It was halfway through the twelfth month of the year 2999 in the Dao Finale of the Nineshores calendar. That meant there was only half a month left until Immortal Lord Nineshores stepped down and Immortal Lord Aurora was inaugurated. It also meant that the wedding day of Young Lord Aurora and the daughter of Immortal Lord Nineshores was just around the corner.0

Ordinarily speaking, that wedding would be a major event in the Fifth Star Ring, and would cause countless cultivators to make the long journey to the court to offer respects. In fact, all of the Immortal Lords would come as well, along with their apprentices and followers. However, it was a sensitive time, and not an occasion for ostentatious displays. Therefore, Immortal Lord Aurora refused to have any visiting guests, and would instead have a limited number of attendees to a ceremony held in the immortal palace itself.0

That said, it was only natural that there would be gifts and decorations. Lanterns were being hung throughout the palace, and colorful banners were put up everywhere. All of the ladies dressed up. That was especially true in Young Aurora Hall.0

All of these were things that had happened historically speaking, but interfering with them wouldn’t have done much. So Xu Qing just let the master...0