshipping the heavens was not complicated. After bowing three times in the sky, they would start to attract stars and beat the drum!
This segment was actually the most important part of worshipping the heavens. They would use the sound of the drum to shake the sky and attract countless stars.
In fact, this was indeed the case. After the Emperor of Falling Star bowed three times, he raised his head and stood outside the main hall. He was the center of attention. His gaze swept across the crowd, and it landed on the elegant cultivator and the other eight people in the crowd.
"After bowing to the heavens, it is time for the stars to move. Young friends from the outer realms, please step forward … and beat the Heaven Reaching Drum to attract billions of stars!"
As the voice rang out, the gazes of the 100,000 people in the square instantly gathered on the elegant cultivator and the other eight people. Under the attention of so many paper dolls, the masked woman and the others' breathing quickened slightly. After exchanging glances, the fatty gritted his teeth and was the first to fly toward the Heaven Reaching Drum. He even shouted loudly.
"Senior, junior Lu Xiaohai will go first!"
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