Time passed very quickly. Three days were soon over. Early morning, as the first rays from the sun shone into the imperial palace, the entire palace resounded with gong and drum strikes. Musical instruments were played. Led by two contingents, each with a thousand soldiers, even noblemen and court officials got out of their sedans to see the warriors off by foot. The venue of the Immortals League Competition was not the palace, but 9 kilometers away east, at a place named the Wind Floating Platform. When the wind and the clouds rose, ten thousand heroes would acknowledge allegiance! At the Wind Floating Platform laid out of green stone, 64 flags fluttered noisily in the air. There were many colors: red, blue, green and indigo. Each bore a green dragon, white tiger, red sparrow, black tortoise or other totem. The Qing State sects were already waiting. On the high platforms sat the Qing State ambassador on one side, and the Zhou
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