Chen Guan and the Secret Spirits waited in the main hall until the next morning before the Immortal Soldiers came to take them up the mountain.
During this time, six more Secret Spirits were brought in, all of whom had activated the Imperial characters.
The group of Secret Spirits followed the Immortal Soldiers on the mountain path, walking on the stone steps, looking up at the light of the Nine Heavens, feeling increasingly small.
The steps of the sacred mountain were like climbing to the sky; when the group reached the palace at the mountain's peak, they could overlook everything without obstruction.
Chen Guan observed that while most of the palaces here were ancient, some were very new, evidently built not long ago.
The group of Secret Spirits was led into the vast palace, where a person sat high on a throne.
Those Secret Spirits aware of etiquette immediately paid respects, while those unaware merely stared at the figure on the throne.
