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The day of the Mountain and Sea Banquet drew ever nearer.
Seven days passed in a flash.
On this day, the Demon Control Department was abuzz, the attention of the Capital was fixated, and individuals from different directions looked on in anticipation.
It was common knowledge that the Mountain and Sea Banquet had finally begun.
The four major gates—Demon-slaying, Wei Shen, Demon-suppressing, and Demon Control—all slowly closed, while carpets woven from crimson silk were spread across the main corridors of the Demon Control Department.
The ancient bell sounded, tolling a total of eighty-one times.
The majestic and solemn Swan Hall rose slowly, every brick and tile seeming to come alive, overlapping gradually and disappearing into the void. In a blink of an eye, the walls vanished, and the dome was no more.
What was once the supreme Swan Hall had transformed into a vast open-air square, with an Altar towering high, and a Stone Statue of a large white goose standing erect.