Chapter 860 - 828: Triple Divine Radiance
Li Beihuo, Tai Yuming, and others were filled with anticipation and nervousness, waiting for the Lucky Stele to conduct the draw, all hoping to win a spot.
After confirming that all cultivators had entered their identity information, Zhao Tianxu began to operate the Lucky Stele.
The originally calm, radiant surface of the stele began to shimmer with light.
The crowd focused their attention, seeing that the light was composed of glowing names, constantly flowing.
After the light on the stele flowed for a while and the speed slowed down, soon, a hundred names gradually came to a stop on the stele’s surface.
This meant a hundred people had won the draw; everyone whose name was fixed on the surface of the stele won a spot.
Zhao Tianxu immediately announced that these hundred people had acquired the qualification, sparking joy and an uproar.
Subsequently, the remaining four hundred people underwent the same drawing process four times, each time selecting a hundred people, with names being fixed on the Lucky Stele four times.
Finally, the five hundred spots were finalized.
Li Beihuo was quite fortunate and was among those who won a spot, which made him so excited that he jumped in place.
The expressions of the other four hundred ninety-nine people were similar to Li Beihuo’s, all showing excitement and secretly gearing up.
As for the many who did not win, they could only feel envious or regretful, as it was simply due to bad luck, with nothing more to say.
With the determination of these five hundred spots, the final segment of the Divine Ceremony was the Divine Maiden’s coronation ceremony.
The ceremony process was not complicated, it was all a declaration, as Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden narrated, it took approximately the time to burn an incense stick, and the coronation was completed.
Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden also donned the Divine Maiden Crown, holding the Celestial Instrument Staff, officially crowned as this generation’s Divine Maiden of the Three Saints Sect, gathering myriad rays within her.
It is worth mentioning that, unlike other sects’ Holy Daughters or deified Maidens within their teachings.
For over a hundred years, the Three Saints Sect’s Divine Maiden coronation has not been held within the sect, but in a Divine Ceremony format in various thriving ancient cities.
Every session of the Divine Ceremony attracted numerous cultivators to witness the entire coronation process of the Divine Maiden.
After finalizing the five hundred spots, Zhao Tianxu and six Golden Core Cultivators from the Three Saints Sect deliberated with one another, preparing to proceed to the Three Saints’ Divine Radiance segment.
Excluding the two elders, Zhao Tianxu and four Golden Core Cultivators each took an array banner and placed them at the four corners of the competition stage.
They initiated a set of arrays, known as the Three Saints Qiankun Array, arranged to allow Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden to release the Three Saints’ Divine Radiance.
Through the Tier Four Spiritual Artifacts Divine Maiden Crown and Celestial Instrument Staff, coupled with the setup of the Three Saints Qiankun Array, Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden activated the sect’s Divine Technique, thereby able to release the Three Saints’ Divine Radiance.
Any missing link in this chain, such as the lack of the Celestial Instrument Staff, would lead to an inability to release the Three Saints’ Divine Radiance.
Thus, this was a crucial step.
Lu Ping and others watched as the array rose, forming an array barrier, a Daoist technique charm emerged within the array, spreading to every corner, filling every area.
Under the guidance of Zhao Tianxu and supervised scanning of the Lucky Stele, Li Beihuo and the five hundred individuals entered the array one by one.
There was a connection between the array and the Lucky Stele, capable of distinguishing cultivators by their aura.
This was the reason Li Beihuo and others needed to input their aura into the Lucky Stele prior to the draw, for this very step.
Anyone not drawn, when identified by the array, would be refused entry.
Therefore, upon knowing the effectiveness of the array, no cultivator dared to attempt sneaking into the array for the divine radiance.
The Lucky Stele possessed recognition functionality.
Soon, all five hundred individuals entered the array.
Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden, adorned with the Divine Maiden Crown, glistening with points of light, held the entirely white Celestial Instrument Staff with her tender hand.
She stood elegantly, and even in silent stillness, without movement, her presence demanded respect, evoking no thoughts of disdain.
Yulan, Ying Luo, and Yao Ji, the three women, watched Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden with their beautiful eyes filled with intense envy.
They felt ashamed and inadequate, perceiving that the gap between them and Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden had widened significantly.
As Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden nodded towards Zhao Tianxu, she then raised her jade hand, the Celestial Instrument Staff in her hand glowed, radiating a hazy divine radiance reminiscent of bright moonlight.
The Divine Maiden Crown on her head, the sect’s cultivation technique operating within, and the Three Saints Qiankun Array all resonated, beginning to release the Three Saints’ Divine Radiance slowly.
Centered around Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden, rays of divine radiance dispersed, appearing in moon-like colors, swiftly spreading to every corner within the array.
The Three Saints’ Divine Radiance’s baptism officially commenced.
Lu Ping kept an eye on the array’s internal situation, deciding to patiently wait, and after the Divine Ceremony Hall concluded thoroughly, he would inquire about the specific background of Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden.
Lu Ping was invited as an honored guest, sitting beside Zhao Tianxu, watching the divine radiance baptism process.
Zhao Tianxu occasionally exchanged words with Lu Ping about the Three Saints’ Divine Radiance.
During their conversation, Lu Ping learned that the so-called Three Saints within the Three Saints Sect referred to the Calligraphy Saint, Painting Saint, and Zither Saint, each of whom passed down a lineage.
This meant within the Three Saints Sect, there are essentially three branches.
Hence, the sect comprises the Calligraphy Saint lineage, Painting Saint lineage, and Zither Saint lineage.
By birth, Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden belonged to the Zither Saint lineage.
However, as an elite disciple within the sect, and a selected Divine Maiden.
So, whether Cyan Cicada, Yulan, Ying Luo, or Yao Ji, the four women practiced writing, painting, and zither, each achieving considerable accomplishments.
The cultivation of a designated Divine Maiden was also intended to merge the three branches into one entity to prevent estrangement or gaps between them.
This was beneficial for the continuous development and unity of the Three Saints Sect, avoiding internal collapse.
Thus, the Divine Maiden coronation was critical for the Three Saints Sect.
The presence of a Divine Maiden could effectively govern the three branches and unify them into a single group.
The Three Saints’ Divine Radiance was simultaneously deploying the cultivation techniques of Calligraphy Saint, Painting Saint, and Zither Saint’s branches, integrating them to achieve the effect of eliminating heart demons.
The time for the entire divine radiance reflecting maintained approximately one hour.
Lu Ping waited and observed Cyan Cicada Divine Maiden’s change in strength.
Amazingly, after being crowned as Divine Maiden and releasing the Three Saints’ Divine Radiance, her strength remarkably advanced by one small realm.
